Floorplan
Map5 bedroom detached house
Featured
Detached house
5 beds
2 baths
2674
EPC rating: D
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Super-fast 80Mbps *
Mobile signal:
EEO2ThreeVodafone
Features and description
- Delightful detached five bedroom home and separate two bedroom annexe
- Total combined accommodation amounts to over 3,500 sq ft
- Wealth of period features including beams and timbers, brick floors, sash windows and brick fireplaces
- Kitchen with AGA and various integral appliances
- Trains to London from Headcorn and Pluckley (both about 3.5 miles away)
- EPC Rating = D
A charming Grade II listed 16th century property with detached period two bedroom annexe.
Description
The Mill House is a much loved Grade II listed property believed to have been constructed in the 16th century with later additions.
The property is constructed on a brick plinth with exposed timber frame and white weatherboarded elevations under a Kent peg tiled roof. The Mill House has a wealth of period features including latch and panelled doors, beams and timbers, brick floors, sash windows and brick fireplaces.
Three reception rooms, comprising an entrance hall with Bethersden marble flooring, double aspect sitting room with two brick fireplaces, one with a wood burning stove, dining room with part brick flooring and French doors to the courtyard, family room with a glazed door to the garden is open to the country-style kitchen. The kitchen has shaker-style fitted base and wall units under iroko worktops housing an electric oven, Neff warming drawer, Neff induction hob, gas AGA and a walk-in pantry. A cloakroom and utility room, complete the ground floor accommodation.
The first floor landing has a window overlooking the garden with wardrobe cupboards and bedrooms off. The principal suite is double aspect with an exposed brick chimney breast, dressing area and bathroom with delightful views. There are three/four further bedrooms and a separate family bathroom.
The Mill House is approached through a stone wall and an ornate iron gate with a Bethersden marble path to a half glazed entrance door. There is a separate entrance to a gravel parking and turning area for several cars with a double garage and attractive carport.
The gardens and paddock are a delight with mature shrubs and plants, orchard, fruit cage, raised vegetable beds, well stocked flower beds, a fine lawn perfect for croquet, natural pond enclosed by iron railings, glorious roses, wisteria and a weeping willow tree. An historic feature of the house is the remains of the post mill which stands behind the house with its listed pillars still in situ.
A charming enclosed central courtyard links the main house with the annexe, offering a sheltered and private outdoor retreat. There are also various useful outbuildings in the grounds. Next to the main house is The Bake House, once Smarden’s village bakehouse, still with its original ovens, provides spacious two bedroom secondary accommodation.
Location
The picturesque village of Smarden has an historic church, community hall, village store, post office, butchers, art gallery, primary school and three public houses. The village also has its own football and cricket clubs, together with various social clubs and Smarden Good Neighbours Scheme.
Headcorn (3.5 miles) offers a wider range of shops, restaurants and takeaways and Sainsbury’s store. The pretty town of Tenterden with its tree lined high street also has a range of antique shops and a steam railway. Major superstores and retail outlets can be found in Ashford and Maidstone 11 and 14 miles respectively.
Trains from Headcorn and Pluckley (both about 3.5 miles away) offer direct services to London Charing Cross, London Bridge and Waterloo East, and a high speed service from Ashford (11 miles) takes around 37 minutes to London St Pancras.
There are an excellent selection of schools in the area. In the state sector there are grammar schools for boys and girls in Ashford, Maidstone, Canterbury and Faversham, various local primary schools and in the private sector independent girl and boy’s schools in Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Ashford, Sutton Valence, Canterbury and Tonbridge.
Motorway Links: The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airport and other motorway networks.
*All mileages and distances are approximate
Square Footage: 2,674 sq ft
Directions
Additional Info
Services: Gas fired central heating, mains water,electricity and drainage
Agent's Note - The property is subject to a annual peppercorn payment to Medway Drainage Board.
Description
The Mill House is a much loved Grade II listed property believed to have been constructed in the 16th century with later additions.
