Princes Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN2

An attractive semi-detached period townhouse with an annexe, found in a central Tunbridge Wells location perfectly placed for nearby parks, schools, the High Street, Pantiles and station.

Description

29 Princes Street is a handsome, semi-detached Victorian townhouse, which has been extended and updated over time, with further, more recent improvements made under our clients' ownership. The accommodation is well-proportioned, light, and spacious, and enjoys plenty of natural light. The house is beautifully presented to a very high standard throughout with the modern fixtures and fittings, contemporary colour palette and styling complementing the age of the house perfectly.

On entering, a more formal sitting room is found to the front of the property, with a large bay window and attractive feature fireplace with wood burning stove.

The impressive open-plan kitchen/dining/family room is found to the rear of the house. There is plenty of preparation space and attractive fitted base and wall cabinetry provides very good storage with a range of integrated appliances. The space is easily zoned to provide a dining area and seating area. Bi-fold doors provide the view over and open directly onto the terrace and garden beyond, creating a very sociable layout, ideal for entertaining and every day family living.

The cellar is used as a laundry station with space for a washing machine and tumble drier together with further useful storages space. A ground floor WC completes the ground floor.

Three bedrooms are set across the first floor; the principal bedroom benefits from fitted wardrobes, ample room for further freestanding furniture and an elegant ensuite shower room. The two further bedrooms are served by the well-appointed family bathroom.

The self-contained annexe has been comprehensively refurbished and reconfigured by our clients, it is a welcoming and very comfortable space that comprises an open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room on the ground floor with a double bedroom and ensuite shower room. There is a paved terrace to the front, screened by trellising to provide privacy from the main house. The annexe is a super space, with flexibility of use; - ideal for today's working from home needs, or for over flow accommodation or as an income stream.

Outside - 29 Princes Street enjoys a pretty, part-walled, town garden, landscaped with ease of maintenance in mind with established planting to the borders, including large, striking camellia plants providing good screening from the neighbouring property.

Parking - Princes Street is Zone D. Residents are entitled to two permits per household and visitors’ vouchers via Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Location

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a historic spa town located about thirty miles south of London, surrounded by countryside offering a popular base for commuters. The town offers excellent cultural, leisure and shopping facilities, with attractions including two theatres locally at The Assembly Halls and Trinity Theatre, together with the newly rejuvenated civic centre, The Amelia Scott.

Princes Street enjoys a highly convenient location within the town just 0.5 miles of both the station and High Street. The High Street offers many restaurants including The Ivy and The Warren, and so many choices for delicious cakes, fresh bread and coffee; including Juliet's, Fine Grind, Gails and the Italian delicatessen Arte Bianca. Fresh fish and seafood is available at Sankey's fishmongers, with numerous shops and independent boutiques offering so much more. The High Street is linked by the delightful Chapel Place walkway to the historic Pantiles, known for its charming Georgian colonnade and summer Jazz festivals, together with regular craft and food markets. Royal Victoria Place shopping centre, originally named after Queen Victoria who was a frequent visitor to Tunbridge Wells, is also reached within approximately 0.5 miles and offers a mix of High Street brands and independent retailers. Knights Park leisure and entertainment complex is within 3 miles, offering a multi-screen cinema complex, bowling alley, and a health/fitness club.

Dunorlan Park with its beautifully landscaped parkland grounds, café, and six acre boating lake is just 0.4 miles on foot to the Bayhall Road entrance. There are cricket and tennis facilities at the Nevill grounds (1.1 miles) and the renowned Nevill Golf Club is just 1.7 miles away. The property is also very well placed for Grove Park and Calverley Park with their children’s outdoor play areas, with the Tunbridge Wells Common also nearby, with its network of criss-cross footpaths leading to local landmark Wellington Rocks and the Higher Common Ground cricket pitch offering a wealth of opportunities for walking and recreation. Much of the surrounding countryside is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and boasts several places of historic interest and attractive walks, including the famous Ashdown Forest together with sailing and fishing at Bewl Water near Wadhurst. The award-winning Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest is 11 miles away and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world and offers further woodland walks, cycling, riding, and outdoor music concerts.

Schools: Notably the house is well placed for nearby Claremont Primary School (0.4 miles on foot) and within convenient reach of the boys’ and girls’ Grammars at senior level, including Skinners, TWGGS, TWGSB. The Skinners’ Kent Academy in Sandown Park and Beechwood Sacred Heart School are within 1.8 miles of the property and Bennett Memorial Diocesan and St Gregory’s secondaries are also found within the town. Preparatory schools in Tunbridge Wells include Rose Hill and The Mead, with Holmewood House just slightly further afield in Langton Green. To the north there are further Grammar Schools in Tonbridge, to include The Judd School, Tonbridge Grammar School, Weald of Kent Grammar School, with further Independent schools at Somerhill, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.

Mainline rail and commuter coach: Tunbridge Wells station (approximately 0.5 miles) has regular services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) from 54 minutes and Cannon Street from 51 minutes. The Centaur Commuter Coach service also stops at Tunbridge Wells Station, together with other various stops located around Tunbridge Wells.

Communications: The nearby A21 links directly to London and to the M25 (junction 5) and thereby the national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel terminus, together with easy access to the south coast to Hastings and Eastbourne.

Square Footage: 1,654 sq ft



Directions

Postcode - TN2 4SL. On turning into Princes Street from Prospect Road, no.29 will be found about 2/3 along on the left hand side.

Additional Info

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage.

Local Authority Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Tax Band E - An improvement indicator has been noted. The band will be reviewed and may increase following the sale of the property.