No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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3 bedroom detached house for sale

Chalk Road, Chalk
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Detached house
3 bed
2 bath

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
Heritage Estates are delighted to offer for sale this beautiful, grade II listed, three-bedroom detach family cottage built circa 1780. For historians and lovers of literature; Charles Dickens spent his honeymoon here in 1836 and he also wrote some early chapters of The Pickwick Papers from this very cottage. The property comprises of: two reception rooms; a cellar; family bathroom and separate cloakroom; an 18ft fitted kitchen; three bedrooms and beautiful wrap around garden. 1 Chalk Road is full of character with many original features and set on a good sized plot in a popular area. Chalk is a village on the outskirts of Gravesend with open countryside at your doorstep and conveniences such as local shops a stone's throw away. With easy access to Gravesend Town Centre and train station, A2 and M2 motorway links, and Ebbsfleet International train station with high speed links into London only a short 15 minute drive away. Please call Heritage Estates to arrange an appointment as early viewing is advised.

Front View of Property
Picket fence and gate. Tidy, paved and gravelled front garden. Plaque displayed above entrance door remembering Charles Dickens' time at the cottage. Timber façade. Gate to garden.

Entrance
Entrance door to small hallway. Radiator. Wood panelling to walls. Inset entrance mat.

Lounge 3.58m (11' 9") x 3.51m (11' 6")
Multi-paned sash window to front, polished limestone fireplace with open fireplace, units and cupboards built into recess left of fireplace. Dado rail. Two radiators. Wooden flooring.

Dining Room 3.56m (11' 8") x 3.53m (11' 7")
Door from small hallway leads to dining room, multi-paned window to front, open fireplace, panelling to wall where fireplace is situated with panelled storage cupboards to right of fireplace, dado rail and wooden flooring. Door leads to kitchen.

Kitchen 5.54m (18' 2") x 2.31m (7' 7")
White fitted kitchen with wall and base units, lights to ceiling, spaces for oven and washing machine, integrated fridge/freezer and dishwasher. High-gloss work surfaces, tiled walls around kitchen units, stairs open-plan from kitchen lead to first floor, stable door leads to garden. Tiled flooring. Carpet runner to stairs.

Bathroom 2.74m (9' 0") x 2.13m (7' 0")
Access through stairwell lobby. Opaque window to side, white suite comprising roll top bath and shower mixer tap, WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Tiled walls and floor. Tall mirrored cabinet, radiator and stainless steel heated towel rail.

Cellar 3.30m (10' 10") x 2.08m (6' 10")
Door from lounge lobby leads to cellar (basement level), use for storage, lighting, trip switch/consumer units and main meters for gas and electric outside property.

First Floor Landing
Cottage style landing with multi-paned window to rear, sloped ceilings, radiator, grey carpet, storage cupboard.

Bedroom One 3.58m (11' 9") x 3.53m (11' 7")
Multi-paned sash window to front with radiator under, original doors either side of feature fireplace provide built-in wardrobes and airing cupboard. Carpeted floor.

Cloakroom
White suite comprising WC and small wash hand basin inset into high gloss black units with white shelved work tops. Half-tiled walls, tiled flooring.

Bedroom Two 3.56m (11' 8") x 3.53m (11' 7")
Multi-paned sash window to front with radiator underneath. Two built-in cupboards with original doors, dado rail, carpeted and feature fireplace with open shelving.

Bedroom Three 2.87m (9' 5") x 1.52m (5' 0")
Sash window to side, radiator, grey carpet, sloped ceiling.

Garden
Door from kitchen leads to garden to side with neat patio area, lawn and shed. Enclosed green panel and conifer surround, fence newly fitted within the last 2 years. Gardens wrap around rear and sides of property, further garden area with gravelling, pathways and outside WC.

Parking & Driveway
Access via Chalk Road, off-road parking for approximately 3 cars.

Other information
We are advised that an energy performance certificate is not required for a listed building.

Council tax band E, payable to Gravesham Borough Council.


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    Heritage Estates are a local, independent, property company that focuses on what you need. We’re a local agency run by local people that understand the area and the needs of the people that live and work here. And because we’re not tied to, or controlled by, a larger company we can offer a degree of personal service that makes a real difference to finding, selling or letting the right home or commercial property in and around Gravesend and Kent. We can make decisions and spend the time and offer a truly personal level of service – from your first enquiry right through to the point you put the key into the door of your perfect property. With our local knowledge and depth of understanding of the property market in Gravesend and Kent, we are ideally placed as the agent to help you rent, buy, let or sell.

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