4 bedroom detached house for sale

A well-proportioned family home with charming south facing garden to the rear, located in a semi-rural location with countryside views, on the edge of this popular village.

Description

Willow Bank is a well-proportioned family home coming to the market for the first time for almost 50 years. The house dates from 1973 and features double glazed windows (installed in 2017) and hardwood parquet flooring and offers scope for the incoming purchaser to update and remodel to suit their own requirements. Also of note is the wonderful south facing rear garden with a stream which flows into the Bourne River and expansive countryside views to the front and rear. In total the plot amounts to about 0.27 acres.

The reception rooms comprise a spacious double aspect sitting room with an attractive fireplace and views over the front and rear gardens. There are connecting double doors to the dining room which has sliding doors to the rear terrace and together with the sitting room, provides an excellent area for entertaining and family living.

The kitchen is double aspect and is fitted with a range of wall and base units with space for appliances. There is an adjoining utility room with a butler sink, space for appliances and access to the back garden.

There is a study and a cloakroom completing this floor.

Arranged over the first floor are four double bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes, and one is served by an en suite bathroom.

The family bathroom completes this floor.

To the front is a drive which provides parking and leads to the double garage with up and over door and a pedestrian door to the rear garden. There is an extensive area of lawn with a variety of shrubs and plants and screening hedging to the perimeter.

To the rear is a paved terrace providing an ideal area for al fresco entertaining and to enjoy views over the gardens which are principally laid to lawn interspersed with a variety of shrubs and trees. To the far boundary is a meandering stream and views over the adjoining recreation ground with established mixed hedging to the boundary providing privacy.

Location

Willow Bank is situated in Plaxtol, a sought after and picturesque village offering an active and traditional village community. The village offers a range of local amenities including a country pub, church, village store, post office and a primary school.
Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (approx. 6.6 miles) provides supermarkets and other high street retailers as well as a multitude of pubs and restaurants. Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater.
Mainline Rail Services: Tonbridge station (approx. 5.3 miles). Borough Green (approx. 3.2 miles) to London Victoria. Sevenoaks (approx. 6.9 miles) to London Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon Street.
A regular bus/school service to Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks stops within 0.1 miles.
Excellent private and state educational facilities abound in the area including in Tonbridge, Tonbridge Girls Grammar, Judd, Hilden Grange and Hilden Oaks, Somerhill and Hayesbrooke and in Sevenoaks New Beacon and Sevenoaks Preparatory as well as Sevenoaks school.
Leisure Facilities: Extensive network of footpaths in the area. Ightham Recreation Ground, Tennis Club and Football Club. Reynolds Country Club & Fitness Spa in Borough Green. Wildernesse and Knole Golf Clubs in Sevenoaks. Nizels Golf & Country Club in Hildenborough. Football, rugby, hockey and cricket in the Vine area of Sevenoaks.
All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,670 sq ft


Acreage: 0.27 Acres

Directions

From Sevenoaks, follow the A25/Seal Road in an easterly direction through Seal. After passing The Crown Point Public House, turn right onto Coach Road, following signs for Ivy Hatch. On reaching The Plough Public House on the left, turn right onto Ismays Road and then take the next right onto High Cross Road. Turn right onto Ightham Road and then take the first left onto Plaxtol Lane. On reaching Plaxtol, continue on The Street and continue down the hill and at the end turn right onto Brook Lane. Willow Bank will be found on the right hand side.