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Map5 bedroom detached house
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Detached house
5 beds
2 baths
42,253 sq ft / 3,925 sq m
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Features and description
- Virtual Tour Available on Request
- A characterful family home in this popular semi-rural location on the south side of Tunbridge Wells
- Lovely aspect, set in just under one acre with an outlook over the garden and golf course beyond
- Adaptable light and spacious accommodation
- Frant station (Bells Yew Green about 0.6 of a mile) offers regular commuter services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street
- Well-placed for choice of well regarded schools including primaries in Bells Yew Green and Frant
- Attached garage with potential to create an annexe, subject to any necessary Planning Permission
- EPC Rating = E
A fine spacious family Oast house, just outside the town on the way to Bells Yew Green.
Description
Waterdown Oast is a stylish conversion dating many years back, since added to and upgraded to provide very spacious and comfortable family accommodation over two floors.
In particular, the sitting room and the principal bedroom are a good size and there is a well-planned open kitchen/breakfast room, created by an extension, with roof lights to the sloping roof line. Here, there is a very pleasant aspect viewed through the windows and double doors, which open out to a generous terrace providing lovely space for entertaining, with an outlook over the garden and to the golf course beyond.
The house is double glazed and generally well-appointed. Character features, include the large inglenook fireplace to the sitting room, fitted with a wood burning stove and parquet flooring to the entrance hall and the study.
Outside, the drive offers a parking area and access to the attached double garage. This has been partly converted inside and fitted with central heating to provide a games room with a staircase up to a room above, currently used as a 'party room' for teenagers. Subject to planning permission, there may be scope for annexe accommodation here.
The mature gardens are a key feature, surrounding the property, with the house set back from the road and approached from its own private, gated drive. There are tall trees to the boundaries and only one neighbour set back to one side. The remaining land borders the Nevill Golf Course, which is accessed from Benhall Mill Road.
The gardens are predominantly laid to lawn, with a stone terrace off the kitchen/breakfast room and the sitting room and a further decked terrace, positioned on the rear boundary. There is also a tucked-away kitchen garden, with a vegetable enclosure, a large shed and a machinery store.
Location
Waterdown Oast is located just outside Tunbridge Wells, to the south, on the Bayham Road (B2169) which leads to Bells Yew Green and then on to Lamberhurst, where there is an intersection with the A21.
The Nevill Golf Club is situated directly behind the property, but is accessed from Benhall Mill Road and there is farmland opposite, giving a country, semi-rural feel.
Bells Yew Green (about 0.6 of a mile) has a village store, cricket club and a pub, whilst Frant (about 4.4 miles) has a post office/stores, church, primary school and two pubs and can also be reached via a footpath on the opposite side of the road.
Tunbridge Wells (about two miles to the north) is a delightful large town of great character, offers excellent cultural and leisure facilities, including two theatres, specialist boutique shops, restaurants, cafes and bars, multiple retailers, supermarkets, deportment stores and hotels. There are out-of-town retail outlets at North Farm, together with a multiplex cinema. There are private gyms, a cricket club, rugby and football clubs, and a prominent Bridge Club, which also house the Chess Club.
Mainline rail: Frant station (at Bells Yew Green about 0.6 of a mile) offers regular commuter services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street and is one stop down the line from Tunbridge Wells (about 2.2 miles).
Pirvate and state schools: There is an excellent choice of schools in the area, including village primaries in Frant and Lamberhurst. Preparatory schools, include The Mead and Rose Hill in town and Holmewood House at Langton Green. At secondary level, there are well-regarded state schools, including Uplands Community College in Wadhurst, the Grammar Schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge (entry by academic performance in the 11-plus) and private schools in Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, Bedes in Upper Dicker, Goudhurst and Brighton, Tonbridge for boys and Mayfield for girls.
Square Footage: 3,104 sq ft
Acreage: 0.97 Acres
Directions
From Tunbridge Wells, travel south from the mini roundabout at the Pantiles on the A267 Frant Road. After approximately 0.7 miles, turn left onto the B2169 Birling Road and keep right to stay on the Bayham Road. On reaching the junction at the top of Birling Road, cross over Forest Road and head out of town on the Bayham Road, remaining on this for about 0.5 of a mile and Waterdown Oast will be found on the left-hand side.
