6 bedroom detached house for sale

An attractive and spacious family home with character features and set within established grounds, well located for road and rail links.

Description

Elmstead is an impressive family home dating from the late 1800s retaining many character features and has implemented planning permission in place to extend to one side creating a kitchen/breakfast/family room. The principal accommodation is well-proportioned and is arranged to benefit from the southerly views over the rear garden. These established gardens provide a high degree of privacy and in total the plot amounts to about 1.32 acres.

The principal reception rooms provide attractive areas for formal and family living and all have views over the south facing garden. The drawing room is triple aspect and has parquet flooring and an impressive open stone fireplace, together with a full height bay window with doors to the rear terrace. The dining room has a square bay window and the snug has a door to the rear terrace and a fireplace with a wood burning stove.

The breakfast room is double aspect and adjoins the kitchen and utility rooms which are simply appointed with a gas fired Aga.

Completing this floor is a cloakroom and walk-in store cupboard.

Arranged over the first floor is the principal bedroom suite which comprises a spacious bedroom with wonderful views over the garden and an en suite bathroom.

There are four further bedrooms, one of which has views over the rear garden.

Completing this floor are two bathrooms.

Arranged over the second floor comprises a bedroom and two useful attic store rooms.

The house is approached over a gravel drive which provides parking and leads to a detached timber frame garage with two open bays. There is a further garage to the other side of the house with limited access.

The established gardens as a whole provide privacy with mature hedging to the perimeters. There are areas of level lawns with gravel paths leading around the grounds. To the rear is a charming veranda and terrace providing an ideal area for al fresco entertaining. Within the gardens is a former tennis court, a brick implement store and a timber rotating summerhouse.


2010/1239: Erection of single storey side/rear extension incorporating cellar and roof balcony.

Location

Elmstead is located on a popular road in Limpsfield adjoining the National Trust Limpsfield Common and has access to many footpaths.
Comprehensive Shopping: Oxted (1.5 mile), Sevenoaks (9.1 miles), Bluewater (22.6 miles).
Mainline Rail Services: Oxted (2.1 mile) to Victoria and London Bridge. Thames Link trains to Blackfriars, Farringdon and London St Pancras International.
State Schools: Oxted. Private Schools: Hazelwood mixed preparatory school in Limpsfield Chart. Radnor House in Sundridge. The Public Schools at Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Caterham. Independent girls secondary schools in Woldingham and Sevenoaks.
Leisure Facilities: Leisure pool complex in Oxted Limpsfield Tennis and Squash Club. Health centre and. Public and private golf courses including Tandridge Golf Club, Limpsfield Chart and Westerham.
All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,413 sq ft


Acreage: 1.32 Acres

Directions

From the M25 junction 6, follow the A25 east towards Oxted and Westerham. After the second set of traffic lights continue up a hill and turning right onto Kent Hatch Lane (B269). Continue for about 0.5 miles turning right onto Chapel Road where Elmstead will be found on the left hand side

Alternatively, from the M25 junction 5, take the A21 towards Hastings and the second exit onto the A25 heading west. Proceed through Westerham and continue towards Oxted. After passing Limpsfield Chart Golf Club on the left, take the next right onto Kent Hatch Lane and as continue as above.

Additional Info

Services: All mains services are connected.

Local Authority: Tandridge District Council. Tax Band 'H'

Agent Note: Photographs taken April 2022