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Listing removedReduced £50k (−4.3%) on 20 JunListed 280 days
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Beautifully presented 4 bedroom home of character with off road parking, superbly located within a mile of the station & High Street.
Description Holmesdale Lodge is an imposing detached house of character, completed in 2022 and with the remainder of a Buildzone warranty in place.
With beautifully presented accommodation arranged over four floors, this versatile property is situated at the end of a no-through road in a highly regarded residential area of town, with excellent proximity to schools, High Street, Knole Park and the station.
Salient points include a contemporary kitchen, four double bedrooms, well-appointed bath/shower rooms, driveway parking and a charming west facing rear garden.
From the entrance hall, a staircase leads to the lower ground floor and a sitting room, which has a double aspect and exceeds over 35 ft in length.
To the ground floor there is a versatile study/snug with a view to the front and a bright kitchen/dining room with contemporary wall and base cabinetry, integral appliances and access to the rear garden.
A utility room and connecting cloakroom complete this floor. Arranged over the first floor are two well-proportioned bedrooms, one with a Juliet balcony and a well-appointed family bathroom.
A staircase rises to the second floor and two further double bedrooms, together with a stylish shower room.
The rear garden has a lovely westerly aspect, featuring a paved terrace with a set of steps flanked by well-stocked raised beds and an area of lawn with close board fencing to the perimeter.
To the front there is a driveway and a set of steps leading to the rear of the property. Location Shopping: Sevenoaks High Street (0.8 miles), Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater.
Rail services: Sevenoaks (1 mile) London Bridge/Canon Street/Charing Cross (from 20 mins). Primary Schools: St Thomas’ rcp, St John’s cep, Sevenoaks cp, and Lady Boswell’s cep Schools.
Grammar/State Schools: Knole Academy, Weald of Kent Girls Grammar, Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar and Trinity School in Sevenoaks. Several state and grammar schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Sackville Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks, Granville, Solefields and New Beacon Preparatory Schools in Sevenoaks. Walthamstow Hall School for Girls in Sevenoaks.
St Michaels & Russell House Preparatory Schools in Otford. Radnor House in Sundridge.
Leisure Facilities: Knole Park (0.6 miles), Kent's last medieval deer park, with over 1,000 acres of beautiful parkland and Knole House, a former archbishops palace now owned by the National Trust.
Golf clubs in Sevenoaks include Wildernesse and Knole, with Nizels in Hildenborough also with a private health/fitness centre. Hollybush café and tennis courts. Sevenoaks leisure centre.
The Stag theatre and cinema. All distances and journey times are approximate.
Square Footage: 1,664 sq ft Directions From our office on the High Street proceed in a northerly direction over the traffic lights into Dartford Road.
Turn right after the Vine cricket ground into Vine Court Road and proceed to the crossroads. Continue straight over into Bayham Road and take the first right hand turning onto Serpentine Road.
Holmesdale Road is the next right and Holmesdale Lodge will be found towards the end of the road on the right. Additional Info All mains services connected.
Agent note: Party wall right to access the side of the property on 1 Holmesdale Road side for maintenance purposes.
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