House For Sale £5,500,000
An elegant and beautifully presented eight bedroom family home residing on just over 1 acre within the highly sought after, private, gated Keston Park. The property offers spacious accommodation arranged over three floors with the addition of a separate one bedroom detached annex.
The main house opens to a grand entrance hallway which features a vaulted ceiling, tiled flooring and access to the principal reception rooms which include; a large formal drawing room with fireplace and French doors to the garden, an orangery with bar area, a dining room with ample space for a 12 seater dining table. The bespoke fitted kitchen is the hub of the home and has been designed and installed by Mark Wilkinson, featuring high end integrated appliances along with a stand alone island and space for a breakfast table. Opening from the kitchen is a family room/cinema room.
The ground floor is completed by a study with bespoke fitted furniture, a family room and a utility room. Upstairs on the first floor are four double bedrooms all of which feature en suite bath or shower rooms. The master suite is particularly impressive with floor to ceiling windows offering commanding views over the garden, a retractable roof light, a fully fitted dressing room and an en suite bathroom. The second floor offers a further three double bedrooms all with en suite facilities and dressing rooms/walk in wardrobes.
Outside, to the rear of the property is a mature and well kept landscaped garden with a large patio which is perfect for outdoor entertaining. The plot includes a tennis court and a detached annexe with living space, a kitchen and one bedroom with an en suite bathroom. The front of the property offers a gated carriage driveway with ample space for numerous cars along with access to a double garage.
Keston Park was the brainchild of property developer Frederick Rogers who acquired the land in 1923 from the Earl of Derby. His travels had taken him to America where he had been inspired by houses in beautiful parkland settings so he set about recreating this with Keston Park. It remains one of the most exclusive private estates in the South East and is privately gated at all entrances.
Locksbottom is within a few minutes walk and has an array of excellent restaurants, traditional public houses, independent and national retailers, coffee shops and two major supermarket chains. Within close proximity are extensive shopping centres including The Glades in Bromley, Orpington High Street and Bluewater slightly further afield.
Keston Park has excellent transport links nearby with Orpington Station (1.7 miles), Bickley Station (2.9 miles) and Bromley South Station (3.2 miles) all providing direct services into London Bridge, Cannon Street, London Victoria and Blackfriars. There is a fast service from Orpington to London Bridge in 15 minutes, and Bromley South to London Victoria in 17 minutes. By car the M25 is easily accessible (4.4 miles), A21 (1.6 miles), Biggin Hill Airport (4.1 miles) and Gatwick Airport is within 40 minutes.
There are high performing schools both state and private in good supply within the local area -
Keston primary school co-education
Crofton primary school co-education
Farnborough primary school co-education
Ravens Wood secondary school for boys
Darrick Wood both primary and secondary co-education schools
St Olaves and St Saviour's grammar school for boys and Newstead Wood for girls are highly rated selective schools. Local children also travel daily by train to Sevenoaks School and Tonbridge School.
Bromley High School for girls
Bickley Park boys school
Babington House co-education to 11 years and girls senior
Radnor House co-education
Royal Russell co-education
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax - Local Authority London Borough of Bromley Band H
Energy Efficiency Rating C.
The main house opens to a grand entrance hallway which features a vaulted ceiling, tiled flooring and access to the principal reception rooms which include; a large formal drawing room with fireplace and French doors to the garden, an orangery with bar area, a dining room with ample space for a 12 seater dining table. The bespoke fitted kitchen is the hub of the home and has been designed and installed by Mark Wilkinson, featuring high end integrated appliances along with a stand alone island and space for a breakfast table. Opening from the kitchen is a family room/cinema room.
The ground floor is completed by a study with bespoke fitted furniture, a family room and a utility room. Upstairs on the first floor are four double bedrooms all of which feature en suite bath or shower rooms. The master suite is particularly impressive with floor to ceiling windows offering commanding views over the garden, a retractable roof light, a fully fitted dressing room and an en suite bathroom. The second floor offers a further three double bedrooms all with en suite facilities and dressing rooms/walk in wardrobes.
Outside, to the rear of the property is a mature and well kept landscaped garden with a large patio which is perfect for outdoor entertaining. The plot includes a tennis court and a detached annexe with living space, a kitchen and one bedroom with an en suite bathroom. The front of the property offers a gated carriage driveway with ample space for numerous cars along with access to a double garage.
Keston Park was the brainchild of property developer Frederick Rogers who acquired the land in 1923 from the Earl of Derby. His travels had taken him to America where he had been inspired by houses in beautiful parkland settings so he set about recreating this with Keston Park. It remains one of the most exclusive private estates in the South East and is privately gated at all entrances.
Locksbottom is within a few minutes walk and has an array of excellent restaurants, traditional public houses, independent and national retailers, coffee shops and two major supermarket chains. Within close proximity are extensive shopping centres including The Glades in Bromley, Orpington High Street and Bluewater slightly further afield.
Keston Park has excellent transport links nearby with Orpington Station (1.7 miles), Bickley Station (2.9 miles) and Bromley South Station (3.2 miles) all providing direct services into London Bridge, Cannon Street, London Victoria and Blackfriars. There is a fast service from Orpington to London Bridge in 15 minutes, and Bromley South to London Victoria in 17 minutes. By car the M25 is easily accessible (4.4 miles), A21 (1.6 miles), Biggin Hill Airport (4.1 miles) and Gatwick Airport is within 40 minutes.
There are high performing schools both state and private in good supply within the local area -
Keston primary school co-education
Crofton primary school co-education
Farnborough primary school co-education
Ravens Wood secondary school for boys
Darrick Wood both primary and secondary co-education schools
St Olaves and St Saviour's grammar school for boys and Newstead Wood for girls are highly rated selective schools. Local children also travel daily by train to Sevenoaks School and Tonbridge School.
Bromley High School for girls
Bickley Park boys school
Babington House co-education to 11 years and girls senior
Radnor House co-education
Royal Russell co-education
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax - Local Authority London Borough of Bromley Band H
Energy Efficiency Rating C.
