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£950,000

Five Ashes, Mayfield

Land size: 5.5 acres
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2

Key Features

Around 5.5 Acre Plot
Holds Planning Permission
4 Bedrooms Detached
Gorgeous Views
Numerous Outbuildings
Rural Country Home

Description

Upper Cowden Farm is a truly unique opportunity: a detached four-bedroom barn conversion set in an elevated position with panoramic views across rolling countryside. The property sits within approximately 5.5 acres of grounds, which include 3 ponds, woodland, meadowland/paddocks, and an impressive collection of barns and outbuildings.
Tucked away at the end of a long private driveway, the setting is wonderfully peaceful and secluded. Once a fishery and carp farm, the property now offers enormous scope for transformation. Planning permission has already been granted to remodel and extend the existing accommodation into a striking, contemporary home arranged over two floors (Wealden District Council reference WD/2024/2182/F).
The current layout comprises a porch and hallway leading to a kitchen, cloakroom, and bedroom on the ground floor. Upstairs, a largely open-plan living space incorporates a sitting and dining area with garden access, alongside four bedrooms and a shower room. A utility room and store adjoin the property.
The approved plans reimagine the house entirely, introducing a stylish kitchen, cloakroom, and living room at ground level, while the first floor will feature a gallery, sitting room, snug with bi-fold doors to a terrace, and four bedrooms with three bathrooms. The principal suite will be a showpiece, complete with dressing room and luxurious en-suite.
Beyond the house, the grounds are simply breathtaking. The lakes and ponds shimmer against the backdrop of woodland and paddocks, while the substantial barns and outbuildings provide endless possibilities for storage, hobbies, or further development.
This is a rare chance to acquire a characterful barn conversion with planning permission already in place, set within spectacular grounds and enjoying uninterrupted countryside views.

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: D
Date Posted: 2026-01-28

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 462 Homes with Land listings in South East England (5+ acres).

This Property£172,727 / acre

Homes with Land Average (5+ acres) £136,905 / acre

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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs

CurrentPotential

(92+)A

(81-91)B

(69-80)C

(55-68)D

(39-54)E

(21-38)F

(1-20)G

45 E

76 C

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

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Rights & Restrictions

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Restrictions: Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Parking Available
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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 33% of premises

Suitable for

4K streaming on every screen
Full-time home working
Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; 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

Five Ashes CofE Primary School902 metresOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
53
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Faith
Church of England
Mayfield Church of England Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
133
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Faith
Church of England
St Mark's Church of England Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
5 to 11
Pupils
58
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Rotherfield Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
209
Type
Community school
Jarvis Brook Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
96
Type
Academy converter

Secondary

Heathfield Community College3.7 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,416
Type
Community school
Beacon Academy3.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,642
Type
Academy converter
Uckfield College5.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,671
Type
Community school
Uplands Academy6.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
699
Type
Academy converter
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School9.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,913
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England

* 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

Budgens Isenhurst, Cross-in-Hand2.5 miles

Co-op Heathfield, Heathfield, East Sussex2.9 miles

Tesco Crowborough Superstore, Crowborough2.9 miles

GP surgery

Woodhill Surgery1.4 miles

Pharmacy

St Dunstans Pharmacy1.7 miles

Hospital

Crowborough War Memorial Hospital4.1 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden738 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Crowborough Rail Station3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Skippers Hill281 metres

Typical drive times

Uckfield16 min · 9.1 miles

Wadhurst13 min · 6.9 miles

Heathfield9 min · 4.6 miles

Crowborough14 min · 5.8 miles

Brighton and Hove (city)45 min · 25 miles

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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
Ground risks (included in the full report)
Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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Peter Oliver Homes, Heathfield

56 High Street, Heathfield, TN21 8JB

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