Detached House for sale with 4 bedrooms, Percy Road, Broadstairs

Owned by the same family for more than 50 years, this detached and imposing double fronted Victorian property has not been on the market for more than half a century. Although it still retains main original and period features such as high coved ceilings, high skirting boards, dado rails, wood floors, the original staircase, pine doors and original fireplaces, it has been modernised to include a recently installed kitchen and trendy bathroom.

The house is ideally located just a minute’s walk from Broadstairs station, the high street and the local petrol station with its small by excellent supermarket open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Although the front entrance is in Percy Road there is vehicular access to the double garage and an off road parking area in the adjacent Fourdon Road, which is a real bonus in Broadstairs. A wall created using reclaimed bricks incorporating an archway with a bespoke arched gate opens from the carparking area into the property’s south facing garden and provides rear access to the house.

The front of the property is approached via a pedestrian gate bordered primarily by high hedging and a paved area. It is at this stage you can start to appreciate the impressive external period features including high chimneystacks, interesting roof lines with bargeboards, bay and sash windows with stone surrounds and the partially glazed outer front door. This opens into a vestibule with Pugin style floor tiling and leads to the beautiful original front door that has attractive stained glass inserts as well as top and side stained glass panels.

The modern kitchen includes a back door to the garden, Karndean flooring, a large pantry, space for a range cooker and bespoke wood units with Corian worktops housing an integrated fridge freezer, dishwasher and washing machine. It has an archway to the charming breakfast area that can also be accessed from the inner hall. This room includes a pair of large storage cupboards with adorable china frog handles and provides plenty of space for a good sized table and chairs.

At the front of the house there is a dining room with a delightful bay window and a fireplace with a dual fuel burner you can cosy up to on a cool winters’ evening. This room is very useful if you like to entertain but could also be a study for those who work from home.

The charming sitting room includes a bay window, French doors to the garden, an impressive cast iron fireplace with a cast iron mantle shelf and a tiled insert as well bi-fold doors to the conservatory. When these doors are open it provides a large overall entertainment space for parties and family get togethers.

On the first floor you will find a separate toilet with access to the mezzanine attic and a beautifully tiled bathroom with a stand-alone claw foot bath, a wet room style shower, a WC and a vanity basin. While off the spacious first floor landing there is access to the partially boarded attic and four good sized double bedrooms including one with an original fireplace and another with built in shelving.

The large south facing walled rear garden is totally secure as far as children and pets are concerned. It includes a patio for outdoor entertaining and relaxing, a spacious lawn, a garden storage shed, flower and shrub beds and a rear door to the double garage with its useful shelving.