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The Esplanade, Rochester, Kent, ME1

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When the owners moved here, they had four teenagers. It was the space this house offered - and how comfortably it absorbed family life - that made the decision an easy one.

What sustained that decision for more than twenty years was the way Rochester gradually embraces you. You remain close to the things that make life here special, while somehow retaining a sense of separation and calm.

Sunset walks along the river. Coffee and pastries on a summer afternoon along the historic High Street. A quiet brush with Dickens, cathedral bells, and a Norman castle woven into everyday life. These are the moments that make you love Rochester - and, over time, feel part of it.

Originally an older house, the property was rebuilt in 1991, thoughtfully designed by an architect to make the most of the plot. It's a home designed for living well rather than making a statement: light, adaptable, and shaped around the rhythms of everyday life. Space is generous and practical, inside and out, with gardens and terraces that invite you to sit, eat, entertain and enjoy the setting as the seasons change.

Practicality has always mattered here. Rare for a home so close to the town centre, it offers a double garage as well as off-street parking for two further vehicles - an increasingly valuable asset the nearer you are to everything Rochester has to offer.

For the owners, that sense of belonging ran deep. Being instrumental in bringing the Suffrage Sensory Garden into existence became a passion project - a meaningful gift back to a place that has given them so many memorable moments. It's a quiet example of what happens when somewhere stops being just where you live, and becomes something you're part of.
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The Esplanade, Rochester, Kent, ME1

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Monthly repayments£4,137
Property: £ 825,000
Deposit: £ 82,500
Interest rate: 5.33%
Term: 30 years
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About Graham John, Smeeth

The Lodge Office, Smeeth, TN25 6QZ

We are an estate agency that specialises in selling unique homes in England and Wales. That doesn't mean we exclusively deal with multi-million pound mansions or design masterpieces. It means we carefully select the properties we work with, selling only those that we think can be a special home for the right person or people.

We love those little cottages overlooking the churchyard, apartments that bask in the morning sun rising over the sea, or the village homes sitting on footpaths that meander for miles through the English countryside.

We love winter evenings in front of roaring log fires, summer nights with a glass of wine and the smell of a barbecue or afternoon cocktails on a balcony with a view.

It's the intangible, visceral moments and memories that make life special and we believe that the same can be said about the homes we live in. That's why we look with a careful eye over the properties we deal with to find the potential, and match it to the perfect buyer.

There's no one-size fits all with us. Every property we take on is special in its own way and we treat it so. Marketing is bespoke, writing is emotive and photography is so much more than a quick point-and-shoot.

Tell us what you want, and when you want it, and we'll move heaven and earth to make it happen

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