The property is constructed on a brick plinth with exposed timber frame and white weatherboarded elevations under a Kent peg tiled roof. The Mill House has a wealth of period features including latch and panelled doors, beams and timbers, brick floors, sash windows and brick fireplaces.
Three reception rooms, comprising an entrance hall with Bethersden marble flooring, double aspect sitting room with two brick fireplaces, one with a wood burning stove, dining room with part brick flooring and French doors to the courtyard, family room with a glazed door to the garden is open to the country-style kitchen. The kitchen has shaker-style fitted base and wall units under iroko worktops housing an electric oven, Neff warming drawer, Neff induction hob, gas AGA and a walk-in pantry. A cloakroom and utility room, complete the ground floor accommodation.
The first floor landing has a window overlooking the garden with wardrobe cupboards and bedrooms off. The principal suite is double aspect with an exposed brick chimney breast, dressing area and bathroom with delightful views. There are three/four further bedrooms and a separate family bathroom.
The Mill House is approached through a stone wall and an ornate iron gate with a Bethersden marble path to a half glazed entrance door. There is a separate entrance to a gravel parking and turning area for several cars with a double garage and attractive carport.
The gardens and paddock are a delight with mature shrubs and plants, orchard, fruit cage, raised vegetable beds, well stocked flower beds, a fine lawn perfect for croquet, natural pond enclosed by iron railings, glorious roses, wisteria and a weeping willow tree. An historic feature of the house is the remains of the post mill which stands behind the house with its listed pillars still in situ.
A charming enclosed central courtyard links the main house with the annexe, offering a sheltered and private outdoor retreat. There are also various useful outbuildings in the grounds. Next to the main house is The Bake House, once Smarden’s village bakehouse, still with its original ovens, provides spacious two bedroom secondary accommodation.
Location
The picturesque village of Smarden has an historic church, community hall, village store, post office, butchers, art gallery, primary school and three public houses. The village also has its own football and cricket clubs, together with various social clubs and Smarden Good Neighbours Scheme.
Headcorn (3.5 miles) offers a wider range of shops, restaurants and takeaways and Sainsbury’s store. The pretty town of Tenterden with its tree lined high street also has a range of antique shops and a steam railway. Major superstores and retail outlets can be found in Ashford and Maidstone 11 and 14 miles respectively.
Trains from Headcorn and Pluckley (both about 3.5 miles away) offer direct services to London Charing Cross, London Bridge and Waterloo East, and a high speed service from Ashford (11 miles) takes around 37 minutes to London St Pancras.
There are an excellent selection of schools in the area. In the state sector there are grammar schools for boys and girls in Ashford, Maidstone, Canterbury and Faversham, various local primary schools and in the private sector independent girl and boy’s schools in Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Ashford, Sutton Valence, Canterbury and Tonbridge.
Motorway Links: The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airport and other motorway networks.
*All mileages and distances are approximate
Square Footage: 2,674 sq ft
Directions
Additional Info
Services: Gas fired central heating, mains water,electricity and drainage
Agent's Note - The property is subject to a annual peppercorn payment to Medway Drainage Board.
About this agent
Since opening our estate and letting agency office in 1998, Savills Cranbrook have prided ourselves on delivering a personal and local service to Kent’s sellers, buyers, tenants and landlords across a range of residential property, from individual building plots and townhouses, to listed Wealden Hall houses and new-build developments. Our expert team not only work here, we live here too, enabling us to provide an insider’s perspective of Cranbrook with personal insight and practical knowledge. Most visited website Savills.co.uk is the most visited UK national estate agency website, averaging over 2.4 million visits a month in 2020, and recording over 3.1 million visits in January 2021. Global exposure Our site is available in 22 languages including English, Chinese, Spanish and Russian. This guarantees your property will have the global exposure it deserves as well as providing access to more buyers via our website. Put simply, because we get more qualified visits, you get more opportunities to sell.