Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2

A handsome and spacious family house, close to the historic Pantiles and within easy reach of the mainline railway station.

Description

This striking character property is believed to date back to around the 1920s and is located in an elevated position in this prime residential road on the south side of Tunbridge Wells, within a short distance of the historic Pantiles, the High Street and the mainline railway station.

The property is well presented and offers many attractive, character features, including multi-paned, oak framed leaded light windows, generously proportioned rooms with good ceiling heights and fireplaces, decorative plaster work and extensive oak flooring (some parquet), oak panelling and a staircase and internal doors, complete with brass door furniture.

The windows are a combination of double glazing and secondary glazing, with plantation shutters fitted to key rooms

The impressive reception hall gives access to the family living space, which comprises two principal reception rooms and a study with wide bay windows, and with a good kitchen/breakfast room to the rear, with a utility room alongside. The kitchen/breakfast room is laid out as a practical working kitchen, with plenty of room for a dining table and chairs, with wood flooring and ceiling downlighters, and with the fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove. The kitchen area has a range cooker with induction hob, a dishwasher and a plumbed in freestanding fridge and freezer, while the dining area has traditional fitted cupboards, along with a built-in dresser unit.

The kitchen also has a back door with steps down to the side and access to a cellar, with a store, wine store and the boilers.

Upstairs, there are up to six double bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms which complete the accommodation, arranged over the first and second floors. A door between the principal bedroom and bedroom 4, gives the option here for a dressing room/nursery.

From the top of the house, a lovely townscape view can be enjoyed towards Trinity Theatre to the rear and the Pantiles and the Common beyond to front.

Outside- A pretty established garden wraps around the house with areas of lawn and mixed hedging to the boundaries providing privacy. The majority of the garden lies to the front, with a westerly outlook, and to the southerly side of the house, which is accessed via French doors from the dining room. This area is a gated-off enclosure and is a real sun trap.

A pedestrian gate from the Frant Road opens to steps and a flagstone path leading up to the front door, passing under rose covered trellises with shrub and herbaceous borders, planted with spring bulbs, rhododendron and camelia.

A gated path to the side of the house gives access to an off street parking area positioned in front of a former garage in need of replacement.

Garage & Drive
Gated, to the side of the house with tandem parking for two cars, plus the garage, which is in need of attention. A planning Pre App meeting has taken place with Tunbridge Wells Planning Department over this building, with a favourable letter response to the idea of re-building this as a two-story structure, with a garage and studio above, accessing and overlooking the garden. Further details available from Savills.

Location

5 Frant Road is situated on the popular south side of town, close to the station and the historic Pantiles, Georgian shopping arcade, which can be reached within about a 0.1 mile walk, with the vast open spaces of The Common, with its network of footpaths and a cricket pitch, only just beyond. Tunbridge Wells offers a very good choice of shopping, as well as two theatres and a wide variety of cafés, bars and restaurants and the High street and Pantiles area is very much at the heart of this.

Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells (about 0.4 miles), regular services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (via London Bridge and Waterloo East).

State and Private Schools: Many well-regarded schools in the area include primaries in Tunbridge Wells, plus Holmewood House (Langton Green), Rose Hill and The Mead preparatory schools. At secondary level, there are a variety of state schools, including the Kent Grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge. Also, there are well regarded private schools including Mayfield School for girls, Tonbridge for boys and Sevenoaks and Eastbourne, which are co-ed.

Communications: The A26 joins the A21 to the North of Tunbridge Wells, linking to the M25, Gatwick and Heathrow airports and the M20 (Channel Tunnel) to the North and the coast to the South.

Square Footage: 3,216 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Mains gas central heating.

Local Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council