Detached House for sale with 4 bedrooms, High Street, Fordwich

This Grade II Listed ‘hidden gem’ can be found close to the end of the charming high street in Fordwich and has not been on the market since 1979. With its Kent peg tiled roof, chimneys and multi-pane casement windows it oozes historical character even before you cross the threshold. It includes a potential annexe, a swimming pool and spacious gardens of 0.2734of an acre discreetly hidden behind a high brick wall.

There is a parking area outside the characterful garage with a pathway bordered by a front lawn, trees and shrub beds that leads to the period front door. This opens into a porch with a cloakroom and a multi-pane door to the reception hall with an open archway to the living room that has exposed beams, built in shelving and a log burner as well as a lift and an open tread staircase to the first floor.  Here you will find a landing with pleasant views and storage facilities, a double bedroom with an angle vaulted ceiling, a family bathroom with a corner bath and shower as well as a separate cloakroom and the delightful first bedroom with exposed wall and ceiling beams, a vanity basin and access to the attic.

French doors lead from the living room to the conservatory where you can sit and admire the view over the gardens. It provides access to the utility room, the front garden and the gorgeous rear garden. While on the other side of the reception hall there is a charming dining room with solid wood flooring, a brick fireplace, built in shelving, dado rails and a door to the kitchen that has shaker style units with Corian worktops and stand-alone appliances. A wrought iron balustraded staircase leads from the dining room to the other end of the first floor where there are two double bedrooms with vanity basins and cast iron fireplaces.

The ‘coach house’ consists of a kitchenette with a stand-alone microwave, a utility area, coat/boot room as well as a shower room and a door to the garage/workshop. There is also an understairs fireplace and stairs leading to two spacious loft rooms with vaulted and beamed ceilings that could be upgraded to become another double bedroom and a lounge for the annexe.

Originally nurseries, the impressive gardens display some wonderful plants and mature trees and shrubs. There is also a large greenhouse, a summerhouse and a garden shed while swathes of lawn are bordered on one side by trellised compartments with seating and space for a plethora of garden pots. There is a charming vine covered outdoor dining area and a stunning cantilevered covered heated swimming pool surrounded by a paved terrace and a seating area. A covered walkway with solar panels to heat the swimming pool lead to the lower garden with its wisteria covered wall providing privacy and security and beautiful flower and shrub borders.