High Street, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13

A charming character cottage with off road parking and a delightful rear garden in the centre of this popular village

DESCRIPTION

This charming semi-detached cottage, believed to date back to the early 1800s, is full of character, with flexible accommodation arranged over split levels. Unexpected advantages of the property include a spacious vaulted kitchen/dining room to the rear of the house with French doors to the secluded rear garden, lots of storage cupboards and views to the North Downs from the top bedroom.

Period features include feature fireplaces, wooden floorboards, multi-pane windows, exposed beams and rustic drop-latch doors.

FEATURES

- Wisteria adorned side entrance porch with picket fenced, block paved courtyard, attractive flemish-bond brickwork, arched studded wood panel front door and arched side window. Internally the hall features a tiled floor and panelled ceiling.

- Cosy sitting room with fireplace housing a woodburning stove, built in cupboard, fitted shelving and a study alcove.

- Steps down to a second lower ground floor TV room/guest room.

- Front room, currently used as a double bedroom, with venetian shutters to the multi-pane windows, wooden floorboards and a feature fireplace.

- Open plan, vaulted kitchen/dining room with French doors to the rear garden. Farmhouse style kitchen with wood-block worktops, twin butler-style sink, wall and base units, tiled floor and splashbacks, Zanussi gas range cooker, integrated Hotpoint dishwasher, integrated Baumatic washing machine and tumble dryer and space for a tall fridge freezer.

- Double bedroom on the first floor with built-in wardrobes and brick fireplace recess.

- Bathroom comprising roll top, stand-alone bath with shower attachment, console washbasin and WC. Wooden floorboards.

- Top floor single bedroom/study with view to the North Downs.

- The rear garden features a paved patio, stretch of lawn with planted beds around the fenced perimeter, garden store, outdoor sink and tap, garden shed as well as a garden office with power and lighting.

- To the side of the house is a block paved area for parking up to two cars in tandem.

SITUATION

Calico Cottage occupies a central position in Chipstead, a charming village with an abundance of picturesque properties, and benefitting from two well regarded village pubs, a tennis club, and a large lake with sailing, angling, swimming and SUP clubs.

Riverhead village (0.7 miles) provides a chemist, butcher, church, library, convenience store, local shops, and a nearby Tesco supermarket. Whilst Sevenoaks town centre (2 miles) offers a wide range of shops and facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, cafes and restaurants, a leisure centre and a theatre/cinema.

Sevenoaks mainline rail station is about 1.5 miles away with fast and frequent services to Charing Cross/Cannon Street in about 30 minutes and London Bridge (from 22 minutes).

The area has access to exceptional schools and the property is ideally located for the popular Riverhead Infants and Amherst Junior schools. Other options include Trinity Secondary School, the grammar annexes in Sevenoaks and further grammar schools in nearby Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, alongside Walthamstow Hall and Sevenoaks School in Sevenoaks.

PROPERTY INFORMATION

- Services: Mains gas fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage.
- Local Authority: Sevenoaks District Council
- Council Tax band: E (£2,746.72 for 2024/25)
- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.

DIRECTIONS

From Sevenoaks town centre proceed North along London Road past the station. At the roundabout take the first exit and continue up Worships Hill. At the traffic lights turn right into Witches Lane and at the crossroads turn left into Chipstead Lane. Proceed into the village and the property will be found on the right-hand side, before the second chicane.

From the M25, exit at junction 5 and then take the first exit (A25 towards Sevenoaks). Keep left to Chipstead village. Proceed through the village and up the hill. The cottage can be found just after the George and Dragon Public house on the left-hand side.


Calico Cottage occupies a central position in Chipstead, a charming village with an abundance of picturesque properties, and benefitting from two well regarded village pubs, a tennis club, and a large lake with sailing, angling, swimming and SUP clubs.

Riverhead village (0.7 miles) provides a chemist, butcher, church, library, convenience store, local shops, and a nearby Tesco supermarket. Whilst Sevenoaks town centre (2 miles) offers a wide range of shops and facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, cafes and restaurants, a leisure centre and a theatre/cinema.

Sevenoaks mainline rail station is about 1.5 miles away with fast and frequent services to London Bridge (around 30 minutes) and other mainline stations.

The area has access to exceptional schools and the property is ideally located for the popular Riverhead Infants and Amherst Junior schools. Other options include Trinity Secondary School, Weald of Kent grammar and further grammar schools in nearby Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, alongside Walthamstow Hall and Sevenoaks School in Sevenoaks.