Broad Oak, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12

A rare & exciting opportunity to modernise this sizeable family home in the heart of sought-after Brenchley, within easy reach of neighbouring villages and well placed for surrounding towns

Description

Enjoying a wonderful position towards the end of Broad Oak, Former Vicarage, 8 Broad Oak is an imposing and substantial, detached, characterful family home with over 3300 sq ft of well-proportioned, light, spacious accommodation which is set across three floors.

The property offers tremendous potential, currently arranged with three large reception rooms, in addition to the kitchen, utility room, office and WC on the ground floor, with more than six bedrooms found across the first and second floor. Presently, there is one bathroom and a number of the bedrooms have sinks.

There is a private, covered outdoor yard with storage and boiler cupboard and pedestrian access to the garage of a further 190 sq ft.

Outside - The house benefits from a well-screened, large and established garden to the rear, a further blank canvas for the green-fingered. To the front, the property is comfortably set back from Broad Oak, with a driveway that provides parking for several vehicles in addition to the single garage.

8 Broad Oak is ready and waiting to be updated and reconfigured to create a wonderful, balanced family home.

Location

Lying about seven miles to the east of Tunbridge Wells, Brenchley is surrounded by beautiful countryside in the High Weald National Landscape. This picturesque village offers a post office, doctors’ surgery and dispensary, along with a fine church, primary school, The Little Bull Café & Bar and a village club.

Broad Oak is also approximately two miles away from the centre of Horsmonden where there are further village amenities including a previously award-winning village shop, primary academy and kindergarten, sports field and tennis club. Brenchley is also just under two miles from the popular and pretty village of Matfield, with its traditional village green, butcher, and public houses.

For more comprehensive shopping, Paddock Wood (about 3 miles) offers a good range of shopping facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, doctors' surgery, bank, Costa Coffee, butcher, Greggs, Barsley's Department Store, Putlands Sports and Leisure Centre and primary school. Tunbridge Wells (about 7 miles) offers a wide choice of facilities including two theatres, a multiplex cinema, health clubs, restaurants, cafés, bars and hotels, The Pantiles and High Street.

There are many highly regarded schools in the area, both state and private, including Brenchley and Horsmonden village primary schools, the Grammar Schools in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Maidstone, Bethany school in Goudhurst, St Ronans and Marlbrough House in Hawkhurst, the Schools at Somerhill, Holmewood House, Kent College for girls, Tonbridge School for Boys, Mayfield School for Girls and co-education at Sevenoaks School.

Paddock Wood station has mainline services to London Charing Cross via London Bridge and Waterloo East (and Cannon Street), with services from about 53 minutes.

The nearby A21 links directly to the M25 London orbital motorway to the north and thereby a national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Square Footage: 3,305 sq ft



Directions

Postcode - TN12 7NN.

Additional Info

Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Services: Mains Water, Drainage, Electricity. Oil-fired central heating.