5 bedroom house for sale

Overview

A beautifully styled, and immaculately presented, detached family home within this smart gated development, well placed for schools, road and rail links and the amenities of the town. DescriptionBadgers Holt is a small gated development of modern luxury houses and apartments providing secure and convenient living tucked just off Blackhurst Lane, a no-through road, on the eastern edge of Tunbridge Wells.1 Badgers Holt is a modern, attractive, detached family house which has undergone an extensive programme of updating under our clients' ownership and is beautifully presented to the very highest standards throughout. On entering, the reception hall leads to the study at the front of the house and is ideal for today's working from home needs. The remainder of the light and generous ground floor is predominantly orientated to enjoy the outlook over the garden to the rear. There is a sizeable and elegant sitting room, with feature fireplace and French doors that overlook and open onto the terrace and garden beyond; there is a formal dining room to the rear of the house which also opens directly onto the garden.The smart kitchen/breakfast room has attractive fitted wall and base units, providing good storage,with quartz worktops providing preparation space and a range of integrated appliances, including an induction hob, single oven with a combination microwave/oven, dishwasher and fridge freezer, together with ample space for more informal dining. The kitchen/breakfast room also overlooks and opens onto the gardens to the rear, ideal for outdoor entertaining. A very useful and good-sized utility room, with space for further appliances and more storage adjoins the kitchen with direct access to both the garden and the double garage. A separate wc completes the ground floor. The spacious first floor is home to five bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms. All of the bath/shower rooms are newly appointed, with stylish, contemporary fixtures & fittings and Mandarin Stone tiling, creating a luxurious finish. The large, dual aspect principal bedroom is particularly impressive, with fitted wardrobes, ample space for further furniture, a dressing/vanity area and en suite bathroom. Bedrooms two, three and four all have fitted wardrobes and all overlook the garden to the rear; bedroom two has an en suite shower room. Bedroom five is to the front of the house and there is a separate family shower room. Outside: The south easterly facing garden is extremely well stocked with a range of mature shrubs, trees and perennials including some fine specimen roses, rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and hydrangeas. A paved terrace spans the width of the house with steps up to a good area of lawn and an attractive pergola. The driveway provides parking for several vehicles and leads to the integral double garage with 'up and over' doors, power and lighting.The residents of Badgers Holt have full use of a well equipped communal gym (over 18's only), a children's playground and an area of meadow, all of which are within a very short walk of this property.LocationTunbridge 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 Jazz festivals, regular food and craft markets and Chalybeate Spring. The town offers excellent cultural, leisure and shopping attractions including two theatres locally at The Assembly Halls and Trinity Theatre, together with the newly rejuvenated civic centre, The Amelia Scott. The town enjoys an abundance and wide variety of cafes and restaurants, with a mixture of national multiple retailers and independent shops.Badgers Holt is a smart gated development on the eastern edge of the town, enjoying a tucked-away, yet conveniently positioned, location just off the A264, providing access to the town centre, mainline station and the A21. The town centre lies about 1.6 miles to the west and Knights Park (about 2.4 miles via the A21) has a multi-screen cinema, health and fitness club, restaurant and a bowling alley.Woodland walks are accessible from Blackhurst Lane and Pembury Woods are a mile away on foot. Dunorlan Park, one of Tunbridge Wells' well known open spaces with boating lake and cafe is a similar distance away with parking available.There are many highly-regarded schools in the Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks areas, including Kent grammar schools. The Skinners' Academy is in Blackhurst Lane, Beechwood Sacred Heart School is under a mile from the property and Kent College is about three miles away.Tunbridge Wells station is in the centre of town and offers services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street. Tonbridge station (about 5.6 miles to the north via the A21) offers more frequent services to the same destinations. The A21 is accessible about one mile to the east and provides convenient access to the M25 to the north and the coast to the south.Square Footage: 1,963 sq ft DirectionsPostcode - TN2 3ES. Additional InfoLocal Authority Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.Services: Mains Gas, Electricity, Water & Drainage.Estate Charge for 1 Badgers Holt: £987.73 per annum. Managing Agent Alexandre Boyes.