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St Thomas Cottage Birchett Lane Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2ED

A character 3 bedroom semi-detached extended house with detached 1 bedroom annexe, stable block/tack room/workshop and approximately 0.68 acre of land/ gardens. Located in semi rural location with easy access to road and rail.

Guide Price £580,000

Accommodation • Kitchen /breakfast room • Sitting/Dining room • Study • Utility room • Conservatory • Ground floor bathroom • 3 double bedrooms • 2 ensuite shower rooms • 1 bedroom annexe with kitchen/sitting room, bedroom/shower room Outside • Garden • Off road parking • Garage • Landscaped front and rear gardens • Stable block/tack room/ workshop • 1 bedroom annexe • Brick shed Travel • Hamstreet Train Station (links to Ashford International within a few minutes) - 1 mile • Ashford (International Station) – 5.4 miles St Thomas Cottage Situation St Thomas Cottage is a delightful semi-detached The property is set in a semi-rural location just house of character set in large gardens and off Birchett Lane on the outskirts of Hamstreet with the benefit of a detached 1 bedroom village . Hamstreet village is located 6 miles annexe, redundant stables and workshop. south of Ashford on the A2070, the main road The house has been renovated and extended between Ashford and . The majority of by the current owners providing comfortable the village is in the parish of , named living accommodation over 2 floors. after a much older hamlet located 1 mile north of Hamstreet on the ridge of hills; however, There is an entrance porch with space for part of the village falls within the parish of coats and shoes with door into the entrance , giving a total population of about hall and stairs to the first floor. An arch leads 1,800. One of the pubs close (the Woolpack you into the spacious sitting/dining room with Inn) has been renovated by the owners of the feature fireplace and wood burning stove. Globe Inn in Rye. Hamstreet is home to the The study is just off the sitting room as is famed local author and politician Chris Grayling. the kitchen/breakfast room. This has been fitted with a range of wall and base units with Years ago, Hamstreet was just a hamlet known work surfaces over and breakfast bar. There as ‘Ham’ based around the village centre which is a ground floor bathroom with bath, corner contains many buildings in the traditional shower, w/c and vanity sink unit with cupboards Kentish weatherboard style. The village under. From here there is a door into the large expanded rapidly during the 20th century and conservatory and doors to the utility room had its moment of fame in 1991, when maps and garage. On the first floor are 3 double of Hamstreet at various stages in history were bedrooms, two of which have identical new used on a series of postage stamps to mark 200 ensuite shower rooms and one bedroom has years of the Ordnance Survey – this chance a sky light. There are new carpets upstairs arose because the Hamstreet area was the including the stairs and landing. first to be mapped in this way. An episode of BBC TV’s Countryfile was also devoted to the Annexe occasion. The detached annexe is located in the back of There are still a number of shops and places the garden and there is separate access to it via to eat and drink in the village, as well as a a 5 bar gate. The property is nicely presented school, doctor’s surgery, dental clinic and sports with entrance hall, kitchen, sitting room, one facilities. double bedroom and a modern shower room. Two large areas of public woodland surround the village, namely Ham Street Woods and Outside: Orlestone Forest, Sites of Special Scientific The property is approached via a private Interest (SSSIs). The , the driveway with a right of way provided to the UK’s third longest defensive structure, passes attached neighbouring property. The front by ½ mile to the south. Three long distance of the property is well screened by mature footpaths also run through the parish. trees and there is plenty of off road parking in front of the property and garage. The garden Services: is mostly laid to lawn and wraps round the Mains electricity, water, gas (calor) and private Important Notice We have not tested any services, appliances, All descriptions, dimensions, areas and necessary property. There is a gate with access to the drainage (septic tank). equipment or facilities, and nothing in these permissions for use and occupation and other detached annexe and beyond here are the These particulars have been prepared in all good particulars should be deemed to be a statement details are given in good faith but any intending faith to give a fair overall view of the property that they are in good working order or that purchaser must satisfy themselves by inspection or redundant stables, tack room and workshop. Viewing: and must not be relied upon as statements or the property is in good structural condition or further detailed request. In all there is approximately 0.68 acre. Strictly by appointment with the agents. Please otherwise. representations of fact. Purchasers must satisfy The information in these particulars is given call our Ashford office on 01233 506260. themselves by inspection or otherwise regarding It should not be assumed that any contents/ without responsibility on the part of the agents the items mentioned below and as to the content furnishings/furniture etc. photographed are or their clients. These particulars do not form (Reference V2172) of these particulars. included in the sale, nor that the property remains any part of an offer or a contract and neither the If any points are particularly relevant to your as displayed in the photograph(s). No assumption agents nor their employees have any authority to interest in the property please ask for further should be made with regards to parts of the make or give any representations or warranties information. property that have not been photographed. whatsoever in relation to this property. St. Thomas Cottage, Birchett Lane, Hamstreet

Stable Stable Stable 3.56 x 2.91 3.71 x 2.90 3.80 x 2.90 11'8 x 9'7 12'2 x 9'6 12'6 x 9'6

Workshop 5.98 x 3.23 19'7 x 10'7 Tack Room 9.45 x 2.95 31'0 x 9'8

Stable Block N

Kitchen / Conservatory Breakfast 5.57 x 3.33 Room 18'3 x 10'11 4.28 x 4.00 14'1 x 13'1 Bedroom Bedroom 3.87 x 2.80 3.89 x 2.79 12'8 x 9'2 12'9 x 9'2

Bedroom 4.51 x 3.60 Study Garage 14'10 x 11'10 5.20 x 4.03

17'1 x 4'8 x 17'1 17'1 x 13'3 5.20 x 1.42 x 5.20 Utility Room Utility Sitting Room / Sitting Room / Up Dn Kittchen Dining Area 5.70 x 3.23 6.12 x 4.05 18'8 x 10'7 20'1 x 13'3 Porch Bedroom 4.06 x 2.72 B Porch 13'4 x 8'11 IN

(Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Ground Floor = 111.8 sq m / 1203 sq ft First Floor = 56.7 sq m / 610 sq ft Annexe Approximate Gross Internal Area (Including Garage) = 168.5 sq m / 1813 sq ft Stable Block = 89.3 sq m / 961 sq ft Annexe = 49.9 sq m / 537 sq ft Total = 307.7 sq m / 3311 sq ft This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows and door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes and compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. (ID512502) Boundary Plan for Directions Turn right as you come off the A2070 towards Ashford. identification purposes only From Junction 10 of the M20 Motorway, take Hythe Rd/A20 to Bad Munstereifel Take the next turning left into Birchett Lane whereupon St Thomas Cottage will be Road/A2070. Follow Bad Munstereifel Road/A2070 to Ashford Road. Take the exit for found on your left. B2067 from A2070 Follow Ashford Road to Hamstreet. Ashford Office: Romney House Energy Efficiency Rating Orbital Park Ashford, Kent TN24 0HB This graph shows the 01233 506260 current energy efficiency

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