Southfields, Speldhurst, Speldhurst, Kent, TN2 5DA Guide price £495,000

Situation

Oaken Leaves is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac in the popular village of Speldhurst, within walking distance of its Church, post office/general store, gastro public house, village hall and primary school.
Comprehensive shopping: Tunbridge Wells (3.6 miles)
Primary & State Schools: Speldhurst, Langton Green & Tunbridge Wells.
Grammar Schools: Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells.
Private Schools: Holmewood House Preparatory School, The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Public Schools.
Mainline rail services: Tunbridge Wells (3.7 miles), Tonbridge (5 miles), Hildenborough (5.5 miles) to London Cannon Street / London Charing Cross in 45 mins – 1 hour approximately.
Communications: The M25 can be accessed via the A21, which links to other motorway networks and Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.

Description

Oaken Leaves is an attractive detached house on a quiet cul-de-sac in this popular village. Planning permission has been granted to extend the property to provide an open plan sitting / dining room and family kitchen / breakfast room, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
The existing house is small but is presented in good order with double glazing throughout.

Accommodation

There is one reception room with a gas fire and a lean-to side hallway that could be used as a study or garden room.
A kitchen / breakfast room arranged over a split level with wall and base units, sink with drainer and freestanding cooker. This room also currently houses the boiler and there is an understairs larder and storage cupboard.
Adjacent to the kitchen is a single storey extension providing a utility room and cloakroom, the utility room having a fridge and washing machine.
The first floor has two double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, one single bedroom and a bathroom.
The planning permission [TW/11/02648/HOUSE] is for:
The demolition of the single storey lean-to structure to the side of the house, as well as the single storey rear extension.
Extensions including a two storey side extension providing additional sitting and dining room accommodation at ground floor level with two bedrooms over, complemented by a single storey projecting bay extension to the front of the sitting room, and a rear single storey extension providing a larger kitchen / breakfast room.
Outside
To one side of the house is a narrow gravel driveway culminating at a detached timber garage.
There are lawned gardens to the front and rear of the house with mature hedge boundaries, planted beds, a mature cherry and apple trees.
There is also a garden shed to the side of the house and various paved seating areas.

Directions

From our offices in Tunbridge Wells proceed out of the town on the Langton Road (A264). Continue into Langton Green and at The Hare Public House turn right into Speldhurst Road. On entering Speldhurst village turn left at the T junction onto Penshurst Road. Southfields is the next road on the left after about 350 yards. Oaken Leaves is the fourth property on the left hand side down Southfields.