Detached house for sale in The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent TN17

Crestway is a delightful detached family home that has undergone a programme of extensive enhancements by the current custodians, with the opportunity for further improvements. The property is set on the periphery of the village of Sissinghurst, offering spacious and well thought out accommodation set across three floors, accompanied by gardens of circa 0.5 acres.

Crestway is comprised of a fantastic kitchen/breakfast room with separate utility and pantry spaces, 3 reception rooms, and conservatory to the ground floor. To the first floor are 5 double bedrooms, two of which share a Jack-and-Jill shower room, family bathroom and study area to the landing, with the master bedroom suite with dressing room and en suite bathroom located on the second floor.

Outside, the rear garden is south-easterly facing, enjoying full day summer sun, mainly laid to lawn and bordered by mature trees and hedging. To the front is an area of gravel parking for a number of cars, adjacent to a timber double garage with electric up and over doors.

Features

- Front entry storm porch opening into a spacious entrance hall with stairs to first floor
- Fantastic kitchen/breakfast room, the real hub of the home, fitted with a plethora of bespoke fitted units from Tom Howley, central island with butler’s sink and seating for informal dining, integrated appliances, marble countertops, porcelain tiled flooring and tri-fold full height glass doors opening onto the garden terrace
- Utility with space for appliances, storage cupboards, sink and door leading to garden – plumbing is in situ for adding a cloakroom space within the utility.
- Separate pantry space with an abundance of storage cupboards and shelving for hiding away the usual mundane kitchen items
- Spacious family room with French doors opening onto the garden, log burner and internal double doors to the kitchen and conservatory
- Formal dining room with views to the front
- Additional sitting room with open fireplace, the ideal spot for cosy nights in
- Conservatory with French doors opening onto the garden
- Five first floor bedrooms, two of which share a Jack-and-Jill shower room, and another which is currently used as a dressing room – all bedrooms have built in closets
- Additional study area to the landing with built in shelving and storage
- Family bathroom with bath, separate shower cubicle with rainhead shower, WC and vanity basin
- Second floor master bedroom with spacious walk-through dressing room opening into an en suite bathroom with separate walk-in shower cubicle, WC, his-and-hers’ vanity basins
- Total plot size of circa 0.5 acres
- Gardens to rear are south-east facing, mainly laid to lawn and bordered by hedging, flanked at the rear by mature trees
- Double garage with electric up and over doors
- Front gravel entrance driveway via traditional five bar gate, flanked by areas of grass, with parking for a number of cars

Crestway is set in a convenient location on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Sissinghurst. The village offers a number of local shops and services including a village shop with Post Office, The Milk House gastro-pub, cricket ground, tennis club and primary school. Nearby Cranbrook is approximately 1.2 miles away and offers a good range of local shops, public houses and amenities including The Weald Sports Centre, The George Inn, banks, supermarket and the towns noted landmark, The Union Windmill.

A host of leisure and tourist attractions are nearby including Sissinghurst and Bodiam Castles (National Trust) and the Kent and Sussex steam railway at Tenterden. Hemsted Forest offers opportunities for rambling and riding and Bedgebury Forest has various family recreational facilities and cultural annual events.

Set in the highly regarded Cranbrook School catchment area, further schools nearby include Sissinghurst C of E Primary School, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre in Tenterden, Dulwich Preparatory in Cranbrook, Bethany in Goudhurst plus Saint Ronan’s and Marlborough House in Hawkhurst. Additional schools for secondary education are located in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Maidstone.

Staplehurst Station provides frequent commuter services to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journey times from under an hour, with services to Ashford International for connections to the high speed service to London St. Pancras. The A21 and the M20 give access to the M25 to Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports, city of London and the coastal ports.

Cranbrook 1.2 miles
Staplehurst mls 4.5 miles
A21 7 miles
Tunbridge Wells 14.5 miles
(All distances are approximate)