Church House HIGH STREET • YALDING • MAIDSTONE • KENT • ME18 6HU Handsome Grade II* listed Georgian village home with fine period features, secondary accommodation and set within charming walled gardens
Reception hall, Drawing room, Dining room, Sitting room, Kitchen/Breakfast room, Cloakroom
Cellar
Master Suite, Four further Bedrooms (2 En suite), Family Bathroom
Second Floor 1 bedroom Flat
Detached former Coach House with Garaging, Workshop and Storage
Summer House
Delightful Walled Gardens
Total area approximately 0.5 of an acre
Savills Sevenoaks 74 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1JR [email protected] 01732 789 700
DESCRIPTION • The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a comprehensive range of bespoke wall and base units by Church House is a superb example of a Grade II* listed Georgian house centrally located in the Causeway Joinery Ltd, with granite work surfaces incorporating two sinks and a matching movable popular village of Yalding and is mentioned in Pevsner although under a former name of Holborough island unit. There is a gas fired Aga and space for a fridge, freezer, dishwasher, washing machine House. The house is of mixed ages with the listing dating it from the C17 with later C18 additions. The and tumble dryer. A spacious larder cupboard provides excellent storage and there is access to the property has been in the same occupancy for 25 years and has been meticulously maintained over the secondary staircase to the first floor. The kitchen is double aspect with direct access to the rear years, providing well presented accommodation ideal for both formal and informal living. Features courtyard. include original wooden panelling and internal doors, fan light windows, multi paned sash windows, • The rear hall with storage cupboards and a cloakroom complete the ground floor accommodation. shutters, some window seats, ‘egg and dart’ and ‘dental’ coving and elegant fireplaces. The elevations • The extensive cellar has good head height and comprises three rooms, providing excellent storage are of red brick on a ragstone plinth with tile hanging and mathematical tiles to one side, under a Kent and houses the boiler. peg tiled roof. There is a detached former coach house now providing garaging, and a delightful walled • The elegant staircase rises to the first floor landing which has an outlook to the rear. garden to the rear. • The master suite comprises a charming double aspect bedroom with panelling, window seats and an attractive fireplace. There is a dressing room and a modern, well appointed en suite shower • The front door leads to the panelled entrance hall with an elegant staircase rising to the first floor. room. • The principal reception rooms comprise a drawing room and a dining room and both have an • The guest bedroom has an outlook to the front with window seats and an attractive fireplace. The outlook over the front garden and elegant open fireplaces. The dining room also has panelling. en suite bathroom has a bath with shower over, wash basin, bidet and W.C and a connecting door • The spacious sitting room provides an excellent room for informal family living and features a to the hall. fireplace with gas fuelled stove and a former inglenook recess with an oak bressumer beam.
• There are two further bedrooms on this floor both with an outlook to the front. One has fitted storage cupboards and the second has access to a walk-in wardrobe with hot water tank. • Completing this floor is the spacious family bathroom with corner bath and an outlook to the rear. • The second floor bedroom comprises two areas divided by open studwork and features a vaulted ceiling and a fireplace. The en suite bathroom has a bath with shower over, W.C. and wash basin. • Approached from another staircase rising to the second floor is the flat which comprises a kitchen with wall and base cupboards, a sink and space for an electric cooker, fridge, freezer, washing machine and slimline dishwasher, a double aspect reception room, a bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with a separate W.C. • To the front of the house are tall wrought iron railings with clipped hedging behind and a pedestrian gate with a flagstone path leading to the front door. The front garden is laid to lawn with climbing roses, lavender beds and spring bulbs. • To the side is a double wrought iron gate leading over the cobbled drive which provides ample parking and leads to the former coach house. This building now provides a double garage with a mezzanine storage area and a workshop to one side. • The delightful walled garden is principally laid to lawn with deep herbaceous beds and borders well stocked with a variety of plants and shrubs. Within the garden is an excellent Amdega conservatory with power and lighting connected which is located to one side of a generous flagstone terrace with a brick and wood frame arbour. This area provides a wonderful place for al fresco entertaining. Planting within the garden includes an ancient yew tree, a majestic redwood, silver birches, a vine, a fig tree, hydrangeas, lavender and roses together with variety of spring bulbs. Within the garden is a greenhouse and a compost area. To the rear of the house is a delightful courtyard area which leads to a log store.
