7 bed detached house for sale

Crockenhill Road, Swanley BR8

Characterful Grade II Listed Tudor Farmhouse with around 1.75 acres of gardens

Occupying a picturesque semi-rural position on Crockenhill Road, surrounded by open farmland, this remarkable Grade II listed Tudor farmhouse offers an outstanding opportunity to acquire a substantial period residence of immense charm, character and historical significance. Set within approximately 1.75 acres of mature gardens, the property provides extensive family accommodation, a wealth of original features, and tremendous potential for sympathetic enhancement.
Believed to date back to the Tudor period, the farmhouse has evolved over the centuries through a series of carefully integrated additions, resulting in an impressive and versatile family home. The attractive elevations combine traditional timber framing, rendered facades and decorative brickwork beneath a tiled roof, creating a striking and quintessentially English country house.
Internally, the property is rich in period character, with many original features preserved throughout, including exposed timbers, leaded-light windows, inglenook fireplaces and charming architectural details that reflect its historic heritage. This is an exciting opportunity for a new owner to sensitively restore and enhance the accommodation whilst preserving its unique character.
The generous and flexible layout extends to approximately seven bedrooms, two bathrooms and four substantial reception rooms, offering exceptional versatility for modern family living, home working and entertaining. The spacious kitchen/breakfast room forms the heart of the home, complemented by a conservatory, utility/laundry room and a useful cellar/basement, which offers potential for a gym, cinema room, wine cellar or further ancillary accommodation, subject to any necessary consents.
Outside, the property is approached via an impressive sweeping circular driveway leading to a substantial triple garage and providing extensive parking for numerous vehicles. The mature grounds enjoy a delightful rural outlook over adjoining farmland. Formal gardens surround the house and offer excellent scope for reinstatement and landscaping, while an outdoor swimming pool complex, with surrounding terrace and ancillary outbuilding, provides further opportunity for renovation and leisure enjoyment.
A particularly noteworthy feature is the detached period coach house, which now requires significant refurbishment but offers exciting potential for conversion into an annexe, guest accommodation, home office or leisure facility, subject to the necessary planning permissions and listed building consents.
Despite its idyllic countryside setting, the property remains exceptionally well connected. Crockenhill village is nearby, offering local amenities and a primary school, while the larger towns of Swanley and Orpington provide extensive shopping, leisure and transport facilities. Swanley and St Mary Cray stations offer rail services into London, and both the M20 and M25 motorway networks are easily accessible, ensuring convenient links to London, the coast and beyond.
A rare opportunity to acquire a distinguished Tudor farmhouse of considerable character and historical importance, occupying a beautiful semi-rural setting with extensive grounds, outbuildings and significant potential.

Local Authority Bromley
Council Tax Band H

Please note than an aml fee is chargeable once an offer is accepted to cover the cost of carrying out the required identity and anti-money laundering checks.

• Grade II listed Tudor farmhouse
in c.1.75 acres
• Seven bedrooms and two bathrooms
• Four versatile reception rooms
• Kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory and cellar
• Detached period coach house with conversion potential (STPP)
• Triple garage and extensive driveway parking
• Outdoor swimming pool