Detached House for sale with 4 bedrooms, London Road, Ramsgate

Built at the height of the Edwardian era in 1910, this attractive detached residence has been modernised and extended in recent years but is still full of original features that give it so much character. The property is in an ideal location as it is within easy reach of the town centre as well as the seafront, royal harbour and marina. While it is only a short walk to excellent schools and the station, where the fast trains to St Pancras take less than an hour and a quarter, so it is ideally placed for families and commuters. At the same time there is easy access to the dual carriageway for London, Canterbury, Sandwich and Dover.

The house has great kerb appeal with its chimneystack, cream exterior, black and white box bay and leaded light windows as well as the attractive door on the front of the pitched roof garage. There is a block paved driveway where you can park a couple of cars, flanked by a lawn and raised shrub beds and a pathway that leads round to the porch and the inner oak front door. This opens into a fascinating hall with banquette seating, original oak doors that can be found throughout the property, oak panelled walls and wood flooring that flows through into the sitting room, the original oak staircase with an understairs cupboard and half height wall panelling on the stairs, period shutters on the windows as well as access to a cloakroom.

The ground floor accommodation includes a useful study and the very characterful sitting room that not only has the oak wall panelling but also exposed ceiling beams, an impressive inset area with a brick fireplace and fascinating stained glass windows. There are also leaded light style French doors to the charming sun lounge that has a veritable wall of large patio doors that open onto the spacious upper terrace. 

Up to 10 family and friends can sit down to a meal in the delightful dining room that has French doors to the well-designed, dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room. This has a charming seating area adjacent to French doors that also open onto the upper terrace. The kitchen includes a hexagonal breakfast bar, a range cooker and wooden shaker style units with black marble worktops housing various appliances and an adjacent utility room with space for laundry facilities.

On the first floor landing there is a large storage and boiler cupboard as well as access to a boarded attic, the spacious family bathroom with a bath and separate shower and four double bedrooms. One is currently in use as an office, another has a box bay window, built in wardrobes and sea glimpses across to Pegwell Bay and round to Deal and a third includes fitted cupboards. The main bedroom features a shower room, a walk-in wardrobe and French doors to a large south facing balcony where you can enjoy the distant sea views while sipping your morning coffee and sometimes even see the twinkling lights of Calais in the evening.

The large, wraparound upper terrace is ideal for al fresco entertaining and includes steps down to the secluded easy-to-manage south facing rear garden with its large lawn surrounded by shrubs and fencing. There is a gravel seating area and a large garden shed as well as an attractive summerhouse with pine clad internal walls, housing a good sized Jacuzzi.