Postern Lane, Tonbridge, Kent

An attractive farmhouse and subtantial detached barn, situated well away from busy roads, yet in a convient and highly desirable location.

Heath Farm House is an attractive part-tile-hung detached family home offering almost 2,900 sq. ft. of flexible accommodation arranged over light-filled two floors. Designed to provide an ideal family and entertaining space, the accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall with a useful cloakroom, a through boot room with doors to the integral garage and rear terrace, and an inter-connecting fitted utility room with a W.C. It comprises a sitting room with a fireplace with an inset woodburner and bi-fold doors to a conservatory with a vaulted glazed roof and French doors to the terrace, and a generous dining room with a front aspect bow window and an inset woodburner.

To the rear, an extensive wooden-floored kitchen/breakfast room features a range of wall and base units with a large central island with a breakfast bar, complementary worktops and splashbacks, modern integrated appliances, and a breakfast area with space for a sizeable table. Two sets of French doors open to the terrace, flooding the area with natural light. There is also a study with a front aspect bow window and a door to the side terrace.

On the part-vaulted first floor the property provides a principal bedroom with fitted dressing room and en suite shower room, four further bedrooms, one with useful sink and another with extensive eaves storage and a modern family bathroom.

Located on a private lane the property has two driveways, one serves the house the other the large barn. The barn is a modern agriculural type building of around 35' which does have permitted development for a four bedroom house.

It also has a generous neighbouring carport with hardstanding, parking and an open-sided store/carport, which incorporates a kitchenette with an en suite shower room.

The formal garden surrounding the property on three sides is laid mainly to areas of level lawn interspersed with well-stocked flower and shrub beds and bordered by mature hedging and trees and features a shed, greenhouse, numerous seating areas and paved terraces to the side and rear, both ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. The whole enjoys views over the property’s 7.4 acres of apple orchards and pastureland and stunning Kent countryside beyond.

The market town of Tonbridge has a wide range of both independent and larger stores, together with pubs, cafés, restaurants, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, sporting clubs and a leisure centre. The wider area offers further sporting amenities and a variety of golf courses including Poult Wood in Tonbridge, Nizels in Hildenborough and Kings Hill at West Malling. More comprehensive facilities are available in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks and Maidstone. Communications links are excellent: the A21 and inter-connecting M26 give easy access to major regional centres and the motorway network and trains from Tonbridge mainline station (1.5 miles) offer excellent connections to central London.

The area offers a wide range of state primary and secondary schooling including girls’ and boys’ grammar schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells (Tonbridge Grammar School is rated Outstanding by Ofsted), together with a good selection of independent schools including Somerhill, Tonbridge, Hilden Oaks, Hilden Grange, Kent College and Sackville.