Maidstone Road, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17

Bank Yard House is a recently built, oak framed detached house, set in the heart of Lenham village, and within the local conservation area.

Built in 2014, the property benefits from many energy efficient initiatives, including a high level of insulation, thermal roof panels for hot water, full underfloor heating on the ground floor and a heat recovery system.

The accommodation is set across two floors and consists of a vaulted entrance hall, kitchen diner, sitting room, utility room and cloakroom to the ground floor, with master bedroom suite, two further double bedrooms, study, family shower room and galleried landing on the first floor.

Outside, the property has a delightful, sheltered walled garden, which is laid mostly to lawn with established borders, and a garden room with bifold doors and a separate green house, both cleverly built encompassing the garden wall.

The property is set back from the road, along a gravel drive, with off road parking for several cars.

- Exposed oak timber frames throughout the property

- Delightful double height entrance hall, with roof light above front door, galleried landing and under stair storage

- Triple aspect sitting room with French doors to rear and bay window to front. Attractive fire place with open fire

- Kitchen diner with good selection of wall and base units, granite worktops, central island, double butler style sink, electric Aga, integrated dishwasher and space for a fridge freezer. Limestone flooring with under-floor heating


- Snug area within kitchen diner featuring vaulted ceiling and roof lanterns, and enjoying views to the garden

- Utility room with space for washing machine and tumble-dryer, and also a built-in conventional oven and door to rear of the property

- Oak staircase leading to first floor, and featuring exposed oak frame of the house

- Double aspect master bedroom with views over the garden, and ample space for storage

- Ensuite bathroom with bath, linen cupboard housing hot water tank, pedestal basin and WC

- Two further double bedrooms, each with built in wardrobes

- Study with bookcases cleverly built into the oak frame of the house

- Shower room with corner shower, WC and pedestal basin

- Delightful walled garden set to the side of the property, which enjoys sunshine for much of the day, laid to lawn with seasonal borders

- Generous light filled garden room, which incorporates the garden wall, with roof lantern and bifold doors.

- Garden terrace to the side of the property enjoying aspect to the walled garden and garden room

- Greenhouse and pergola, separating the garden from the driveway

- Garden and drive lighting in place



Bank Yard House is set in the heart of the village of Lenham, a stone’s throw away from the many amenities it has to offer and within walking distance to the mainline station.

Lenham is a bustling village set around a village square, offering a good range of local shops and facilities, including a farm shop, village store, two pubs, library, tea rooms, pharmacy and Post Office along with St Mary’s Church. The village also benefits from a Co-op food store, which is easily accessed on foot from the property.

A host of leisure and tourist attractions are nearby including Leeds Castle, with 500 acres of gardens and grounds to explore, and Sutton Vallance Castle (English Heritage). There are a number of golf courses within close proximity, including The Weald of Kent and Chart Hills Golf Clubs.

Conveniently situated with excellent road and rail links nearby, Lenham station offers services to London Victoria and Ashford International, with journey times of just 7 minutes to Ashford International and 1 hour 20 minutes to London. Ashford International also operates a high-speed service to London St Pancras with journey times from 37 minutes.

The M20 gives access to the Channel Tunnel and coastal ports as well as to the M25 to Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.

A range of schools in the area offer both primary and secondary education in the state and independent sectors, including Lenham Primary School and Lenham Secondary School, Sutton Valence Preparatory and Senior Schools and numerous grammar and secondary schools at Maidstone and Ashford.
M20 – 5.3 miles
Lenham Station – 0.5 miles
Maidstone – 10 miles
Ashford International – 21 miles

(all distances are approximate)