Description
The property comprises an attractive and prestigious former independent co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 7 to 13 extending to 7,219 sq m (77,699 sq ft) in grounds of 32 acres (12 hectares) including residential accommodation, a chapel, playing fields, an indoor swimming pool, tennis courts and woodlands. The main school building comprises an imposing Grade II* listed former residence constructed in 1794, set within a serene location overlooking Ashdown Forest, which has been substantially extended over the years for educational use and boarding accommodation. The school buildings are predominantly situated around the main school building within the north western fringe of the site and benefit from commanding views of the East Sussex countryside. The school is accessed via an attractive private driveway directly off Hartfield Road leading to a car park to the west of the main school building. Other buildings on site include; a state-of-the-art science block, a recently converted self-contained nursery school, a theatre, an art block, a music block, a dining room and various other school buildings and ancillary facilities. In addition to the staff flats within the main school accommodation there are nine staff houses on the site previously used by the school's staff, as summarised in the schedule of Accommodation. The school benefits from extensive manicured lawns and grass sports pitches to the south of the main school building with additional hard surfaced netball or tennis courts to north of the main school building.
Location
Ashdown House Preparatory School is located within the County of East Sussex on the western edge of the village of Forest Row around 12 miles to the west of the town of Tunbridge Wells and 34 miles to the south of Central London.
Terms
Our clients have a strong preference for unconditional offers but conditional (subject to planning) offers for the freehold interest will be considered.
Built (Year)
We are advised that the property is not elected for VAT.
