House For Sale £1,500,000
Charming detached home with enchanting landscaped gardens, set in a prominent position in the heart of Westerham.
Location
Owl House is set in the heart of Westerham, on The Green with its statue of Winston Churchill with whom Westerham and the surrounding area has many associations. This small historic town is situated between the larger towns of Oxted and Sevenoaks and there is an excellent range of local amenities including shops, restaurants and public houses, together with a church, library and primary school.
Comprehensive Shopping: Oxted (3.4 miles) and Sevenoaks (6 miles).
Mainline rail services: Oxted (4 miles) to London Victoria. Sevenoaks (5.4 miles) to London Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon Street.
Primary Schools: Westerham, Brasted, Oxted and Limpsfield.
Secondary Schools: Oxted. Judd Boys Grammar, Weald of Kent and Tonbridge Girls Grammars. Knole Academy, Trinity and Weald of Kent Grammars in Sevenoaks.
Private Schools: Walthamstow Hall, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks, New Beacon, The Granville and Walthamstow Hall Preps. Hazlewood Prep in Limpsfield Chart. Radnor House in Sundridge. Lingfield Notre Dame.
Leisure Facilities: Limpsfield Tennis and Squash Club, health centre and pool complex in Oxted. Golf courses including Westerham, Limpsfield Chart and Tandridge Golf Club. National Trust properties including Chartwell and Emmetts.
All distances are approximate.
Description
Owl House is a charming property of character and history, believed to date from the mid 1800s and converted in the 1950s, having formerly been the coach house to The Breaches next door. The house provides well-proportioned and versatile accommodation with scope to remodel, reconfigure or extended (subject to the required building and planning regulations) if required. Character features include high ceilings, some vaulted ceilings, arched windows and wooden flooring. The house has attractive ragstone and brick quoin elevations, with views toward Winston Churchill’s statue on The Green to one side, and enchanting gardens with a meandering stream to the south. Of particular note is the convenient position in the centre of this popular town.
Double front doors open to the entrance hall with access to a well-appointed bathroom.
The principal reception rooms comprise an elegant dining room with arched windows, a family room with a panelled ceiling, hardwood flooring, a kitchenette, an unusual etched glass window overlooking The Green. An open plan sitting/breakfast room provides an ideal area for everyday family living with access to the south facing terrace and gardens.
The kitchen has an outlook over the courtyard and is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base units with work surfaces incorporating a 1½ bowl sink and integral appliances.
A door leads to a utility room and adjoining cloakroom.
Arranged over the first floor are five bedrooms, all with an attractive outlook either towards The Green or over the gardens, with one currently being utilised as a study. A bathroom and additional shower room complete the accommodation.
To the front are wrought iron gates leading over a cobbled courtyard providing parking and leading to a useful store room. There is a further courtyard with an additional outbuilding comprising three further store rooms.
The south facing paved terrace provides an excellent area for al fresco entertaining with views over the gardens and beyond. The wonderful landscaped gardens are part walled and originally formed part of The Breaches estate. The lawns are flanked by herbaceous beds, attractive old brick walls, a rare and intact ice house with a barrelled ceiling and a meandering stream to the far boundary with a charming arched footbridge. There is a variety of established plants, trees and shrubs and pathways leading around this private and enchanting garden. Also of note is a private access gate to a public footpath which leads to many woodland and countryside walks.
Square Footage: 2999 sq ft
Acreage: 0.3 Acres
Directions
From Sevenoaks take the A25 west towards Westerham. Go through Sundridge and Brasted villages. On reaching Westerham proceed towards the centre where Owl House will be found on the left hand side.
Location
Owl House is set in the heart of Westerham, on The Green with its statue of Winston Churchill with whom Westerham and the surrounding area has many associations. This small historic town is situated between the larger towns of Oxted and Sevenoaks and there is an excellent range of local amenities including shops, restaurants and public houses, together with a church, library and primary school.
Comprehensive Shopping: Oxted (3.4 miles) and Sevenoaks (6 miles).
Mainline rail services: Oxted (4 miles) to London Victoria. Sevenoaks (5.4 miles) to London Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon Street.
Primary Schools: Westerham, Brasted, Oxted and Limpsfield.
Secondary Schools: Oxted. Judd Boys Grammar, Weald of Kent and Tonbridge Girls Grammars. Knole Academy, Trinity and Weald of Kent Grammars in Sevenoaks.
Private Schools: Walthamstow Hall, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks, New Beacon, The Granville and Walthamstow Hall Preps. Hazlewood Prep in Limpsfield Chart. Radnor House in Sundridge. Lingfield Notre Dame.
Leisure Facilities: Limpsfield Tennis and Squash Club, health centre and pool complex in Oxted. Golf courses including Westerham, Limpsfield Chart and Tandridge Golf Club. National Trust properties including Chartwell and Emmetts.
All distances are approximate.
Description
Owl House is a charming property of character and history, believed to date from the mid 1800s and converted in the 1950s, having formerly been the coach house to The Breaches next door. The house provides well-proportioned and versatile accommodation with scope to remodel, reconfigure or extended (subject to the required building and planning regulations) if required. Character features include high ceilings, some vaulted ceilings, arched windows and wooden flooring. The house has attractive ragstone and brick quoin elevations, with views toward Winston Churchill’s statue on The Green to one side, and enchanting gardens with a meandering stream to the south. Of particular note is the convenient position in the centre of this popular town.
Double front doors open to the entrance hall with access to a well-appointed bathroom.
The principal reception rooms comprise an elegant dining room with arched windows, a family room with a panelled ceiling, hardwood flooring, a kitchenette, an unusual etched glass window overlooking The Green. An open plan sitting/breakfast room provides an ideal area for everyday family living with access to the south facing terrace and gardens.
The kitchen has an outlook over the courtyard and is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base units with work surfaces incorporating a 1½ bowl sink and integral appliances.
A door leads to a utility room and adjoining cloakroom.
Arranged over the first floor are five bedrooms, all with an attractive outlook either towards The Green or over the gardens, with one currently being utilised as a study. A bathroom and additional shower room complete the accommodation.
To the front are wrought iron gates leading over a cobbled courtyard providing parking and leading to a useful store room. There is a further courtyard with an additional outbuilding comprising three further store rooms.
The south facing paved terrace provides an excellent area for al fresco entertaining with views over the gardens and beyond. The wonderful landscaped gardens are part walled and originally formed part of The Breaches estate. The lawns are flanked by herbaceous beds, attractive old brick walls, a rare and intact ice house with a barrelled ceiling and a meandering stream to the far boundary with a charming arched footbridge. There is a variety of established plants, trees and shrubs and pathways leading around this private and enchanting garden. Also of note is a private access gate to a public footpath which leads to many woodland and countryside walks.
Square Footage: 2999 sq ft
Acreage: 0.3 Acres
Directions
From Sevenoaks take the A25 west towards Westerham. Go through Sundridge and Brasted villages. On reaching Westerham proceed towards the centre where Owl House will be found on the left hand side.
