House For Sale £1,875,000
Laing Bennett is delighted to offer this bespoke home to the market for the first time since it was created by the vendors whose vision was to build a modern, eco-responsible and contemporary family home. Offering 478m² of living space and set in an enviable position on the edge of the picturesque village of Postling, this commanding residence enjoys countryside views in every direction. It is cleverly designed throughout with generously sized rooms over three floors.
As you approach this home you are welcomed by a double height glazed and timber beamed entrance with stairs or lift to the first floor galleried landing. Open plan living comprising: living, dining, cinema, office/family room, pool/leisure room and bespoke handmade ‘Thoroughly Wood’ kitchen/breakfast room. The pool room includes a 7m by 3m moulded mosaic effect swimming pool, currently covered but easily reinstated. There is also a jacuzzi and shower area, with further space available for fitness equipment.
On the first and second floors, there is a total of seven bedrooms with two en suites and a main ‘jack and jill’ bathroom/en suite. Set in approx. 2 acres with c 1.5 acres as stables and paddocks. EPC RATING = B
The accommodation comprises
Ground floor
Vaulted two story reception hall
Lift and stairs to a galleried landing
WC and cloakroom
Open plan living space
Living/dining room with embedded fireplace in the living area
39' 7" x 16' 6" (12.06m x 5.03m)
Sitting room/Cinema with fitted Thoroughly Wood wall unit
22' 0" x 16' 0" (6.71m x 4.88m)
Kitchen/breakfast room
22' 0" x 15' 1" (6.71m x 4.60m) Bespoke Thoroughly Wood kitchen
Office/family room
24' 6" x 19' 6" (7.47m x 5.94m) Fitted desking, bar and an in-situ full-size snooker table with slide-on wooden overlay providing a dining table with made-to-measure chairs. Bi-fold doors for access to walled garden.
Pool/Leisure room with Jacuzzi, covered 7m by 3m swimming pool and shower area
24' 7" x 21' 2" (7.49m x 6.45m)
First floor
Galleried landing
Main bedroom with Juliet balcony and access to sun deck/terrace
17' 4" x 16' 6" (5.28m x 5.03m)
Main en suite shower room
Bedroom 2 with Juliet balcony and independent access to bathroom
19' 7" x 14' 4" (5.97m x 4.37m)
Bedroom 3 with Juliet balcony
19' 7" x 12' 9" (5.97m x 3.89m)
Main bathroom
Bedroom 4
17' 4" x 11' 8" (5.28m x 3.56m)
En suite shower room 2
Bedroom 5
15' 9" x 11' 9" (4.80m x 3.58m)
Under-stairs storage cupboard
Second floor
Landing
Bedroom 6
28' 0" x 19' 1" (8.53m x 5.82m) (currently accommodates a substantial operating model railway layout comprising 6 circuits which could remain in situ by separate negotiation with a purchaser)
Bedroom 7
17' 9" x 11' 0" (5.41m x 3.35m)
Over stairs storage area
Outside
Landscaped frontage with pathways and side access
Large driveway
Double integral garage
27' 0" x 19' 6" (8.23m x 5.94m)
Sun deck/terrace
24' 7" x 18' 8" (7.49m x 5.69m)
Karelia has a wrap-around network of gardens described by the vendor:
The road frontage of approximately 65 metres is bounded by 45m of 1.8m ragstone wall screened by
mature firethorn hedging presenting a blaze of Autumn colour. The walling drops to 1m across the front of the house where there is an area down to rose bushes with shrubs and spring bulbs.
On the village side
The wedge-shape “secret garden” of approximately 500 sq m is bounded by the
same roadside high walling which then extends inwards around the entire garden area. A Japanese-themed space is highlighted by a magnificent weeping Acer with many other trees and shrubs adding to the intimacy of this sheltered retreat. Espalier fruit trees line the south-facing wall, and there is a hexagonal summer house situated in complete shelter at the bottom end of the area. This area is accessible from the house via bi-fold doors leading from the snooker room, and there is a raised goldfish pond and overlaying raised patio with wrought-iron railings in that area. There is a small area of lawn and the garden is planted throughout with bulbs and perennials.
To the rear of the house;
A wildlife pond fed by a winter chalk stream and inhabited by resident moorhen and mallard. The pond and stream-side area are flanked down the length of the property by pathways giving access to established beds for bulbs, perennials and shrubs. Wandering pathways and raised stonewall planting areas add to the appeal, and there are several notable ornamental trees including a fine weeping cedar.
Further to the rear there is a substantial greenhouse and, just beyond, a 30m x 15m vegetable garden with established fruit bushes and Kent cob trees, soft-fruit beds, and a large area for rotational vegetables fully planted ready for the 2022 season.
There is a working borehole and pump giving access to unlimited groundwater for the garden and
other purposes.
The gardens and paddocks
Are lined by around 700m of well-maintained native hedgerow which is a
haven for birdlife – the dawn and dusk chorus here is truly inspiring. An orchard space includes productive apple and plum trees.
Stable block
Stable 1
13' 0" x 10' 8" (3.96m x 3.25m)
Stable 2
13' 1" x 13' 0" (3.99m x 3.96m)
Storage container
9' 1" x 7' 8" (2.77m x 2.34m)
Feed and tack room
13' 0" x 9' 8" (3.96m x 2.95m)
Stable 3
13' 0" x 10' 10" (3.96m x 3.30m)
Workshop and benches
