£975,000
(£195/sq. ft)
4 bed detached house for saleSt. Margarets Street, Rochester ME1
4 beds
2 baths
3 receptions
5,006 sq. ft
About this property
Chain free sale for a smoother, quicker purchase
Distinctive 18th-century Grade II listed detached home on sought-after St. Margaret’s Street
Period features throughout including sash windows with shutters, original fireplaces, and doors
Stunning kitchen/dining room with limestone flooring, underfloor heating, bespoke cabinetry, and large fireplace with log burner
Additional study with garden access plus two spacious cellar chambers with power and light
Landscaped walled wraparound garden with lawns, terrace, secluded patio, and hot tub area
Brick block driveway with space for four vehicles and an EV charging point
Excellent location for schools including King’s, Rochester Girls’ Grammar, and the Mathematical School
Walking distance to Rochester station with high-speed services to London and beyond, plus superb road links via A2, M2, M20 & M25
Set above the road with a walled wraparound garden and off-street parking, the home offers over 5,000 sq. Ft. A grand hallway with the original staircase leads to three reception rooms—two with log burners—and a spacious kitchen/dining room with limestone flooring, underfloor heating, large fireplace, bespoke cabinetry, oak worktops, built-in dishwasher and a Stoves range cooker with 7 gas burners and 3 ovens.
Upstairs are four double bedrooms, a stylish bathroom with freestanding bath and walk-in shower, a second bathroom, and a cloakroom. Period features such as sash windows with shutters, fireplaces, and panelled doors have been preserved.
Two cellar chambers provide storage and workspace with power and light. Outside, the landscaped garden offers lawns, planted beds, a terrace for dining, a private patio, wooden canopy with 8-person hot tub, and an underground air raid shelter.
A brick block driveway accommodates four cars and includes an EV charging point.
The location is excellent for families, with King’s School, Rochester Grammar School for Girls, and the Mathematical School nearby. Rochester station provides fast trains to London St Pancras and Victoria, with road links via the A2, M2, M20, and M25 to London, Canterbury, Maidstone, and Bluewater. Gatwick Airport is approx. 55 minutes by car, while Heathrow can be reached in around 1 hr 15 mins.
Entrance Hall
Entrance door to lobby door to hall: Original staircase to first floor, engineered oak flooring, radiator, walk-in understairs cupboard, door and stairs to cellars. Rear hall: Door to garden
Cloakroom
Cloakroom: Sash window to rear, low level w.c, wash hand basin in unit, radiator, wall panelling, oak engineered flooring
Sitting Room
Sitting room: Full height sash window to side with original shutters, sash window to front with original shutters, tiled fireplace with wooden mantlepiece surround, alcove cupboards, engineered oak flooring, radiator
Lounge
Lounge: Full height bay window to side with original shutters, fireplace with log burner, radiator, door to hall
Study
Study: Full height sash window and doors to garden with original shutters, original floorboards, fireplace with log burner
Kitchen/Dining Room
Kitchen/dining room: A large open plan room with limestone floor and under floor heating, dining area: Sash window to rear, brick chimney breast and large fireplace with log burner and mantlepiece surround, original alcove cupboards, walk-in store cupboard, radiator, door to garden, original dresser and cupboards, open to
kitchen: Sash window to front with original shutters, bespoke extensive fitted wall and base cupboards, oak worktops with inset butler sink, built-in dishwasher, freestanding Stoves range cooker with 7 gas burners, three electric ovens, grill and warming oven, door way to Utility Room: Window to front, fitted cupboards, oak worktop with inset butler sink, plumbed for washing machine, limestone floor with under floor heating
Cellar
Cellar: There are two chambers, room one with power and light, window to side, gas boiler for central heating and hot water, brick flooring, doorway to room two power and light, brick flooring, work bench, door to front
Landing
Landing: A large landing, sash window to side with shutters, velux roof window, radiator, access to part boarded loft space
Bedroom One
Bedroom one: Sash window to rear with shutters, cast iron fireplace, alcove cupboards, radiator, aircon unit also for heating
Bedroom Two
Bedroom two: Sash window to front with shutters, cast iron fireplace, radiator, access to second loft space
Bedroom Three
Bedroom three: Sash windows to side and front with shutters, radiator, cast iron fireplace, door to bedroom four
Bedroom Four
Bedroom four: Sash window to side with shutters, radiator, cast iron fireplace, built-in cupboard
Bathroom One
Bathroom: Sash windows to rear and side with shutters, freestanding deep panel bath with mixer tap, high level w.c, wash hand basin, cast iron radiator, cast iron fireplace, separate walk-in shower with mains fed shower, Karndean herring bone flooring, alcove cupboards
Bathroom Two
Bathroom: Sash window to rear, low level w.c, pedestal wash hand basin, panelled bath with mixer tap shower, radiator, tiled splashback