Rye Road, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18

Charming 17th Century Home Set Within Over an Acre of Gardens with potential to enhance.


Description

White Gables is a charming detached period home that reflects traditional Kentish architecture. Believed to date back in part to the end of the 17th century, this delightful and unlisted property presents a rare opportunity to acquire a home of historic appeal with exciting potential for some sympathetic updating.
The house is distinguished by its classic white painted gables and partially weatherboarded exterior, with a timber framed upper elevation set above a brick ground floor, all beneath a pitched tiled roof. A central gabled entrance porch adds to its welcoming façade, while later additions have been thoughtfully incorporated to complement its period origins.
Inside, the accommodation is arranged over two floors and is filled with natural light, enhanced by multi pane windows that overlook the surrounding gardens.
The ground floor opens into an inviting hallway with parquet flooring, creating a warm and characterful first impression. To one side lies a well proportioned dual aspect study with fireplace, while on the other, a dining room enjoys excellent light, another fireplace and a seamless connection through to the sitting room. The sitting room is equally charming, with its own fireplace and vintage Critall French windows opening onto the garden. The quarry-tiled kitchen enjoys garden views and offers ample storage, including a generous walk in larder and two adjoining utility rooms. One of these provides direct access to the side entrance. The layout offers significant scope for reconfiguration, allowing the next owner to create a truly bespoke kitchen and dining area. A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.
Upstairs, five thoughtfully arranged bedrooms continue the home’s sense of space and character, each enjoying good natural light and pleasing proportions. The principal bedroom includes a dressing area and fitted basin, while two family bathrooms, both fitted with baths, serve the remaining rooms.
The gardens surrounding White Gables are a particular highlight, extending to just over an acre. Mature trees frame areas of lawn and established planting, there is an attractive pond with duck house, while a former tennis court presents an opportunity for reinstatement or alternative use. The house is approached via a brick pathway that leads through the front garden, enhancing its sense of charm.
Further benefits include a double bay garage with an adjoining shed, offering excellent storage and useful workspace. The property also enjoys a right of access over the neighbouring driveway, providing an approach to the garage.
Coming to the market for the first time in forty years, White Gables represents a distinctive and attractive period home, set within generous grounds and within the Cranbrook School catchment. It offers a unique opportunity to create a truly special home while preserving its rich architectural heritage.

Location

Sandhurst is an attractive Kent village offering a peaceful rural lifestyle while remaining well connected to nearby towns. The village itself provides essential local amenities including a village shop, church, pub and active community hall, while more comprehensive shopping, cafés and services can be found close by in Cranbrook, Hawkhurst and Tenterden.
Leisure opportunities are plentiful, with rolling countryside, public footpaths and bridleways ideal for walking, cycling and dog walking right on the doorstep. Residents are also well placed for enjoying well known outdoor attractions such as Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, as well as a range of nearby golf courses, vineyards and National Trust properties. The surrounding High Weald landscape provides year round recreational appeal.
There is an excellent selection of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary levels. The property falls within Cranbrook school catchment area and further schools include Saint Ronans, Dulwich Cranbrook, Sandhurst and Hawkhurst primary schools and Homewood School in Tenterden. Further afield there are schools in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne.
For commuters, Sandhurst benefits from good road access via the A28 and nearby A21, with mainline rail services available from stations such as Etchingham and Staplehurst, offering regular connections to London and the coast. A high speed link runs from Ashford to London St Pancras in about 37 minutes.

Square Footage: 2,523 sq ft



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Mains water, electricity, drainage, oil central heating. Full fibre broadband.