House For Sale £1,600,000
A handsome, detached and substantial Victorian villa, offering considerable potential found in the sought after St. James’ area of Tunbridge Wells
Description
In the same ownership for over 40 years, Stanmore House is an impressive detached Victorian Villa, enjoying a wealth of period features typical for a property of this era, including high ceilings, decorative coving, ceiling roses, sash windows, and deep skirtings. The accommodation is set over four floors, with a decorative wrought iron staircase rising to the first and plentiful storage throughout.
The sitting room is of particular note, with a handsome marble open fireplace, sash windows fitted with shutters, doors opening into the garden, and further internal doors that open into the library, creating an extended sitting area ideal for entertaining guests. The formal dining room enjoys sash bay windows and a decorative marble fireplace, whilst a further reception room offers a flexible space that could be used as a snug, bedroom, or an office perhaps, ideal for todays’ working-from-home needs.
The lower ground floor comprises a kitchen fitted with traditional units and tiled flooring, with an archway to the breakfast room. Double doors open to a good-sized bedroom with an en-suite fitted with a utility cupboard with space for a washer/dryer. The hallway has three storage cupboards, one of which is a useful walk-in larder.
On the first floor the principal bedroom, fitted with a sink basin, has a bay window with views of St James Road. There are three further bedrooms on this floor, one of which is currently used as an art room and includes a sink basin, and another fitted with a decorative wrought iron fireplace with a marble surround. A traditional family bathroom completes the first-floor accommodation, whilst the loft room on the top floor provides a further bedroom with eaves storage and boarded floors.
The mature gardens to the rear are mainly laid to lawn, with herbaceous borders, raised beds, and a range of plants and trees including a Japanese acer, hydrangea, bay tree, and a liquid amber. Doors from the sitting room open to wrought iron steps leading to the rear terrace, with steps and a sloping pathway sweeping around to the lawn. The garden can also be accessed from the kitchen via handsome York stone steps.
The boundary is fenced to two sides, whilst mature trees and shrubs mark the third. A pathway leads around the side of the house with a gate opening to the front. Mature hedging screens the property from the road, whilst the remainder of the frontage is mainly laid to lawn with a garage providing ample storage or space for a workshop.
Location
St. James Road is a highly convenient Tunbridge Wells location offering its residents the perfect base to enjoy all that Tunbridge Wells has to offer. Being the only spa town in the Southeast of England, Tunbridge Wells offers elegant architecture and extensive cultural, entertainment and shopping attractions, including theatres, cafés and restaurants, national retailers and characterful independent shops on the High Street and historic Pantiles, known for its charming Georgian colonnade and summer Jazz festivals, and regular craft and food markets. Nearby Camden Road a variety of restaurants, coffee shops, an artisan bakery, Italian deli, beauticians, fishmongers, butcher, green grocers and so much more with an eclectic mix of independent shops.
Excellent cricket and tennis facilities at the Nevill grounds, approximately 2 miles away and the renowned Nevill Golf Club is also located approximately 2.8 miles away. Dunorlan Park, The Common and parks such as The Grove and Calverley Grounds, all lie within approximately 1.1 miles on foot.
There are many highly-regarded schools in the vicinity, including St James' Primary School and the girls' and boys' grammars, Bennett Memorial, The Wells Free School, Rose Hill and Holmewood House preparatory schools and independent senior schools in Tonbridge, Mayfield, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne.
Mainline station: Tunbridge Wells (approximately 0.8 miles on foot) with regular services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street.
Communications: The A21 serves Tunbridge Wells, giving access to the M25 to the north and the coast to the south.
Square Footage: 3,244 sq ft
Directions
From the High Street in central Tunbridge Wells, continue on Mount Pleasant Road and then turn right onto Crescent Road just after Lloyds Bank. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Lansdowne Road. At the junction, continue onto Lansdowne Road and then turn left onto St. James' Road. Continue on St. James' Road until you reach Stanmore House, number 38, on your right.
