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Headline details are agent or publisher claims unless a source-backed fact is explicitly marked verified. Aveno interpretations and calculations are labelled separately. Unknown means evidence is missing, not that a property fails a check.

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Hermitage Farm

Open Aveno dossier →The Modern House ↗
Asking / guide priceHermitage Farm£3,500,000Agent / publisher claim · observed 20 Aug 2026The Modern House ↗
Location & characterHermitage FarmFowley Lane, High Hurstwood, East Sussex

Pinwheel-plan contemporary house with mid-century references

Published description
Bedrooms & bathroomsHermitage Farm4 bedrooms

7 bathrooms

Agent / publisher claim; layout needs checking.
Floor area & its limitsHermitage FarmApprox. 5,010 sq ftPublished measurement; not independently measured.

Measurement basis and inclusion of ancillary space are unknown. Request a signed component floorplan.

Land, gardens & accommodationHermitage FarmPublished land: approx. 8.94 acres

The listing attributes approximately nine acres, a separate acoustically treated recording studio, cinema/media room, gym, Control4, Sonos, three-phase power, 18 kW photovoltaics, batteries and EPC B.

Agent / publisher claims. Unrecorded amenities and land extent remain unknown.
Energy & completionHermitage Farm

EPC B · 18 kW solar array and battery storage attributed

Advertised performance does not establish measured use.

Needs checking: Original planning/Building Control completion, construction warranties, private drainage details and property-level environmental searches

Status & asking-price historyHermitage FarmFor saleObserved 20 Aug 2026

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Recorded transaction (separate)Hermitage Farm£470,000 · 23 Jun 2003

Hermitage Farm predecessor/site

The present Avanti house was completed much later and address records differ between Hurstwood Road/TN22 4BH and Fowley Lane/TN22 4BG. Do not calculate a house-price uplift until the title and build chronology are reconciled.

Transaction source ↗A historical sale is not an earlier asking price; no price reduction is inferred.
Important missing informationHermitage Farm
  • Official title numbers, UPRN, rights of access and exact nine-acre boundary
  • RICS component schedule separating house, studio, agricultural buildings and covered parking
  • Original planning/Building Control completion, construction warranties, private drainage details and property-level environmental searches
Missing evidence is not a negative finding.

The reality of ownership

Features can bring both enjoyment and ongoing attention. These observations identify what to investigate, not estimated bills or confirmed defects.

Hermitage Farm

Gardens and grounds

Publisher evidenceThe listing attributes approximately nine acres, a separate acoustically treated recording studio, cinema/media room, gym, Control4, Sonos, three-phase power, 18 kW photovoltaics, batteries and EPC B.

Practical questionWho maintains the gardens and grounds, what is included in the sale, and can you provide the maintenance schedule?

Works and completion

Publisher evidenceAvanti Architects under John Allan designed the house as a contemporary reinterpretation of a mid-century home, with a pinwheel plan, clerestories, retractable maple doors and a sculptural curved stair.

Practical questionCan you provide completion certificates, outstanding works, transferable warranties and the snagging record?

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  1. Who maintains the gardens and grounds, what is included in the sale, and can you provide the maintenance schedule?
  2. Can you provide the current EPC, commissioning certificates, warranties and recent measured energy use?
  3. Can you provide completion certificates, outstanding works, transferable warranties and the snagging record?
  4. What evidence can you provide before a viewing to resolve: Official title numbers, UPRN, rights of access and exact nine-acre boundary?
  5. For Hermitage Farm's advertised 4 bedrooms, which share a level with a bathroom and living space, and what steps are on the route from parking?

Occasional occupation: ask who checks this property while empty and what its services and insurance require.

Source evidence and qualifications
Agent / publisher claimLive sale

£3,500,000; 4 bedrooms; 5,010 sq ft

Observed 20 Aug 2026
Verified factExact identity

Hermitage Farm, Fowley Lane, High Hurstwood, Uckfield

Observed 20 Aug 2026
Agent / publisher claimArchitecture and specification

A 5,010 sq ft Avanti-designed pinwheel house across nearly nine High Weald acres, with cinematic interiors, a recording studio, smart controls and an 18 kW solar-and-battery system.

Observed 20 Aug 2026
Verified factExact-property visual

Avanti Architects via The Modern House Vimeo film

Observed 20 Aug 2026
Unknown / needs checkingDecision document

The official title/plan and complete planning, Building Control, warranty and measured-area pack for the rebuilt house, studio, solar field and ancillary buildings.

Observed 20 Aug 2026

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