House For Sale £700,000
Property Description: Guide Price £700,000 - £750,000. This romantic, detached, Grade II listed property is located in a conservation area and consists of two former cottages that date back to around the 1600s with an abundance of original features and all of its original charm. Both cottages and their gardens are mentioned in a Will by Bennet Austen of Wingham in 1621, an ancestor of Jane Austen. Over the years, it has been home to farm workers, home bakers, artists and writers.
The property was completely restored and refurbished in 2018 using materials faithful to the original build wherever possible. Whilst some of the timbers are still those of the original build, the current owners have also sympathetically modernised this listed property for contemporary living including such features as a HIVE system, underfloor heating to the kitchen, irrigation system to the garden and excellent broadband access throughout the property. It was also fully rewired and replumbed (including a new boiler) in 2018.
The kitchen floor tiles are 18th century barn tiles from the estate of the Chateaux of Chambord, you can even see the imprint of a young goat’s two front hooves in one tile in the centre of the kitchen. During the restoration, a hidden window between two bedrooms was discovered and repaired. Traditional limestone plaster was used where walls needed re-plastering, and local oak used to make the reinforcement pillars downstairs.
This property has been used as a second home / holiday let for the last fifteen months and was occupied for 50% of this time, generating an income of around £35,000. It would also make for a wonderful family home with plenty of spacious living accommodation for all the family to enjoy. There is a selection of good village primary schools close by and there is easy access to the excellent grammar schools in Canterbury.
The kitchen has an integrated Neff dishwasher, two integrated under counter Bosch fridges and a Kenwood Rangemaster cooker with a 5 burner hob and an extractor hood fitted above. There is a ceramic double basin sink and country style cupboards fitted underneath the solid oak worktops plus the aforementioned underfloor heating. The separate utility room has more fitted units, a butler sink, an integrated Bosch under counter freezer and has a laundry room with plumbing and space for both a washing machine and a tumble dryer.
The living room has engineered oak flooring, exposed beams and a beautiful inglenook fireplace with a modern log burner, with a second log burner to the sitting room. The living room, dining room and the sitting room all have access out to the stunning grounds that have been exceptionally landscaped and stretch to just over a fifth of an acre.
There is a modern fitted shower room to the ground floor which has been fitted with a white suite and a double walk-in shower with a rainfall shower head.
As this property was originally two cottages, there still remain two original staircases. One leads onto the landing and the other leads directly into one of the bedrooms. This provides great flexibility and privacy for older children if so required.
Upstairs, there are five double bedrooms, some more of those gorgeous authentic original features and a family bathroom. The smaller of the bedrooms leads off from one of the larger doubles and would be perfect for either a nursery for a smaller child or a wonderful dressing room space. The family bathroom has also been fitted with a white suite and has a freestanding roll top bath.
Outside: The grounds for this property occupy just over a fifth of an acre and were completely redesigned and landscaped by the current owner and were installed over the first lockdown. There is a beautiful pergola which has been made from Cumbrian oak and cedar shingles.
There are some mature fruit trees in the garden that provide pears, plums and apples. There is a double shed for storage and potential to extend (subject to the usual consents) just off the internally accessed store room and externally accessible wood/fuel store.
The property is approached via a gravel driveway and there are timed security lights installed. There is off road parking for up to three vehicles.
Location: Pond Cottage is one of the five oldest properties in the village. It takes its name from a big pond that used to occupy the space now taken by the village green (regrettably filled in during the 1960s). It was the largest natural freshwater pond in East Kent. Adisham is a quiet village located in the heart of the Kent countryside, approximately six miles south of the city of Canterbury. There are a number of Primary Schools in the area, one of which is located in the village itself. Two miles down the road in the next village of Aylesham you will find a further two primary schools, a Co-op convenience store and a Chinese take away. Adisham (formerly Ede’s-ham) is an ancient settlement named after King Eadbald, an early king of Kent, who gave the village in A.D. 616 to the monks of Christchurch, Canterbury (the Cathedral), making it the first such gift of ecclesiastical land in England free of secular taxes. Today, Adisham is a peaceful spot, popular with walkers and touring cyclists from across Europe. There is a train station in Adisham with direct links to London Victoria, Dover and Canterbury City centre, where you will find an array of shops and restaurants, along with numerous secondary schools and the University of Kent. The coastal town of Dover, where you will find the historic Dover Castle and the White Cliffs experience is approximately a 20 minute drive away.
Directions: = CT3 3JJ / What3Words = decompose.calm.excuse
Council Tax: Band F (correct at time of marketing). To check council tax for this property, please refer to
Local Authority: Canterbury City Council -[use Contact Agent Button]. Kent County Council -[use Contact Agent Button]
Services: Gas central heating, mains water, drainage and electricity
Tenure: This property is freehold and is sold with vacant possession upon completion.
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