4 bedroom detached house for sale

Offering great potential, a major portion of this fine Victorian mansion, sold as the Freehold, but subject to three long leasehold apartments in the building on peppercorn ground rents.

Description

One of the original Victorian mansion houses in this wide, tree-lined avenue, which became known locally as ‘millionaires row’.

As with many of these houses, the post war period was then a time of the partial conversion of these very large properties, often into rental rooms, and then later into long leasehold apartment sales. This particular property forms the largest portion of the building, set over three floors, including an extensive basement and is being sold freehold, but subject to three long leasehold apartments in the building, which generate just peppercorn ground rents. There is also a pool house addition to the west, linked to house via the Drawing Room.

The property is considered to have great potential and the accommodation throughout has much original character, including high ceilings of 3.46 meters in the key ground floor reception spaces. There are also many period features, including a stain glass window to the original staircase, a variety of fireplaces, casement windows with shutters, cornicing, deep skirting boards and parquet flooring.

Outside, the property has the benefit of the mature gardens and a private turning and parking area in front of the original main entrance. The apartments are accessed elsewhere and include a top floor three Bedroom, a first floor two bedroom and a ground floor one bedroom. All these apartments have discreet allocated garden areas and car parking.

Historically, the selling clients have insured the building and maintained the property on an ad hoc basis, with apportioned costs on a percentage basis - the Freehold picking up 65% of the total expenditure.

Location

Dating back to the 1860s, Broadwater Down is a historic and sought-after wide and tree-lined residential road. With many period properties and modern newly-built homes, most properties lie within a Conservation Area on the ever-popular south side of Tunbridge Wells, including 40 Broadwater Down.

The High Street, which offers many restaurants including The Ivy and The Warren, and so many choices for delicious cakes, fresh bread and coffee, Juliet's, Fine Grind, Gails and the Italian delicatessen Arte Bianca, with fresh fish and seafood at Sankey's fishmongers and so much more, with numerous shops and independent boutiques.

The historic Pantiles is approximately 1.1 miles away and TN2, a popular local store and off-licence, can be found on Frant Road, next door to The Bull pub. The Woodland Trust’s Hargate Forest with its network of walking trails can be accessed directly from Broadwater Down and Broadwater Forest is also nearby. The town centre is approximately 1.3 miles and offers an extensive range of shops, restaurants, bars and two theatres.

Tunbridge Wells station (approximately 1.4 miles) provides regular services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (via London Bridge and Waterloo East). The recently dualled A21 links the town to the M25 to the north.

Well-regarded schools in the area include primaries in Frant (approximately 1.8 miles) and Tunbridge Wells, Holmewood House (Langton Green), Rose Hill and The Mead preparatories. Senior schools include Mayfield School for Girls, Kent Grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and public schools in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne and Bedes in Upper Dicker.

Square Footage: 3,402 sq ft



Additional Info

Found within Tunbridge Wells Conservation Area.

Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Please note, there is a tree preservation order present at the property.

Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.

Information on apartments: Apartment A - Two Bedrooms. Lease Expiry 25/11/2982. Garden area as per the boundary plan. Ground Rent: £1.00 per annum. Service Charge: 12.5%. Council Tax Band: C

Information on apartments: Apartment B - Three Bedrooms. Lease Expiry 25/11/2982. Garden area as per the boundary plan. Ground Rent: £1.00 per annum. Service Charge: 15%. Council Tax Band: C

Information on apartments: Apartment C - One bedroom. Lease Expiry 25/11/2982. Garden area as per the boundary plan. Ground Rent: £1.00 per annum. Service Charge: 7.5%. Council Tax Band: B