Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5JP | Property for sale | Savills
144.65 sq m
Guide price £1,150,000(33,023,540 EGP)

Forest RoadTunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5JP

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in June 2023
  • Attractive and well-loved family home in this convenient and sought-after location
  • Approximately 1.2 miles from the centre of town, Pantiles and mainline station
  • Only the second time on the market since built in 1936 and now offering huge potential for updating, subject to necessary consents
  • Established gardens of about 0.28 acres offering a high level of privacy and a south-easterly aspect to the rear
  • Well placed for wide choice of private and state schools, including the Grammar schools

A handsome family home, with considerable potential in this sought-after location on the south side of Tunbridge Wells.

About this property

  • A wonderful opportunity to acquire one of the first homes built in this very popular location in 1936 and now offered on the market for only the second time since new.

    This handsome and characterful property is a much-loved family home, beautifully set on a good-sized plot of approaching a third of an acre, with a deep front approach and a pretty well-screened garden, with a southerly aspect to the rear.

    Built in an attractive traditional local style, with tile hung elevations, leaded light windows, oak joinery and fireplaces, the property is well presented, but now requires updating. Having not been extended since new, Dinglesden offers an exciting 'blank canvas', with huge potential to fulfill individual requirements, subject to the necessary planning consents.

    The accommodation currently comprises two good sized reception rooms, a well-fitted kitchen/breakfast room, four bedrooms and a family bathroom, together with an attached garage and former coal stores.

    The level established garden is a particularly lovely feature, extending mostly to the rear and enclosed by high mixed hedging to the boundaries, with a cedar summer house, herbaceous and shrub borders and mature trees, including several camelias, apples, pears, silver birch and a magnolia.

    A good level of privacy can be enjoyed to all sides of the house and there is a pleasant outlook over an adjoining field beyond the rear fence-line.

    To the front, the house is re-knowned locally as a landmark because of the magnificent Monkey Puzzle tree planted by the entrance gates by one of the family's children in 1977.

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The right price point for the road, the right look and the right garden, so for me this represents a real opportunity to invest, live and enjoy.

Robert JacobsProperty agent

Local information

  • Dinglesden is located on the popular south side of Tunbridge Wells in a sought after residential road comprising mainly prestigious detached family houses. The town centre is easily accessible, being approximately 1.2 miles and offering an extensive range of shops, department stores, restaurants, bars and coffee houses, together with two theatres, one of which also shows films.
  • The historic and picturesque Pantiles Georgian shopping colonnade and the old High Street area is a walk of just over a mile, and the Royal Victoria Place shopping mall is reached in approximately 2.3 miles. Knights Park out of town retail park is approximately four miles and offers a multi-screen cinema complex, bowling alley, health/fitness club and further large outlet stores. Local shopping is available in Frant village and TN2 Food and Wine is a popular family-run grocery store on the Frant Road.
  • There are several parks and open green spaces in the vicinity, including Dunorlan Park and the town's Common, with its extensive acreage of woodland and open spaces, loved by children and dog walkers for generations, as well as Hargate Woods which are accessible off Broadwater Down. The Nevill Golf Club and Nevill Ground (tennis and cricket) are nearby in Warwick Park.
  • The surrounding countryside is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and boasts several places of historic interest and attractive walks, including the famous Ashdown Forest, sailing and fishing at Bewl Water near Wadhurst and cycling trails at Bedgebury Forest.
  • Private and state schools: Tunbridge Wells has a number of well-regarded primary schools as well as The Mead, Rose Hill and Holmewood House preparatory schools. At secondary level, The boys' and girls' Grammars and Skinners are in the St John's area on the northern side of town, approximately 2.3 miles and the Skinners' Kent Academy in Sandown Park is approximately 2.6 miles Independent secondary options include Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Tonbridge for boys, Mayfield for girls and co-education options at Sevenoaks, Eastbourne and Brighton.
  • Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells (approximately 1.2 miles) has services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times of under an hour.
  • Communications: The A21 is accessible just north of Tunbridge Wells, which links to the London M25 orbital and thereby the national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Additional information

  • Agent's Notes: 1) The neighbouring property number 159 Forest Road has had planning permission granted for a single storey extension to the rear. Ref:22/01402/FULL. 2) The bathroom is very dated and the toilet currently does not function.
  • Services: Gas-fired central heating, mains water, electricity and drainage.
  • Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 01892 526121, Tax Band G.
  • Directions: From Tunbridge Wells take the A267 (Nevill Street, which becomes Frant Road) south from the mini-roundabout at the Pantiles. After the pedestrian crossing, turn left into Warwick Park. Continue for about 0.8 miles to the end and turn right into Forest Road. Dingleden, number 161, will be found after a short distance on the left hand side, notable for the monkey puzzle tree by the gate.
  • EPC Rating: E
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G