Location

Maresfield has a primary school, parish church, Post Office, local shop, an 18th century public house/hotel and a recently opened M&S food hall. Comprehensive shopping: Uckfield three miles, Lewes 12 miles, Tunbridge Wells 14 miles.

There is a vibrant cultural scene in Sussex, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, theatre at Royal Tunbridge Wells, and the nearby historic County town of Lewes and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.      

Rail Services: Buxted (London Bridge from 63 minutes), Uckfield (London Bridge from 70 minutes), Haywards Heath (London Bridge/Victoria from 42 minutes) and Tunbridge Wells (Charing Cross/Cannon Street from 52 minutes).   

Schools: There are a number of state and independent schools and colleges in the local area, including Bonners CEP school, Uckfield Community Technology College, Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Brambletye, Michael Hall, Ardingly College, Bede's and Brighton College. Some private schools offer bus services for students which stop in the village.   

All distances and journey times are approximate.

Description

Plots with Luxury Custom Build package, situated in the highly regarded Maresfield Park nestled on the southern end of Ashdown Forest. These generous plots give the opportunity to create an outstanding turnkey residence to the purchaser's detailed specifications.

Viewings strictly by appointment with the Agent. The site is a working building site and visitors must be accompanied.

Please be advised that the plot cannot be bought separately.

Property Description
With full planning permission already in place, clients can be fully involved in the creative experience. The concept, brought to you by award-winning Abode Homes, marries the design vision of the purchaser with the expertise of a professional construction and management team.

Each plot is generous enough to yield a five-bedroom property of between 2,707 and 3,067 square feet, with a private landscaped garden and a double detached car barn. As standard will be a thermally- and energy-efficient end product crafted using the finest materials, with no limit of how lavish the internal specification can be. as an added bonus, stamp duty is only payable on the cost of the land and not on the build.

Specification
The incoming purchaser has the opportunity to choose their own internal specifications; below is used as an example

Kitchen/dining/family room
- Contemporary British made kitchens are available in matt or gloss finishes
- Quartz worktops
- Parquet flooring
- Appliances including washing machine/dryer, dishwasher, oven, hob and extractor, fridge freezer.

Bathrooms
- Modern white bathroom suites
- Contemporary/period fitted furniture
- Quartz stone tops
- Porcelain wall and floor tiles

Lighting
- Low energy LED spotlights throughout
- Pendants for feature lighting to principal rooms

Decorative finishes
- Wool blend carpets
- Farrow & Ball paint colours to walls and ceilings
- Woodwork to be finished in Farrow & Ball eggshell
- Parquet flooring
- Porcelain tiles

Stamp Duty example breakdown:
Residential property
Value £1,390,000 Stamp Duty = £82,750 (from 1 April 2025)

Custom Build Stamp Duty only payable on the land value
Value from £495,000 = £12,250 (from 1 April 2025)

Total potential Stamp Duty saving = £70,500