4 bed semi-detached house for sale

Cranbrook Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent TN17

A substantial attached and unlisted four bedroom home in Cranbrook School catchment 2025.

Description
Old Taywell is an attached family home with origins believed to date, in part, back to the 16th century, when it was thought to have been the wing of a Hall House. Now coming to the market for the first time in over 30 years, this unlisted property sits back, well screened from the road by mature hedging, with attractive part walled gardens and views to the North Downs.

This interesting, well proportioned period home which has been added to over the centuries, benefits from high ceilings and comprises three good sized reception rooms including the beautiful oak panelled sitting room with inglenook fireplace and wood stove, a reception hall, study, farmhouse-style kitchen with various integral appliances, boot room and WC.

There are a total of four bedrooms on the first floor, three with en suite shower rooms and one with an en suite bathroom. Stairs lead up to a substantial attic room with window to one end.

Old Taywell is approached via a gravel drive which bypasses the single garage and log store and leads around to a parking area to the rear of the house. The front gardens are part walled whilst the rear gardens are interspersed with magnolia, mountain ash, apple, plum and pear trees.

Location
The sought-after village of Goudhurst has good local shopping and amenities on offer including a newsagents incorporating a Post Office, a bakery, chemist, hairdressers, Doctor's surgery, several pubs and a primary school with ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted report.

More extensive shopping, sport and leisure facilities can be found in Cranbrook and Tunbridge Wells. Local sporting amenities include golf clubs in Ticehurst, Lamberhurst and Tunbridge Wells, riding, walking, mountain bike trails and Go Ape and outdoor music concerts in Bedgebury Forest and Pinetum and sailing, sup, rowing, fishing and cycling at Bewl Water.

Opportunities exist within the area in both the private and state sector, at all levels. The property falls within the Cranbrook School Catchment (2025) and Bethany School is nearby. Grammar and state schools are located in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Maidstone.

Rail links into London run from Marden and Paddock Wood. These connect into London Bridge, Waterloo East, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journey times of less than an hour.

The A21 gives links to the M25, the coast, major motorway networks, Heathrow and Gatwick airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus.

*All distance and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,731 sq ft

Acreage:
0.26 Acres

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Additional Info
Serivices: Oil fired central heating, mains electricity, water and drainage.