Rural Village Nr Canterbury - East Kent

Situated in a desirable rural hamlet with 2.3 acres (*TBV) of paddocks and stabling, a unique detached listed Barn Conversion circa 1826 of 2,417sqft including an integral ground floor annexe. The property is of attractive brick and flint elevations and has been lovingly restored by the current owner boasting a wealth of stunning period features such as an open plan principal reception room with impressive vaulted ceiling, wooden flooring throughout, traditional brace & latch wooden doors and feature Brick fireplace with woodburning stove.

There are two first floor double bedrooms accessed by two separate staircases. Downstairs an entrance hallway leads to the principal reception room/sitting room with feature spiral staircase up to the first floor and opening to an adjoining dining room and further into an open plan kitchen and breakfast room with central island including a range of modern units with granite worksurfaces and integrated appliances. An adjoining separate utility/laundry room has further storage space and gives access to a family shower room.

INTEGRAL ANNEX
Ground floor Integral annex: From the main sitting room a door leads to the left wing of the property which offers options for a ground floor annexe to include a double bedroom, family bathroom, shower room and a kitchenette or could just be incorporated into the main accommodation as extra bedrooms and a second bathroom.

A shared driveway leads to the barn with parking area with lapsed planning for a detached triple garage. Directly opposite the property is a stable block with 2 loose boxes and a haybarn with gated coral (water and power connected) plus 3 adjoining paddocks and a field shelter. N.B. There is space within the pastureland to add a riding arena (subject to permissions).

Outside Gardens - Hedgerows form a border to the barn creating a sense of privacy and a gate leads to the attractive knapped feature flint front elevation.The delightful cottage gardens wrap round the barn with clever areas for seating and Al Fresco dining and landscaped garden area with a wide range of established colourful plants, trees and shrubs.

Situation & Location - The property is located on the outskirts of the picturesque rural village of Petham which is short distance away, popular village has a renowne primary school, church and village hall, there is also a popular pub around 5 minutes’ drive away and a farm shop for essentials and a garden centre with coffee shop. The area is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within the Chartham Downs. The City of Canterbury is easily accessible around 5 miles away which offers cultural interests, excellent shopping centre, cafés, restaurants and the Marlowe Theatre. A good range education is available with independent and state schools along with the University of Kent and Canterbury Art College. The property is well placed for road and rail connections with high speed train operating from Folkestone Central. Folkestone West, Canterbury West to London to St Pancras in around an hour and services to other main line London stations too. Road connections are good too with the nearby A2 linking into the M20 & M25 and M2 motorway network.

Land & Grounds - The acreage and or land shown / stated on any map and or screen print for the property is *TBV – (To Be Verified), which means that the land has not been formally measured and or verified by Equus and or its sellers/clients. A Title Plan from Land Registry will have been acquired, where available, showing the boundary and acreage. Otherwise, an online measuring tool will have been used to ‘check’ the acreage against the Land Registry Title where possible. Interested applicants / buyers are advised that if they have any doubts as to the plot size and wish to have verification of the titles and exact area of the entire plot/s, they will be required to make their own arrangements, at their own cost, by appointing the services of a Solicitor acting on their behalf and an accredited / qualified company who can measure the area for a compliant Land Registry Title Plan.

Material Imformation - TENURE: Freehold
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached
PROPERTY CONSTRUCTION: Flint, Brick
NUMBER & TYPE OF ROOM/S: see attached floor plans.
PARKING: 4 Parking Spaces opposite the property
FLOOD RISK: Zone 1
TITLE NUMBER/S: K776631
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Canterbury City Council
TAX BAND: Main House A
EPC RATING: House – Grade 11 Listed (exempt) Annex D/C Full ratings & advisories/estimated costs are now online at the .gov web site:

SERVICES
HEATING: Oil
SEWAGE: Mains Drainage
WATER SUPPLY: Mains
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY: Mains
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