Stone Street Petham, Canterbury £695,000

A handsome detached period house offering extensive and versatile accommodation with substantial gardens and outbuildings. On the ground floor is an attractive reception hall with an elegant staircase rising to the first floor landing. The accommodation can provide a comprehensive self-contained annexe which includes a sitting room, bedroom, well-equipped kitchen and attractively fitted shower room. The annexe has direct access from the front and rear plus a door opening onto the side courtyard garden area. The main house living accommodation includes a sitting room to the front which has a wood-burning stove and a family room that features an elevated wood-burning stove and glass hearth beneath which is open-plan to the dining room. To the rear is an attractively fitted kitchen/breakfast room with an adjacent utility room. On the first floor the master bedroom enjoys an ensuite shower room which has underfloor heating and a range of built-in wardrobes. There are three further bedrooms plus the family bathroom. The property benefits from double glazed windows and oil fired central heating.

From the road vehicular access is gained onto an in/out driveway providing parking and access to the detached garage with a mature conifer hedge to the front boundary. The main garden to the rear measures approx. 110ft (33.50m) x 82ft (24.97m) with a large paved seating area lying to the rear and side of the house. Steps rise up to a large lawn with well-stocked beds and borders and a selection of inset fruit trees. Towards the rear are raised vegetable beds. To the side of the house is a substantial workshop with adjoining w.c. The adjacent detached garage has an electronic roller door to the front, a double glazed pedestrian door to the side, a double glazed window to the rear and power and lighting. The oil tank is situated to the side of the workshop. The garden is enclosed by wood panel fencing. 

The property is located on Stone Street, the outskirts of Petham, a highly regarded area near to the South of Canterbury with easy access to the surrounding farmland and countryside providing lovely walking and cycling. Petham village has its own primary school and an active village hall. Nearby Canterbury City is easily accessible and provides a comprehensive range of shopping and leisure facilities together with an extensive range of both primary and secondary schools including three highly regarded Grammar Schools on the South side of the City. Nearby sporting facilities include Canterbury Rugby Club and Polo Farm Sports Centre which is the home of Canterbury Hockey Club, Canterbury Cricket and Tennis Clubs as well as hosting other sporting facilities. There are two universities and a number of additional colleges in the City. Canterbury West station provides High-Speed rail links to London St. Pancras with a journey time of approx. 55 mins.