House for sale in Front Road, Woodchurch, Kent - 8 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, 2 bathrooms

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An exceptionally impressive detached Grade II Listed village house, dating back to the early 1600's and situated in a prime position with outstanding views over the village green offering substantial 8 bedroom accommodation and now in need of some updating and refurbishment.

Accommodation Summary  :

Ground Floor : Entrance Lobby, Sitting Room, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Kitchen / Breakfast Room, Pantry / Utility Room, Rear Entrance Hall, Bathroom.  

First Floor : Landing and Inner Landing with two staircases to the second floor, Four Bedrooms and a Family Bathroom.  

Second Floor : Four Attic Rooms.  

Outside : Large and attractive gardens to the front and rear.

Double Garage and attached ‘Old Forge’.

Description :  Situated in a most prestigious location in what must be one of the most sought after locations in Woodchurch, Well House enjoys a stunning outlook over the village green.  This important Grade II Listed house dates back to circa 1620’s boasting a wealth of charming character features typical of this period including beams, timbers and inglenook fireplaces. The house is steeped in history which has been well documented over the years having been a village store, guest house, men’s outfitters and grocers store.  This property is being offered for sale for the first time in nearly 28 years having been a much loved family home over the years and would now benefit from some sympathetic updating and refurbishment. Outside, there are attractive and much admired formal front gardens, a large paved terrace to the rear overlooking the rear garden and offering a delightful view of thevillage Church.  A driveway to the side provides access to the attached double garage and of particular note, situated just across the driveway is the attached ‘Old Forge’ which offers great potential for a variety of uses (subject to any necessary planning permission). A property such as this rarely comes onto the market and viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate all this property has to offer.

Situation : Woodchurch is a very popular rural village with its attractive green being the focal point,  the village benefits from a general store, newsagent, butcher, garage, two village inns, doctors surgery and post office together with a number of local clubs and societies.  There is schooling to primary level within a short walk of the property and the historic Parish Church can be seen from the rear garden. Woodchurch is approximately five miles from the attractive and popular town of Tenterden with its extensive selection of shopping, banking, professional and recreational facilities including a Leisure Centre and Golf Clubs. The market town of Ashford, only about 8 ½ miles away, offers a further range of shopping, leisure and recreational facilities, together with access to the M20 / M25 motorway network and rail services to both London Cannon Street and Charing Cross and International station giving access to Paris and Brussels.

A brief summary follows: The accommodation is arranged over three floors comprising on the ground floor an Entrance Lobby, Sitting Room being a light and bright room with inglenook, a spacious Drawing Room being heavily beamed with an attractive brick fireplace and a large feature windows enjoying views over the front gardens.  An archway leads through to the Dining Room which has a superb inglenook fireplace with brick hearth and surround and bressumer beam above. The Inner Hall has a rear door giving access to the rear terrace and garden with a staircase up to the first floor, door to a downstairs Bathroom and further door to Kitchen / Breakfast Room with dedicated space for table and chairs with window overlooking the rear gardens, the kitchen is fitted with a range of worksurfaces, base and wall cupboards with walk in  cupboard (housing the central heating boiler) and door to the Pantry / Utility Room with further door into the attached double garage.  A secondary staircase leads from the Kitchen / Breakfast Room to the first floor.

On the first floor, there is a Landing and further Inner Landing providing access to the Four Bedrooms and Family Bathroom with the windows to the front enjoying lovely outlook over the front garden and village green beyond. There are two separate staircases which lead from the landing up to   Second Floor where there are Four Attic Rooms with dormer windows providing outstanding village views.                                                   

Outside : Well House stands well back from the road with a much admired formal front garden being mainly lawned bisected by a front brick pathway and deep flower beds well stocked with an abundance of mature plants and shrubs. To the rear of the property a wide paved terrace runs the length of the house enjoying a lovely outlook over the large rear garden, again being mainly lawned with a variety of flowering plants and shrubs with fencing to the boundaries.  To the side of the house, there is a driveway providing access to the  : Attached Double Garage 25’8 x 21’9 (approximate internal dimensions) with double doors to the front, first floor storage area with dormer window to the front – in need refurbishment.  Furthermore, to the other side of the driveway is the attached ‘Old Forge’ 35’ x 19’ (approximate internal dimensions) offering great potential for a number of uses, subject to any necessary planning permission.

Agents Note : There is a historic right of way over a pathway in front of the house and the neighbouring property has right of way over the driveway to their garage.

Directions : From our office in East Cross, Tenterden continue along the A28 towards St Michaels and take the first turning on the right into Beacon Oak Road and then left into Woodchurch Road . Continue along this road until reaching Woodchurch and turn left and proceed into Front Road and follow the road up into the village, where Well House will be found on the left hand side opposite the village green.

Services : Mains water, electricity and drainage.  Oil central heating. Gas available but not connected to the property.

Viewing: By prior appointment with

Warner Gray    01580 766044

 Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm

Saturday 9am to 4.30pm  

Sunday 10am to 3pm

property reference: WGRY0000389