5 bedroom detached house for sale

Immensely spacious five-bedroom detached home with fantastic proportions, flexible accommodation and a wonderful west facing garden.

Originally designed by the current owner in the early 1960s, and later significantly extended by them in the late 1970s, this much-loved home now comes to the market for the first time. The detached house, located on well-regarded Aperfield Road at the top of Biggin Hill, offers over 2,300 square feet of accommodation (including the garage). Architectural features reflecting both the original 1960s design and the later extension are evident throughout, including large picture windows that flood the rooms with natural light and the particularly generous room sizes typical of well-designed homes of this era.

The house offers well-balanced and flexible family accommodation, centred around generous living areas and complemented by five bedrooms and a separate study, allowing the accommodation to adapt easily to family living, home working or multi-generational needs. The property has one of the best gardens in the area: west-facing, level and extending to an L-shaped section at the rear which includes a productive vegetable and fruit garden with greenhouses.

Internally, the living space is thoughtfully arranged to the rear of the house, creating an easy flow between rooms. Both the spacious sitting room and adjoining dining room overlook the garden, with sliding doors from the sitting room opening directly onto the patio and lawn beyond. The kitchen breakfast room provides excellent everyday family space, with a breakfast bar and a range of matching eye- and base-level units, integrated double oven and gas hob with extractor. The kitchen leads to a large dual aspect utility room, which provides useful extra storage and space for appliances, plus one door to the garden and another to a small courtyard and rear access to the garage. The ground floor is completed by a study, bathroom and a bedroom with built-in wardrobes, which could alternatively be used as a flexible additional reception room.

Upstairs there are four spacious bedrooms, all with built-in storage, along with a shower room. The principal bedroom enjoys a wonderful outlook over the garden and benefits from its own en-suite shower room and dressing room, complete with floor-to-ceiling wardrobes and a central roof lantern.

OUTSIDE
The established and well stocked rear garden features a patio area, level lawn and mature ornamental planting. At the far end of the garden is a productive vegetable plot with fruit trees and soft fruit bushes, along with a garden shed and two greenhouses. At the front of the property there is ample off-road parking on the driveway in addition to a garage.

LOCATION
Biggin Hill combines excellent local amenities with the appeal of being surrounded by beautiful countryside. The area offers a modern library, swimming pool, and a recreation ground with a playground and outdoor gym. For everyday shopping, residents have a wide range of stores, including Waitrose, Tesco Express, Pets Corner, Costa, as well as a variety of independent businesses, cafes, and restaurants.

Biggin Hill is well-suited for families, with a variety of schools in the area, including the nearby Biggin Hill Primary School. Oaklands Primary, plus the smaller village schools of Cudham, Downe and Tatsfield, are also nearby. Secondary education is provided by Charles Darwin School.
The nearby towns of Orpington, Bromley, Oxted, and Sevenoaks offer even more amenities and services. Biggin Hill is well-connected by several bus routes to these towns, as well as historic Westerham.

For access and commuting to London, stations at Orpington and Hayes (end of the branch line) provide direct train services to Cannon Street, Charing Cross and Victoria. Trams run to Croydon and Wimbledon from New Addington. Additionally, the property is conveniently located a few miles from three M25 junctions (4, 5, and 6), offering excellent access to the wider motorway network.