Guide Price £650,000
A beautiful detached Victorian 3 bedroom cottage with dedicated off street parking, set in the heart of Bidborough. Deceptively spacious inside and enjoying an elevated position with wonderful far reaching westerly countryside views, the cottage is situated close to the village school and the nearby towns of Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
An absolutely delightful three-bedroom, detached, period cottage, full of character and charm and set in this very popular Kent village. Deceptively spacious inside with excellent renovations and decorated and maintained to a high standard. Wonderful rural views and well positioned for village amenities and access to local towns.
This charming property, believed to date from the late-1800s, sits in an elevated position and is accessed via a few steps up to the front door. This opens straight into the reception hall, a versatile space with its boarded floor, beautiful feature fireplace, windows to the front with window seat, and currently used as a dining space. There is a study to the rear of the property which has double doors leading to the rear courtyard garden. Cleverly installed in this room is a separate WC, and adjacent is a large utility cupboard, housing the washing machine and dryer.
The second and main reception room is a very well sized space and enjoys a double aspect to the front and side with double doors leading to the raised terrace and spectacular westerly views across the countryside. The wooden floor continues, and the room has a beautiful open fireplace and a fitted cupboards to the side.
The kitchen is a lovely space, well designed to create plentiful storage and worktop space, with a breakfast bar, quality integrated appliances and granite worktops. The room is light and bright thanks to its triple aspect, which includes double doors to the rear courtyard, and an understairs cupboard provides further larder space.
On the first floor are the three bedrooms and family bathroom. The double aspect master suite has stunning views to the front, a beautiful feature fireplace, access to eaves storage and an en suite shower room. Both of the other two bedrooms are doubles: the room to the front with fitted storage and a feature fireplace, and the bedroom to the rear has high-level storage and lovely views of the village church.
There are two outdoor areas with this house. To the rear is a private paved and walled courtyard accessed from the study and kitchen, as well as via the side return. To the front is a raised terrace with storage beneath and well established and pretty shrubs affording privacy. This area has beautiful views over the surrounding countryside.
The allocated off-street parking space is a real bonus in this pretty village, which is perfectly positioned for access to all the schools and amenities of both Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, to include its mainline station with fast and frequent trains to London.
Material Information Disclosure -
National Trading Standards Material Information Part B Requirements (information that should be established for all properties)
Property Construction - brick and block
Property Roofing - slate tile
Electricity Supply - mains
Water Supply - mains
Sewerage - mains
Heating - gas central heating
Broadband - cable
Mobile Signal / Coverage - good
Parking – off street for 1 vehicle
National Trading Standards Material Information Part C Requirements (information that may or may not need to be established depending on whether the property is affected or impacted by the issue in question)
Building Safety - no known concerns
Restrictions - conservation area
Rights and Easements - no known concerns
Flood Risk - no known concerns
Coastal Erosion Risk - no known concerns
Planning Permission - no known concerns
Accessibility / Adaptations - none known
Coalfield / Mining Area - no known concerns
Bidborough is a most desirable village which has acres of beautiful common land on its doorstep, including lovely woodland trails. Ideally located between the market town of Tonbridge and the vibrant spa town of Tunbridge Wells, there are an array of amenities nearby including restaurants, supermarkets, extensive shopping, independent outlets and leisure facilities. There are excellent independent and state school options in the area, including those in the sought-after Kent Grammar system. Tonbridge and Hildenborough stations are just over 2 miles and 4 miles distant respectively, with both stations offering a fast and frequent service into Central London, with daily, monthly or annual parking facilities. Easy access to the A21 makes the impressive, award-winning Bluewater Shopping Centre very reachable and if you want to escape to the coast, then the lovely seaside towns are approximately 30 miles away.