The Drive, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9

Spacious & stylish family home with planning, superbly located for schools & station

Description

51 The Drive is an attractive family home, built in 1960 and providing light and well-proportioned accommodation, further enhanced by the current owners to create stylish and beautifully presented living spaces, ideal for entertaining and modern family living. Salient points include an impressive kitchen/breakfast/dining room, luxurious bathroom suites, oak effect flooring, an attractive open fireplace, some panelled walls, a roof lantern and skylights. Also of note is the property’s lovely rear garden, driveway parking and garaging and the superb location for local schools and the station, being within approx. 0.3 miles and 0.9 miles respectively.

Agents Note: Planning Permission has been implemented for a loft conversion with hip-to-gable roof extension, front roof light windows and rear dormer with Juliette balcony. For all the details please visit the planning portal (Ref: 19/01012/FL).

The bright, spacious sitting room features an attractive open fireplace and a view to the front.

The kitchen/breakfast/dining room is a superb space and ideal for modern living, with sliding doors to the rear terrace and two skylights. The stylish kitchen is well-equipped with a comprehensive range of wall and base by award winning Peter Alexander Cabinets, matching island/breakfast bar and integral appliances by Neff.

An adjoining double aspect family room features a striking roof lantern and a set of sliding doors to the rear terrace.

A utility room provides further storage and space for appliances with access to a well-appointed shower room and the garage.

Arranged over the first floor are three bedrooms, two with banks of fitted wardrobes.

A modern family bathroom completes the accommodation.

The garden creates a lovely backdrop to the property, with a generous decked terrace an ideal spot for al fresco entertaining. A level area of lawn is flanked on one side with a border planted with a variety of established herbaceous shrubs with mature trees to the boundaries providing a high degree of privacy.

To the front, a driveway provides ample parking for two vehicles with access to the integral garage and a sloped path flanked by well-stocked raised beds leads to the recessed front door. There is also an EV charger.

Location

Shopping: Tonbridge (0.9 miles), Tunbridge Wells (5 miles) and Bluewater (21.2 miles).

Mainline rail services: Tonbridge (0.5 miles) to London Bridge/Charing Cross/ Cannon Street.

Primary Schools: Various in Tonbridge including Sussex Road, Royal Rise, Bishop Chavasse C of E and Slade.

State Secondary Schools: Tonbridge and Weald of Kent Girls Grammar Schools. The Judd Boys Grammar. There are further grammar and state schools in Tonbridge.

Preparatory Schools: The Schools at Somerhill, Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange. Several in Sevenoaks.

Public Schools: Tonbridge, Kent College, Sackville, Sevenoaks and Walthamstow Hall.

Sporting Facilities: Tonbridge pools and Angel Leisure Centre. Poult Wood and Moatlands Golf Clubs nearby. Nizels Golf and Fitness Club, Hildenborough. Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre.

All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,486 sq ft



Directions

From Sevenoaks join the A21 southwards and exit at Tonbridge. Take the first exit at the roundabout, signposted A2104. Continue on this road and turn second left on to The Drive. No.51 can be found on the right, shortly thereafter.

Additional Info

All mains services connected.