- Detached Family Home +
- Semi-Rural Setting +
- In Need of Modernisation +
- Separate Two Bedroom Bungalow +
- Five Bedrooms +
- Dressing Room +
- Three Bath/Shower Rooms +
- Kitchen +
- Sitting Room +
- Dining Room +
In a tucked away position in the charming village of Collier Street and surrounded by historic Kentish farmland in the Garden of England, a handsome, detached former granary with a separate two bedroom modernised bungalow. Over the centuries the house has been extended and rearranged, converted from a granary in the late sixties gradually evolving into a spacious house, now in need of modernisation.
Room sizes are generous with numerous original features such as an inglenook fireplace, beams and stone floor in the kitchen. The hallway on the ground floor leads to a galley kitchen with a range of wall and base units, utility room and cloakroom as well as a vestibule leading to the dual aspect dining room. A large 19ft sitting room with inglenook fireplace, snug with wood burning stove, office and shower room complete the ground floor.
On the first floor, there are five bedrooms, the principle bedroom has a dressing room and ensuite bathroom. There is also a family bathroom completing this floor.
There is a separate two bedroom bungalow that has been modernised, with a fitted modern kitchen and shower room which has the possibility of generating an income.
Outside
The property is set back from the road via a tarmac driveway with ample parking, a detached double garage and a further outbuilding. The gardens surround the house measuring approximately 0.63 of an acre, with areas of lawn bordered by fruit trees and planting, with seating areas. The gardens are surrounded by beautiful Kentish countryside offering far reaching views.
Situation
Chequer Tree Granary is situated in a charming village populated with many period homes and barn/oast conversions. The centre of Paddock Wood is about 5.3 miles with its main line station servicing fast trains to London (from 41 minutes to London Bridge) and the Kent ports, as well as a large Waitrose supermarket and local stores. The larger towns of Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 and 11.3 miles respectively) have a full complement of nationally known stores, eclectic boutiques and antique shops as well as a large variety of cafes, bars and restaurants. Schooling in the area is exceptional at both primary and secondary levels in the state and private sectors and includes public schools in Sevenoaks and Tonbridge; boys and girls grammar schools in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone; local primary schools; preparatory schools such as the Schools at Somerhill, Hilden Grange, Holmewood House and Sevenoaks Prep, New Beacon and Solefields in Sevenoaks.
Additional Information
Tenure: Freehold
Services: Oil fired central heating, Mains electricity and water, Private drainage.
Local Authority: Maidstone District Council. Council Tax Band G, Annexe Band A