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Ticehurst is a village in the Rother district of East Sussex and is located eight miles south-west of Cranbrook on the road from Tunbridge Wells heading towards Battle and Rye. The village is set high on a ridge with glorious views and in the upper reaches of the River Teise before it enters Bewl Water. Its name derives from Old English and either means ‘wood on the Teise’ or ‘the wooded hill where young goats graze.’
Ticehurst is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty close to the Kent border. It is a popular and vibrant village, voted one of the best places to live in the UK in a survey by the ‘Sunday Times’. Ticehurst is not a ghost village unlike many others, it has a real sense of community with several shops, pubs, a post office and its own doctor’s surgery.
Maynards Farm in Ticehurst lays claim to being the first Pick Your Own farming business in the UK as well as being awarded the accolade of appearing in the list of the ‘Top 50 places to eat out in Britain’ as compiled by ‘The Times’.
Ticehurst was also the last residence of Evelyn Waugh’s first wife, Evelyn Nightingale. From 1974 to July 2018, the village housed the headquarters of the Antiquarian Horological Society.

Property Types in Ticehurst

Ticehurst offers properties right across the spectrum with plenty of stunning period village homes in that beautiful tile-hung style so redolent of this part of the world. There are historic cottages and townhouses with just a smattering of 19th and 20th-century houses detached, semi-detached and terraced. There are some flats and maisonettes available in the village and age-specific retirement homes.
Properties in Ticehurst over the last year had an average price of £494,271* The majority of sales were of semi-detached properties selling for an average value of £410,522. Detached properties fetched an average of £724,286 with terraced homes making £347,500 on average. Prices were up 27% on the previous year and 11% up on the 2018 peak of £444,872.
The average monthly rental price is £1,323** for a three-bedroom home.

Demographics in Ticehurst

The parish of Ticehurst is home to around 1,800*** people with about two-thirds aged between 18 and 64 years. It would be easy to assume that there is a high proportion of retired people in Ticehurst because strong property prices would be enough to deter couples and young families, but Ticehurst is a vibrant community with plenty going on and a good mix of all ages which contributes to the strong sense of community.

Schools and Colleges in Ticehurst

Ticehurst is served by two primary schools, both of which have been rated 'Good' by OFSTED. These are the Stonegate Church of England Primary School and Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School. Cast the net a little further afield, and there is Burwash CE Primary, Maynards Green Community Primary, Parkside, Netherfield and Goudhurst & Kilndown CofE.
For secondary education, consider Uplands Community College which is a small rural school located in nearby Wadhurst, Heathfield Community College and Sixth Form or Cranbrook School which has an 'Outstanding' rating and is very popular. It is essential to check out catchment areas for these schools very carefully.

Local Attractions Near Ticehurst

Near to Ticehurst is Bewl Water. It is ideal for cyclists and walkers with a range of water sports available including rowing, sailing and canoeing. Bewl Water has a perimeter of seventeen miles and is reputedly the largest area of inland water in the south East.
If trees are your thing, then pay a visit to the Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, a recreational and conservational arboretum with the most complete collection of conifers on any one site anywhere in the world.
Head towards Tunbridge Wells to see the National Trust’s beautiful Scotney Castle, not one but two houses. At the top of the hill is the ‘new’ house built in 1837 in Elizabethan style and at the bottom of the valley are the ruins of a medieval castle and moat. There are also beautiful gardens that are at their best in May and June with spectacular collections of azaleas and rhododendrons.

Shopping Facilities and Leisure in Ticehurst

As a village, Ticehurst has done incredibly well to retain several shops and its Post Office. The Old Haberdashery is full of textiles and haberdashery and vintage-inspired homeware.

There are lots of organic food producers and farm shops in the Ticehurst area. A stone’s throw away are two dairies at Northiam and Stonegate, and there is a bakery at Bodiam and a family butcher in Etchingham.
The most prominent visitor attraction in Ticehurst is the ancient Pashley Manor Gardens which surround the Grade I listed timber-framed manor house built in 1550. There has been a house on the site since 1292, and the current Pashley Manor replaced the moated manor house that stood there before it. There is an annual programme of events which surrounds the gardens.
Golfers will be quick to spot that Ticehurst is home to Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club. The course was designed by the 1991 Masters winning Ian Woosnam and located less than a mile from the village.
Ticehurst has its own village club and an active and busy village hall used for all sorts of events and activities.

Pubs and Restaurants in Ticehurst

The village has several pubs including The Cherry Tree Inn which is a friendly family pub. The Chequers Inn and The Bell can both be found in the high street. The Bell dates back to the 14th century and hosts regular community events including cinema evenings and comedy shows and exceptionally fine food in lovely period surroundings. The Bull Inn has a large and sunny beer garden which proves a popular lure in the Summer months.
Nearby there are pretty country tearooms in Cranbrook and Wadhurst, you can’t drive very far in this area before finding a quintessential country pub or vintage tea shop for some well-earned refreshment!

Upcoming Developments in Ticehurst

Small developments of modern homes can be found in Ticehurst, notably a complex of twenty, some available on a shared ownership scheme.

Travel Connections from Ticehurst

The nearest railway stations to Ticehurst are at Stonegate, three miles away and Etchingham which is four miles. There is an hourly service to Hastings and London Bridge and Charing Cross from both stations with the journey taking about an hour to the capital and just over half an hour to Hastings.
Battle Area Community Transport runs flexible pre-booked services from Ticehurst to Ashford, Eastbourne and Rye and there are regular bus services from Ticehurst to Wadhurst and Tunbridge Wells, the latter is ten miles away.

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*https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/ticehurst.html
**https://housesforsaletorent.co.uk/houses/to-rent/east-sussex/ticehurst.html
***https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southeastengland/east_sussex/E34000894__ticehurst/