Additional Info
This property is situated in Tunbridge Wells Conservation area
Services: Mains Water, Electricity, Gas and Drainage
Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Description
In the same ownership for over 40 years, Stanmore House is an impressive detached Victorian Villa, enjoying a wealth of period features typical for a property of this era, including high ceilings, decorative coving, ceiling roses, sash windows, and deep skirtings. The accommodation is set over four floors, with a decorative wrought iron staircase rising to the first and plentiful storage throughout.
The sitting room is of particular note, with a handsome marble open fireplace, sash windows fitted with shutters, doors opening into the garden, and further internal doors that open into the library, creating an extended sitting area ideal for entertaining guests. The formal dining room enjoys sash bay windows and a decorative marble fireplace, whilst a further reception room offers a flexible space that could be used as a snug, bedroom, or an office perhaps, ideal for todays’ working-from-home needs.
The lower ground floor comprises a kitchen fitted with traditional units and tiled flooring, with an archway to the breakfast room. Double doors open to a good-sized bedroom with an en-suite fitted with a utility cupboard with space for a washer/dryer. The hallway has three storage cupboards, one of which is a useful walk-in larder.
On the first floor the principal bedroom, fitted with a sink basin, has a bay window with views of St James Road. There are three further bedrooms on this floor, one of which is currently used as an art room and includes a sink basin, and another fitted with a decorative wrought iron fireplace with a marble surround. A traditional family bathroom completes the first-floor accommodation, whilst the loft room on the top floor provides a further bedroom with eaves storage and boarded floors.
The mature gardens to the rear are mainly laid to lawn, with herbaceous borders, raised beds, and a range of plants and trees including a Japanese acer, hydrangea, bay tree, and a liquid amber. Doors from the sitting room open to wrought iron steps leading to the rear terrace, with steps and a sloping pathway sweeping around to the lawn. The garden can also be accessed from the kitchen via handsome York stone steps.
The boundary is fenced to two sides, whilst mature trees and shrubs mark the third. A pathway leads around the side of the house with a gate opening to the front. Mature hedging screens the property from the road, whilst the remainder of the frontage is mainly laid to lawn with a garage providing ample storage or space for a workshop.
Location
St. James Road is a highly convenient Tunbridge Wells location offering its residents the perfect base to enjoy all that Tunbridge Wells has to offer. Being the only spa town in the Southeast of England, Tunbridge Wells offers elegant architecture and extensive cultural, entertainment and shopping attractions, including theatres, cafés and restaurants, national retailers and characterful independent shops on the High Street and historic Pantiles, known for its charming Georgian colonnade and summer Jazz festivals, and regular craft and food markets. Nearby Camden Road a variety of restaurants, coffee shops, an artisan bakery, Italian deli, beauticians, fishmongers, butcher, green grocers and so much more with an eclectic mix of independent shops.
Excellent cricket and tennis facilities at the Nevill grounds, approximately 2 miles away and the renowned Nevill Golf Club is also located approximately 2.8 miles away. Dunorlan Park, The Common and parks such as The Grove and Calverley Grounds, all lie within approximately 1.1 miles on foot.
There are many highly-regarded schools in the vicinity, including St James' Primary School and the girls' and boys' grammars, Bennett Memorial, The Wells Free School, Rose Hill and Holmewood House preparatory schools and independent senior schools in Tonbridge, Mayfield, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne.
Mainline station: Tunbridge Wells (approximately 0.8 miles on foot) with regular services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street.
Communications: The A21 serves Tunbridge Wells, giving access to the M25 to the north and the coast to the south.
Square Footage: 3,244 sq ft
Directions
From the High Street in central Tunbridge Wells, continue on Mount Pleasant Road and then turn right onto Crescent Road just after Lloyds Bank. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Lansdowne Road. At the junction, continue onto Lansdowne Road and then turn left onto St. James' Road. Continue on St. James' Road until you reach Stanmore House, number 38, on your right.
Additional Info
This property is situated in Tunbridge Wells Conservation area
Services: Mains Water, Electricity, Gas and Drainage
Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
