Detached house for sale in Sittingbourne ME9, 4 Bedroom

Entrance lobby | Sitting room | Dining room | Garden room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Pantry | Utility room | Ground floor shower room | Cellar | 4 Bedrooms | Bathroom | Separate WC | Garden | Garaging/outbuildings | EPC D

Stable Cottage comprising: Sitting room/kitchen | 2 Bedrooms | Shower room | Mezzanine level

Originally a 16th century hall house, Downings is an attractive property, packed with period character and charm, which would now benefit from some updating. The interior has been opened up to create a large, semi open-plan living space which suits modern family life, while original features include exposed timber beams and 2 inglenook fireplaces.

The main entrance leads through a small hallway into the generously-proportioned sitting room. The 26ft space is partially divided by timber beams to the centre, creating two distinct areas. An original brick fireplace with timber mantel is fitted with a wood-burning stove, while the adjacent dining room features a traditional inglenook fireplace.
At the rear of the property, the kitchen/breakfast room features solid wood units and tiled flooring, and there is a door for access to the garden. From the kitchen there is also access to both a large utility room and pantry, while there is also a ground floor shower room and a light-filled garden room with glazed sliding doors. Stairs from the kitchen lead down to the cellar.

On the first floor, the largest bedroom benefits from an en suite cloakroom and built-in storage. Two further bedrooms are well-proportioned, while the fourth bedroom is of a more compact size and could be purposed as a study. Bedrooms are serviced by a characterful family bathroom.

The old stables, which stand about 10 metres from the house provide additional accommodation, perfect for family members and guests, featuring a large open-plan kitchen and sitting room, two bedrooms and a shower room, with a mezzanine level above bedroom one. There is a dedicated parking area and private garden at the rear.

Downings is situated in the rural village of Bredgar on the edge of the North Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village provides local facilities including a primary school, post office and village shop, and nearby Hollingbourne has a mainline station, a village shop and primary school.

Both Maidstone and Sittingbourne offer a wide range of leisure, shopping and educational amenities, including grammar schools, and there are a number of good village primary schools.

The area has good communication links with the M2 (Junction 5) a short distance away. Regular rail services run from Sittingbourne to London in under an hour and from Hollingbourne in around 70 minutes, with High Speed domestic and Eurostar services being available from Ebbsfleet International (London St Pancras 18 minutes).

This characterful property features a well-presented period exterior with original windows. A large area of garden to the front of the property laid to lawn, with side access into the rear garden where countryside views can be enjoyed. At the rear of the property, lawned gardens extend to the property boundary and are bordered with attractive mature trees and established planting.

There is also a patio area which is the ideal space for al fresco dining and entertaining. The range of outbuildings, in need of some refurbishment, include double garage and 3 stores.