Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

First time on the market for 40 years.

An impressive family home, set in 0.8 acres (0.32Ha). Built in 1865 as the family home of renowned builder, George Mansfield. The house was originally known at Broadwater House and was the home of the Mansfield Family. combining modern amenities with period features, 19 Broadwater Down offersing scope for further development (subject to planning). Broadwater Down is a beautiful, arcadian, tree lined avenue located in a conservation area on the southern fringes of the town, near to local amenities and the station.

19 Broadwater Down is a handsome period family house, offering 3,861 sq ft of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over three floors and benefits from almost 2,580 sq ft of attached apartments (two apartments), all sensitively combining modern amenities with retained period features including large sash glazing, generously-proportioned rooms, high ceilings with some ornate cornicing and picture rails and numerous original fireplaces across the ground and first floors.

Configured to provide an elegant, well-presented family and entertaining space, the ground floor accommodation in the main house flows from a welcoming reception hall with a feature fireplace with woodburning stove, a boot room with a door to the rear aspect and a cloakroom/family bathroom with bath and separate shower. It comprises a dining room with full-height side glazing and French doors to the garden, a feature fireplace, with exposed wooden flooring, a sitting room with en suite bathroom and feature fireplace and a dual aspect drawing room with woodburning stove The ground floor accommodation is completed by a kitchen with a range of wall and base units, an Aga, modern integrated appliances and built-in seating with space for a table. The property also benefits from a generous basement, providing gym and study rooms.

On the first floor the property provides a large principal bedroom with large bay window and feature fireplace, four further bedrooms and separate family bath and shower rooms.

The ground floor apartment has a useful cellar with good ceiling height, the other, first floor apartment, is accessed from an external staircase. The ground floor apartment has one bedroom and the other two bedrooms. Both apartments have a sitting room, fitted kitchen and a family bathroom.

The two apartments were let out until recently and the house is now being sold with vacant procession.

Broadwater 19 Down offers scope for further development (subject to planning). Broadwater Down is a beautiful, arcadian, tree lined avenue located in a conservation area on the southern fringes of the town, near to local amenities and the station.

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage. Centrally heated.

Council Tax Band:
House - Band F
Apartment 2 - Band D
Apartment 4 - Band D
EPC: Rating E

The property is approached by either one of two driveways (one is shared with a neighbour) providing private parking and giving access to the two attached apartments, as well as the main house.

The ground floor apartment has a useful cellar with good ceiling height, the other, first floor apartment, is accessed from an external staircase.

The ground floor apartment has one bedroom and the other two bedrooms. Both apartments have a sitting room, fitted kitchen and a family bathroom. Each of the apartments has their own private garden.

The main house benefits from two garages, one with a useful first floor over, ideal for storage; the ground floor apartment also has a garage, while the first floor apartment has a useful L-shaped external store. The well-maintained gardens are laid mainly to areas of lawn screened by mature hedging and feature a summer house with paved terrace and further paved and tarmacadam terraces, all ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

Broadwater Down is a tree-lined road in the Conservation Area on the southern fringes of Tunbridge Wells, which offers a selection of good schools, independent and high street shopping, an out-of-town retail park with multi-screen cinema, and sporting and leisure attractions including a sports centre, theatres, parks, golf, cricket, rugby and tennis clubs and cafés and restaurants. There is a large modern hospital in the town also.

Tonbridge and Sevenoaks also offer comprehensive facilities.

Communications links are excellent: Tunbridge Wells station offers regular direct services to central London in less than an hour and the A21 links to London, the M26, M25 and motorway network towards London airports and Folkestone’s Channel Tunnel terminus.

Key Locations - Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery, The Pantiles (historic Georgian colonnade), Calverley Grounds, Spa Valley Railway, Grosvenor and Hilbert Park, High Rocks (prehistoric sandstone rocks & pub), Groombridge Place Gardens and Enchanted Forest, Penshurst Place & Gardens.

Nearby Schools - Beechwood Sacred Heart School, The Mead School, Rose Hill School, Kent College Pembury, Mayfield School, Somerhill (Yardley Court, Derwent Lodge & Pre-Prep), Holmewood House School. Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells Grammar schools include TWIGGS, Skinners, Judd and Weald of Kent.

Nearby Stations – Tunbridge Wells station, High Brooms station, Frant station, Eridge station.

Tunbridge Wells High Street 1.0 mile
Pembury 4.8 miles
A21 (Pembury Bypass) 4.8 miles
Tonbridge 6.0 miles
Sevenoaks 12.5 miles
London Gatwick Airport 23.0 miles
Central London 46.0 miles
Channel Tunnel terminus 46.8 miles
London Heathrow Airport 53.2 miles