Queens Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4

A handsome, period townhouse found in this very central location in Tunbridge Wells perfectly placed for extensive choice of schools, mainline stations and amenities.

Description

53 Queens Road is a highly attractive, substantial, detached Victorian Villa. This elegant and beautifully presented family home benefits from tall ceiling heights, well-proportioned, light-filled rooms with attractive bay and sash windows, together with further characteristic attributes such as deep skirting boards, working window shutters, dado and picture rails, decorative coving and feature fireplaces.

The ground floor offers an impressive, welcoming reception room to the front of the house currently arranged as one large, light, airy space with a formal sitting room and large bay window and feature fireplace, which is open to a study/library, also enjoying a feature fireplace with attractive alcove units to each side. These two rooms could easily be closed off from one another, should you wish/need to do so. Below the kitchen/dining room is a cosy but stylish cinema/family room with access to a useful storage room. The reception hall also gives access to a very useful bank of fitted cupboards, ideal for hiding away shoes and coats. A separate cloakroom completes the ground floor.

To the rear of the house a modern, light-filled rear extension incorporates the striking and very impressive kitchen/dining room which opens onto and overlooks the garden to the rear.
A large island unit with stainless steel top offers plenty of preparation space and storage, together with sleek cabinetry offering more storage and a range of integrated appliances. The dining area abuts the double height bi-fold doors opening onto the large decked terrace making this a wonderful area for entertaining on a large scale. An adjoining utility room has space for further white goods and storage with direct access to the garden.

The first floor is home to the generous principal bedroom with en suite shower room and outlook to the front; there are three further bedrooms on this floor together with the sizeable and contemporary family bathroom. The ground floor is home to a further suite with large double bedroom, with ample room for a sofa/seating area and a well-appointed en suite shower room. The bedroom enjoys the pleasant view over, and direct access to, the terrace and gardens through French doors, providing an ideal retreat for house guests, a teenager or au pair "wing", and longevity and ease for those needing bedroom accommodation on the ground floor.

Outside - The very generous, level garden is a particular feature of the house with a large expanse of lawn, perfect for child's play, with established trees and planting to the boundaries providing, colour, interest and good screening from neighbouring property. There is a large detached garden studio to the rear of the garden, which is perfect for today's working from home needs, or as a home gym, art studio or hobby room.

To the front 53 Queens Road is approached over a gravel driveway providing off-street parking for several cars. A path leads down the side of the house through a close-boarded gate to the rear garden.

Location

Tunbridge Wells is the only spa town in the Southeast of England, with elegant architecture and a variety of cultural, entertainment and shopping attractions, including the historic Pantiles (approximately 1.3 miles), known for its charming Georgian colonnade, summer live music festivals, regular food and craft markets and Chalybeate Spring; there are two theatres locally, an abundance of cafés and restaurants and a mixture of national multiple retailers and independent shops.

Queens Road is located to the north of the centre of Tunbridge Wells, perfectly placed for the very good amenities in the St. Johns area on the north side of Tunbridge Wells. In St. Johns there are a number of "mini" supermarkets, including Sainsburys Local, M&S Food and Waitrose. There are many cafés, bars and restaurants, hairdressers and local independent shops, including Basil Wholefoods, Even Flow record & coffee shop, The Cheese Shop, Vintage Emporium and Phoenix Antiques. St John’s park with three tennis courts, a basketball court, enclosed children's play area, skate park and dog-walking meadow. The St John’s Lawn Tennis Club is a short distance away as is the Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre.

State and Private Schools: There are many highly-regarded schools in Tunbridge Wells, including nearby Skinners and TWGGS, TWGSB, St John’s CE primary, Bennett Memorial Diocesan and St Gregory’s secondaries, to the north in Tonbridge, Judd, TGSG and Weald of Kent Grammar. Public schools at senior level include Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Eastbourne and Brighton.

Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells station (approximately 1 mile on foot) and High Brooms (approximately 0.8 miles on foot), with fast and frequent services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times from 50 minutes. The Centaur Commuter Coach service also stops along the St John's Road.

Communications: The A26 joins the A21 just North of the town, linking through to the M25 (junction 5) London orbital motorway, and thereby to the national motorway network, and to the South coast. Gatwick Airport is about 23 miles to the West, accessible via the motorway or via the A264.

Square Footage: 2,937 sq ft


Acreage: 0.26 Acres

Directions

Postcode: TN4 9NA.

Additional Info

Local Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

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