1 Bed Flat, Church Lane, TN9

This comfortable and attractive one bedroom flat is essentially a small semi detached bungalow giving directly onto the communal courtyard garden of a Grade II listed Georgian building in the heart of the medieval centre of Tonbridge.  The location of the building is both delightful and convenient, with a medieval church and extensive churchyard on one side, and the town's High Street and commercial centre on the other side, within easy walking distance of the mainline train station.

The main room, an open plan living room and fitted kitchen area, looks north over the garden and east over a small south facing private and exclusive courtyard through Georgian sash windows.  There is good natural light.

The flat is one of eight flats created when the building was carefully and completely redeveloped in 2005.  Protected period features were preserved and state of the art materials and structure were introduced.  The conversion was praised in public documents by local authority planning officers and building regulation staff, who wrote:  “The conversion works have all been carried out to a very high standard.”  The walls of the courtyard garden, like the building, are Grade II listed.  The paving in the garden complements the building's Georgian architecture.  The flat has full gas central heating and a generous distribution of power points.  High speed, 70 mbps WiFi is provided.   
It has recently been fitted with a top of the market combi boiler, a new kitchen which includes an induction hob an easy care fan oven, an externally ventilated cooker hood, new soft close units under a solid oak and therefore robust work top.  This with an  Amtico "Signature" floor throughout.  The bathroom was also refurbished.  Four years ago a new foil backed foam insulated roof under hand made Kent peg clay tiles was fitted.  The property is warm, quiet and about as inexpensive to run as it is possible to make it.

The building stands within 1/2 mile of Tonbridge mainline station, which offers what may be the best rail service of any town close to the M25.  There are direct commuter trains to London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo, Charing Cross, and Victoria, and they are frequent.  The fastest trains take around 35 minutes to London Bridge.  The lines also run south, east and west to Gatwick and Dorking, Canterbury, Dover, Folkstone, Tunbridge Wells, Hastings etc.  There are nearby road links, via the A26 and A21, to the M20 & M25 motorways; the main roads to and from Tonbridge are excellent.  Junction 5 of the M25 is approximately eight miles north.

Presently off street allocated parking is available otherwise on street parking is available on application to the local authority. There is a large Waitrose supermarket, and a large Sainsbury's supermarket, a few minutes walk away, between the studio and the train station.

The building lies within the Tonbridge Conservation Area.  The castle and its grounds, a sports centre, extensive playing fields, a quality public swimming pool and the River Medway are all within a few minutes walk.

For those who are not familiar with Tonbridge, it is a an historic market town, lying in the Medway valley between the Kent Weald and the Green Sand Ridge/North Downs.  The geography and history of the area are interesting and extended.  There is an extraordinary variety of local villages and places of interest within easy cycling distance, including Hever, Chartwell, Penshurst, Cowden, Sevenoaks, Bewl Water, Ashdown Forest and Hartfield.  Kent is a pleasant place to live. 

Band B council tax.