3 bed Flat For Sale £320,000
Sandwich

Lovingly restored and refurbished spacious 1st and 2nd floor apartment in the heart of the ancient town with excellent entertaining space and three double bedrooms.

Situation
Situated in the heart of the medieval town's Conservation Area, benefiting from the close proximity of local shops, pubs, and restaurants. The River Stour makes a picturesque backdrop to the town centre and Quayside area with many walkways and parks and Sandwich railway station with its High Speed service to London St Pancras is only half a mile walk away. There are good transport links to London and Continental Europe. Sandwich Bay is a mile and a half to the east with three excellent championship golf courses.

The Property -
King Post, a Grade II Listed property, is thought to derive its name from the still functional oak Crown Post, located within the second floor of this sympathetically and lovingly refurbished 1st and 2nd floor apartment. Sharing the common hallway at street level with the ground floor apartment, the private spacious accommodation is festooned with glorious ancient beams spread over three levels with 3 double bedrooms and open plan living space and kitchen, bathroom and storeroom. Substantial old brick fireplaces and beamed features throughout. The present owners have, occasionally, successfully used their home as an Airbnb holiday let and the property is also ideal for entertaining with two large reception areas full of character and charm. Long lease, with a share of the freehold. An Ideal second home or golf bolt-hole.

Sitting Room - 22' 2 x 12' 0 (6.76m x 3.66m) maximum narrowing to 9' 2 minimum

Kitchen/Dining Room - 19' 0 x 9' 10 (5.79m x 3.00m)

Inner Hallway -
Exposed beams to ceiling.

Bedroom One - 16' 4 x 12' 11 (4.98m x 3.94m) maximum narrowing to 10' 7 minimum

Bedroom Two - 10' 0 maximum narrowing to 8' 0 minimum x 10' 5 (3.05m x 3.18m)

Internal Store Room (an Irregular Shaped Room) - 6' 7 x 6' 9 (2.01m x 2.06m) maximum narrowing towards the doorway end of the room

Bathroom - 10' 10 x 5' 6 (3.30m x 1.68m)

Second Floor -

Bedroom 3/ 2nd Reception Room - 20' 9 at floor level x 19' 10 deep (6.32m x 6.05m)

Attic storage Room in Roof Space - 20' 0'' x 16' 2'' (6.09m x 4.92m)

Lease Details -
The flats comes with a Share of the Freehold.999 year lease, commencing 25th December 1984 with a peppercorn ground rent. The Service Charge is 3/5th of the amount spent applied to the property. So far, in this particular year, this has only included insurance and nothing further is anticipated at the moment. The share of the insurance for the current year was £1,266.71.

Agents Note
In the restoration and refurbishment of this property, authentic materials have been used, so natural lime plaster has been applied to the walls and, where coloured, a clay wash has been applied to the walls. Natural wool insulation has been laid in the roof space and oak planking used for flooring in the kitchen dining area with wool carpets and underlays elsewhere.

Outside
There is no outside space or garden with the property making it ideal for those seeking a good property to lock up and leave. There is, however a place to keep two bicycles with the ground floor part of the property, at the bottom of the stairs.

Council Tax Band: C
Tenure: Share of freehold
Ground Rent: £0.00 per year
Ground Rent Review Period: 0 years
Ground Rent Increase: 0%