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Well-presented 5 bedroom home with established south east facing garden, driveway parking & garage, 1.1 miles from the station.
Description 18 Downsview Road occupies a superb spot in a popular residential no-through road, with well-presented accommodation of over 1,800 sq ft arranged over two floors, ideal for both family living and entertaining.
The property offers impressive reception spaces, including a spacious sitting room with pleasant views to the front and rear, and bi-fold doors opening onto the terrace.
A separate dining room features an attractive fireplace.
The modern kitchen is well-appointed with a comprehensive range of wall and base units, integrated appliances, and worktops extending to a peninsula with a breakfast bar.
An adjoining dining area provides an ideal space for entertaining, with doors opening onto the terrace.
Stairs from the welcoming entrance hall lead to the first floor and a superb principal bedroom suite, which enjoys rear views and benefits from an en suite shower room.
There are four additional bedrooms, complemented by a well-appointed family bathroom.
To the front, the property features an area of artificial lawn with low-level fencing and paved pathways leading to the entrance, with established wisteria enhancing the façade.
A gravel driveway provides ample off-road parking, alongside a further driveway leading to the garage, separated by a tiered brick wall.
The rear garden enjoys a south-easterly aspect and is mainly laid to lawn, with a variety of shrubs, specimen trees, and boundary hedging.
A decked terrace extends across part of the rear, creating an excellent space for al fresco dining and entertaining, with steps flanked by planted rockeries rising to the lawn.
Location 18 Downsview Road is set in a desirable residential no through road, well-located for both the mainline station servicing London, and the High Street with its multitude of shops, supermarkets, pubs and restaurants.
The popular schools of Riverhead Infants and Amherst Juniors are also within 1.2 miles via a public footpath through parkland.
Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (1.5 miles), Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater. Mainline Rail Services: Sevenoaks (1.1 miles) to London Bridge (from 22 minutes)/Charing Cross/Cannon Street.
Primary Schools: Riverhead Infants and Amherst Juniors, St Thomas’ rcp, St John’s cep, Sevenoaks, and Lady Boswell’s cep Schools.
Secondary Schools: Knole Academy, Weald of Kent and Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar annexes, and Trinity Secondary Schools in Sevenoaks. Several in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Sackville and Walthamstow Hall Secondary Schools. The Granville, Sevenoaks, Walthamstow Hall, Solefields and New Beacon Prep Schools.
St Michael’s and Russell House Prep Schools in Otford. Radnor House School in Sundridge. Leisure Facilities: Holmesdale Cricket Club and Holmesdale Bowls Club.
Sailing and water sports on Chipstead Lake and tennis at the village club. Knole Deer Park. Wildernesse and Knole Golf Clubs in Sevenoaks. Nizels Golf & Country Club in Hildenborough.
Sevenoaks Leisure Centre. Sevenoaks Tennis Club. Cricket, Hockey, Football and Rugby in the Sevenoaks Vine area. Please note that all distances, timings and measurements are approximate.
Square Footage: 1,842 sq ft Directions From Sevenoaks station, proceed on the London Road towards Riverhead and turn left on to Brittains Lane at the top of the hill.
Continue for about half a mile and turn right on to Downsview Road. No. 18 can be found towards the end of the road on the left. Additional Info Services: Mains connected.
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