House For Sale £600,000
This Victorian cottage in the centre of the village offers surprisingly extensive accommodation including 3 reception rooms and 3 double bedrooms, and benefits from a garage and a view of Chipstead lake to the front and a pretty garden backing onto allotments to the rear
Description
Believed to have been built around 1850, this half tile hung end of terrace cottage is located within walking distance of the pubs and primary school in this sought-after village on the outskirts of Sevenoaks.
Features
- View of Chipstead Lake to the front.
- Cosy front sitting room with an open fire.
- Central reception room, currently utiliised as a study, with feature fireplace.
- Kitchen/breakfast room comprising cream wall and base units with integrated dishwasher and space for a washing machine, tumble dryer, gas cooker and tall fridge freezer.
- The conservatory is a reception room in its own right, which the vendors use as a sitting/dining room.
- Three double bedrooms accessed off a spacious landing. One of the bedrooms enjoys an outlook towards the lake and the other two look out over the garden and allotments to the rear.
- Family bathroom and one of the bedrooms has an en suite shower room.
- The loft is quite large and considered to offer potential for conversion subject to the necessary building controls/ consents.
- Pretty part-walled, south-west facing garden with decked patio and an area of lawn with planted beds and outdoor taps.
- Detached garage accessed via a side road.
Situation
The property occupies a central position in Chipstead, a charming village with an abundance of picturesque properties, and benefitting from two well regarded village pubs, a tennis club, and a large lake with sailing, angling, swimming and sup clubs.
Riverhead village (1.2 miles) provides a chemist, butcher, church, library, convenience store, local shops, and a nearby Tesco supermarket. Whilst Sevenoaks town centre (2.5 miles) offers a wide range of shops and facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, cafes and restaurants, a leisure centre and a theatre/cinema.
Sevenoaks mainline rail station is about 2 miles away with fast and frequent services to London Bridge (around 30 minutes) and other mainline stations.
The area has access to exceptional schools and the property is ideally located for the popular Riverhead Infants and Amherst Junior schools, as well as Chevening Primary just up the road. Other options include Radnor House Preparatory in Sundridge, Walthamstow Hall in Sevenoaks, Trinity Secondary School, the Weald of Kent grammar annexe and Sevenoaks School. There are also grammar schools in nearby Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
Property information
- Services: Mains gas fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage.
- Local Authority: Sevenoaks District Council, Council Tax band: C (£1,766.75 for 2021/22)
- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.
Directions
From the M25, exit at junction 5 and then take the first exit (A25 towards Sevenoaks). Keep left to Chipstead village. Proceed into the village and after Rookdean on the right, turn left into Chevening Road. The cottage will be found on the left-hand side shortly after The Bricklayers Arms.
The property occupies a central position in Chipstead, a charming village with an abundance of picturesque properties, and benefitting from two well regarded village pubs, a tennis club, and a large lake with sailing, angling, swimming and sup clubs.
Riverhead village (1.2 miles) provides a chemist, butcher, church, library, convenience store, local shops, and a nearby Tesco supermarket. Whilst Sevenoaks town centre (2.5 miles) offers a wide range of shops and facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, cafes and restaurants, a leisure centre and a theatre/cinema.
Sevenoaks mainline rail station is about 2 miles away with fast and frequent services to London Bridge (around 30 minutes) and other mainline stations.
The area has access to exceptional schools and the property is ideally located for the popular Riverhead Infants and Amherst Junior schools, as well as Chevening Primary just up the road. Other options include Radnor House Preparatory in Sundridge, Walthamstow Hall in Sevenoaks, Trinity Secondary School, the Weald of Kent grammar annexe and Sevenoaks School. There are also grammar schools in nearby Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
Description
Believed to have been built around 1850, this half tile hung end of terrace cottage is located within walking distance of the pubs and primary school in this sought-after village on the outskirts of Sevenoaks.
Features
- View of Chipstead Lake to the front.
- Cosy front sitting room with an open fire.
- Central reception room, currently utiliised as a study, with feature fireplace.
- Kitchen/breakfast room comprising cream wall and base units with integrated dishwasher and space for a washing machine, tumble dryer, gas cooker and tall fridge freezer.
- The conservatory is a reception room in its own right, which the vendors use as a sitting/dining room.
- Three double bedrooms accessed off a spacious landing. One of the bedrooms enjoys an outlook towards the lake and the other two look out over the garden and allotments to the rear.
- Family bathroom and one of the bedrooms has an en suite shower room.
- The loft is quite large and considered to offer potential for conversion subject to the necessary building controls/ consents.
- Pretty part-walled, south-west facing garden with decked patio and an area of lawn with planted beds and outdoor taps.
- Detached garage accessed via a side road.
Situation
The property occupies a central position in Chipstead, a charming village with an abundance of picturesque properties, and benefitting from two well regarded village pubs, a tennis club, and a large lake with sailing, angling, swimming and sup clubs.
Riverhead village (1.2 miles) provides a chemist, butcher, church, library, convenience store, local shops, and a nearby Tesco supermarket. Whilst Sevenoaks town centre (2.5 miles) offers a wide range of shops and facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, cafes and restaurants, a leisure centre and a theatre/cinema.
Sevenoaks mainline rail station is about 2 miles away with fast and frequent services to London Bridge (around 30 minutes) and other mainline stations.
The area has access to exceptional schools and the property is ideally located for the popular Riverhead Infants and Amherst Junior schools, as well as Chevening Primary just up the road. Other options include Radnor House Preparatory in Sundridge, Walthamstow Hall in Sevenoaks, Trinity Secondary School, the Weald of Kent grammar annexe and Sevenoaks School. There are also grammar schools in nearby Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
Property information
- Services: Mains gas fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage.
- Local Authority: Sevenoaks District Council, Council Tax band: C (£1,766.75 for 2021/22)
- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.
Directions
From the M25, exit at junction 5 and then take the first exit (A25 towards Sevenoaks). Keep left to Chipstead village. Proceed into the village and after Rookdean on the right, turn left into Chevening Road. The cottage will be found on the left-hand side shortly after The Bricklayers Arms.
The property occupies a central position in Chipstead, a charming village with an abundance of picturesque properties, and benefitting from two well regarded village pubs, a tennis club, and a large lake with sailing, angling, swimming and sup clubs.
Riverhead village (1.2 miles) provides a chemist, butcher, church, library, convenience store, local shops, and a nearby Tesco supermarket. Whilst Sevenoaks town centre (2.5 miles) offers a wide range of shops and facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, cafes and restaurants, a leisure centre and a theatre/cinema.
Sevenoaks mainline rail station is about 2 miles away with fast and frequent services to London Bridge (around 30 minutes) and other mainline stations.
The area has access to exceptional schools and the property is ideally located for the popular Riverhead Infants and Amherst Junior schools, as well as Chevening Primary just up the road. Other options include Radnor House Preparatory in Sundridge, Walthamstow Hall in Sevenoaks, Trinity Secondary School, the Weald of Kent grammar annexe and Sevenoaks School. There are also grammar schools in nearby Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
