5 bedroom detached house for sale

Located in the hamlet of Seal Chart, just outside Sevenoaks, this attractive double roundel Oast house is in a wonderful setting with a west facing aspect, especially from its sun terrace on the first floor. It offers excellent family accommodation with a balance of living and entertaining space and plenty of period features.

The property has ample parking and is approached down a short driveway from the country lane that gives access to the property. The main entrance opens into the middle of the house where the downstairs is part divided into two parts. With a set of stairs leading up to the living space on the first floor, there is substantial space and versatility for a busy family including a large lofted living room with modern wood burner; cool in summer yet lovely and warm in the winter. This leads into the two roundels at the north end of the house, one with a large, light and bright dining room and the second holding a modern, fully fitted kitchen with central island. There is a doorway out onto the property's west facing sun terrace overlooking the garden and swimming pool, ideal for al fresco dining and evening drinks.

At the south end of the house a large office/library space leads through to a guest suite at the end of the house, this includes lofted bedroom and en suite bathroom alongside a well sized storeroom/walk in wardrobe.

On the ground floor the sitting room/snug leading to a pair of double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom storage and the other with use of a family bathroom. Both bedrooms also have their own access out to the garden. At the other end of the house sits a large double bedroom and the principal suite with double bedroom in the west facing roundel alongside a large dressing room and en suite bathroom. A rear door leads towards the laundry room and garage.

At the back of the house sits a separate double garage together with a separate laundry room. Access is also provided out into the garden from the garage and the building also holds the boiler and the pump for the swimming pool.

In the garden and looking towards the swimming pool sits a modern cabin with separate shower room and large storage area. This provides flexible accommodation ideal for either a home office, annex room or gym, entertainment space or studio. The garden then circles the house on the western side and includes a large swimming pool.

The Oast House is located in Seal Chart, close to the popular Chart Farm. It is a pretty semi-rural setting between the villages of Seal and Ightham which both have good primary schools and general shops.
Nearby Sevenoaks provides a comprehensive selection of shops, restaurants and supermarkets including Waitrose, together with a wide choice of social and recreational activities including a theatre, cinema, library, leisure centre with swimming pool and fitness suite, Hollybush Recreation Ground, with tennis, bowls and astroturf facilities, café and children's playground, golf at Knole and Wildernesse,
cricket and rugby at The Vine and the 1,000-acre Knole Park, one of the last remaining mediaeval deer parks. Communications links are excellent: Sevenoaks mainline station offers speedy rail services to central London and the property also enjoys excellent links to the motorway network via the A21, A25 and M25 for London, its airports and the coast. The area offers a good selection of state primary and secondary schooling including Lady Boswell’s C of E VA Primary School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), together with a wide range of independent schools including The Granville, Walthamstow Hall, The New Beacon, Sevenoaks and Solefield.