4 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Sought after location
- No onward chain
- Potential to improve and update
- Sevenoaks station and Amherst & Riverhead schools approx. 1 mile
- West-facing garden of about 0.62 acres
- EPC Rating = D
Description
85 Marlborough Crescent is an impressive and well-proportioned family home situated in a sought after residential area of Sevenoaks. This bright and spacious home, which comes to the market for the first time in many years, is offered with no onward chain, providing an excellent opportunity to update. The property occupies an imposing elevated position, with an attractive front aspect, including ample off road parking, and a superb west-facing rear garden. Conveniently located for the station, Riverhead Infants and Amherst Junior schools which are all easily accessible, being within approx. 1 mile via a footpath.
A spacious entrance hall leads to the reception rooms, which comprise a dual aspect sitting room of attractive proportions with a fireplace, fitted cupboards and shelving and French windows to the rear terrace, and an adjoining dining room with double doors also to the rear terrace. Both rooms enjoy views over the west-facing gardens.
The dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base cabinets with space for several appliances. A door leads to a useful side lobby with access to both the front and rear of the property.
A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.
Arranged over the first floor the light and airy principal bedroom, with dual aspect windows benefits from built in wardrobes, an en suite bathroom and views over the rear garden.
There are two further double bedrooms, one with fitted cupboards and both enjoying views over the gardens to the rear, and a single bedroom currently used as a study. A family bathroom with separate WC completes the internal accommodation.
The property is approached via a carriage driveway, with central lawned area with mature sycamore tree and mixed hedging to one side. There is ample parking and access to the integral garage.
The beautiful landscaped west-facing garden is a marvellous feature and provides a lovely backdrop to the property, with a generous paved terrace providing an ideal area for al fresco entertaining. Stone steps lead down to the extensive lawn interspersed with established shrubs. The garden extends to a delightful woodland area, giving on to fields at the rear. The total plot amounts to about 0.62 of an acre.
Location
Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (1.5 miles) and Bluewater (17 miles).
Mainline Rail Services: Sevenoaks (1 mile) to London Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon Street/Waterloo East.
Primary Schools: Riverhead Infants and Amherst Juniors (0.8 and 1 miles via a public footpath), Chevening St Botolphs CEP, St Thomas’ RCP, St John’s CEP, Sevenoaks, and Lady Boswell’s CEP Schools.
Secondary Schools: Knole Academy, Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar, Weald of Kent Grammar and Trinity Secondary Schools in Sevenoaks. Several in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Sackville, Tonbridge and Walthamstow Hall Secondary Schools. The Granville, Sevenoaks, Walthamstow Hall, Solefields and New Beacon Prep Schools. St Michael’s and Russell House Prep Schools in Otford. Radnor House School in Sundridge.
Leisure Facilities: Holmesdale Cricket Club and Holmesdale Bowls Club. Sailing and water sports on Chipstead Lake and tennis at the village club. Wildernesse and Knole Golf Clubs in Sevenoaks. Nizels Golf & Country Club in Hildenborough. Sevenoaks Leisure Centre. Private tennis club at St Julians, Weald. Cricket, hockey, football and rugby in the Sevenoaks Vine area.
All distances are approximate.
Square Footage: 1,954 sq ft
Acreage: 0.62 Acres
Directions
From Sevenoaks station, proceed on the London Road towards Riverhead and take the fourth turning on the left onto Brittains Lane. Take the first right onto Lyndhurst Drive and continue forward, turning left at the end onto Marlborough Crescent. No. 85 can be found on the right hand side shortly thereafter.
Additional Info
All mains services connected. Gas fired central heating via radiators. EV charging point.
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