Amherst Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent

PROPERTY
Located in the heart of Riverhead, this attractive character building with elevations of red brick and ragstone was originally built in 1780 and has been a cherished home for many years. It offers well proportioned accommodation and a wealth of character features with plenty of potential for those looking to update a property to their own taste.

The front door leads via an enclosed entrance porch into a hallway with carpeted flooring. On the right hand side is the family room which is generous in size and has the original open fireplace providing a nice focal point to the room. A cosy sitting room on the left hand side provides further living space and also has an attractive fireplace with built in cupboards.

The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units with tiled flooring. There is plenty of space for a large dining table and a door that leads out to the patio. Integrated appliances include an electric oven, extractor and 4 ring gas hob, with space for a dishwasher, fridge and freezer. A handy utility cupboard, which houses a modern Worcester Bosch combi boiler also provides space for a washing machine and tumble dryer. Adjoining the kitchen, is a boot room with a downstairs WC and a stable door leading to the back garden. A cellar accessed from the hallway provides additional storage space.

Upstairs there is a generous master suite with 2 further double bedrooms and the family bathroom. The master bedroom is dual aspect and boasts fitted cupboards and a particularly spacious ensuite shower room (formally a 4th bedroom). The other two bedrooms are positioned at the front of the property and also benefit from fitted cupboards. The family bathroom has a traditional white suite including basin with integrated vanity storage, bath with shower attachment and glass screen with a separate WC.

The size of the property will more than satisfy most but for those looking to add space and value to this fantastic house there is plenty of potential with planning permission in place to extend the ground floor. Details can be provided on request and are openly available on the Sevenoaks Planning Portal (Reference: 22/02055/HOUSE).

OUTSIDE
The house is set well back from the road on a large plot measuring approximately 0.25 of an acre. A paved driveway provides ample off road parking and leads to a detached double garage which has an electric up and over door. The grounds have been well cared for by the current owner and feature well stocked beds filled with a variety of flowering plants, mature hedging and several specimen trees. There is a large area of lawn that wraps around the house, offering plenty of space for children to play with a stone patio to the side of the house providing a lovely spot for al fresco entertaining. Further outbuildings include a brick -built workshop and sun room.

There are several parks close by including Chipstead Common, Sandpits Recreation Ground and Riverhead Parkland. Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve is also a short walk away.

LOCATION
The property is located in the centre of Riverhead Village, 0.7 of a mile from Sevenoaks mainline station (fast rail services to London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross & Cannon Street in as little as 23 minutes). There are numerous shops and amenities on the doorstep including a dentist, chemist, optician, barbers, butchers, a Tesco superstore and numerous other restaurants, pubs and food outlets in Riverhead itself.

Sevenoaks High Street is approximately 1.2 miles away, where one can find a further range of shops and restaurants and recreational facilities including the leisure centre, the Stag theatre and cinema and the fantastic Knole Park with 1000 acres of deer parkland and Knole House to explore.

Access to the M25 (junction 5) and A21 can be found at the Chevening interchange approximately 1.2 miles away which leads to the major motorway network providing easy access to Gatwick Airport, Channel Tunnel Terminus, the south coast and the excellent Bluewater shopping centre.

Schooling is excellent in the area with Riverhead Infants, Amherst Junior, Chevening and Sevenoaks Primary schools all within walking distance together with Knole Academy. Trinity School, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School Annexe for boys and the Weald of Kent Grammar Annexe are a short drive away and there are several top class private schools close by including the internationally renowned Sevenoaks School as well as further grammar schools for both boys and girls in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. For younger families, the property is a short walk to Squiggles Day Nursery and Bright Horizons Nursery both in Riverhead.

Further places of interest within the local area include Chartwell (Winston Churchill’s former home), Ightham Mote, Hever Castle, Emmetts Garden, Penshurst Place, Old Soar Manor and Lullingstone Roman Villa.

TENURE
Freehold.

SERVICES
All mains services are connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Sevenoaks District Council. Council Tax Band F.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
EPC rating D.