Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5NX

An attractive, sizeable, detached Victorian Coach House with considerable potential, found in this highly regarded & highly convenient Tunbridge Wells location on the south side of the town.

Description

Having been in the same family's ownership for thirty years, The Coach House, 36A Broadwater Down offers a wonderful opportunity for a new family to put their stamp on the house moving forward, modernising, extending, and configuring the house as they may wish, subject to all and any necessary consents.

The property boasts some impressive ceiling heights and original features. The ground floor comprises a welcoming entrance hall with tiled floor and an archway leading through to the spacious dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room with a very useful walk-in pantry. From the hallway, you also access the dual aspect, light-filled sitting room with feature fireplace and two sets of French doors opening to the rear courtyard garden. The impressive dining room also has French doors out to the rear courtyard. There is a useful ground floor utility room and a WC.

The first floor is home to the generous principal bedroom with a pretty Juliet balcony and en suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Outside: The Coach House enjoys a well screened, well-established town garden with plenty of room for outdoor entertaining. The garden is also a blank canvas for the green-fingered, looking to create an easily maintained oasis in the midst of town, external steps lead to the courtyard which provides parking for several cars, but could easily be landscaped and utilised for more outdoor entertaining. The Coach House has a large double garage, with further on street parking also available on Broadwater Down.

Location

Dating back to the 1860s, Broadwater Down is an historic and sought-after, wide, tree-lined avenue on the south side of Tunbridge Wells, it is home to many period and modern homes and lies within the town's Conservation Area.

Tunbridge Wells is the only spa town in the Southeast of England, with elegant architecture and a variety of cultural, entertainment and shopping attractions, including the historic Pantiles, known for its charming Georgian colonnade, summer live music festivals, regular food and craft markets and Chalybeate Spring. There are two theatres locally at The Assembly Halls and Trinity Theatre, together with the civic centre, The Amelia Scott. The town offers an abundance of cafés and restaurants and a mixture of multiple national retailers and independent shops.

The historic Pantiles are approximately one mile away and TN2, a popular and well-stocked local store and off-licence, can be found on Frant Road, next door to The Bull pub. The Woodland Trust’s Hargate Forest with its network of walking trails, can be accessed directly from Broadwater Down and Broadwater Forest is also nearby.

Tunbridge Wells station approximately 1.3 miles provides regular services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (via London Bridge and Waterloo East). The recently dualled A21 links the town to the M25 to the north. The Centaur Commuter Coach also stops along Broadwater Down.

Well-regarded schools in the area include primaries in Frant (approximately 1.8 miles) and Tunbridge Wells, Holmewood House (Langton Green), Rose Hill and The Mead preparatories. Senior schools include Mayfield School for Girls, Kent Grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and public schools in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne and Bedes in Upper Dicker.

All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,120 sq ft

Directions

Postcode: TN2 5NX.

Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.

Please note: The Coach House has right of way over the drive at 36 Broadwater Down to access the rear of the property and driveway, as such it may be subject to contributing towards any maintenance costs.

EPC Rating: D