House For Sale £700,000
Lucy Ellen Cottage' is a charming three bedroom victorian cottage set in glorious grounds in the heart of the Kentish countryside. Believed to be dating back to the mid 1800's, the property sits at the end of a terrace of 4 homes, tucked away down a short track amongst fields and woodland in this beautiful rural location close to Lullingstone Park Golf Course and Chelsfield village.
There is a vast network of countryside walks and footpaths and since 1968, Well Hill is one of the gateways into the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (aonb) which have similar legal protection as National Parks.
Having been extended to the side, the property has an L-shaped reception room with living and dining areas. The comfy and warm lounge leads through to the dining area and has solid Elm wood flooring and a brick and oak beam built fireplace with multi-fuel wood burning stove. There is a solid oak front door with hand forged pewter door furniture, along with two double glazed sash windows and double glazed French doors to the rear.
There is a country style kitchen with a double glazed back door to the garden and double glazed sash window. Here you also have the stairs to the first floor. The kitchen is fitted with bespoke hand built units and a butler sink along with integrated dish washer. The centre piece of the kitchen is a 'Rayburn' oil fired range cooker and boiler also providing hot water and central heating for the cottage.
On the first floor, you will find the three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The landing has a double glazed window to the side and access via a ceiling hatch and fitted loft ladder, to the boarded loft space providing additional storage.
All three bedrooms have double glazed sash windows and exposed timber flooring.
The bathroom in classic country style has a freestanding cast iron roll top bath along with a wall mounted wash hand basin and low level WC. It also has a heated towel rail, extractor fan, double glazed sash window and built in airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.
Outside, the gardens extend in a southerly direction with a total plot size of over half an acre. This includes several natural stone patios along with a pergola for alfresco dining, an expanse of lawn with mature flower and shrub beds with two log and garden storage stores, a greenhouse and an enclosed hard standing area with ‘VegTrug’ for growing fruit/vegetables.
There is also a woodland area that attracts all manor of birds and wildlife. This woodland garden has won two gold medals and a silver gilt from the ‘Kent Wildlife Trust.'
Outbuildings include a double detached garage with electric wooden up and over door, power and lighting, together with a large boarded loft space providing additional storage. A good size timber shed constructed with double skin, large feather edge boarding and a slate tiled roof.
There is a cottage style front garden that leads to the front door along with a five bar gate leading through to the garage and rear garden and there is plenty of room for parking several vehicles.
The property is on mains drainage and has an oil fired central heating system.
Well Hill lies just 2 miles from Chelsfield Station with its direct line into central London and 2.5 miles from Orpington, a thriving suburban town within the M25 with many people drawn to the area for the reputable schools the railway stations that can transport you into London in as little as 17 minutes. The Town Centre has a comprehensive range of shops and facilities including the Walnuts Shopping Centre and Odeon cinema. Sports facilities are also well catered for with the Walnuts Leisure Centre, golf courses, football and rugby clubs all within the area.
Junction 4 of the M25 is less than a mile away, giving easy access to the motorway network<br /><br />
There is a vast network of countryside walks and footpaths and since 1968, Well Hill is one of the gateways into the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (aonb) which have similar legal protection as National Parks.
Having been extended to the side, the property has an L-shaped reception room with living and dining areas. The comfy and warm lounge leads through to the dining area and has solid Elm wood flooring and a brick and oak beam built fireplace with multi-fuel wood burning stove. There is a solid oak front door with hand forged pewter door furniture, along with two double glazed sash windows and double glazed French doors to the rear.
There is a country style kitchen with a double glazed back door to the garden and double glazed sash window. Here you also have the stairs to the first floor. The kitchen is fitted with bespoke hand built units and a butler sink along with integrated dish washer. The centre piece of the kitchen is a 'Rayburn' oil fired range cooker and boiler also providing hot water and central heating for the cottage.
On the first floor, you will find the three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The landing has a double glazed window to the side and access via a ceiling hatch and fitted loft ladder, to the boarded loft space providing additional storage.
All three bedrooms have double glazed sash windows and exposed timber flooring.
The bathroom in classic country style has a freestanding cast iron roll top bath along with a wall mounted wash hand basin and low level WC. It also has a heated towel rail, extractor fan, double glazed sash window and built in airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.
Outside, the gardens extend in a southerly direction with a total plot size of over half an acre. This includes several natural stone patios along with a pergola for alfresco dining, an expanse of lawn with mature flower and shrub beds with two log and garden storage stores, a greenhouse and an enclosed hard standing area with ‘VegTrug’ for growing fruit/vegetables.
There is also a woodland area that attracts all manor of birds and wildlife. This woodland garden has won two gold medals and a silver gilt from the ‘Kent Wildlife Trust.'
Outbuildings include a double detached garage with electric wooden up and over door, power and lighting, together with a large boarded loft space providing additional storage. A good size timber shed constructed with double skin, large feather edge boarding and a slate tiled roof.
There is a cottage style front garden that leads to the front door along with a five bar gate leading through to the garage and rear garden and there is plenty of room for parking several vehicles.
The property is on mains drainage and has an oil fired central heating system.
Well Hill lies just 2 miles from Chelsfield Station with its direct line into central London and 2.5 miles from Orpington, a thriving suburban town within the M25 with many people drawn to the area for the reputable schools the railway stations that can transport you into London in as little as 17 minutes. The Town Centre has a comprehensive range of shops and facilities including the Walnuts Shopping Centre and Odeon cinema. Sports facilities are also well catered for with the Walnuts Leisure Centre, golf courses, football and rugby clubs all within the area.
Junction 4 of the M25 is less than a mile away, giving easy access to the motorway network<br /><br />
