St. Johns Road, Sevenoaks, Kent

GUIDE PRICE: £700,000 - £750,000

PROPERTY
Offered Chain Free
A well-proportioned period home set over three floors, offering lots of character with spacious accommodation and well proportioned rooms. The front door opens into a welcoming entrance hallway with original style parquet flooring, giving access through to the sitting room, dining room and stairs rising to the first floor.

The sitting room sits at the front of the house and is a well presented room taking in plenty of natural light through a large bay window with a striking stained-glass detail and pretty tiled fireplace.

The parquet flooring continues through to the dining room where a cast iron feature fireplace forms an attractive focal point. A window overlooks the rear garden, making this a lovely spot for family meals.

The kitchen is finished in a country style with tiled flooring throughout. The kitchen is fitted with a range of neutral wall and base units with worktop running over. There is an integrated oven and gas hob along with room for freestanding appliances including a dishwasher, washing machine and fridge freezer, plus useful additional storage in the understairs cupboard. Two doors lead directly out to the rear garden, creating an easy connection between kitchen and garden for everyday living and entertaining.

Stairs rise to the first floor giving access to the principal bedroom, second bedroom, shower room and a separate W.C. The principal bedroom is a generous room with built-in wardrobes, a characterful fireplace and a large stained-glass detailed window to the front elevation. Bedroom two is also a double bedroom, with a charming feature fireplace and further storage to the side.

The shower room features a walk-in shower with glass surround, W.C. and wash hand basin with storage below, finished with tiled surrounds and a chrome heated towel rail, while the cloakroom W.C. offers a further tiled W.C. and corner hand basin.

A third double bedroom is found on the second floor, a bright and airy room with two Velux windows and offering useful eaves storage.

OUTSIDE
To the rear the garden is accessed via two doors from the kitchen and opens onto a paved seating area, ideal for outdoor dining and entertaining. Well-established plants, trees and hedging surround a lawned area with flower bed borders and there is a useful shed to the rear.

To the front driveway parking is provided for two vehicles with flower bed borders framing the bay window and a covered entrance leading to the front door. A side gate gives further access through to the rear garden.

LOCATION
Sevenoaks mainline station (fast rail services to London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street in as little as 23 minutes) is approximately 1 mile way and Bat & Ball station is only 0.5 of a mile distant and links to numerous stations through South East London terminating at London Blackfriars. Access to the M25 (junction 5) and A21 can be found at the Chevening interchange approximately 2.2 miles away which leads to the major motorway network providing easy access to Gatwick Airport, Channel Tunnel Terminus, the south coast and the excellent Bluewater shopping centre.

The wide choice of social and recreational activities include the Stag Theatre and Cinema, leisure centre with swimming pool and fitness suite and a fine selection of cafes and restaurants. There is also a Sainsbury's Local, chemist, hairdressers, tea rooms and McColls convenience store as well as a number of takeaway outlets nearby.

Hollybush Recreation Ground, which includes tennis courts, bowls, astro turf pitch, a café and a children's playground is 0.6 miles distant. Greatness Playing Fields, the beautiful Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve and the 1,000 acres of Knole Park are also within walking distance. Chipstead Lake is a short drive away where one can partake in a full range of water sport activities.

Schooling is excellent with many highly regarded primary, private and grammar schools within walking distance including Sevenoaks Primary, Lady Boswell’s and St John’s Primary Schools, Knole Academy, Trinity School, Weald of Kent Grammar Annexe, Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar Annexe, Walthamstow Hall and Sevenoaks School.

Further places of interest within the local area include Chartwell (Winston Churchill’s former home) Ightham Mote, Hever Castle, Emmetts Garden, Penshurst Place, Old Soar Manor and Lullingstone Roman Villa.

TENURE
Freehold.

SERVICES
All mains services are connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Sevenoaks District Council - Band E.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
EPC Rating D.