Detached House for sale with 5 bedrooms, South Canterbury Road, Canterbury

When the rear views from this three storey detached family home are almost entirely fields and orchards, it is difficult to believe that you are only a short stroll from the centre of Canterbury. It is this wonderful location that is particularly appealing about this extended 1950s five bedroom residence, with the opportunity for you to go for local country walks but you are equally able to stroll down to the shops and restaurants in the city. Excellent local grammar, faith and state schools are within walking distance as is Canterbury East station for trains to Victoria and Charing Cross and you can cycle in 10 minutes to Canterbury West station, where the fast train to St Pancras takes less than an hour. It is close to the A2 for access to London and not far from Dover and the Channel Tunnel for trips to the Continent.

The property is approached via a spacious block paved driveway bordered by shrub beds and where you can park three or four cars. It has an attractive exterior with varied roof lines, a chimney stack, large bay windows and an open porch leading to a period front door with leaded light inset glass and matching side panels. This opens into an entrance hall with Karndean flooring, that flows through much of the ground floor, the staircase with understairs storage, a coat cupboard and a cloakroom.

There is a delightful dual aspect family room and sung area with engineered oak flooring and triple bi-fold doors to the lovely rear garden and a good sized study overlooking the driveway, very useful for anyone working from home as it provides easy access for business visitors who would not need to venture into the private part of the home.

The delightful sitting room features a large bay window and an open fire as a charming focal point. However the ‘star of the show’ is the light and bright, triple aspect contemporary and extended kitchen/diner with its lantern skylights and bi-fold doors to the decked terrace. It includes a raft of white units with attractive worktops housing a Neff built in oven and combi microwave, an induction hob, an American fridge freezer and a dishwasher. There is a spacious central island/breakfast bar and plenty of room for a dining table and chairs looking out through the bi-fold doors to the lovely views over the garden and, when the doors are open, they really bring the outside indoors. There is access to the utility room with space for laundry facilities and a door to a very large covered storage area at the side of the building that was previously a car port.

Off the first floor galleried landing you will find a contemporary family bathroom with a trendy vanity basin, a bath and separate shower as well as a large single bedroom and three doubles. This includes a bedroom with a bay window, sliding fitted wardrobes and an ensuite shower room and another double with dual aspect and built in wardrobe.

On the second floor there is a small galleried landing and eaves storage as well as a fabulous principal suite with a vaulted ceiling, angled side windows and French doors to a glass Juliette balcony with simply stunning countryside views as far as the eye can see. It has built-in wardrobes, eaves storage and an adjoining contemporary wet room style shower with vanity basin.

Another special feature of this property is the superb rear garden. There is a large decked terrace that is ideal for al fresco dining and a block paved patio with a hot tub. A plethora of shrub and flower beds surround a large level lawn that leads to an impressively constructed pergola covered outdoor seating area framed by an attractive fence that partially conceals the wonderful kitchen garden. This is just the place for anyone who wants to develop ‘the Good Life.’ It includes raised fruit and vegetable beds, a large greenhouse and garden shed as well as a chicken run with a bespoke chicken house.