Ethelbert Road, Faversham, ME13

Chesham House

Four Bedroom Edwardian semi-detached family house with 30 metre/100ft part-wilded garden and office/studio, off road parking and EV charger. The property has been sympathetically restored by the current owners over the last 20 years and decorated to a high standard throughout.

Located in a desirable location, this beautifully maintained red brick Edwardian semi-detached home seamlessly blends period charm with modern, eco-conscious updates. Boasting a private side entrance, off-street parking, and a generous 100ft rear garden, this characterful property offers a rare combination of space, style, and sustainability.

Step inside to discover a large, bright and welcoming hallway, a major feature of the house. To the front right is a dining room, followed by a light and airy sitting room to the rear, which takes you out onto the patio and south facing garden. The ground floor continues to a breakfast room, with a log burner and through into the extended kitchen space, which also opens onto the patio. A wide and elegant dog -leg staircase leads to four well-proportioned bedrooms and a contemporary family bathroom, offering ample space for growing families or those working from home.

The rear garden has been lovingly maintained as a natural haven, encouraging local wildlife and providing a peaceful retreat.

Rich in character yet designed with the future in mind, this stunning home offers a unique opportunity to own a slice of Edwardian history with all the benefits of modern living.

Located in Ethelbert Road, you are a short walk from Faversham town centre which is home to an eclectic mix of local businesses including pubs, cafés and restaurants as well as Faversham train station with direct links to London.

Owners' comments:

"HOUSE
We've thoroughly enjoyed living with the elegant design and architecture of this Edwardian house, in it's high ceilings, large windows, understanding of space, light and air, and the build quality; it reflects the optimism of the period. It has worked perfectly as a calm and spacious family home. Through a gradual restoration, we've sought to retain its original internal configuration and flow, the only addition being a discreet architect-designed kitchen extension to the rear of the property, which sits within the original footprint and compliments the structure, giving a 180º view of the garden. Sitting within Faversham's recently extended conservation area and dating from 1905, the property retains many of its original features including sash windows (restored), stained glass, picture rails, architraves etc. We've repaired and reinstated the original door furniture and freed up windows, including opening the fanlights to front and rear, which help to ventilate the space. Unusual for the period, the structure has cavity walls (now insulated) and all the original tongue and groove flooring. A new roof and insulating membrane were installed in 2019, along with three Velux windows. A new Hydrogen-ready boiler and tank were installed in 2023. There is garden access to the side via a 5 ft wide tradesman’s alley.

GARDEN
We’ve nurtured the 100ft long garden over the last 20 years, transforming it from a formal, high-maintenance space to a softer, organic garden that's a haven for native wildlife. Gardening without chemicals, there’s a mix of cultivated and wild plant species, which thrive in different light levels. There are mature apple trees from the former orchards in the area, fig and cobnut, a vegetable patch and a garden studio at the rear. A meandering path leads you through a wildflower meadow, past an established pond, to a shady lawn. The garden supports established bird communities (we’ve seen over 20 species), frogs and newts and also red-listed, endangered stag beetles and hedgehogs, A variety of moths, butterflies, many other insects, and bats benefit from different shelter and forage areas. At the rear of the garden is a bespoke garden studio/workshop with power, built on a concrete pad and insulated with sheep's wool. Clad in birch-face ply, it measures 7 m x 5 m.

At the front, the 1930's concrete was removed and replaced with eco-grid so there is natural drainage, hydrating the garden which has been nurtured as a woodland area with bluebells, ferns etc. There is an off-road driveway and an EV charger to the side of the house. The garden has won awards in the Wild about Gardens scheme run by Kent Wildlife Trust and has hosted visits by primary school children. It will be open to the public for the Faversham Open Gardens, on June 29."

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Location Summary
Faversham is one of England’s most historic and charming towns, nestled between the Kent Downs and the austere beauty of its coastal wetlands. This picturesque market town is steeped in history with nearly 500 listed buildings, the famous Shepherd Neame Brewery, Britain’s oldest which was founded in 1698 and a thriving Town Centre which was nominated as a Rising Star in the Great British High Street Awards in October 2015.