Property description
Perfectly located within walking distance of town centre, schools and mainline station. A rare opportunity to acquire a 3 bedroom, mid terraced home. The property offers beautiful award winning gardens to front and rear and includes off-road parking for 2-3 vehicles, a real advantage for this area. 3 bedrooms (2 double, 1 twin), first floor family bathroom, 2 reception rooms, large kitchen/breakfast room, rear sun room and boot room to the front.
Location
In our opinion this property is situated in an idyllic spot in Forest Road which offers walking distance to main line station and shops taking a route via Camden Park, Camden Hill, Grove Hill Road down to the High Street and main line station or Bayhall Road through to Victoria Place (approx 1.5 miles to the able bodied). Hawkenbury as an area offers Convenience Store and Family Butchers, plus the local recreation ground and all-weather sports pitch. A running club operates from a site at the end of Forest Road with Frant Road. Also situated close by is the beautiful award winning Dunorlan Park and boating lake which, again, would be within walking distance. Tunbridge Wells offers a wide variety of schools to include Claremont and St Peter's. Nearby is also the famous Pantiles area.
Description
A delightful family home, ideal for some refurbishment, offering excellent, versatile accommodation with boot room which was formerly a walk-in pantry, 2 reception rooms, large kitchen/breakfast room and rear sun room. 2 double bedrooms and a twin room to the first floor and family bathroom. Useful boarded loft with light. Character features remain in the property with picture rails to the walls, and chimney breasts which could provide open fireplaces to principal rooms. To the rear of the property is a gardener's delight with a sunny aspect, summer house, shed and the garden is stocked with a wide variety of specimen plants and bulbs. To the front of the property, paved driveway providing ample parking for 2-3 cars. Within easy walking distance of Tunbridge Wells, shopping facilities and schools. The front of the property has the added advantage of sound proofing acoustic double glazed windows.
Front - 28' 0'' x 30' 0'' (8.53m x 9.14m)
Paved front garden with delightful border shrubbery, shrubs too numerous to mention, providing a wide plot with off road parking for 2-3 cars. 2 pairs of double wooden gates open to a variety of 8 configurations. Extra wide wooden double glazed front door leading to entrance hall. There is also an outside security light and water butts.
Entrance hall - 9' 7'' x 3' 5'' (2.92m x 1.04m)
Double glazed sound proofed window, doors leading to sitting room, family/dining room. Fully carpeted with stairs rising to first floor with stair carpet and stair rods. Telephone shelf, etched glass door which leads to boot room, formerly a walk-in pantry.
Boot room/Pantry - 4' 6'' x 2' 8'' (1.37m x 0.81m)
Bespoke built shelved cupboard for storage, also houses electricity meter. Double glazed sound proofed window to side, central ceiling light, fully carpeted. Originally this small room was a pantry cupboard and could easily be converted back.
Sitting Room - 13' 0'' x 8' 0'' (3.96m x 2.44m)
Narrowing to 11'10\". Double glazed sound proofed windows to front. Shelving, which can easily be removed, to either side of chimney breast which could offer open fireplace, gas pipe connection. Gas meter below shelving. Smoke alarm (not tested). Picture rail to walls, carpet as fitted. Door to kitchen which could be made open plan for dining.
Family room/Dining room - 15' 6'' x 11' 5'' (4.72m x 3.48m)
Lovely light and airy room which takes full advantage of views over the garden, with double glazed window to the rear. Floor standing inset radiant gas fire in teak wood surround on Italian marble chamfered edge hearth and back panel. Built in wall mounted display cabinet, TV point, picture rail to walls, carpet as fitted, curtains and blind, smoke detector and CO2 detector (not tested). Door to kitchen.
Kitchen/Breakfast room - 16' 2'' x 9' 6'' (4.92m x 2.89m)
Measurement to include a range of base and wall mounted units, including a nest of drawers and corner cupboards which provide excellent storage space. Inset stainless steel style sink and drainer with mixer tap, electric oven and grill with gas hob and extractor with double light over. Wall mounted balanced flue gas water heater, integrated washer/dryer, space for fridge freezer, large built-in larder cupboard. Striplight to ceiling, double glazed window overlooking rear garden, curtains and blind. Double glazed door to sun room, door to sitting room. Door to deep under stairs cubby hole storage area with light.
Rear sun room - 6' 10'' x 3' 11'' (2.08m x 1.19m)
Double aspect double glazed windows and double glazed door to rear garden, fully carpeted with shelving.
First Floor Landing
Attractive 'V' shape galleried landing. Double glazed window with manually operated air vent to the rear. Carpet as fitted. Loft hatch with pull down ladder to fully boarded and insulated loft and strip light. Light control switch inside loft. Could be considered for loft conversion, subject to planning permission.
Bedroom 1 - 12' 2'' x 11' 6'' (3.71m x 3.50m)
Double glazed window to the front, with acoustic glass. Carpet as fitted, covered fireplace, with gas point, which can be re-opened.
Bedroom 2 - 13' 1'' x 9' 0'' (3.98m x 2.74m)
13'1\" narrowing to 12' x 9'. Double bedroom with double glazed window with acoustic glass. Covered fireplace with gas point which can be re-opened. Picture rails to the walls, carpet as fitted, built-in walk-in cupboard with shelving. Shelving can be removed, to return to use as a wardrobe, or possible conversion to en suite shower room.
Bedroom 3 - 9' 8'' x 9' 0'' (2.94m x 2.74m)
Good sized twin room with double glazed window to the rear taking full advantage of garden views. Attractive picture rails to the walls, curtains and carpet as fitted. Built in cupboard with shelving, which easily slides out, to return to a walk-in wardrobe.
Bathroom - 11' 5'' x 5' 10'' (3.48m x 1.78m)
Large family bathroom with white suite comprising bath, wash basin, low level WC. Large double glazed etched glass window with curtains and blind. Deep built-in toiletries cupboard behind the low level WC. Shaver point, wall mounted heater and central light/heater. Bathroom approved carpet as fitted.
Outside - 61' 0'' x 28' 0'' (18.58m x 8.53m)
The rear garden is an award winning gardener's delight, with a variety of nest boxes, offering a wide variety of specimen shrubs throughout the year and attractive winter, spring and annual bulbs. Close boarded fence to three sides with access to a rear footpath, also gated. There is a variety of seating areas in the garden including a paved patio, wooden arbour, wrought iron arbour with built-in seat together with wildlife pond, manicured lawns, plants to include trachycarpus palm, Virginia creeper, viburnum, large range of fuchsias, garrya elliptica. Also includes summer house, water butts, compost bins and outside tap plus backway 28'x3'10\".
Specification
Wall mounted gas hot water heater in kitchen, floor standing inset radiant gas fire to family/dining room, double glazed acoustic glass to the front of the property, double glazed windows to the rear, mains drainage and water meter.
Property Features :
- Off road parking for 2-3 cars
- Good size sunny aspect garden
- Two receptions
- Three bedrooms
- First floor family bathroom