7 bedroom detached house for sale

£1,100,000 - £1,200,000 Guide Price. Beautifully proportioned Regency residence. Generous accommodation and exceptional potential. High ceilings and open fireplaces. Five reception rooms. Seven bedrooms. Mature gardens. Highly regarded schooling options. Convenient access to road and rail networks.

Fine & Country presents The Limes, a gracious and beautifully proportioned Regency residence offering classical architectural elegance, generous accommodation and exceptional potential, quietly set within its own private grounds in the heart of Wateringbury.

Held within the same family for over sixty years, The Limes has been a much loved home, its character shaped by decades of everyday life and quiet celebration. High ceilings, sash windows and balanced proportions reflect a refined era of design, while today presenting a rare opportunity for a new owner to enhance and personalise the house, blending period charm with twenty first century features.

The approach is both impressive and welcoming, with a sweeping driveway and broad frontage framed by established planting. Inside, a striking marble tiled hallway creates an immediate sense of arrival and introduces the scale and elegance found throughout the home. From here, five reception rooms enjoy a warm, westerly orientation, each connecting naturally with the garden and drawing in the afternoon and evening light, creating a calm and inviting atmosphere.

The large breakfast room sits just off the kitchen and is well suited to everyday family use or more intimate gatherings. The formal dining room and sitting room form an appealing pair, interconnected by imposing oak bifold doors, allowing the spaces to flow together when desired. Both have open fireplaces and French windows opening onto a veranda and the garden. The largest reception room, the drawing room, can accommodate a sizeable gathering of people. It too features an open fireplace, together with a large bay window with French doors opening onto the garden. The conservatory offers a lighter, more informal place to relax, with garden views that change with the seasons.

The kitchen represents one of the most exciting opportunities for enhancing the property. Beyond it, a passageway leads to a series of storage rooms, offering scope, subject to the necessary consents, to be thoughtfully incorporated into the main house. Together, these spaces invite the creation of a larger kitchen and family room, perhaps complemented by a utility or boot room, for a layout that reflects modern patterns of living while sitting comfortably within the home’s original scale, proportions, and architectural rhythm. A ground floor shower room and cloakroom add everyday convenience, while a substantial cellar below offers excellent storage and further potential.

An elegant elliptical staircase rises to the first floor, where there are seven bedrooms, reflecting the generous proportions and adaptability of the house. Two bathrooms and an additional w.c. serve this level, and the layout lends itself well to reconfiguration, allowing for the creation of en suite facilities where desired. The bedrooms are well proportioned and naturally bright, offering calm and comfortable accommodation.

Now ready for its next chapter, the interiors invite reimagining and enhancement, offering the opportunity to introduce twenty first century features throughout. With its generous proportions, high ceilings and strong architectural framework, The Limes lends itself beautifully to a considered blend of contemporary comfort and classical design, allowing a new owner to create a home that feels both current and enduring.

Outside, the garden extends to approximately three quarters of an acre, forming a private and tranquil setting. Meandering lawns are interspersed with mature shrubbery, specimen trees and colourful flower beds, adding structure and seasonal interest. A sheltered veranda sits comfortably within the landscape, providing a peaceful spot for a morning coffee or an evening drink while taking in pleasing views across the garden. The grounds offer privacy, space, and a distinctly English feel, ideal for quiet reflection or relaxed outdoor living, and gently slope down to an orchard.

The Limes enjoys a secluded position within the desirable village of Wateringbury, which offers a primary school, village hall, post office and welcoming pub. Bow Bridge Marina on the River Medway lies close by for those of a boating persuasion, while Maidstone town centre provides a wide range of shopping, dining and leisure facilities. There are excellent primary, secondary and grammar schools in Maidstone and, slightly further afield, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. The nearby market town of West Malling further enhances the appeal with its boutique shops, cafés and restaurants.

Commuter links are well catered for, with straightforward access to the M20 and M2 motorways and a selection of nearby mainline railway stations offering direct services to London and the coast.

The Limes represents a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial and elegant period home, offering space, character, and the freedom to create something exceptional. A house of enduring appeal, ready for its next chapter. Contact Fine & Country today to arrange your exclusive viewing and experience the allure of this remarkable residence.

Freehold
Council Tax Band G
EPC Rating D
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The property owns the driveway, over which four neighbouring properties enjoy rights of access to their respective private driveways. Maintenance is dealt with on an ad hoc basis.