House For Sale £650,000
Rock Road, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, Kent

PROPERTY
This attractive character building with elevations of red brick and ragstone was originally built in 1880 and was the Gardener’s Cottage to Borough Green House. It was extended in the 1990s and has been a cherished home for many years. It offers well proportioned accommodation and a wealth of period features with plenty of potential for those looking to update a property to their own taste.

The original entrance door opens into a reception room with clay brick tiled flooring and stairs to the first floor on the left hand side. A further reception room straight ahead would make an excellent dining room or even a 4th bedroom for larger families. The clay brick flooring flows through to the kitchen which is fitted with a range of bespoke timber cupboards with a traditional butler sink and space for a free standing cooker. There is a vaulted ceiling with pine panelling and the original wall of the stone cottage is visible. A walk-in pantry provides additional food storage and has space for a fridge-freezer and there are doors at either end of the kitchen providing access outside.

The family bathroom has a number of vintage features including a built-in WC with Willow Pattern bowl and high level cistern from Thomas Crapper. There is a beautiful matching patterned sink with vanity storage and a white bath with shower over. An airing cupboard houses the hot water cylinder and an exposed brick wall adds further interest to this remarkable bathroom.

The principle reception room is located at the rear of the property and is almost 17 feet long with a set of French doors leading directly out to the garden. There is an attractive fireplace and a pair of beautiful stained glass windows which were hand made by the previous owner. A door leads through to the master bedroom, which boasts fitted wardrobes and an ensuite WC. Like the family bathroom, the ensuite features a number of unique fittings with chess-board tiled flooring, an internal stained glass window and space for a washing machine.

Upstairs there are 2 good sized bedrooms both of which benefit from fitted cupboards with the larger of the two having dual aspect windows.

OUTSIDE
This picture postcard house is situated on Rock Road set behind a low brick wall with neat hedging and shrubbery providing colour and screening. A pathway leads around to the front entrance door. There is another pathway tucked away on the far left hand side that leads through to a cobbled courtyard and a separate side entrance. In recent times this was has been used as the main access to the house. A driveway on the right hand side provides off road parking with a set of double gates leading through to a further courtyard and the large attached garage.

The generous back garden is South West facing with timber fencing around the boundary and a number of Pine trees providing privacy. To the immediate rear of the house is a small cobbled patio with ornate railings that provides a great spot for al fresco entertaining with a large area of flat lawn providing plenty of space for children to play. The garden has been recently cleared so provides a blank canvas for the new owners.

Borough Green Recreation Ground is located a short walk away (0.2 miles) where there is a large playing field, tennis courts, children’s playground and bowls green.

LOCATION
The property is located in the centre of Borough Green, a lively village with a friendly community set in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the heart of Kent. There is an excellent range of local shops including a Sainsbury’s Local and a Co-Op as well as other amenities including a library, butchers, chemist, doctors surgery, dentist, post office as well as several cafes, restaurants and takeaway outlets.

Borough Green & Wrotham railway station (direct rail services to Victoria, London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross in as little as 38 minutes) is only 0.4 miles away, ideal for commuters. Access to the M20/M26 can be found approximately 2 miles away at the Wrotham interchange.

The market town of West Malling is 5 miles away with a range of boutique shops and popular restaurants. Sevenoaks is about 6 miles distant where one can find a further selection of cafes, restaurants and shops as well as the Stag Theatre and cinema and the famous Knole Park with 1,000 acres of deer parkland.

Schooling is excellent in the area with Borough Green Primary School a short walk away and Platt C of E School, St Lawrence C Of E Primary School in Stone Street and Ightham Primary School all close by. Senior schools in the area include nearby Wrotham School as well as grammar schools in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone. Sevenoaks has a wide selection of private and state schools including the internationally renowned Sevenoaks School.

There are plenty of bridle paths and countryside walks in the local area as well as golf at Wrotham Heath, West Malling and Knole. Reynolds Retreat Country Club and Spa is close by and Sevenoaks and Larkfield both have excellent leisure centres.

Further places of interest within the local area include Chartwell (Winston Churchill’s former home), Ightham Mote, Hever Castle, Emmetts Garden, Penshurst Place and Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve to name just a few.

TENURE
Freehold.

SERVICES
All mains services are connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Sevenoaks District Council. Council Tax Band D.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
EPC rating F.