4 bedroom detached house

Position, Position, Position!

For sale, a farmhouse with 18 acres and a ragstone barn that offers much potential. four bedrooms and various character features, including exposed timber beams, sash windows and original fireplaces.

The main reception room is the 26ft sitting room, which has an open fireplace and a dual aspect with a window seat and expansive views across the grounds and countryside beyond. There is also a dining room with French doors opening onto the garden, and a kitchen with fitted units to base and wall level and space for all the necessary appliances.

Upstairs there are four comfortable bedrooms, two of which are doubles, as well as a useful dressing room with built-in storage. The first floor also has the family bathroom with its over-bath shower.

Available as a whole or in 3 lots

The farmhouse is set in far-reaching grounds with rolling fields and meadows, which are ideal for grazing livestock. At the front of the house, the concrete driveway provides plenty of parking space and access to the 39ft detached garaging block, which can be used for parking cars and storing farm machinery, or as workshop space. in the far southern field is a ragstone barn - thought to be a shepherd’s hut with 200sq ft of floorspace.

At the rear of the house, the south-facing garden features paved terracing and an area of lawn, as well as various established shrubs, trees and hedgerows.

The property occupies a peaceful rural position in the heart of the Kent countryside. The villages of Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton are both within two miles, providing various everyday amenities including a post office, a pub, a village hall and a primary school in Boughton Monchelsea. Coxheath is three miles away, providing further local facilities, while the bustling county town of Maidstone is less than five miles away.

Schooling in the area includes further primary schools in the nearby villages, the independent Sutton Valence School and a choice of state secondary schools in Maidstone, including the outstanding-rated School of Science and Technology, Invicta Grammar School and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.

Transport links in the area are well connected, with the M20 six miles away and mainline rail services available from Maidstone (approximately 1 hour to London Victoria, Charing Cross and St. Pancras International).