Prospect Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0EG | Property for sale | Savills
3,025 sq ft(281.03 sq m)
Guide price £850,000(€961,358)

Prospect RoadSouthborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0EG

  • Sale Agreed
House
3,025 sq ft (281.03 sq m)
6Bedrooms
1Bathrooms
3Receptions

Key features

  • NO ONWARD CHAIN
  • A substantial, detached family home in need of refurbishment in this central and sought-after location
  • Flexible & generous accommodation set across three floors
  • Generous plot and garden
  • Driveway parking for several cars and garage
  • Well-placed for road and rail links, extensive choice of schools in the area and local amenities
  • Within convenient reach of Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks

A rare & exciting opportunity to modernise this sizeable family home in the heart of sought-after Southborough location.

About this property

  • Enjoying a wonderful position towards the end of Prospect Road, Former Vicarage, No 86 is an imposing and substantial, detached, characterful family home with over 3025 sq ft of well-proportioned, light, spacious accommodation which is set across three floors.

    The property offers tremendous potential, currently arranged with three large reception rooms, in addition to the kitchen, utility room and WC on the ground floor, with six bedrooms found across the first and second floor. Presently, there is one bathroom and a number of the bedrooms have sinks.

    Outside - The house benefits from a well-screened, large and established garden to the rear, a further blank canvas for the green-fingered. To the front, the property is comfortably set back from the road, with a driveway that provides parking for several vehicles in addition to the single garage.

    86 Prospect Road is ready and waiting to be updated and reconfigured to create a wonderful, balanced family home.

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I am so excited for and a little envious of, whoever is lucky enough to secure this house; what a chance to get immersed in a "top-to-bottom" renovation in this convenient setting.

Mike ChurchillProperty agent

Local information

  • Tunbridge Wells is the only spa town in the Southeast of England, with elegant architecture and a variety of cultural, entertainment and shopping attractions, including the historic Pantiles (approximately 2.5 miles), known for its charming Georgian colonnade, summer live music festivals, regular food and craft markets and Chalybeate Spring; there are two theatres in Tunbridge Wells, The Amelia Scott Civic Centre, an abundance of cafés and restaurants, artisan producers, and a good mixture of national multiple retailers and independent and boutique shops.
  • Prospect Road is within a highly convenient position located to the north west of the centre of Tunbridge Wells in Southborough, perfectly placed for the very good amenities there, the St. Johns area on the north side of Tunbridge Wells, within the town itself and in neighbouring Tonbridge.
  • Southborough High Street offers a further wealth of local amenities, with barbers, hairdressers, Southborough Butcher, Costcutter, Tesco Express, hairdressers to name but a few and are joined by the recently constructed and imposing Southborough Hub which includes a doctor's surgery, library and town hall as well as a dentist, physio and an opticians, forming a mini "town centre"; there are a number of pubs and restaurants including the highly regarded 'Tallow' restaurant on Southborough Common. Southborough Common, regularly hosts village events and marketplaces, as well as being home to the cricket club which plays regularly. In addition, Southborough is surrounded by approximately 75 acres of greenery and woodland, a lot of which can be found surrounding the Common.
  • In St. Johns there are a number of "mini" supermarkets, including Sainsburys Local, M&S Food and Waitrose. There are many cafés, bars and restaurants, hairdressers and local independent shops, including The Cheese Shop, Phoenix Antiques and Best Health Food Shop Tunbridge Wells, and is also within convenient reach of the Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre.
  • State and Private Schools: There are many highly-regarded schools in Tunbridge Wells, including Skinners, TWGGS, TWGSB, St John's CE primary, Bennett Memorial Diocesan and St Gregory's secondaries, to the north in Tonbridge, Judd, TGSG and Weald of Kent Grammar. Public schools at senior level include Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Eastbourne and Brighton.
  • Mainline rail: High Brooms (about 1.1 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (about 2 miles), with fast and frequent services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times from 50 minutes.
  • Communications: The A26 joins the A21 just North of the town, linking through to the M25 (junction 5) London orbital motorway, and thereby to the national motorway network, and to the South coast. Gatwick Airport is about 23 miles to the West, accessible via the motorway or via the A264.

Additional information

  • Services: Mains water electricity, gas and drainage.
  • EPC Rating: D
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: E