House For Sale £645,000
An individual and unique 4 bedroom detached house with versatile accommodation offering considerable scope for reconfiguration and updating to suit a purchasers requirements, set in a much sought after location with sea views to the west.
Situation
Encombe is situated almost midway between Folkestone and Hythe, set back from the seafront and enjoying south westerly sea views.
The historic and popular village of Sandgate has a number of independent and antique shops, restaurants and bars. Hythe and Folkestone are approximately 2 miles away both offering good shopping facilities. Hythe has a Waitrose and a Sainsbury's store and a number of small shops, whilst Folkestone provides further entertainment with its bustling Harbour Arm, the charming Old High Street and the Creative Quarter with delightful eateries and boutique style shops. The harbour area is undergoing a major regeneration programme that will have a positive impact on Folkestone in the future. Sporting facilities are available at Folkestone and also at the Hotel Imperial leisure centre in Hythe, together with rowing and sailing clubs, and good golf courses.
Communications
Communications are excellent with access to the continent by the Eurostar services from Ashford International, the channel tunnel terminal at Cheriton or via Dover harbour. The M20 motorway is a short drive away leading to London and the M25 orbital. The main line railway station at Folkestone West with its excellent parking facilities is a few minutes' drive away. From here there are services to Ashford, London Charing Cross and the high speed link to London St Pancras with a journey time of under an hour.
Description
14 Encombe was built in the early 1970's of timber frame construction with uPVC sealed unit windows under a flat roof covered with Envirotech eva membrane which we believe was renewed in 2013 and carries the remainder of a 20 year guarantee.
This unique property was originally designed as a five bedroom house and offers considerable scope to reconfigure and update the accommodation to suit individual requirements and style.
Entrance Hall
With understairs cupboard, heating thermostat, radiator.
Bedroom 1
Built in wardrobe cupboard with hanging and storage cupboards over, radiator.
Bedroom 2
Radiator.
Bedroom 3
2 radiators
Open Plan Living Room
With shelved linen cupboard, 2 radiators, heating thermostat, T.V. Aerial point, uPVC casement door and uPVC sliding door to:-
Roof Terrace
Over car port, with sunny southerly aspect and sea views to the west
Kitchen
Stainless steel sink unit with 1 ½ bowls and mixer tap, Maxmatic waste disposal unit and cupboards under, Bosch dishwasher under, work surfaces with cupboards and drawers under, space for fridge, Neff ceramic hob, Neff eye level double oven with cupboard above and below, wall mounted Profile combination gas fired boiler.
Bedroom 4/Study
Telephone point, radiator
En-Suite Cloakroom
Low level W.C., small wash hand basin, radiator.
Storeroom/Utility
Butlers sink, plumbing and space for washing machine, space for tumble dryer, space for chest freezer, electric power and light.
Garden
There is an open plan, wrap-around style garden surrounding the property, which is mainly laid to lawn with paving at the rear creating a private patio on which to sit, or to use as a utility area. Some mature shrubs occupy the borders, with the stunning views of the sea, over rooftops, being enjoyed from the large roof terrace.
General Information
Services
All mains services are connected. Central heating and hot water from the Profile combination boiler. (The central heating and hot water system(s), together with any appliances mentioned in the particulars, have not been tested by Smith Woolley).
TENUREFreehold
Council tax
Currently listed in band E - Charge for financial year 2020/2021 is £2,399.95 by Folkestone & Hythe District Council Telephone:
Fixtures and fittings
The fitted carpets and curtains, together with the fixtures and fittings not mentioned in the particulars, are excluded from the sale but may be available to a purchaser by separate negotiation if required.
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Situation
Encombe is situated almost midway between Folkestone and Hythe, set back from the seafront and enjoying south westerly sea views.
The historic and popular village of Sandgate has a number of independent and antique shops, restaurants and bars. Hythe and Folkestone are approximately 2 miles away both offering good shopping facilities. Hythe has a Waitrose and a Sainsbury's store and a number of small shops, whilst Folkestone provides further entertainment with its bustling Harbour Arm, the charming Old High Street and the Creative Quarter with delightful eateries and boutique style shops. The harbour area is undergoing a major regeneration programme that will have a positive impact on Folkestone in the future. Sporting facilities are available at Folkestone and also at the Hotel Imperial leisure centre in Hythe, together with rowing and sailing clubs, and good golf courses.
Communications
Communications are excellent with access to the continent by the Eurostar services from Ashford International, the channel tunnel terminal at Cheriton or via Dover harbour. The M20 motorway is a short drive away leading to London and the M25 orbital. The main line railway station at Folkestone West with its excellent parking facilities is a few minutes' drive away. From here there are services to Ashford, London Charing Cross and the high speed link to London St Pancras with a journey time of under an hour.
Description
14 Encombe was built in the early 1970's of timber frame construction with uPVC sealed unit windows under a flat roof covered with Envirotech eva membrane which we believe was renewed in 2013 and carries the remainder of a 20 year guarantee.
This unique property was originally designed as a five bedroom house and offers considerable scope to reconfigure and update the accommodation to suit individual requirements and style.
Entrance Hall
With understairs cupboard, heating thermostat, radiator.
Bedroom 1
Built in wardrobe cupboard with hanging and storage cupboards over, radiator.
Bedroom 2
Radiator.
Bedroom 3
2 radiators
Open Plan Living Room
With shelved linen cupboard, 2 radiators, heating thermostat, T.V. Aerial point, uPVC casement door and uPVC sliding door to:-
Roof Terrace
Over car port, with sunny southerly aspect and sea views to the west
Kitchen
Stainless steel sink unit with 1 ½ bowls and mixer tap, Maxmatic waste disposal unit and cupboards under, Bosch dishwasher under, work surfaces with cupboards and drawers under, space for fridge, Neff ceramic hob, Neff eye level double oven with cupboard above and below, wall mounted Profile combination gas fired boiler.
Bedroom 4/Study
Telephone point, radiator
En-Suite Cloakroom
Low level W.C., small wash hand basin, radiator.
Storeroom/Utility
Butlers sink, plumbing and space for washing machine, space for tumble dryer, space for chest freezer, electric power and light.
Garden
There is an open plan, wrap-around style garden surrounding the property, which is mainly laid to lawn with paving at the rear creating a private patio on which to sit, or to use as a utility area. Some mature shrubs occupy the borders, with the stunning views of the sea, over rooftops, being enjoyed from the large roof terrace.
General Information
Services
All mains services are connected. Central heating and hot water from the Profile combination boiler. (The central heating and hot water system(s), together with any appliances mentioned in the particulars, have not been tested by Smith Woolley).
TENUREFreehold
Council tax
Currently listed in band E - Charge for financial year 2020/2021 is £2,399.95 by Folkestone & Hythe District Council Telephone:
Fixtures and fittings
The fitted carpets and curtains, together with the fixtures and fittings not mentioned in the particulars, are excluded from the sale but may be available to a purchaser by separate negotiation if required.
You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website.
