Brasted Chart, Westerham, Kent, TN16

THE PROPERTY This substantial family house was built in the early 1960s and has been a cherished home for many years. It is particularly spacious with well-proportioned rooms and a flexible layout. The entrance door opens into a hallway with wooden flooring and stairs to the first floor. There are three rooms on the left hand side of the hallway that offer flexible accommodation. They are currently set up as a study, sitting room and guest bedroom although all three would make good sized double bedrooms should a total of five bedrooms be required. The main living room is dual aspect and located at the rear of the property overlooking the garden with a set of French doors leading out to the patio. It has beautiful parquet flooring and a gas fireplace providing a nice focal point to the room. The dining room is another bright dual aspect space offering a formal place to entertain. The kitchen has a range of 'shaker' style wall and base units with stylish Corian worktops and electric underfloor heating. There is plenty of space for a large breakfast table and an opening looking through to the dining room. Fitted appliances include an electric double oven and electric hob with space for a dishwasher. A door leads through to a utility/boot room which provides access out to the side of the property and offers plenty of space for a washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge/freezer. A downstairs shower room with a unique glass basin completes the ground floor accommodation. Upstairs, the first floor landing leads to 2 huge double bedrooms and the family bathroom. The master bedroom benefits from fitted wardrobes and far reaching countryside views. There is a luxurious ensuite bathroom which is finished with a tasteful combination of floor and wall tiles and features underfloor heating with a modern white suite including jacuzzi bath, separate walk-in shower, towel radiator and basin with WC and integrated vanity storage. Bedroom 2 also boasts fitted wardrobes and was originally 2 separate bedrooms. The family bathroom has wood effect flooring with a traditional white suite of bath with shower attachment, pedestal basin and WC. There are two large storage cupboards on the landing and there is a loft space which is fully boarded. OUTSIDE The property is approached across a large shingled driveway which provides off road parking for multiple vehicles and leads to the entrance door. There is a large detached garage which can accommodate two small cars or one a large vehicle with a further workshop providing additional storage space. A number of trees and shrubs provide colour with gated pathways down both sides of the property providing access to the rear. The delightful back garden is private and west facing with established planting to the boundaries. To the immediate rear of the property is a patio providing an ideal spot for al fresco entertaining with a good-sized area of lawn offering plenty of space for children to play. LOCATION The property is situated in the rural hamlet of Brasted Chart, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural beauty surrounded by some of the finest countryside in Kent with some 200 acres of National Trust woodland accessible nearby. Brasted village is at the end of the road and conveniently situated on the A25 between Westerham and Sevenoaks. This beautiful village boasts a general store, two pubs, hair salon, a number of antique shops and a medical centre. The charming market town of Westerham is approximately 2.7 miles away offering a wealth of cafes, boutique shops, pubs, restaurants and even a local vineyard and brewery. The larger towns of Oxted and Sevenoaks are approximately 4 and 6 miles away respectively and have an even wider array of shopping and leisure facilities. Sevenoaks mainline station (4.8 miles away) has fast train services to London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and London Cannon Street (in as little as 23 minutes). Oxted mainline station (6.7 miles away) offers fast services to London Victoria (39 minutes). Access to the M25 (junction 5) and A21 is at the Chevening interchange 1.2 miles away, which leads to the major motorway network providing easy access to Gatwick Airport, Channel Tunnel Terminus, the excellent Bluewater Shopping Centre and the South Coast. There are plenty of well regarded schools in the local area including Sundridge & Brasted, Westerham and Crockham Hill primary schools. There are grammar schools for both boys and girls in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks . Private schools include Radnor House, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Schools and Walthamstow Hall. There are numerous leisure facilities in the vicinity with a cricket club just around the corner and a tennis club in Brasted. Golf courses can be found at Westerham, Limpsfield and Knole and there are leisure centres with swimming pools in both Sevenoaks and Oxted. There are an extensive network of local bridle paths and foot paths and many other historical places of interest close by including Hever Castle, Emmetts Garden, Penshurst Place and Sir Winston Churchill's former country house at Chartwell which is open to the public. TENURE Freehold. SERVICES Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating with partial electric underfloor heating. Gas fireplace fuelled by LPG. LOCAL AUTHORITY Sevenoaks District Council - Band G. ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATED. EPC Rating D. RESTRICTIONS The property is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty and the green belt.