Matfield, TN12

This country cottage sits in a truly superb location, level walking to the centre of the much sought after village of Matfield and benefitting from superb transport links. Extending to 1,787.8 sq.ft, this versatile, detached, residence boasts awesome scope for remodelling, extending or subject to planning permission one may be able to rebuild. Currently comprises; entrance hall, 3 reception rooms, 3 bedrooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, a laundry room, a family bathroom, cloakrooms, a garden room and converted loft space – perfect for a study. Gardens and grounds of 0.28 acres (297 ft long) with hedging, pond and sheds backing onto vast and open countryside. Detached garaging and a summerhouse with electricity connected. Paddock Wood is 2.1 miles with a Waitrose and train station. Easy access to the A21/Royal Tunbridge Wells. NO CHAIN. 

LOCATION: The village name "Matfield" is derived from the Anglo Saxon "feld" (meaning large clearing) and from the farm run by Matta, hence Matfield. The village is made up of period and modern properties and sports one of the largest village greens in Kent. Local children are allowed to fish on the pretty pond situated on the green. Around the green can be seen several tile-hung Kentish cottages, and an impressive Georgian mansion. After the Norman Conquest of 1066, the land was given to Richard Fitzgilbert, the cousin of William the Conqueror. The white weather boarded country Inn, The Wheelwrights Arms was built in 1602, and was originally a farm building. It was then converted into an ale house around 1750. Around 1728 the house known as Matfield House, the splendid Georgian Mansion on Matfield Green, was built by Thomas Bold Marchant, a farmer from Horsmonden, and his wife, Mary, who was a wealthy heiress from Marden. Matfield is notable as the birthplace of the famous World War 1 poet, Siegfried Sassoon, who was born in the house called Weirleigh in 1886. His mother, the sculptor, Theresa Sassoon, planted a tree on the green to commemorate the end of World War I. The tree was blown down in the hurricane of 1987 and had to be replaced.

Matfield village has three welcoming country inns, all serving good homemade bar food with separate restaurants. There is an excellent butchers, situated on the corner of the village green serving top quality meat, vegetables, cheese and bread. Next door is the village store and Post Office and opposite an excellent hairdressers. Matfield has its own thriving cricket club and it is wonderful to walk past or sit and listen to the timeless thwack of leather on willow.

The A21 is less than five minutes' drive away and there is a 24/7 BP Petrol Station with a a Wild Bean Café and Marks and Spencer Simply Food and which is extremely useful for one's daily needs. Also for your convenience most supermarkets deliver your shopping to the front door. The A21 connects to the full motorway network. Royal Tunbridge Wells is some 15 minutes' drive away. 

ENTRANCE PORCH: 5' x 9'3 (1.52 x 2.82) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7'11 (2.41) to the highest point. Tiled flooring. Wall mounted lighting. Inbuilt storage. Triple aspect. Exposed wooden panelling. Exposed wooden ceiling.  

ENTRANCE HALL: 5'5 x 12'0 (1.65 x 3.67) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'4 (2.55) to the highest point. Fitted carpet. Multiple powerpoints. Ceiling light. Radiator. Shelving. Access to the master bedroom, bedroom 3, and the sitting room.  

MASTER BEDROOM: 12' x 12'1 (3.66 x 3.68) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'4 (2.53) to the highest point. Fitted carpet. Powerpoints. Ceiling light. Window to the front.  

BEDROOM 3: 8'1 x 12' (2.47 x 2.67) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'4 (2.53) to the highest point. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Shelving. Window to the front.  

SITTING ROOM: 9'11 x 8'9 (3.03 x 2.66) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'5 (2.56) to the highest point. This sitting room provides further potential. With an open fireplace to the front set on a tiled hearth. Fitted carpet. Ceiling light. Shelving. Powerpoints. Access to bedroom 2, the kitchen/breakfast room, drawing room and a reception room.  

BEDROOM 2: 12' x 11' (3.65 x 3.35) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'5 (2.56) to the highest point. Multiple powerpoints. Window to the side. Ceiling light. Access to cloakroom.  

RECEPTION ROOM: 7'4 x 23'1 (2.23 x 7.03) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 12'9 (3.89) to the highest point. Fitted carpet. Dual aspect, with a window to the front and velux window to the rear. Fitted carpet. Shelving. Ceiling light. Wall mounted lighting. Powerpoints. Small casement window providing a view into the drawing room. 

DRAWING ROOM: 22' x 12' (6.70 x 3.65) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'8 (2.65) to the highest point. This room provides further development and remodelling promise. A generously sized, dual aspect drawing room with windows to the rear and to the side. A further aspect to this room is provided by a small window in to the reception room. Fitted carpet. Exposed brick. Radiator. Pass through window to the kitchen/breakfast room. Exposed ceiling beams. Ceiling light., Wall mounted lighting.  

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: 9'7 x 13'9 (2.93 x 4.18) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'8 (2.63) to the highest point. Matching wall and base units. Integrated oven with 4 ring gas hob and extractor hood. Tiled walls. Pass through window to the drawing room. Multiple powerpoints. Two separate windows to the garden room. Linoleum flooring. Exposed beams. Multiple powerpoints. Sink with drainage board and mixer style tap. Access to the family bathroom, and the garden room.  

GARDEN ROOM: 12'11 x 11' (3.93 x 3.35) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'4 (2.55) to the highest point. Triple aspect room with inbuilt low level storage. Access to the laundry room, cloakroom and the gardens to rear.  

LAUNDRY ROOM: 5'4 x 11'2 (1.63 x 3.59) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'4 (2.55) to the highest point. Power and lighting. Dual aspect. Exposed brick.  

FAMILY BATHROOM: 2'11 x 4'7 (0.92 x 1.40) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 8'5 (2.56) to the highest point. Inset bathtub with wooden panelling. Hand wash basin. Low level wc. Ceiling light. Beams. Tiled splashback. Half height tiled walls. Heated chrome towel rail.  

EXTERNALLY: This is a generous plot that is 0.28 acres and 297-foot-long backing onto orchards.  

GARAGE: 20'5 x 9'11 (6.22 x 3.03) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7'5 (2.25) to the highest point. 

LOCAL AUTHORITY: TUNBRIDGE WELLS. COUNCIL TAX A MONTH: £204.00  

SERVICES: Mains drainage, mains water, mains electricity, electric central heating, double glazed, insulated loft.