5 bedroom detached house for sale

Set within a secluded and well-screened one-acre plot with a southerly facing aspect, Ashbourne is a most impressive family home located in one of the finest roads within Tonbridge, and well placed for easy access to the high street, highly regarded local schools and mainline station. Built in 1989, in a classic period style, the house has remained in the same ownership ever since.

The accommodation within the main house is just over 3460sq ft, spread across three floors and with a detached double garage. An impressive reception hall with a grand central staircase leads to the principal reception rooms. Solid wood parquet flooring continues through to most of the ground floor. There's a large dual-aspect drawing room with a bay window overlooking the rear garden and a feature open fireplace, as well as a further separate formal dining room with a fireplace and a large study/playroom positioned at the front. The hallway continues through to the kitchen/breakfast room, with double doors opening onto the rear patio area. The kitchen is spacious and bright, benefiting from ample fitted wall and base units, as well as worktop space and a dual-plate Aga. Adjoining the kitchen, a separate utility room houses the white goods and provides further practical storage, a further door leads through to the boot room and pantry. A downstairs bathroom and under stairs cupboard complete the ground floor accommodation.

To the first floor and centred around a galleried landing are five well-proportioned bedrooms. The principal room enjoys a dressing room and en-suite bathroom. There are three further double bedrooms which benefit from a southerly aspect overlooking the garden, one of which also has an en-suite bathroom. Along with a further fifth bedroom at the front, the remaining bedrooms are well served by a separate family bathroom on this floor. From the landing, a smaller staircase leads up to the second floor where there is a large usable attic room, an ideal guest bedroom, study, or games room.

Ashbourne is situated centrally within the 1-acre plot and is accessed via a driveway (owned by the property), directly off Yardley Park Road. The tarmac drive leads into a block brick paved area to the front of the house, providing generous space for parking as well as leading to the detached double garage positioned at the front. The double garage has power and lighting, as well as a boarded first floor providing handy storage space and offering a potential opportunity for conversion to ancillary accommodation (subject to the usual permissions), there is also a gardener's toilet at the rear of the garage. Surrounding the house are various areas of level lawn, split with mature planted borders, mature fruit trees, and enclosed with specimen trees and hedges which provide a secluded feel when outside. At the rear of the house, there is a large, paved patio area to enjoy outdoor entertaining whilst making the most of the southerly aspect. Included in the garden is a large greenhouse as well as a garden timber shed, together with a rainwater collection system. To the front of the plot, Ashbourne is further screened by a small bluebell woodland area, with a stream.

Tonbridge Station: 1.2 miles away
Tonbridge High Street: 0.7 miles away
Sevenoaks: 6.5 miles away
Tonbridge School: 0.6 miles away

Located in secluded position just -off one of Tonbridge's most prestigious roads, Yardley Park Road is just 0.7 miles from Tonbridge High street which offers a range of shops, pubs, supermarkets, and restaurants as well as the Tonbridge Castle and parks. Tonbridge Station is 1.2 miles away and provides travel links to London Bridge/ Charing Cross/ Cannon Street, as well as trains to the Kent coast. There are plenty of options for schools in Tonbridge, with the renowned Tonbridge School just 0.6 miles away, as well as Woodlands and Slade primary schools, grammar schools such as The Judd school for boys, Tonbridge Grammar School For Girls, and Weald For Girls. Hilden Oaks Preparatory School & Nursery and Hilden Grange Preparatory School are both just a stone's throw from the property. Neighboring towns of Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells also provide numerous further amenities and are easily accessible.
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