5 Bed Detached House For Sale

GUIDE PRICE £915,000 - £925,000
Situated in the village of Higham is this five-bedroom family home, built in 1929 as part of a small development of approximately 20 prestigious homes, on land which was formerly part of the Gads Hill Place Estate, the home of Charles Dickens, the celebrated Victorian author.
Having been sympathetically extended by its current owners, this large detached character home now offers a total of 2627 Sq. Ft. of living space with a new 33’0 ft extension to the rear, providing a kitchen/family and entertaining space with twin sets of bifold doors opening out to the garden and views overlooking fields to the rear. A new luxury master bedroom suite has also been created from the conversion of the loft space, which includes an en-suite bathroom and a walk-in wardrobe.
Briefly, the accommodation offers a generous entrance hall with a beautiful restored stained glass window, a cloakroom/wc, an office with double doors to the front, a lounge with a working feature fireplace, with solid oak flooring, a Kitchen/family room with a high-quality contemporary kitchen, fitted with wall and base units, and a large central island incorporating a breakfast bar. Integrated electric double oven, hob & extractor, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, and wine fridge. This area is with “amtico” floor covering throughout with underfloor heating and offers a large, light and airy space for entertaining, which seamlessly opens out to a spacious patio area through double bifold doors and views across open farmland to the rear. A separate dining room. A utility room which is fitted with wall and base units to match the kitchen and space for a washing machine and a tumble dryer, and benefits from a skylight for natural light. Additionally, there are two storage rooms, one accessed from the utility room and one from the outside of the property for bikes, etc.

On the first floor are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. Three bedrooms are of a large and generous size, the largest of which has a modern ensuite shower room. The smallest fifth bedroom is still of a double size, and all bedrooms benefit from built-in wardrobes. The family bathroom has a modern white suite with both a bath and a separate shower, a heated towel rail, and is tiled throughout.

The second floor offers a master suite with a 16’4 x 15’1 bedroom, Velux windows to both sides of the room, and ensuite bathroom with a luxury modern suite which includes a double vanity unit with twin sinks and is tiled throughout. The large walk-in open wardrobe is fitted throughout with clothes rails, drawers, and cupboards, offering plenty of space for storage.

The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with established trees and shrubs. There is a large patio entertaining area, a sunken trampoline, and an outbuilding with a hot tub, open to one side with views across both the garden and the open fields beyond. The front garden is hedged to both sides with a lawned area to the front of the property and a brick-paved, in-and-out driveway with plenty of parking space.

Charles Dickens Avenue is a secluded “Privately” owned road, giving access to just nine large detached properties, forming part of the original 1920’s established development surrounded by farmland. The country parks of Shorne and Jeskyns are a short distance from the property, along with access to the A289 and the M2 motorway for both London and the Kent coast.