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Attractive and Spacious Family Home Offering Stylish Accommodation, Situated on the Edge of This Popular Village Attractive and spacious family home offering stylish accommodation, situated on the edge of this popular village. Oak Tree House, 19 Nutfields, Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 9EA £1,100,000 Freehold • Stylishly presented throughout • Well-proportioned and extended accommodation • Double garage • Delightful garden • Sought after location • Borough Green Station approx. 1.9 miles Lo cal Information is ideal for entertaining and modern Oak Tree House, 19 Nutfields is family living. Features include an situated in the Metropolitan impressive open plan kitchen/ Greenbelt and in an Area of Special dining area, modern bathroom Landscape and Character. The suites and an attractive colour historic village of Ightham is within palette throughout. Also of note are 0.6 miles and is identified as one of the attractive established gardens the six special villages of Kent with and the detached double garage its Norman Church, ancient inns with the total plot amounting to and medieval houses. There are a about 0.2 of an acre. number of National Trust owned areas including the historic Ightham • The generous sitting room has a Mote and Oldbury Woods where feature brick fireplace and adjoins remnants of a Neolithic cave and the conservatory and playroom. the largest stone age fort in England There is also a study with an can be seen. outlook to the front. • Comprehensive Shopping: • The impressive kitchen/ breakfast Sevenoaks (5.4 miles), Tonbridge, room is open to the family/dining Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater. room with a roof light and bi-folding • Mainline Rail Services: Borough doors to the garden. The kitchen is Green (1.9 miles) to London fitted with a comprehensive range Victoria. Sevenoaks to London of bespoke cupboards with a Bridge/ Charing Cross/Cannon complimenting island unit and Street. integral appliances. The adjoining • Primary Schools: Ightham, Plaxtol utility room has additional storage and Borough Green. and space for appliances. • Grammar schools: Knole • Arranged over the first floor are Academy, Weald of Kent Grammar four bedrooms, all with built-in and Trinity Schools in Sevenoaks. wardrobes. Two have en suite Wrotham School. A number in shower rooms and there is a well- Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. appointed family bathroom with • Private Schools: Sevenoaks, separate shower. Tonbridge and Walthamstow Hall • To the front, there are borders Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks, stocked with established planting, Walthamstow Hall, The Granville, and an electrically operated gated Solefields and New Beacon Prep driveway provides parking and Schools. St Michaels and Russell leads to the detached double House Prep Schools in Otford. garage. To the rear is a level lawn Radnor House in Sundridge. with shaped beds stocked with a variety of plants and trees. A paved About this property path leads around the property Oak Tree House, 19 Nutfields is an culminating in a generous terrace impressive and stylishly presented by the dining/family area, providing family home which was built in 1997 an ideal area for al fresco and has been extended and entertaining. Established refurbished to a high standard evergreen hedging sit to the since. The versatile accommodation perimeter providing privacy. Oliver Hodges Oak Tree House, 19 Nutfields, Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 9EA Sevenoaks Gross Internal Area 2697 sq ft, 250.6 m² +44 (0) 1732 789 700 savills savills.co.uk [email protected] Directions From Sevenoaks head in an easterly direction along the A25 over Seal Chart and past the Crown Point public house on the right. Continue for a further half a mile and turn right into Common Road (signed Ightham Common). Turn left after the Harrow public house into Redwell Lane and Nutfields can be found on the right hand side after about 100 yards. At the third roundabout number 19 (Oak Tree House) will be found on the left hand side. Tenure Freehold Local Authority Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council EPC Rating = C Viewing All viewings will be accompanied and are strictly by prior arrangement through Savills Sevenoaks Office. Telephone: +44 (0) 1732 789 700. Important Notice Savills, its clients and any joint agents give notice that 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 20210120ALBU .
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