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£975,000
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5 bedroom detached house for sale

Roseacre Lane, Maidstone
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Detached house
5 bed
2 bath

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Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
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EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Property description & features

  • Classical Victorian Villa
  • Arts & Crafts Influenced
  • Sympathetically Extended
  • Sought After Location
  • Parking & Double Garage
  • 5 Reception Rooms
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 1/4 of an Acre Plot
  • Being Sold with No Forward Chain
Superb opportunity to purchase this unique family home set in a quarter of an acre plot, this charming detached Victorian Villa built in 1888 has an arts and craft or William Morris, feel about the design. To which has been added a substantial extension in total sympathy to the original building. The cavernous accommodation consumes large families, with space for everyone, with each room displaying its own character features, from stained leaded light panels to cast iron fireplaces, balustraded balcony and wooden modillion. There is a spacious reception hall, a lounge, sitting room, dining room, playroom and entertainment room (in the cellar)! Kitchen breakfast room, utility, and cloakroom. On the first floor a spacious landing, 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. There is a double garage with parking for several vehicles. Mature and well-established gardens extend beyond the spacious patio, flanked by mature trees and shrubs.Being sold with no onward chain.

ON THE GROUND FLOOR

ENTRANCE PORCH - 7' 6'' x 3' 0'' (2.28m x 0.91m)
Approached by staircase with railings, glazed and triple aspect. Double doors to:

ENTRANCE HALL - 27' 4'' x 5' 10'' (8.32m x 1.78m)
The entrance doors are a stunning feature of the property with stained leaded light panels, dado rail, staircase to first floor with timber balustrade, two radiators, window to side, door and staircase to cellar.

SITTING ROOM - 14' 7'' (nto Bay) x 12' 0'' (4.44m x 3.65m)
A beautifully decorated room with a bespoke range of built-in storage cupboards, display shelving and window seating, open fire place with marble surround and hearth, double radiator, stripped pine flooring. Double casement doors to:

LOUNGE - 16' 10'' x 13' 6'' (5.13m x 4.11m)
Timber fire surround with barley twist fluted columns, marble surround and hearth, open grate, two radiators, dado rail, two windows to front affording a western aspect. Double doors to:

DINING ROOM - 16' 10'' x 12' 4'' (5.13m x 3.76m)
Double casement doors to garden and window, eastern aspect, two double radiators, dado rail. Double casement doors to:

PLAYROOM - 14' 3'' x 11' 9'' (4.34m x 3.58m)
Pine fire surround with cast iron register fireplace, quarry tiled hearth, fire side shelving, double doors reception hall, serving hatch, radiator.

LOBBY - 10' 0'' x 6' 0'' (3.05m x 1.83m)
Built-in cupboard housing gas fired boiler supplying central heating and hot water.

CLOAKROOM
White suite, low level WC, hand basin, radiator, window to side.

KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM - 14' 10'' x 9' 0'' (4.52m x 2.74m)
Fitted with units, shaker style with escutcheon fittings, granite effect working surfaces, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink with mixer tap, five burner gas hob with extractor hood above, eye level oven, plumbing for dishwasher, double aspect windows, tiled splashbacks, vinyl flooring, radiator.

UTILITY - 11' 6'' x 7' 2'' (3.50m x 2.18m)
Matching range of units, sink and drainer, space for washing machine and tumble dryer, double aspect windows, vinyl flooring, tiled splashbacks, radiator, door to garden.

ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR

CELLAR / ENTERTAINMENT ROOM - 17' 6'' x 11' 10'' (5.33m x 3.60m)
Quarry tiled floor, two double radiators, recess low voltage lighting, sub floor window, built-in storage cupboards.

ON THE FIRST FLOOR

SPACIOUS LANDING - 21' 6'' x 8' 4'' (6.55m x 2.54m)
Window to side.

BEDROOM 1 - 16' 10'' x 13' 2'' (5.13m x 4.01m)
Two windows to front, stunning views, western aspect, two radiators, cast iron Victorian fireplace.

EN-SUITE BATHROOM
White suite, panelled bath, side mixer tap, separate shower cubicle, wash hand basin, low level WC, heated towel rail, radiator, ceramic tiled floor, fully tiled walls, window to rear, low voltage lighting.

BEDROOM 2 - 13' 0'' x 11' 0'' (3.96m x 3.35m)
Radiator, window to rear, eastern aspect overlooking garden.

BEDROOM 3 - 12' 8'' x 9' 6'' (3.86m x 2.89m)
Cast iron Victoria fireplace, French windows onto balcony, western aspect and views, two double radiator.

BEDROOM 4 - 11' 0'' x 9' 9'' (3.35m x 2.97m)
Double built-in storage cupboard, radiator, window to rear, eastern aspect.

BEDROOM 5 - 8' 7'' x 7' 10'' (2.61m x 2.39m)
Window to front with great views, radiator, built-in storage cupboard.

FAMILY BATHROOM - 10' 10'' x 6' 7'' (3.30m x 2.01m)
White suite, panelled bath, separate shower over and screen, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, radiator, double aspect windows, tiled floor and walls, access to insulated roof space.

OUTSIDE
The property stands amidst a well established 1/4 of an acre plot, rising to the rear. To the front there is an extensive gravel driveway with ragstone retaining walls, ample parking for several vehicles, leading to a most useful integral double garage and workshop measuring 26' by 15'7" with twin up and over entry doors, security alarm, light and power, work bench. To the side of the property are double gates with further secure parking, ideal for a motorhome! The gardens to the front are well stocked with shrubs, hedging and magnificent Scots Pine! The rear garden measures 125ft by 60ft with an extensive paved patio area adjacent to house, central pathway, with lawns to the side, flanked by hedges and shrubs providing total seclusion. Shallow steps lead to a further extensive lawned area with hedged boundaries, herbaceous borders, Magnolia, Beech and Silver Birch trees, beyond which is a trellis and fenced area with greenhouse, shed and space for vegetable patch.

Council Tax Band: G

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