4Detached House
4A modern detached chalet style property occupying an edge of village position affording light, well proportioned, highly versatile, contemporary living space, together with a purpose built home office and a 75’ south facing garden backing onto farmland.
ROOMS Hall, Living room, Sitting room, Kitchen/breakfast room, Rear hall, Cloakroom, Galleried landing, Master bedroom with en suite shower room, Three further double bedrooms, Family bath/shower room. Double glazing. Oil central heating. EPC rating D. Integral garage & workshop. Home office with air conditioning. Off road parking for several vehicles. 75' South facing garden
SITUATION The property is situated on the outskirts of the village of Wittersham on the Isle of Oxney. Local facilities include a primary school, recreational ground, public house, community market, general store and village hall and within 3.5 miles is Peasmarsh village which offers Jempsons, an independent supermarket. The market town of Tenterden is about 5 miles inland offering a wide range of facilities including Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, quality shops, public houses and restaurants. To the south, is the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye (6 miles) renowned for its historical associations and fine period architecture. Ashford International Station (16 miles) provides s high speed service to Stratford and London St Pancras (37 minutes). Headcorn station (13 miles) provides a commuter service into London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross in just under one hour.
DESCRIPTION An immaculate detached chalet style property affording versatile, light, well-proportioned contemporary living space, some of which is open plan, over two levels, as shown on the floor plan. The master bedroom forms part of a suite to the rear of the house with rural views across adjoining farmland.
GROUND FLOOR A part glazed front door opens into a hallway with a turned staircase to the first floor and a storage cupboard beneath. To the front of the house is a sitting room with an oak floor, which overlooks the garden. Adjoining is a large kitchen/breakfast room which is fitted with an extensive range of matt black handless cabinets comprising cupboards and drawers beneath granite work surfaces with high gloss black tiles surrounds, an undermounted stainless steel sink, built-in electric oven, an inset hob, a freestanding Montpellier Range cooker, a deep built in pantry, oil boiler, horizontal matchboard panelling to one wall and oak flooring.
From the kitchen, a wide opening leads through to the rear hall, which in turn has a glazed door to the rear garden, a connecting door to the garage/workshop and a turned oak staircase leading to the first floor galleried landing and master bedroom suite.
The sitting room, which overlooks the rear gardens, has a wood burning stove on a flagstone hearth, oak flooring and two sets of glazed double doors opening on to the south facing deck. Bedroom 4 is double aspect and overlooks the front garden. The bath/shower room, which has a geometric pattern tiled floor, has white fitments comprising a close coupled w.c, a walk-in shower a counter top wash basin and a panelled bath with a shower attachment. Adjacent is a cloakroom with a close coupled w.c.
FIRST FLOOR The master bedroom has a vaulted ceiling, oak flooring and a glass wall to the rear elevation with double doors opening out to a Juliette balcony with a glass balustrade providing distant rural views. The en-suite shower room has contemporary fitments comprising a wash basin, close coupled w.c and a rain shower. To the front of the property is a second first floor landing with access to bedrooms 2 & 3. Bedroom 2, which is currently used as a family room, has a dormer window to the front and a skylight to the rear. Bedroom 3 overlooks the rear garden and adjacent fields beyond.
OUTSIDE The property is approached via double wooden gates leading onto a pea beach driveway which provides off road parking for several vehicles and leads down one side of the house to the integral garage/workshop which has an up and over door to the front, double doors to the rear garden and a fitted worktop to one wall with storage cupboards above and below. The hedge enclosed front garden extends to about 50' x 27' being set down to a rectangular lawn with paved pathways, lavender bed, a bay tree, magnolia, buddleja and raised beds, together with a full width pergola to the front elevation. The south facing rear garden, which backs onto farmland, extends to about 75'. Adjacent to the rear of the house is a wide deck and terrace which leads to a parterre garden with clipped box hedges, lavender planting and paved pathways with a central Wisteria, Jasmine and Vine clad pergola. Beyond is an area of lawn with burgeoning cottage flower borders and to one corner is a purpose-built home office with light, power and the internet. Garden store. Aluminium framed greenhouse.
FURTHER INFORMATION Local Authority: Ashford Borough Council. Council Tax Band G
Mains electricity, drainage and water. Oil central heating
Calor gas for Range cooker hob
Predicted mobile phone coverage: O2, Vodaphone
Broadband speed: Superfast 53 Mbps available. Source Ofcom
Rivers and seas flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK
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