Five Ashes, Mayfield, TN20
- Land size
- 9.36 acres
- Bedrooms
- 4
Key Features
- A beautifully positioned rural country home
- Planning permission granted to extend and reconfigure the property to create a magnificent contemporary home
- Occupying 9.36 acres of meadow land/paddocks with breathtakingly lakes and ponds
- Enjoying elevated far reaching rural views
- Permission granted to convert a 1,000 sq ft plus outbuilding into a one bedroom dwelling
Description
A beautifully positioned four bedroom detached barn conversation with planning permission to dramatically improve the property to create an outstanding property and an additional one bedroom dwelling/annex. Situated in an elevated position enjoying stunning far reaching views towards the adjoining countryside. Occupying 9.36 acres with two lakes, several ponds, woodland and meadow land/paddocks and a fabulous range of substantial barns and outbuildings.
Upper Cowden Farm is a unique barn conversion found at the end of a long private driveway between the paddocks/meadow land. The property was formerly a fishery and carb farm. Planning permission has been granted to extend and reconfigure the existing accommodation to provide a stunning, contemporary living space over two storeys. Further details can be found on the Wealden District Council website using the reference: WD/2024/2182/F. Planning permission has been recently granted to convert a 1092.32 sq ft dairy and cow shed in to a one bedroom dwelling reference WD/2024/2573. The lakes and ponds are just breath-taking, and with the property lying it is in elevated position, it enjoys spectacular views across the grounds and the neighbouring countryside beyond.
The property is entered via an entrance porch which continues thought to a hallway, there is a kitchen to one side, a cloakroom and a generous size bedroom. The first floor provides a largely open plan living area enjoying rural views, made up of a sitting room and dining room which has access to the gardens. There is an inner hallway with four bedrooms and a shower room. Adjoining the property at the same level is a utility room and store.
The planning permission granted, transforms the property magnificently. Creating a kitchen, cloakroom and living room on the ground floor, whilst the first floor has a large gallery, sitting room, a snug with bi-fold doors opening to an impressive terrace and four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The principal bedroom is impressive and has a dressing room leading through to the en-suite bathroom.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- G
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 425 Homes with Land listings in South East England (5+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
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Rights & Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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- 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
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
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School906 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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Getting Around
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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 100 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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204-206 High Street, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1RD
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