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4 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Central village location within easy reach of amenities
- Well proportioned family home
- Four double bedrooms and en suite bathroom
- Stylishly fitted kitchen with Rangemaster and integral fridge/freezer
- Off road parking, garaging and garden cabin
- Pluckley station about 3.6 miles with services to London
- EPC Rating = E
Location
Forge Dene is situated in Smarden, an historic and popular village which has been winner of 'Best Kept Village in Kent' on numerous occasions and also location set for the 1980's film The Mirror Crack'd based on the book by Agatha Christie.
Shopping and amenities include a butcher, art gallery, two public houses, a 13th century church, popular primary school, pre-school and tennis court. Further shopping and facilities can be found in Headcorn, Cranbrook, Tenterden, Ashford and Tunbridge Wells.
Train services run to London from Pluckley and Headcorn, with access to London Victoria from Charing. A high speed train service runs between London St Pancras and Ashford in about 38 minutes and Eurostar trains are available from Ashford International.
Education: There is a wide range of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary levels.
Motorway Links: The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 8 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorway networks.
Description
Forge Dene has been the subject of a meticulous refurbishment campaign and is now considered a "turn key" property in the heart of one of the loveliest villages in the Weald of Kent.
Dating back to 1960, Forge Dene has been built in a vernacular-style and sits well amongst the neighbouring period properties, enjoying access to the various amenities that this lovely village has to offer which are just "a stone's throw" away and include a butchers, Community village store and post office, 13th century church, primary school and several traditional country pubs.
The accommodation comprises a light, airy and welcoming entrance hall with cloakroom, generous sitting room with three windows to the front overlooking the village street. A second reception room offers versatility of use as a family room/dining room with oak flooring and wood burning stove – perfect for those cold winter's nights. Double doors open to the rear terraced garden.
The gorgeous kitchen has been fitted with contrasting painted units, integrated appliances and quartzite work surfaces with a breakfast bar and lots of storage cupboards. A utility room completes the ground floor.
The first floor boasts four good sized double bedrooms, a smart en suite bathroom to the main bedroom and an equally smart family shower room.
Forge Dene sits behind post and rail fencing with a five bar gate accessing the driveway and the detached garage. The rear garden has been landscaped with ease of maintenance in mind and comprises extensive areas of paving, ideal for 'al fresco' dining with a useful cabin with power and lighting connected, offering a number of possibilities.
Square Footage: 2174 sq ft
Directions
From Savills office in Cranbrook proceed to Wilsley Pound roundabout and take the A262 to Sissinghurst and Biddenden. Turn left at the T-junction in Biddenden onto the A274 towards Headcorn. Continue for approximately 3 miles and turn right onto Bell Lane at the staggered crossroads with Frittenden Road. Continue along this road for 1.2 miles and turn right into Burnthouse Lane (which turns into Biddenden Lane) proceed for about 1 mile and turn left continuing into the village of Smarden. Forge Dene will be found on the left hand side in the middle of the village.
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