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Butcherfield Lane, Hartfield, TN7

South East

£975,000

Listed on 26/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached

Features

  • Balcony
  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached four-bedroom house occupies an elevated rural position on the outskirts of Hartfield, with open farmland views and a garden around the property. Originally built as a bungalow and later enlarged into a two-storey home, it has been in the same family for around forty years and offers scope to update the fittings and finishes. The ground floor includes a spacious hall, a triple-aspect sitting room with a brick fireplace, a separate dining room with storage, and an additional reception room or bedroom beside a cloakroom. At the rear, the kitchen and breakfast room has extensive fitted cupboards and worktops, a double oven, ceramic hob and space for a washing machine, with doors opening to the garden. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a bathroom. Two bedrooms have doors to a west-facing balcony. Outside, the garden is mainly lawn with mature shrubs and brick paths. A detached double garage and forecourt provide parking. Hartfield is about three miles away, with local shops, a primary school, medical centre and bus services. Forest Row, Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead and Crawley offer further amenities and rail connections. Gatwick Airport and the M23 are stated to be within twenty-five miles.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

51out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a characterful rural home with a lot to work with: open farmland views, an established garden, a west-facing balcony and a detached double garage give it a distinctive setting and useful features. The kitchen appears clean and usable, while dated carpets and decorative finishes in several living and bedroom spaces offer scope for a light cosmetic refresh; the bathroom is functional but could also be modernised over time. The indicated works are modest at £7,000–£18,000, and there is no obvious major roof or structural issue in the photos.

At 51/100, this is a weaker overall opportunity, with the below-average location score weighing on otherwise good fundamentals. Floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged; the asking price alone is not enough to call it cheap or dear. The rural outlook and garden are appealing, but the value case remains difficult to assess without that area figure.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh dated carpets and decorative finishes across several living and bedroom spaces for a relatively light cosmetic update.
  • Make the most of the established garden, farmland outlook and west-facing balcony as defining features of the home.
  • The detached double garage and forecourt parking offer useful space alongside the country-house setting.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Butcherfield Lane, Hartfield, TN7
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Cowden Rail Station

    2.7 miles

    Train · Cowden

  • Ashurst (Kent) Rail Station

    3.3 miles

    Train · Ashurst

  • Hever Rail Station

    4.2 miles

    Train · Hever

  • East Grinstead Rail Station

    4.2 miles

    Train · East Grinstead

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£3,683
Based on a loan of £731,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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