Description

Exciting opportunity to shape your dream home! Absolutely bundles of potential, well proportioned and with lots of character typical of its era. Set on the outskirts of the popular village of Staplehurst, this 6 bedroomed detached family homes offers generous living accommodation throughout and a detached self-contained 1 bed annexe offering an extra dimension for a number of uses.

The annexe is spread across two floors with water, electricity and drainage it is ready to adapt to a multitude of uses. Being used previously as a guest house and then a home office- the annexe would also suit a possible small business use. Offering a lifestyle change it could function as a holiday let / short or long term let (subject to planning permissions).

Chain free! The main house is ready to move into; the property is light and spacious with the flexibility to suit a variety of requirements and needs. The large driveway provides excellent off-road parking for several cars.

There is a useful utility in the kitchen/breakfast room. This property combines practical everyday family use with ideal entertaining space. The staircase leads to a landing where there are 5 bedrooms, a family bathroom, and a further bedroom on the second floor. The garden has huge potential to be adapted to suit a range of requirements. Internal viewing is highly recommended in order to appreciate exactly what is on offer

Situation

Located within a convenient drive of numerous and varied facilities and amenities. Staplehurst Village (about 2.5 miles) offers some local facilities including a primary school, nurseries, a Sainsburys, and a mainline station with frequent direct services to London (the journey taking just under an hour), and Ashford International. Being less than 4 miles from the pretty village of Marden, again offering local facilities, and a main line to London, and less than a 20-minute drive of Maidstone, the county Town of Kent. Therefore, there is plenty of choice for excellent schooling, access to major road networks, and to many local attractions including a number of vineyards, castles and historic woodland walks. Situated within the sought after Cranbrook School Catchment Area.

Directions

From the centre of Cranbrook proceed down the High Street into Stone Street, and bear left out of the Town merging with the Angley Road. At the Wilsley Pound roundabout continue straight over, for approximately 7 miles (passing through Staplehurst), the driveway to the property is located on your left, just before the Cross-at-Hand.

Accommodation

Ground Floor

Oak leaded glass entrance door into:-

Entrance Hall:- Wooden flooring, stairs rising to the 1st floor and doors to:-

Drawing Room:- Wooden flooring, a leaded bay window to the front overlooking the front garden and driveway Fireplace with wood burner with feature windows to either side.

Sitting Room:- Carpeted with a leaded bay window to the front. Feature fireplace and doors to the:

Conservatory:- Part brick, and timber framed construction with double glazed windows, with an aluminium framed, and glass roof, tiled flooring and doors to the rear.

Rear Lobby:- Slate flooring, access to the rear garden, and access to the understairs cupboard. Doors to:

Downstairs Cloakroom:- Window to the rear, low level WC, wash hand basin and heated towel rail.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room:- Fitted in a comprehensive range of black high gloss faced wall, base and drawer units with wooden worktop. Integrated dishwasher, 5 ringed gas hob with extractor hood, gas oven, 1.5 bowl sink, wooden flooring, spotlights, windows to rear and side, plenty of room for a tabl and doors opening onto the rear. Door to:-

Utility room:- which houses the gas boiler, worktop, small window to the side and plumbing and space for a washing machine.

Family Room:- Built in storage, wooden flooring, window to the rear, and doors into the conservatory.

First Floor

Main Landing:- split level, with recessed shelved storage and doors to:

Bedroom:- Double bedroom with windows to the side, and double doors to the rear Juliette balcony, built in storage and entrance to:-

EnSuite Shower Room:- window to the side, shower cubicle wash hand basin and low level WC.

Bedroom:- Double room with window to the side, could also be used as a dressing room for the adjacent bedroom.

Bathroom:- white bath with shower above, low level WC, wash hand basin with cupboard below. Frosted window to the rear, heated towel rail, and airing cupboard housing the water tank.

Bedroom:- A good sized double bedroom with windows to the rear.

Bedroom:- Double bedroom with leaded window to the front, built in storage, and entrance to ensuite shower cubicle and wash hand basin set in vanity unit with a window to the side.

Bedroom:- Double bedroom with leaded bay window to the front, wooden flooring, built in storage and wash hand basin.

Second Floor

Bedroom:- Window to the side, wash hand basin, and low level storage cupboards.

To the FRONT of the property, a shared entrance off the road, leading to the shingle pebble driveway, ample off-road parking for several cars. Space for garaging subject to planning permission, a large shed and a mature boundary to the front.

To the REAR of the property there is a courtyard garden immediately to the rear with lawn wrapping around the 1 bedroomed Coach House, which is in need of updating and improvement.
The Coach House has an open living space with doors to the rear and a door to the kitchen/breakfast room and downstairs cloakroom, then upstairs there is the bedroom with an adjacent smaller room, and a large bathroom with windows the both the side and rear, laminate flooring, part tiled walls, a separate shower cubicle and bath with shower attachment.

Agents Note: - Maidstone Borough Council. Tax Band G. In line with money laundering regulations (5th directive) all purchasers will be required to allow us to verify their identity and their financial situation in order to proceed.




Tenure: Freehold