Situation • Church House is set in an elevated and prominent position in the centre of Yalding village with its village shop, post office, pubs, primary school and doctor’s surgery. • Shopping: Paddock Wood (4.1 miles), Maidstone (5.9 miles), Tonbridge (9.3 miles). • Mainline Rail Services: Paddock Wood to Cannon Street/Charing Cross. • School Buses: In addition to the 23 / 26 buses to Maidstone, there is a 207 which operates on school days only to Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells giving access to the Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells grammar schools, and to Bennett Memorial School. • Primary Schools: Yalding, Laddingford and Collier Street. • Grammar Schools: Maidstone - Maidstone Grammar School, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Invicta Grammar School, Oakwood Park Grammar School. Tonbridge - Tonbridge Grammar School, Weald of Kent Grammar School, The Judd School. Tunbridge Wells - Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School, The Skinners’ School. • Private Schools: Sutton Valence. The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Bethany in Goudhurst, Kent College in Pembury. Hilden Grange in Tonbridge. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Public Schools. • State Schools: Maidstone, Tonbridge and Paddock Wood. www.kent-pages.co.uk/education Gross internal area (approx.) House - 468.3 sq m (5040 sq ft)
Cellar - 101.3 sq m (1090 sq ft) Store room Wine store Store room Garage / Workshop - 59.7 sq m (642 sq ft) 5.86 x 5.23 7.38 x 3.67 5.17 x 3.38 19'3'' x 17'1'' 24'2'' x 12'0'' 16'11'' x 11'1'' Summer House - 14.5 sq m (156 sq ft)
© True plan (U K) Lim ited
Cellar
Kitchen / Breakfast room Log 8.03 x 4.26 store 26'4'' x 14'0''
Mez zanine storage
Workshop Garage Draw ing room 5.94 x 4.51 5.94 x 4.68 Entrance Dining room 6.35 x 4.33 19'6'' x 14'9'' 19'6'' x 15'4'' hall 20'9'' x 14'2'' 4.73 x 4.57 15'6'' x 14'11''
Sitting room 6.76 x 6.07 22'2'' x 19'11''
Ground floor Kitchen 3.45 x 3.32 © True plan (U K) Lim ited Eaves 11'4'' x 10'11'' acce ss
Sitting room / Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom 4.09 x 3.70 5.62 x 4.03 5.62 x 3.08 4.07 x 3.74 13'5'' x 12'1'' 18'5'' x 13'2'' 18'5'' x 10'1'' 13'4'' x 12'3''
Restricted height Second floor
Master bedroom Summer house 6.37 x 4.13 4.12 x 4.12 Bedroom 20'10'' x 13'6'' 13'6'' x 13'6'' Bedroom 3.97 x 3.93 Bedroom 5.61 x 3.07 13'0'' x 12'10'' 18'5'' x 10'0'' 4.41 x 4.32 14'5'' x 14'2''
First floor • Leisure Facilities: The Hop Farm and Country Park in Paddock Wood. David Lloyd Health Club at Kings Hill. Leisure centres in Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone. Poult Wood Golf Course in Hadlow, Kings Hill Golf Club and West Malling Golf Club • Motorway Links: The M20 and M26 at Wrotham Heath gives access to the M25, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus.
DIRECTIONS From Sevenoaks High Street head south on the A225. Continue down River Hill bearing right towards the roundabout. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A21. Continue for approximately 5.4 miles and take the A26 exit to Tonbridge. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A26. At the next roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the B2017 (Tudeley Road). Continue for 3.7 miles and at the next roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A228 (Maidstone Road). At the following roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A228 and after 0.4 miles turn left onto Beltring Road. At the end of the road take a slight left turn onto Lees Road and continue into Yalding village. In the centre of Yalding turn left onto High Street, continue over the bridge and proceed up the hill where Church House will be found along on the right hand side just after the church.
Services All mains services connected.
OUTGOINGs Maidstone Borough Council – 01622 602000. Tax band ‘H‘ 2017/2018 - £3,436.60
Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01732 789700 .
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AB/812080 – brochure prepared February 2018 .
Savills Sevenoaks 74 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1JR [email protected] 01732 789 700