Herons Ghyll, Uckfield, East Sussex
- Land size
- 3 acres
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 2
Key Features
- Entrance lobby, Sitting room, Dining room, Study, Kitchen.
- Rear lobby/utility, Cloakroom, Store room.
- Principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, 3 further double bedrooms, Family bathroom.
- Parking, Barn style double garage, Workshop, storeroom, tack room, Attractive garden with decking and lawn, Summer house/home office, Vegetable/fruit garden with greenhouse and shed, (truncated)
- Just under 3 acres
Description
A charming detached cottage which has been extended to create a wonderful family home with compact equestrian facilities and direct access to Ashdown Forest.
Entrance lobby, Sitting room, Dining room, Study, Kitchen.
Rear lobby/utility, Cloakroom, Store room.
Principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, 3 further double bedrooms, Family bathroom.
Parking, Barn style double garage, Workshop, storeroom, tack room, Attractive garden with decking and lawn, Summer house/home office, Vegetable/fruit garden with greenhouse and shed, Stable yard with 3 loose boxes, feed room, rug room, hay and straw storage, Floodlit sand school, 2 paddocks and woodland.
Just under 3 acres
Property
Glazed doors open into an entrance lobby with tiled floor. The sitting room has beams, parquet floor and a brick fireplace housing a woodburner. The dining room has a wooden floor, beams and double doors to the study with French doors to the decking. The kitchen has slate floor, fitted wall and floor units, wood block worktops, dishwasher and Rangemaster with a 5 ring induction hob, 2 ovens, grill and pan drawer. There is also a store room, cloakroom and rear lobby/utility.
On the first floor the principal bedroom has a wooden floor and a well-appointed en-suite shower room. There are 3 further double bedrooms with fitted cupboards or shelves and a beautifully presented family bathroom.
Outside
Electric gates open to a drive for parking in front of the barn style double garage with 2 store rooms, workshop and lean-to wood stores. A brick path leads to the front of the cottage and beyond to a woodland garden. The main garden is to the rear with decking and steps up to a gravelled path, the lawns with borders, hedging, rose trellises, a vegetable/fruit garden with greenhouse and a shed. There is also a summerhouse/home office and water feature.
On the other side of the drive is the stable yard with brick paving. There are 2 blocks one with 3 loose boxes and the other with a feed room, rug room, foaling box (converted into a gym) and a hay and straw store. A hard track leads to the flood lit sand school (40m x 20m) which is in one of the 2 paddocks with post and rail fencing. Beside the sand school is the access to the bridleway that is a short hack to Ashdown Forest. On the boundary of the paddocks is a strip of woodland.
Tenure, Local Authorities and Services
Freehold. Wealden District Council: . East Sussex County Council . Council Tax band F. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Electric heating including under floor to the rooms with slate and stone floors. EPC band F. Fibre to the cabinet.
Directions
From Forest Row head south-east on the A22 to Nutley and just before entering the village turn left onto the Crowborough Road. Proceed to the end of the road and at the crossroads go across into New Road. At the end of New Road turn right onto the A26 and the property is the first on the right.
Local Amenities & Communications
The property is located about 3 miles south of Crowborough providing an excellent range of shops and facilities. The town of Uckfield is 4 miles to the south. There is a railway station at Jarvis Brook (4 miles) providing train services to London Bridge/Victoria. Gatwick Airport is about 22 miles away, with the Gatwick Express providing an additional train service to London Victoria. The A22 gives access to London, the coast, M25 and the national motorway network. Ashdown Forest, which is very close by, is the largest free public access space in the South East and is a great place for walking and enjoying spectacular views over the Sussex countryside.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- F
- Date Posted
- 2026-09-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 1,734 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Efficiency Rating
Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)
Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Mains
- Water
- Mains
- Heating
- Electric Heating
- Broadband
- Fibre (FTTC)
- Sewerage
- Septic Tank / Private
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
- No Wheelchair Access
- Parking
- Garage, Driveway, Gated Parking
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
49 Mbps
Superfast · available to 75% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 101
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Nutley Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 60
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St John's Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 210
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Marys Catholic Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 214
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Ashdown Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 407
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Beacon Academy2.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,642
- Type
- Academy converter
- Uckfield College4.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,671
- Type
- Community school
- Sackville School8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,525
- Type
- Community school
- Heathfield Community College8.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,416
- Type
- Community school
- Chailey School9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 862
- Type
- Community school
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 40 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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