Detached house for sale in Staplehurst Road, Marden, Kent TN12

An impressive four bedroom barn conversion with a versatile range of outbuildings in a one acre plot.

Description
Hurst Green Barn is a substantial barn conversion with various outbuildings, centred around an attractive landscaped courtyard, together with further level lawns, in all amounting to just under 1 acre.

This impressive home was initially converted in the 1980s and has been extensively refurbished to a high specification over the last few years, including the installation of a superb kitchen/breakfast/dining room by Potts of East Malling, hardwired sonos speakers and air conditioning to some of the rooms.

The beautifully presented internal accommodation comprises: A lovely open plan reception hall and sitting room of excellent proportions with dual sided Fire Belly wood burning stove; a family/games room with vaulted ceiling; a playroom; a superb kitchen/breakfast/dining room with underfloor heating, hand painted bespoke fitted cupboards, Subzero fridge with icemaker and wine fridges to either side, Miele integral dishwasher, Wolf triple oven, microwave, gas hob and retractable extractor fan. Trifold doors open from the light and airy dining space to the pretty southerly facing courtyard.

Continuing on the ground floor is a double bedroom, an adjacent shower room, a utility room with cupboards and space for white goods, a separate WC and a versatile study with wall to wall cupboards. This room together with the utility room and playroom could potentially be suitable as ancillary/teenage accommodation if required.

On the first floor the principal bedroom suite has a luxuriously fitted bathroom with Villeroy & Boch sanitary ware and a dressing area with oak cupboards, drawers and shoe racks. Over the remainder of the first floor are two further bedrooms served by a modern shower room with contemporary fittings and a bespoke fitted dressing room.

Hurst Green Barn is approached via electric gates with intercom system. A tarmac drive, edged with uplighters and flanked by level lawns leads to a generous area of parking and the open bay garaging for four cars with electric charging point. Adjoining the garaging is a mower store and a store room/workshop. Wrought iron gates open to the attractive southerly facing courtyard, with raised beds planted with a variety of coniferous shrubs.

On the south side of the courtyard is the extremely adaptable gym, an excellent space with a glass partition wall creating a separate room. The lawned garden benefits from post and rail, closeboard fencing and hedging to the perimeter.

Location
Hurst Green Barn is located on the outskirts of the village of Staplehurst (3 miles) with shops catering for everyday needs including Sainsburys supermarket, post office, chemist and public house. Marden village (3.2 miles) also has a variety of shops catering for everyday needs.

More comprehensive shopping can be found in Maidstone (5.8 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (15.3 miles). Bluewater shopping centre is located off the M25 junction 2 (A2/M2).

Mainline rail services to London Charing Cross and London bridge can be found at Staplehurst (3 miles) and Marden (3.2 miles) stations. Eurostar trains are available from Ashford International (22.8 miles). A high speed train service runs from Ashford to London St Pancras in about 37 minutes.

There are excellent schools in the area in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary levels.

The M25 via the A21 can be accessed at J5 and the M20 via J8 both providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airport and other motorway networks and channel tunnel terminus.

*All distance and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 4,106 sq ft

Acreage:
0.99 Acres

Directions
From the Wilsley Pound roundabout between Cranbrook and Sissinghurst follow the A229 north into Staplehurst. Drive through the village and continue for about 3 miles, and the entrance to Hurst Green Barn will be found on your left hand side.

Additional Info
Services: Mains water and electricity. Gas fired central heating. Private drainage.