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3 bedroom semi-detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Semi detached 3 bedroom cottage
- Popular village location
- Home office/hobby room
- Pretty cottage garden
- Driveway
- Views over countryside
DESCRIPTION
A handsome semi-detached stone and brick cottage with gable porch and fabulous views from the front of the house over the surrounding fields.
The property has good ceiling heights and the current vendor has installed double glazed windows throughout as well as a new kitchen and bathroom.
The pretty cottage garden is well maintained has bountiful borders full of flowers and shrubs. A beautifully converted stone outbuilding provides a wonderful home office, hobby space or teenage den.
FEATURES
- Driveway bordered by hedges and flowerbeds leading to the gable porch and steps to the front door.
- Sitting room with box bay window and panoramic views over fields.
- Dining room with fitted cupboards and open fireplace.
- The kitchen/breakfast room is situated at the rear of the house with windows and a door out onto the terrace and garden. There is a comprehensive range of cupboards and a breakfast bar with pale granite worktops. Integrated appliances include a Neff slide & hide oven, induction hob and dishwasher. A utility area leads from the kitchen and has space for an American style fridge/freezer and washing machine.
- A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.
- Principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes situated to the front of the house and enjoys views over fields.
- There are two additional double bedrooms, one with fitted wardrobes.
- Family bathroom comprising panelled bath with both rainfall & hand-held shower.
- The pretty, secluded rear garden has a terrace with space for table and chairs.
- The level lawn is surrounded by cottage garden style borders full of flowers and shrubs. In addition, there are raised vegetable beds, a greenhouse, shed and arbour. A side path leads to the front of the house and driveway.
- A converted stone outbuilding provides a wonderful home office or hobby space.
SITUATION
The Old School House is located on Stumble Hill in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Conservation Area in the centre of the popular village of Shipbourne with its distinctive Common, award-winning weekly farmers market and the popular Chaser Inn pub.
The area is well known for Ightham Mote, a 14th Century Manor House owned by the National Trust. There are some lovely walks to be enjoyed locally up to Ightham, along the Greensand Way and on the Fairlawne Estate, a 1,000 acre landed-estate which stretches from Shipbourne into neighbouring Plaxtol.
Plaxtol (1.8 miles) has a village store and post office. Local shops can be found at York Parade, Tonbridge (2.5 miles) and Hadlow (3.9 miles). More comprehensive Shopping can be found at Tonbridge (4 miles) and Sevenoaks (6.5 miles) both of which have an excellent selection of shopping and recreational facilities including restaurants, bars, cafes, leisure centres and sports clubs.
Tunbridge Wells provides a further selection of shops and restaurants as well as Bluewater Shopping Centre at Dartford.
There are a good number of well-regarded schools in the area including Shipbourne, Plaxtol and Ightham primary schools. There are grammar schools in Tonbridge and the grammar annexes in Sevenoaks as well as many Independent senior and Preparatory schools in the surrounding area.
Golf courses locally include Poult Wood, Nizels Golf and Health Club in Hildenborough as well as Knole Park and Wildernesse in Sevenoaks. There are Leisure Centres in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks as well as many other sporting clubs including football, hockey, rugby and cricket.
Tonbridge Station (about 4 miles) has fast and frequent services to London Charing Cross/Cannon Street (London Bridge in about 35/40 minutes).
The M25 (jct 5) is easily accessible via the A21 (4.2 miles) giving access to London, Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted Airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus or you can access the M20/M26 at Wrotham/Wrotham Heath (6.4 miles).
DIRECTIONS
From Sevenoaks take the A25 and then the A227 towards Tonbridge. Continue through Ightham and down the hill into the village of Shipbourne. You will see the Chaser Inn on your right. Continue for a short distance and The Old School House can be found on the left immediately before the primary school.
From Tonbridge follow the A227 in a northerly direction towards Borough Green for about 3.6 miles and the property can be found on the right hand side immediately after Shipbourne primary school.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
- Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and drains
- Local Authority: Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council,[use Contact Agent Button]
- Council Tax band: E (£2,598.56 for 2023/24)
- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.
The Old School House is located on Stumble Hill in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Conservation Area in the centre of the popular village of Shipbourne with its distinctive Common, award-winning weekly farmers market and the popular Chaser Inn pub.
The area is well known for Ightham Mote, a 14th Century Manor House owned by the National Trust. There are some lovely walks to be enjoyed locally up to Ightam and on the the Fairlawne Estate, a 1,000 acre landed-estate which stretches from Shipbourne into neighbouring Plaxtol.
Plaxtol (1.8 miles) has a village stores and post office. Local shops can be found at York Parade, Tonbridge (2.5 miles) and Hadlow (3.9 miles). More comprehensive Shopping can be found at Tonbridge (4 miles) and Sevenoaks (6.5 miles) both of which have an excellent selection of shopping and recreational facilities including restaurants, bars, cafes, leisure centres and sports clubs.
Tunbridge Wells provides a further selection of shops and restaurants as well as Bluewater Shopping Centre at Dartford.
There are a good number of well regarded schools in the local area including Shipbourne, Plaxtol and Ightham primary schools.
There are highly regarded Grammar schools such as Judd, TOGS and the grammar annexes in Sevenoaks as well as many Independent senior and Preparatory schools in the area.
Golf courses locally include Poult Wood, Hilden Golf Centre and Nizels Golf and Health Club in Hildenborough as well as Knole Park and Wildernesse in Sevenoaks. There are Leisure Centres in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks as well as many other sporting clubs including football, hockey, rugby and cricket.
Tonbridge Station (about 4 miles) has fast and frequent services to London Charing Cross/Cannon Street (London Bridge in about 35/40 minutes).
The M25 (jct 5) is easily accessible via the A21 (4.2 miles) giving access to London, Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted Airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus or you can access the M20/M26 at Wrotham/Wrotham Heath (6.4 miles).
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