St James's Road, Sevenoaks, Kent

GUIDE PRICE: £795,000
An attractive three bedroom semi-detached period home offering well presented and generously proportioned accommodation, parking for three cars and a large garden. Located in central Sevenoaks, within walking distance of the High Street, both Sevenoaks and Bat & Ball stations, Knole Park and excellent schools.

PROPERTY
This stylishly presented three bedroom period house with rendered elevations is generously proportioned and has been fully renovated by the current owners. Finished to a high standard throughout, this family home benefits from generous off road parking and a large garden to the rear.

On entering, you are greeted by a warm entrance hallway with polished floorboards running through to the two reception rooms and up the stairs, which are finished with a contemporary runner, together with useful understairs storage.

The living room enjoys a dual aspect with a window to the front and French doors to the rear, a Clearview wood-burning stove with wooden mantel over and slate hearth, creating a cosy focal point for chilly evenings.

The dining room is generously proportioned and features a fireplace with useful fitted shelves to one side.

The contemporary kitchen is beautifully fitted with a striking range of navy blue wall and base units with steel handles and a wooden work surface with matching upstand. There is an integrated oven with extractor over and space for an American-style fridge freezer and dishwasher, a handy breakfast bar, an upright radiator and a separate built-in larder.

A door leads from the kitchen into a useful utility room fitted with matching cupboards to the kitchen, a WC and hand wash basin. There is plumbing for both a washing machine and tumble dryer. A further door leads to the outside.

On the first floor there are three generous bedrooms. The principal bedroom benefits from floor-to-ceiling quality fitted wardrobes spanning either side of an ornate fireplace and a dual aspect framing far-reaching views over the North Downs to the rear.

The bathroom is luxuriously appointed with underfloor heating and is fitted with a modern white suite including a bath, separate shower cubicle with waterfall shower head and WC, along with a wash hand basin set into a wall-hung vanity unit with a mirrored cabinet over.

OUTSIDE
The house is approached over a block-paved driveway with brick entrance piers. Steps lead down to the front door, which has an attractive storm porch protecting it from the elements. A range of shrubs softens the frontage and a path leads around to a side gate providing access to the rear garden. The rear garden is a good size and terraced, with a patio area adjacent to the house leading down to two areas of lawn and a brick-built garage. The garden and garage also benefit from their own access. The garage offers valuable storage - an unusual and useful feature for a semi-detached home.

SURROUNDING AREA
The property is located on a highly desirable road close to local shopping facilities including a Sainsbury's Local, chemist, hairdressers, coffee shops and Morrisons Local convenience store, as well as a number of takeaway outlets. Sevenoaks High Street is approximately 1 mile away, offering a wide choice of social and recreational activities including the Stag Theatre and cinema, a leisure centre with swimming pool and fitness suite, and a fine selection of cafes and restaurants. Greatness Playing Fields are a short walk away, and Hollybush Recreation Ground, which includes tennis courts, bowls, an astro turf pitch, a café and a children's playground, is 0.8 miles distant. Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve and the 1,000 acres of Knole Park are also within walking distance.

Sevenoaks mainline station (fast rail service to London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street in as little as 23 minutes) is approximately 1 mile away, and Bat & Ball station is only 0.2 miles distant, linking 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 2.1 miles away, leading to the major motorway network and providing easy access to Gatwick Airport, the Channel Tunnel Terminus, the south coast and the excellent Bluewater shopping centre.

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, Leeds Castle, Penshurst Place and Bedgebury Pinetum.

TENURE
Freehold.

SERVICES
All mains services are connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Sevenoaks District Council - Band E.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
EPC Rating D.