5 bedroom townhouse for sale

* NO ONWARD CHAIN *

1 Millwall Place is a striking 16th-century property offering over 1,700 sq ft of attractive accommodation arranged over three airy floors, combining an abundance of retained period charm with chic contemporary styling. The home also benefits from a separate garage and driveway and a good-size landscaped garden.

The welcoming entrance hall, with patterned tiled flooring and column radiator, opens to a charming front-facing sitting room with a wide sash window, ceiling beams and an inglenook fireplace. From here, the accommodation flows through to the turned stairway and into the 19 ft open-plan kitchen/dining room.

The kitchen/dining room has half wood-panelled walls, wide wooden floorboards, a variety of tasteful modern cabinetry and worksurfaces, a butler sink with copper tap and various integrated appliances, along with a characterful fireplace with eye-catching paisley porcelain tiles and a wood-burning stove. A bay window with French doors opens to the rear terrace, where there is ample space to dine and enjoy the peaceful aspect.

Five well-presented bedrooms are arranged over the first and second floors, four of which benefit from sleek en suite facilities, including the principal bedroom, with its luxurious bathroom and fitted wardrobes.

The property benefits from a versatile enclosed side access space leading from the front of the house to the garden, ideal for storage. There is an area of private parking to the rear of the garden giving access to the adaptable detached garage.

The beautifully arranged stepped rear garden comprises a generous paved patio beside the home with bamboo, followed by a gravelled terrace with mature shrubs and trees, raised timber beds and a large lawned area, all surrounded by modern slatted fencing and handsome original red brick walls.

Long held as one of the finest medieval towns in England, Sandwich has all that one would expect of a thriving and prosperous town, and the property has easy access to a wide range of shops, schools and cultural attractions, both locally and in the nearby towns of Deal and Canterbury.

Being close to the coast and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve there is ample scope to enjoy the surrounding area. There are numerous quality golf courses close by, including Royal St George’s.

The local station offers High-Speed connections to London, and the A256 joins the A2/M2 and M20/A20 at Dover. There is good access to the Continent via the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.