Additional Info
Agent's Note: An additional part of the garden to Waterdown Oast is not registered land and this is currently being dealt with by our client’s solicitor to establish the ownership.
Outgoings: Wealden District Council[use Contact Agent Button], Tax Band G.
Services: Oil-fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and mains drainage (TBV).
Description
Waterdown Oast is a stylish conversion dating many years back, since added to and upgraded to provide very spacious and comfortable family accommodation over two floors.
In particular, the sitting room and the principal bedroom are a good size and there is a well-planned open kitchen/breakfast room, created by an extension, with roof lights to the sloping roof line. Here, there is a very pleasant aspect viewed through the windows and double doors, which open out to a generous terrace providing lovely space for entertaining, with an outlook over the garden and to the golf course beyond.
The house is double glazed and generally well-appointed. Character features, include the large inglenook fireplace to the sitting room, fitted with a wood burning stove and parquet flooring to the entrance hall and the study.
Outside, the drive offers a parking area and access to the attached double garage. This has been partly converted inside and fitted with central heating to provide a games room with a staircase up to a room above, currently used as a 'party room' for teenagers. Subject to planning permission, there may be scope for annexe accommodation here.
The mature gardens are a key feature, surrounding the property, with the house set back from the road and approached from its own private, gated drive. There are tall trees to the boundaries and only one neighbour set back to one side. The remaining land borders the Nevill Golf Course, which is accessed from Benhall Mill Road.
The gardens are predominantly laid to lawn, with a stone terrace off the kitchen/breakfast room and the sitting room and a further decked terrace, positioned on the rear boundary. There is also a tucked-away kitchen garden, with a vegetable enclosure, a large shed and a machinery store.
Location
Waterdown Oast is located just outside Tunbridge Wells, to the south, on the Bayham Road (B2169) which leads to Bells Yew Green and then on to Lamberhurst, where there is an intersection with the A21.
The Nevill Golf Club is situated directly behind the property, but is accessed from Benhall Mill Road and there is farmland opposite, giving a country, semi-rural feel.
Bells Yew Green (about 0.6 of a mile) has a village store, cricket club and a pub, whilst Frant (about 4.4 miles) has a post office/stores, church, primary school and two pubs and can also be reached via a footpath on the opposite side of the road.
Tunbridge Wells (about two miles to the north) is a delightful large town of great character, offers excellent cultural and leisure facilities, including two theatres, specialist boutique shops, restaurants, cafes and bars, multiple retailers, supermarkets, deportment stores and hotels. There are out-of-town retail outlets at North Farm, together with a multiplex cinema. There are private gyms, a cricket club, rugby and football clubs, and a prominent Bridge Club, which also house the Chess Club.
Mainline rail: Frant station (at Bells Yew Green about 0.6 of a mile) offers regular commuter services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street and is one stop down the line from Tunbridge Wells (about 2.2 miles).
Pirvate and state schools: There is an excellent choice of schools in the area, including village primaries in Frant and Lamberhurst. Preparatory schools, include The Mead and Rose Hill in town and Holmewood House at Langton Green. At secondary level, there are well-regarded state schools, including Uplands Community College in Wadhurst, the Grammar Schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge (entry by academic performance in the 11-plus) and private schools in Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, Bedes in Upper Dicker, Goudhurst and Brighton, Tonbridge for boys and Mayfield for girls.
Square Footage: 3,104 sq ft
Acreage: 0.97 Acres
Directions
From Tunbridge Wells, travel south from the mini roundabout at the Pantiles on the A267 Frant Road. After approximately 0.7 miles, turn left onto the B2169 Birling Road and keep right to stay on the Bayham Road. On reaching the junction at the top of Birling Road, cross over Forest Road and head out of town on the Bayham Road, remaining on this for about 0.5 of a mile and Waterdown Oast will be found on the left-hand side.
Additional Info
Agent's Note: An additional part of the garden to Waterdown Oast is not registered land and this is currently being dealt with by our client’s solicitor to establish the ownership.
Outgoings: Wealden District Council[use Contact Agent Button], Tax Band G.
Services: Oil-fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and mains drainage (TBV).
About this agent
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