- Very well presented family house in the town of Southborough +
- Off-street parking and integrated garage +
- Secluded, well maintained patio/terrace and garden +
- Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom +
- Three further bedrooms served by a family shower room +
- Garden workshop, ideal for storage +
- Approximately 0.3 miles from Southborough Common +
- Approximately 1.2 miles from High Brooms station and 2.7 miles from Tonbridge station +
- EPC Rating = C +
A very well presented family home in this sought after area within Southborough.
Description
7 Doric Road was constructed in the 1920s and has been extended and further updated in recent years to create an attractive family house with spacious and stylish interior space. Character features throughout are complemented by a high standard of presentation, with modern fittings and finishes.
The ground floor layout provides a flexible configuration to suit individual needs. Rooms of particular note include the kitchen to the rear, which is open-plan and ideal for modern family living and entertaining. The kitchen adjoins a dining room with French doors opening to the south-facing garden. There is also a formal sitting room at the front of the house with an attractive bay window and feature fireplace, offering additional reception space.
Upstairs, the generous first floor features four good-sized bedrooms, with the principal bedroom being served by an en suite bathroom, as well as a separate family shower room to serve the further three bedrooms.
Outside - The property is approached via a driveway providing off-street parking and an integrated garage. A path leads down the side of the house through a close-boarded gate to the rear garden.
The attractive, established rear garden is of good size, with a paved terrace immediately behind the house and steps down to a level lawn area, ideal for entertaining and children’s play. There is also a detached workshop to the rear of the garden which is ideal for storage.
Location
Southborough High Street is about 0.2 miles away and offers a good range of local shops and restaurants. Tonbridge (approximately 3 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (approximately 1.8 miles) provide more extensive shopping and leisure facilities.
Doric Avenue is also very well placed for the green spaces of Southborough, including the Southborough Common, which regularly hosts village events and marketplaces, as well as being home to the cricket club which play regularly. In addition, Southborough is surrounded by approximately 75 acres of greenery and woodland, a lot of which can be found surrounding the Common.
The property is well-placed for access to the A21 for Tonbridge and Sevenoaks and the M25 to the north and thereon the national motorway network. A comprehensive bus service operates along the A26 London Road serving Tunbridge Wells and the schools at St Johns.
State and private schools: Southborough C of E Primary, Rosehill Preparatory, Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar (approximately 0.7 miles), Skinners and Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar (about 1.2 miles), and grammar and independent schools in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks (approximately 3 and 9 miles respectively).
Mainline rail: Tonbridge mainline station is approximately three miles away offering fast and frequent commuter services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times from 40 minutes.
Square Footage: 1,347 sq ft
Additional Info
Local Authority: Tunbridge Wells
Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Gas-fired central heating.