Sellbourne Park, Frant, Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex, TN3

A very stylish village house, set within an exclusive location, offering beautiful parklike gardens and grounds.

Description

Originally built in the 1990’s by well known local builders, this property is one of six houses, which are set in an exclusive private turning circle. In addition, the house has recently been upgraded and significantly enlarged, providing two very important spaces, including a new, large and attractive kitchen/dining/family room, forming the hub of the house, opening out onto the wrap-around rear terracing and garden.

Also, upstairs, there is a newly created principal bedroom suite, adding to the original five bedrooms and three bathrooms. The overall impact of these changes and the other various upgrades, is to really take the original offering on to a new level, as a well finished, quality detached family house, enjoying a country house feel in a village location, and with generous and secluded gardens.

The kitchen is particularly impressive, with painted, in frame traditional style units, including a large island/breakfast bar. The white stone worktops are complemented by stone and wooden flooring and appliances are by Siemens, Bora, AEG and Samsung. Generally speaking, following the changes, the whole house benefits from a feeling of good space and really integrates well with the new extension.

The private circle drive has mature planting and landscaping, providing an attractive approach to the private shingle drive to The Oaks, giving plenty of parking and access to the integral double garage, with rear access and doors for a tractor, outside to the rear garden.

The parklike gardens and grounds are a real feature, with lawn and grassland, mature trees, an orchard and two small ponds, as well as distant views over the land, and beyond to the neighbouring farmland. A tennis court, built approximately five years ago, enjoys a peaceful setting.

Location

Sellbourne Park is a small private development of large family homes on the edge of the popular village of Frant, within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and approached through an impressive gateway by the Church, just off the charming period High Street, which is by-passed from main road traffic. Frant is surrounded by countryside and there are a number of footpath walks. The village has many attractive period properties and local amenities including a post office, village shop, village green, primary school, church and two popular public houses, the Abergaveny Arms and The George.

Royal Tunbridge Wells (approximately 3.2 miles) 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 attractions including two theatres locally at The Assembly Halls and Trinity Theatre, together with the newly rejuvenated civic centre, The Amelia Scott. The town enjoys an abundance of cafés, such as Juliet's, Italian Delicatessen Arte Bianca and Fine Grind on the Hight Street and restaurants including Thackerays, The Ivy and The Old Fishmarket, together with a good mixture of national multiple retailers and independent shops.

State and private schools: Frant Church of England Primary School, Wadhurst primary school and Uplands Academy in Wadhurst, private preparatory schools in Wadhurst (Sacred Heart), Langton Green (Holmewood House), Tunbridge Wells (The Mead, Rose Hill), Five Ashes (Skippers Hill) and Hawkhurst (St Ronans and Marlborough House). Public schools including Beechwood in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge for boys, Mayfield and Benenden for girls and Eastbourne, Bedes in Upper Dicker and Brighton, Kent College, Pembury and Sevenoaks which are co-ed.

Mainline rail: Frant station at Bells Yew Green (about 1.5 miles), or Tunbridge Wells (approximately 3.1 miles) and Tonbridge (about 7.7 miles), both on the main Hastings line into London Charing Cross/Cannon Street and London Bridge. Additionally, Wadhurst (about 3.1 miles) with services to London Cannon Street and Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) from 42 minutes (Tonbridge to Cannon Street).

Communications: The A21 (accessible just North of Tunbridge Wells) links to the M25. The A264 (from Langton Green) West links to Gatwick Airport via the M23.
All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,525 sq ft


Acreage: 3.15 Acres

Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity and gas. Private septic tank drainage.

Please note, the Klargester is shared with the properties on Sellbourne Park.

Please note, there is a £720 annual cost towards the sewage and maintenance of communal areas.

Local Authority: Wealden District Council

Planning permission was granted under reference WD/2023/0889/F for the conversion of the integral garage into living accommodation as part of a wider extension scheme. This element of the consent was not implemented by the current owners.