Tibbs Court Lane, Matfield, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 7NB | Property for sale | Savills
1,869 sq ft(173.64 sq m)
Guide price £1,195,000(€1,362,552)

Tibbs Court LaneMatfield, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 7NB

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in June 2023
  • Charming Grade II Listed detached family home
  • Four bedrooms, two bathrooms
  • Sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room
  • Detached garden studio/home office, utility room with gardener's privy, greenhouse
  • Generous gardens, driveway parking and garaging
  • Well placed for road and rail links, choice of schools and local amenities
  • Within convenient reach of Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks

A beautiful Grade II Listed cottage, set in delightful & established gardens in a semi-rural setting within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty whilst conveniently placed for nearby towns

About this property

  • A captivating Grade II Listed property, with accommodation set across three floors, The Cottage originates from about 1700 and over the years has been both updated and extended to enhance the abundance of period features on offer whilst creating a comfortable, stylish and beautifully appointed family home.

    Extended by our clients in 2020, The Cottage is now accessed via the impressive deVol kitchen/breakfast room, which is flooded with natural light through striking oak framed windows that provide a delightful view of the garden. The attractive units provide good storage with plenty of preparation and entertaining space, with integrated appliances and space for a range style cooker.

    The dining room has a large brick inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam and a stable door to the garden, the adjoining sitting room also has a large inglenook fireplace with a contemporary wood burning stove and direct access onto the terrace and gardens beyond.

    On the first floor the light, bright dual-aspect principal bedroom enjoys an outlook over the gardens to the neighbouring orchards and countryside beyond. There is a further double bedroom with views to the front, a family bathroom and a separate WC.

    There are two interconnecting bedrooms on the second floor each with gable windows, and a further bathroom completes the accommodation.

    Outside - The Cottage sits surrounded by established gardens which are predominantly laid to lawn interspersed with trees, shrubs and planting, including silver birch, eucalyptus, mulberry, apple trees, holly, laurel, roses and rhododendrons. There is a southerly facing flagstone terrace, ideal for outdoor entertaining with pretty raised brick flowerbeds and box hedging containing lavender and rosemary, with climbing wisteria and roses to the front of the cottage.

    Outbuildings - The Cottage benefits from a separate, detached garden studio, which offers flexible space for any number of uses, currently a luxurious home office and recreational space.

    An outside cold store has been transformed into a smart and useful utility room with a gardener's privy still in situ. The adjoining green house with power and water provides ideal, sheltered preparation space for the many raised vegetable beds.

    The property is approached via a private gated entrance which opens onto a gravel driveway and parking for several vehicles.
    A barn with tiled pitch roof and concrete flooring is used as a garage and workshop area.

    View payable Stamp Duty for this property

I feel very privileged to be selling The Cottage once again. This is a property I have always coveted, more so than ever in its current form; sympathetically and beautifully enhanced with a meticulous approach, I have always felt this would be a very special place to call home.

Natasha SelbieProperty agent

Local information

  • The Cottage is situated in a quiet hamlet close to Brenchley and 1½ miles of Matfield surrounded by beautiful countryside in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The picturesque village of Brenchley offers a post office, doctors' surgery and dispensary, along with a fine church, primary school, The Little Bull Café & Bar and a village club. Matfield has a pretty village green, butcher, and public houses including Gastro Pub "The Poet". The two villages share a Lawn Tennis Club and there are both cricket and football teams in addition to further local societies and clubs.
  • Horsmonden is just under three miles away where there are further village amenities including an award-winning village shop (Heath Stores has historically been named 'Best Independent Food and Drink Retailer' by Kent Life).
  • The Cottage is perfectly placed for immediate access to the surrounding countryside, and within convenient reach of local attractions such as Bewl Water, the largest reservoir in the south east. The reservoir provides many leisure activities including horse riding, walking and cycling trails, a sailing and canoeing club and fishing, Scotney Castle and Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest.
  • For more comprehensive shopping, Paddock Wood (about 3 miles) offers a good range of shopping facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, doctors' surgery, bank, Costa Coffee, butcher, Greggs, Barsley's Department Store, Putlands Sports and Leisure Centre and primary school. Tunbridge Wells (about 7 miles) offers a wide choice of facilities including two theatres, a multiplex cinema, health clubs, restaurants, cafés, bars and hotels, The Pantiles and High Street.
  • There are many highly regarded schools in the area, both state and private, including Brenchley and Horsmonden village primary schools, the Grammar Schools in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Maidstone, Bethany school in Goudhurst, St Ronans and Marlbrough House in Hawkhurst, the Schools at Somerhill, Holmewood House, Kent College for girls, Tonbridge School for Boys, Mayfield School for Girls and co-education at Sevenoaks School.
  • Paddock Wood station has mainline services to London Charing Cross via London Bridge and Waterloo East (and Cannon Street), with services from about 53 minutes.
  • The nearby A21 links directly to the M25 London orbital motorway to the north and thereby a national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Additional information

  • Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating. LPG for gas hob.
  • Directions: Postcode - TN12 7NB. Travel through Matfield on the B2160, turning right onto the Brenchley Road. Before reaching the centre of Brenchley village turn right onto Petteridge Lane, on reaching the T-Junction with the Hopbine Pub on your left, turn left onto Tibbs Court Lane, The Cottage will be found just a little way along on your right-hand side.
  • EPC Rating: E
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G