5 bedroom detached house for sale

Spacious detached family home offering versatile accommodation set in attractive gardens in a quiet rural location with views across the valley on the periphery of the Elham Village.

Prospect House is a delightful period property situated along a private lane within a short distance to the centre of Elham village. The property is set within gardens of circa 0.4 acres and enjoys uninterrupted views across the valley and the adjacent farmland. The current custodians have had the pleasure to call this family house a home for over 40 years.

The property, believed to date from the early 20th century with later additions, is full of character with high ceilings and windows at every turn to allow the property to be flooded with lots of natural light. The accommodation is set across two floors with a dining room, drawing room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility space, family snug, studio room and cloakroom to the ground floor, with five bedrooms, en suite bathroom, family bathroom and shower room on the first floor. As with most properties of this era, the accommodation has generous proportions.

Outside, the grounds are cleverly laid out to provide areas of al fresco dining, space for young children to play and elevated terraces in which to enjoy the setting summer sun. The area which once was a paddock is now a wildflower meadow interspersed with fruit trees.

The likes of Prospect House do not come the market very often.

FEATURES
- Spacious entrance hall with understairs storage and coat cupboard
- Formal dining room with full height bay window enjoying views across farm land
- Drawing room with dual aspect views, French doors and open fireplace in which to enjoy coal and log fires in the winter months
- Kitchen/breakfast room in the style that would be expected of a house in a rural location, fitted with bespoke Smallbone painted units, an oil fired aga, electric oven and hob, tiled flooring, additional pantry space for appliances and food storage
- From the kitchen is a rear entrance boot room which leads to a rear reception room currently used as a family snug/TV room with French doors opening onto the garden and a studio space currently used as a painting studio
- Ground floor cloakroom with WC and basin
- First floor master bedroom with en suite bathroom
- Four further bedrooms; three doubles and a large single bedroom, a hand basin in all the doubles
- Family bathroom with bath, pedestal basin and WC
- Gently sloping garden with an area of lawn, established flower beds with seasonal planting, mature shrubs and areas of seating for al fresco dining
- Paddock with fruit trees and summer house perfectly placed in which to enjoy views across the valley
- Driveway offering lots of space for off road parking with the bonus of covered parking for two cars
- Single garage with adjacent timber framed garden store
- Solar panels fitted for heating water and provision of electricity

SITUATION
Prospect House is located along a private no through country lane on the periphery of the village of Elham, situated in the heart of the Kent Downs. The village has a well-regarded primary school, GP surgery, two churches, village hall, village shop and three pubs, one of which is now a Gastro pub.

Elham is situated between Canterbury, with its vibrant and historical city centre, and Ashford, with its high-speed rail service to London (37 minutes). It is also a short drive to the coastal towns of Folkestone, Sandgate and Hythe.

Prospect House is less than 15 minutes from the Channel Tunnel, Saltwood rail station for connections to the high-speed train at Ashford, and the M20 which provides access to the coastal ports and to the M25 for links to the national network.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
- Services: Oil fired Aga. Mains electric, water and drainage. The central heating is a zoned system. Photovoltaic and solar panels for heating water and electricity generation. Double glazing throughout.
- Local Authority: Folkestone and Hythe
- Council Tax band: G (2024/25)
- Fixtures and fittings: Excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.
- Agent’s Note: Collards Lane is a private no through which is jointly owned by all the properties along the lane. An Association is in place for organising any required maintenance to the road.
- Viewings: Strictly by appointment through Jackson-Stops. [use Contact Agent Button]

DIRECTIONS
From Junction 12 of the M20, take the A20/Ashford Road towards Sellindge. At the first roundabout, take the third exit/Beachborough towards Etchinghill and Lyminge. Continue on this road into Canterbury Road arriving at Elham village after about 5.6 miles. Collards Lane is on the left as you enter the village and Prospect House is on your right after a short distance.