Property description
A delightful character cottage in a country lane with a good size garden, rural views and surprisingly spacious accommodation comprising 3 bedrooms, sitting room with fireplace, fitted kitchen/dining room, utility room, upstairs bathroom and ground floor cloakroom. Tastefully decorated, oil fired central heating & replacement double glazing. Sought after location and walking distance of Horsmonden village centre with excellent shops and schools.
Location
Horsmonden is a thriving village boasting several buildings of architectural and historical interest around the picturesque village green. Local amenities include the award winning Heath Stores, chemist and doctors surgery. Kindergarten with an outstanding Ofsted report and a primary school which, we understand, is also much sought after. Village pub and restaurant, tennis and cricket clubs, village hall with WI and farmers market. Bus services connect Horsmonden to neighbouring towns and villages. The nearest main line railway station is just over 4 miles away at Paddock Wood and is very popular with commuters to London and the coast.Paddock Wood town offers a good range of facilities including Waitrose supermarket, Tesco Local, Barsleys department store, banks, library, post office and sports center with running track. Modern medical center plus schools for all ages, The larger towns of Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone are approximately 8, 9 & 13 miles distant and each offer a even wider variety of excellent shopping, educational and recreational choices.
Description
This Victorian end of terrace cottage has been modernised and extended by the present owners who have taken great care to maximise the surprisingly spacious accommodation but not deny its character. A prime feature is the comfortable sitting room with an open fireplace plus the family/dining room off the kitchen. The tastefully decorated accommodation benefits from oil fired central heating and double glazed replacement windows and external doors. Outside is an established garden and we understand there is potential for off road parking.
Entrance Hall
Outside light, double glazed door, radiator and access to boarded loft space.
Cloakroom
Double glazed window to front, radiator, white suite comprising WC and corner wash basin with tiled splashback.
Utility room - 7\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 4\‘ 9\‘\‘ (2.13m x 1.45m)
Double glazed window to front, wall mounted cabinets and space for appliances.
Kitchen - 10\‘ 9\‘\‘ x 9\‘ 0\‘\‘ (3.27m x 2.74m)
The kitchen is partially open to the hall and continuous with the dining/family room. Double glazed window to rear. Enamel sink unit with mixer tap, tiled splash backs and window sill. Base and wall mounted cabinets incorporating a pull-out larder; plumbing for dishwasher and for washing machine. Radiator and cupboard housing the Grant oil fired boiler installed in 2009. Elba electric double oven with ceramic hob and extractor hood above. Access to:
Dining/Family Room - 12\‘ 5\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 9\‘\‘ (3.78m x 3.58m)
Radiator and double glazed French doors to rear garden with matching side panels.
Sitting Room - 19\‘ 2\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 8\‘\‘ (5.84m x 3.55m)
A light and comfortable room with double aspect double glazed windows to front and rear plus a double glazed casement door to garden. Feature brick fireplace with solid wood mantel, stone hearth and open chimney. Two radiators. Cupboard and shelves built into chimney recess, door to staircase and storage space under.
First Floor Landing
Radiator, wall light points, wooden doors and stairs leading up to the floor above.
Bedroom 1 - 10\‘ 4\‘\‘ x 9\‘ 8\‘\‘ (3.15m x 2.94m)
Double glazed window to the front with rural view. Built-in wardrobes and radiator.
Bedroom 2 - 10\‘ 3\‘\‘ x 10\‘ 0\‘\‘ (3.12m x 3.05m)
Double glazed window to the side. Radiator and access to loft.
Bathroom - 9\‘ 3\‘\‘ x 5\‘ 6\‘\‘ (2.82m x 1.68m)
White suite of panelled bath with mixer taps and shower attachment. Pedestal wash basin and low level WC. Part tiled walls, shaver point, recessed lights, radiator/towel rail. Double glazed window to rear. Airing cupboard with lagged hot water cylinder. cupboard and shelves.
Bedroom 3 - 11\‘ 9\‘\‘ x 10\‘ 10\‘\‘ (3.58m x 3.30m)
On the second floor approached by a staircase from the first floor landing. Double glazed window to side with rural views. Radiator, built-in cupboard, shelves and eaves stoarge.
Garden
The front garden is a triangular shape, laid mainly to lawn and screened by a mature hedge from the lane and separated on the other side by a picket fence. Gravel area and pathway to the front entrance. The good size rear garden enjoys a south/easterly aspect and is privately enclosed by a mature hedge and close boarded fencing. Adjoining the rear of the cottage is a paved patio with outside lighting and beyond is an established lawn. Brick pathway and two paved seating areas both of which adjoin raised flower beds and borders. The garden contains an oil storage tank, concrete coal bunker and wooden log store plus large garden shed. We understand the shed occupies the spot where a previous owner had private parking and this is evident by double gates adjoining the lane.
Specification
Mains drainage and electricity. Oil fired central heating to a system of radiators. EPC and floorplan ordered.
Property Features :
- 3 Bedrooms
- Sitting Room with Fireplace
- Kitchen/Diner
- Utility Room
- Bathroom & Cloaks