Property description
Fabulous character home providing five bedrooms, large family bathroom, two receptions, spacious kitchen/dining room and cloakroom. Beautiful, manicured, south-west facing garden to the rear. We strongly advise viewing to fully appreciate the character of this family home.
DESCRIPTION
Local history denotes that Oakleigh was built for the daughter of the owners of Ashlyn, the neighbouring property, circa 1890. Most attractive detached family home, with Victorian style balcony to the front. The current owners have refurbished this home, in keeping with the era, offering many character features. Accomodation comprises entrance hall, sitting room, family room, large kitchen/breakfast room with bespoke fitted kitchen. To the first floor, four bedrooms and large family bathroom. The property was extended circa 2003 to provide the two additional bedrooms and integral garage. Large south-west facing garden to the rear with super pergola ideal for 'al fresco' dining. High Speed Broadband conncection.
LOCATION
Matfield is a favourable Kentish village on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells, with village pond and amenities to include general store and post office, hairdressers and butchers who have taken pride of place for many years attracting customers far and wide. Doctors surgery is located in the nearby village of Brenchley which offers post office, forge and family public house.The local primary school is in the village of Brenchley approximately 1.5 miles distant. Mascalls Comprehensive school offering a grammar stream is placed on the fringe of Paddock Wood approximately 2.0 miles distant.The town of Paddock Wood offers Waitrose Supermarket, Barsleys department store, variety of small shops, banks and chemist. Putlands Sports Centre and mainline station to London Charing Cross, London Bridge/Cannon Street, Waterloo East. In the opposite direction, Ashford International and Dover Priory. The larger towns of Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge are 5 and 7 miles distant respectively.
FRONT
Off road parking. Mature hedging with area of lawn. Most attractive Victorian style storm canopy porch, Victorian front door with glass above and inset decorative glass panes, which opens into entrance hall.
ENTRANCE HALL
Striking entrance hall with high ceilings, beautifully polished original quarry tile floor, stairs rising to first floor, with polished banister, understairs cupboard, sisal carpet with stair rods, centre ceiling rose, moulded coving, radiator, open aspect to the far end leading to kitchen, doors to sitting room and family room.
SITTING ROOM - 12' 4'' x 12' 6'' (3.76m x 3.81m)
12'4 widening to 16'1 x 12'6. This room has a fabulous feature square bay window with beautiful fitted shutters, Victorian fireplace with fitted cupboard to side and shelving above, two radiators. Beautiful oak flooring, ceiling rose, moulded coving and picture rail.
CLOAKROOM
White suite comprising low level w.c. with wood accessories, radiator, tiled flooring, wash basin with splashback tiling.
FAMILY ROOM - 12' 6'' x 10' 0'' (3.81m x 3.05m)
This room takes full advantage of the delightful garden to the rear, with character casement doors leading out to rear garden, T.V. point, radiator, moulded ceiling rose, picture rail and moulded coving.
KITCHEN - 17' 11'' x 16' 10'' (5.46m x 5.13m)
L shaped room, 17'11 x 8'6 x 16'10 narrowing to 7'10 narrowing to 6'4. Measurement to include bespoke kitchen of framed cream kitchen units with beautiful oiled wood worktops, inset butler sink, mixer tap with additional cold water drinking tap. Ingrain drainer, window overlooking rear garden and stable door. Plumbing for washing machine, space for fridge/freezer, display shelving, inset electric cooker with extractor over, radiator. The dining area has a beautiful vaulted ceiling with Velux style windows and exposed timbers. Tongue and groove panelling to the walls and casement doors with swept heads lead out to rear garden. Door to garage.
FIRST FLOOR
Double landing with beautiful oak floor and panel doors leading to respective rooms, radiator.
BEDROOM - 12' 7'' x 14' 0'' (3.83m x 4.26m)
12'7 narrowing to 10'7 x 14'0 narrowing to 12'0. Fabulous room with casement doors leading out to Victorian balcony to the front of the property. Victorian fireplace, bespoke fitted wardrobes in keeping with the era, to include two doubles with centre inset glass, radiator.
BEDROOM - 12' 6'' x 10' 0'' (3.81m x 3.05m)
Sash window with delightful views over rear garden. Carpet as fitted, radiator and built-in floor to ceiling cupboard.
BATHROOM
Large bathroom with white suite providing shower cubicle with glass to two sides, tiled with rainhead shower. Sash window, suspended sink, bath with telephone shower taps over, low level w.c. Attractive black and white tiled flooring, radiator.
BEDROOM - 6' 0'' x 6' 9'' (1.83m x 2.06m)
Sash window, radiator, carpet as fitted.
BEDROOM - 12' 0'' x 9' 6'' (3.65m x 2.89m)
forming part of the extension. Sash window, radiator, carpet as fitted.
BEDROOM - 9' 6'' x 11' 1'' (2.89m x 3.38m)
narrowing to 7'8. Sash window to the rear, radiator, carpet as fitted.
REAR GARDEN
Brick paved patio, most attractive pergola ideal for summer 'al fresco' dining, with beautiful grapevine. Oil tank (fenced), garden shed. The garden is principally laid to lawn with close boarded fencing to two sides and mature shrubbery.
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Property Features :
- Five Bedrooms
- Integral Garage
- Two Receptions
- South-West Facing Garden
- Character Features