Situated within the exclusive and secure Swaylands Estate, this property offers a serene lifestyle in a gated community on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Penshurst. The estate is ideally located between Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and Sevenoaks, with nearby train stations offering quick connections to London, and the A21 providing access to the M25 and major airports.
The property itself features a welcoming entrance hall, a spacious sitting room with a wood burner, a generous kitchen/dining room with ample natural light and direct access to the rear garden. Upstairs, the principal bedroom offers valley views, a private dressing room and an en suite, while a second bedroom also includes an en suite. The property benefits from a lovely walled garden, private parking, and an open-fronted garage with power and lighting.
Residents of the Swaylands Estate enjoy 40 acres of beautifully landscaped communal gardens, tennis courts, a serene lake and a full-time estate manager. The estate is accessible via electric gates, ensuring both security and privacy.
SITUATION
The exclusive Swaylands Estate is a secure, gated community nestled on the outskirts of the historic and picturesque village of Penshurst, positioned between the towns of Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks. Penshurst Village is a thriving community and offers an array of local amenities including a village shop with banking facilities, a village hall, a church, a village tea shop and a petrol station.
Connectivity is excellent, with the A21 accessible at Tonbridge, linking to the M25 and national motorway networks, providing easy access to Heathrow and Gatwick airports, the channel ports, and the Channel Tunnel Terminus.
For commuting, Penshurst Station (approximately 2.3 miles away) offers trains to London Cannon Street in around 57 minutes and London Victoria in just over an hour. Hildenborough Station (approximately 4.7 miles away) provides services to London Charing Cross/Cannon Street in around 41 minutes, as does Tonbridge Station (approximately 4.5 miles away).
ENTRANCE HALLWAY
The front door leads into a welcoming entrance hallway with doors into the living room, the cloakroom WC, a useful utility cupboard and carpeted stairs leading to the first floor, space for coats and shoes, a radiator and carpeted flooring throughout.
SITTING ROOM
The sitting room offers a warm and inviting atmosphere, featuring plush carpeted flooring and a charming wood burner as a central focal point. With ample space for sitting room furniture and additional room for a study area, this versatile space is both functional and welcoming. Multiple radiators ensure comfort, while the abundance of windows frame picturesque views of the beautifully maintained communal grounds and the scenic valley beyond, filling the room with natural light.
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM
The kitchen/dining room is accessed via double doors from the living room and offers generous amounts of space for a large dining table and chair set, with a large skylight window, and windows and double doors leading out to the rear garden, both filling the space with natural light. There are two radiators and carpeted flooring throughout.
The kitchen comprises of a range of wall and base units with quartz worktops over, an integrated dishwasher, a washing machine/dryer, a 4-ring induction hob with extractor fan over and oven below, a separate grill/microwave, a 1-and-a-half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer and with fully tiled flooring throughout.
CLOAKROOM WC
The cloakroom WC consists of a concealed cistern WC, a pedestal hand wash basin and radiator, with fully tiled flooring and part-tiled walls.
LANDING
Carpeted stairs lead up from the ground floor to a spacious hallway on the first floor which provides access to bedrooms one and two, as well as an airing cupboard. The area is brightened by multiple windows offering scenic views over fields, while a radiator ensures comfort. There is also a loft hatch which provides convenient access, via a loft ladder, to additional storage space.
PRINCIPAL BEDROOM
The principal bedroom features stunning views over the Swaylands estate, with ample space for bedroom furniture, access into the en suite and dressing room, providing generous amounts of clothes storage, with a radiator and carpeted flooring throughout.
EN SUITE
The en suite consists of a fitted bath, an enclosed cistern WC, a hand wash basin set in a unit with built-in storage below, a chrome heated towel rail and additional storage cupboards providing extra space, tiled flooring and part-tiled walls, with a window offering picturesque views of the Swaylands estate.
BEDROOM TWO
The second double bedroom boasts a window to the front of the property with far-reaching views, space for bedroom furniture, a large built-in wardrobe and access to the en suite, consisting of a panel bath with shower attachment, an enclosed cistern WC, a pedestal hand wash basin, a chrome heated towel rail, a window to the front of the property, part tiled walls and fully tiled flooring.
OUTSIDE
The rear garden is accessed via double doors from the kitchen/dining room and leads out to a lovely private walled garden, consisting of a paved area with ample space for garden furniture, a pathway leading to the rear of the garden and giving access to the rear gate leading to the private parking space. The remainder of the garden is mainly laid to lawn with some mature hedges, trees and flower bed borders.
Externally, the property also boasts a private parking space and an open-fronted garage with power and lighting.
SWAYLANDS COMMUNAL AREAS
The Swaylands Estate offers approximately 40 acres of beautifully landscaped communal gardens, featuring formal knot gardens, expansive lawns, fountains, a tennis court, and a serene lake. Residents also enjoy the convenience of an open-fronted garage and private parking space en bloc. The development is accessed via electric gates and a driveway and offers a full-time estate manager based onsite for efficient property management and enhanced security.
SERVICES AND AGENT NOTES
Grade II listed
Leasehold with 106 years remaining. Service charge -�4,600 per annum. Ground rent �450 per annum.
Swaylands Estate Management Ltd. provides maintenance services across the Swaylands estate, including Clockhouse Mews.
Council Tax Band: G - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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