6 bed detached house for sale

Fordcombe Road, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent TN11

Dating from 1610 and formerly an inn, Star House is an attractive part-timbered and tile-hung family home offering almost 3,100 sq ft of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged predominantly over two floors and offers the potential purchaser the option of using part of the space for retail or annexe purposes, if required. Configured to provide an elegant and characterful family and entertaining environment, sensitively combining modern amenities with features, the accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and includes a part-panelled sitting room, previously used as a shop, with a vaulted wood-lined ceiling, freestanding woodburner and front and rear aspect doors and a wooden-floored family room/snug with feature raised open fireplace.

In the centre is a kitchen/breakfast/dining room with a range of contemporary wall and base units including a large central island with breakfast bar, modern integrated appliances and a door to the garden, the breakfast/dining area having a feature fireplace and space for a sizeable table. A door from the breakfast/dining area opens to a second double-height reception hall with galleried landing over, giving access to a family shower room, fitted utility room with garden access and a bedroom wing providing two double bedrooms, both with fitted storage.

Accessible from the main reception hall, the first floor includes the principal bedroom with fitted storage and stairs leading to a vaulted second-floor shower room with twin sinks. There are also two further double bedrooms, both with fitted storage—one of which benefits from an en suite shower room—as well as a family bathroom featuring a freestanding bath.

A separate staircase rises from the second reception hall to the property’s remaining bedroom and a striking vaulted drawing room, finished with wooden flooring, angled full-height glazing, and French doors opening onto the upper level of the garden. The two bedrooms located below offer potential for the creation of a self-contained annexe, if desired.

Mains electricity, water and drainage
Council Tax: Band H
EPC Rating: E

Set behind picket fencing and mature hedging and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached over a paved driveway providing private parking and giving access to a double carport. The well-maintained split-level garden is laid mainly to lawn bordered by mature shrubs and trees and features a garden store, vegetable garden with raised beds and paved terraces, one part-covered by a projecting hood in front of the former shop, the whole ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

About 0.3 acres.

Located at the confluence of the Rivers Medway and Eden in the High Weald National Landscape and famed for an eponymous stately home once owned by King Henry VIII, Penshurst village has amenities including tearooms, pubs, a church, village hall, doctors' surgery, garage, village store/Post Office, farmers' market and primary school, all surrounded by delightful Kent countryside including riverside walks and the Tudor Trail cycling route.

The nearby market town of Tonbridge offers both independent and larger stores, pubs, restaurants, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, sporting clubs and a leisure centre. Royal Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks also offer comprehensive amenities. Communications links are excellent: The A21 links to the M25, motorway network, London and its airports, and Penshurst station (2.2 miles) offers speedy connections to London.

Distances
- Penshurst 0.4 mile
- Tonbridge 5.8 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 6.3 miles
- Sevenoaks 9.3 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 20.1 miles

Nearby Stations
- Penshurst Station
- Hildenborough Station
- Tonbridge Station

Key Locations
-Penshurst Place & Gardens
- Hever Castle
- Tonbridge Castle
- Scotney Castle

Nearby Schools
- The Judd School
- Tonbridge Boys Grammar School
- Skinners School for Boys
- Tonbridge Girls Grammar School
- Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School (twigs)
- Weald of Kent Girls Grammar School
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
- Holmewood House
- Rose Hill
- Sackville
- Hilden Grange