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3 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Charming Grade II Listed thatched cottage
- About 0.33 acre gardens
- Surrounded by countryside in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Requiring sympathetic updating
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A quintessential chocolate box thatched cottage, detached and Grade II Listed situated in the charming North Downs village of Crundale enjoying views over undulating countryside. Easy access to the nearby villages of Wye and Chilham each having mainline stations.
Situation
Thatch Cottage is situated in an idyllic location in the charming North Downs village of Crundale enjoying a sunny, southerly aspect with views over undulating countryside.
The village is surrounded by walks and rides and there is a strong local community and a pretty church. The countryside in this area is some of the finest in this part of Kent and designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The nearby village of Wye has a railway station connecting with both Ashford and Canterbury from where there are domestic High Speed services to London St Pancras taking just 37 minutes. Wye also has a number of shops, restaurants and Inns along with an excellent choice of schools both in the state and independent sectors.
Thatch Cottage
Thatch Cottage is a pretty Grade II Listed period cottage with charming accommodation and character features throughout. The property has been in the same ownership for about 34 years and would now benefit from some sympathetic refurbishment/updating in conjunction with the Listing.
The accommodation is mostly on the ground floor with just one double bedroom on the first floor with floorboards and character beams. To the front of the property there is an entrance porch and door into the open plan sitting/dining room with feature inglenook fireplace and wood burning stove. There are 2 good size double bedrooms and a handy study area with storage cupboard. The kitchen is basic as is the shower room but offers scope for updating. Just off the kitchen is a useful pantry cupboard/ utility and rear porch. The Grade II Listing is as follows:-
Thatch Cottage
II
House. Late C17. Timber framed and painted brick infill, and
plain tile roof. One storey and attic on rubble plinth.
Hipped roof with 1 hipped dormer to left and end stack to left.
Two C19 wood casements to ground floor, and C20 plank door in
sloping half-timbered porch to left. C20 one storey flat roofed
extension to left of no special interest.
Listing NGR: TR[use Contact Agent Button]
Notes: The thatched roof is checked every year and was rethatched about 9 years ago.
Gardens & Grounds
The property is entered from the lane and well screened by a high clipped hedge and 5 bar gated access. There is plenty of off road parking and a timber shed/store to the side. The cottage sits almost in the middle of the plot measuring approximately 0.33 of an acre and is surrounded by glorious countryside views.
Services
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage.
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: E
Our Ref: AVS170169
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