Cobham, Kent

Ashdown

In the heart of this favoured village, screened by established trees you are presented with this substantial four bedroom Edwardian house. Available to the market for the first time in over 40 years this property offers a unique opportunity to remodel to your own designs, to create a wonderful family home.

Set on a large west facing plot the established rear gardens back onto open paddocks. The ample driveway leads to a large carport and garage workshop.

The wide entrance hall provides gum bootery. The original lounge with a large square bay has been extended creating a large principal reception room. A well appointed kitchen takes you to the dining room with a feature beamed ceiling, a separate study with French doors opens onto a double glazed conservatory.

To the first floor are four bedrooms and two bathrooms which could be easily reconfigured to create a master bedroom with ensuite.

Location

Cobham for a relatively small rural village, it is steeped in history from its links to Dickens who gave readings in The Leather Bottle public house which was also depicted in Pickwick Papers to Ivo Bligh, Earl of Darnley, whose wife created the famous ‘Cricket Ashes’. It has an array of facilities and sights, in total there are three public houses, three National Trust properties, a church, Rochester & Cobham golf course, a quintessentially Victorian primary school and Cobham Hall for Girls. Jeskyns is a park near Cobham, a former farm reopened as a large openspace recreational area in 2007, with areas being developed as new wildlife habitats. There is a village hall and community store. Within easy access are the City of Rochester, Gravesend, Bluewater Shopping Centre and Ebbsfleet International Station with a 17 minute link to London St Pancras.

Transport Information

Sole Street Railway Station: 1.5 miles

Meopham Railway Station: 2.9 miles

Ebbsfleet International Station: 7.0 miles

The distances calculated are as the crow flies.

Education

Please check with the local authority as to catchment areas and intake criteria.

Golf Clubs

Rochester and Cobham Golf Club: 2.5 miles

Redlibbets: 9.8 miles

The London Golf Club: 11.3 miles

Health Clubs

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Gym: 5.1 miles

Brands Hatch Thistle: 10.3 miles

Useful Information

We recognise that buying a property is a big commitment and therefore recommend that you visit the local authority for more helpful information about the property and local area before proceeding.

Some information in these details is taken from third party sources. Should any of the information be critical in your decision making, then please contact Fine & Country North West Kent for verification.

Council Tax

We are informed this property is in council tax band F, you should verify this with Gravesham Borough Council.

Tenure

The vendor advises us that this property is Freehold. Should you proceed with the purchase of the property your solicitor must verify these details.

Appliances/Services

The mention of any appliances and/or services within these sales particulars does not imply that they are in full efficient working order.

Measurements

All measurements are approximate and therefore may be subject to a small margin of error.

Viewing

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