Bethersden Road, Bethersden, Kent

With its pleasing Georgian style symmetry, red-brick and tile-hung elevations, sash and bay windows, Tearnden House is a characterful country property dating back to 1881, surrounded by picturesque open countryside. The house requires some modernisation and has been granted planning permission for a two-bay car-port, new vehicular access from Bethersden Road along with new services. Further details, including an information site plan, can be found on Ashford Borough Council’s planning portal under reference PA/2022/3102. The property will be sold with a 0.6 acre plot.

Traditional terracotta tiling in the reception hall extends through to the kitchen/breakfast room, positioned at the rear of the home. With an Aga stove and a wood-burner, and fitted with farmhouse-style cabinetry, the kitchen offers ample space for informal dining. Ancillary areas comprisie an adjoining utility room and large larder with storage. The rear porch, adjacent to the utility room, gives access to the side of the house

Two reception rooms sit either side of the central hall, both benefitting from front aspect bay windows. There is a fireplace focal point in the sitting room and a wood-burning stove in the formal dining room. The ground floor also provides a study with adjoining cloakroom.

The first floor rooms all enjoy the elevated outlook and far reaching vistas, with the accommodation comprising four bedrooms and a spacious family bathroom. The principal room features a decorative fireplace and has the benefit of an en suite shower room.

Agent's Note: Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries of Ashford Borough Council and are advised to review the planning documents/site plan under planning reference PA/2022/3102

A length of hedging fronts the lane proving high levels of privacy. The immediate garden is enclosed with post and wire-mesh fencing, backed by hedges, and is laid to lawn with the westerly portion providing a more naturalistic setting with orchard trees. A paved terrace at the rear, with easy access from the kitchen/breakfast room, offers opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation whilst enjoying the far reaching views over the surrounding fields.

The planning permission allows for a two-bay car-port and parking area via a new vehicular access, along with a pedestrian gate. Please note that the property’s curtilage stretches beyond the current western fence/hedge line as shown in the enclosed plan, a section of which is to remain agricultural land. There is a useful outside toilet to the rear of the house.

The property is situated on the fringes of the picturesque village of Bethersden, with its good local amenities, primary school, church and pubs. The village itself and the surrounding countryside are designated as being within a Special Landscape Area. The opportunity to enjoy outdoor pursuits such as walking, cycling and riding can be found close by in the stunning Kent Downs and High Weald Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Road links in the area are excellent, with the A28 offering swift access to Canterbury and the M20 providing routes towards London and the south coast. Pluckley and Headcorn stations (offering services to London Cannon Street and Charing Cross), are close by and the house is approximately mid-way between Tenterden and Ashford, giving a range of excellent shops and a choice of schools. Ashford International benefits from the High Speed services to London (from 36 minutes to London St Pancras).

The area has good access to the Continent with the Port of Dover and the Eurotunnel Terminal at Cheriton being within easy reach.