4 Bedrooms Semi-detached house for sale in High Street, Cowden TN8 | £ 750,000

Property Description

Overview This delightful home is steeped in history, was built around the 1750's and was originally the village bakery. It still retains part of the proving oven, as well as a wealth of exposed timbers. Since purchasing this unique property, the vendors have lovingly repaired and modernised the house throughout, which lead to Period Homes and Interiors requesting to feature it in their magazine.

The oak front door opens into an entrance lobby with quarry tiled floor and in turn opens in to the dining room with a feature cast iron fireplace, Karndean floor and exposed beams. Through here leads to the kitchen/breakfast room, which also features exposed beams, ceramic tiled floor, fitted wall and floor units, Corian worktops, integrated dishwasher, Whirlpool fridge/freezer, five hob Rangemaster Toledo with double oven, a grill and extractor hood over. The sitting room is a lovely semi open plan space with exposed beams, open fire with Ingelnook surround, as well as the original proving oven of the bakery, bookshelves with cupboards below and steps up to a snug with French doors to a patio and decking area. There is also an inner lobby with a cloakroom and steps down to the cellar/utility room.

On the first floor is the principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes, built in cupboards and a well appointed en-suite shower room. There is a further well-proportioned double bedroom and family bathroom. On the second floor are two further double bedrooms, one which is open to the eaves with exposed timber framing and beams.

Situation Cowden is a small village with a pretty High Street that features a 14th century church, pub, playing field with cricket pavilion and tennis club and is surrounded by countryside. Holtye and Sweetwoods Park golf clubs are nearby. Cowden has a mainline railway station on the Uckfield - London Bridge line, with trains to London Bridge and Victoria in less than an hour. Shopping, pubs, restaurants and leisure facilities are available in the nearby towns, and there is a good selection of schools in the surrounding area. Miles to: M25 Godstone (J6) 14, Edenbridge 4, East Grinstead 8. Tunbridge Wells 9, Gatwick Airport 15.

Entrance porch The wooden door opens into the lobby which has a quarry tiled floor and a door into the dining room.

Dining room 14' 5" x 11' 6" (4.39m x 3.51m) The dining room has Karndean flooring, a single glazed window to the side, a radiator, exposed beamed ceiling, an ornate iron fire place, doors to the sitting room, rear lobby, kitchen and a stair case leading to the first floor.

Sitting room 14' 6" x 11' 6" (4.42m x 3.51m) A warm and inviting room complete with working Inglenook fireplace, carpeted flooring, exposed beams and a single glazed window to the side. Still in situ are the original proofing oven doors used back in the day when the house was the village bakery. There are steps up to a raised seating area which has a radiator and double glazed wooden doors leading into the garden to the rear.

Rear lobby The rear lobby has a Karndean floor and doors leading to the cloakroom and door into the cellar.

Cloakroom The cloak room has a tiled floor, a low level white W/C, a wall mounted wash hand basin, a radiator and a single glazed frosted window to the rear.

Cellar/utility room 21' 10" x 13' 8" (6.65m x 4.17m) A very useful storage space currently being used to house the washing machine, tumble dryer, chest freezer and the Worcester Bosch boiler (appliances not included)

kitchen/breakfast room 14' 5" x 11' 6" (4.39m x 3.51m) A country style kitchen with a range of matching eye and base level units, Corian worktops with inset twin bowl butler sink with mixer taps and additional filter tap and hand sprayer. Included in the sale is an integrated dishwasher, the freestanding fridge freezer and range cooker with matching extractor over. There is an attractive tiled floor, exposed beam ceiling, three single glazed windows and a radiator.

First floor

landing The landing has a carpeted floor, doors to the principle bedroom, bedroom two and the family bathroom. There is also a built in airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, additional storage cupboard and stairs to the second floor.

Principle bedroom 12' 9" x 11' 4" (3.89m x 3.45m) The main bedroom has carpeted flooring, built in wardrobes, exposed beamed ceiling, his and hers wardrobes, a radiator and a single glazed window to the side. There is also a door into the en-suite shower room.

En-suite shower room A modern white suite which has a tiled floor, a single glazed frosted window to the side, a low level push button W/C, a wash hand basin vanity unit, a double length, push button, walk in shower with glass screen, exposed beamed ceiling and a heated towel rail.

Bedroom two 14' 9" x 10' 8" (4.5m x 3.25m) A double bedroom with carpeted flooring, a single glazed window to the front, a radiator and exposed beams.

Family bathroom Another modern white suite which has a tiled floor, a single glazed frosted window, a low level push button W/C, a panel enclosed bath with glass shower screen and push button control shower, exposed ceiling beams, a wash hand basin vanity unit with mixer taps and a full length chrome heated towel rail.

Second floor

bedroom three 16' 3" x 8' 6" (4.95m x 2.59m) A double room with carpeted flooring, a vaulted exposed beamed ceiling and wall, a access point to loft storage above bedroom four, a door into bedroom four and a radiator.

Bedroom four 23' 4" x 12' 10" (7.11m x 3.91m) Another double bedroom with carpeted flooring, a radiator and a single glazed window to the front an access point to additional eaves storage.

Outside To the front there is a private driveway for numerous cars, that leads to a detached garage.
The rear garden is mature and well stocked and extends to approximately 80'. There is a patio area with small return with decking. Steps lead up to a lawn area which has established shrub borders, a wooden greenhouse, the oil tank hidden behind the garage, and rear lawn area with attractive stone wall.

Services Oil heating, private drainage, Council Tax Band F

consumer protection from unfair trading regulations 2008 Platform Property (the agent) has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and therefore cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A buyer is advised to obtain verification from their solicitor or surveyor. References to the tenure of a property are based on information supplied by the seller. Platform Property has not had sight of the title documents. Items shown in photographs are not included unless specifically mentioned within the sales particulars. They may however be available by separate negotiation, please ask us at Platform Property. We kindly ask that all buyers check the availability of any property of ours and make an appointment to view with one of our team before embarking on any journey to see a property.

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