5 bed detached house for sale

Southernden Road, Egerton, Kent TN27

A striking period family house offering versatile accommodation set within glorious gardens complete with swimming pool, tennis court and barn with games room above and just over an hour from london

A short distance from the village of Egerton, Black House is the property that dreams are made of. Set along a peaceful country lane with open countryside views on all sides, it is just over three miles from Headcorn and just under an hour to London Bridge by train. It is the best of both worlds beautifully delivered.

The property is an exceptional family home that has been lovingly maintained and enhanced by the current owner. Attention to detail is meticulous, especially in the way that the property has been extended - the new seamlessly blending with the original building, which is believed to date from the early 16th century. Every finishing touch has been well researched and thought out. Nothing within the property feels out of place.

Throughout the home, original period features have been beautifully preserved - from exposed beams and traditional fireplaces to wooden doors and oak floors, all thoughtfully paired with contemporary fixtures and fittings that compliment the building’s historic character.

Black House is set across three floors offering almost 3,500 sq ft of accommodation. To the ground floor is a kitchen / breakfast room, formal dining space, morning room, drawing room, family room, sun room, utility and cloakroom. On the first floor is the master bedroom with en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms, family bathroom, family shower room and a study/home office space. On the second floor are two further bedrooms, tv snug and cloakroom.

Outside the mature gardens are beautifully maintained, cleverly planted for seasonal interest, and designed to create outdoor rooms. There is something to catch the eye at every turn. Accompanying the property is an oak framed barn that offers garaging for several cars along with a workroom and a games room accessed by an external staircase, a heated swimming pool with pool house, an Olympic sized Trevor May tennis court that is fully fenced, and a sweeping meadow leading to planted iris beds by the Sherway River.

In total, Black House sits amid circa 3.1 acres. There is also an option to purchase a further three acres including stabling and a menage on request.
Features

- Kitchen/breakfast room fitted with a bespoke Mounts Hill kitchen, quartz worktops, inset 11⁄2 bowl stainless steel sink, lpg fired Aga, Bosch two ring electric hot plate, integrated dishwasher and space for fridge freezer, oak flooring
- Formal dining room which sits open plan to the kitchen/breakfast room and flows seamlessly into the morning room, an ideal space for enjoying your morning coffee
- Drawing room with the most majestic inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam, which retains the original bread oven, triple aspect windows
- Family room with a wood burning stove set within an inglenook fireplace, triple aspect views
- Fantastic sun room with full height glass windows to two aspects, French doors opening onto a stone paved terrace and views of the garden beyond
- Utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer, storage cupboards and butler’s sink. Door to downstairs cloakroom plus door for accessing garden terrace
- Master bedroom enjoying triple aspect views, en suite with shower, WC and basin, sandstone tiles
- Two further first floor double bedrooms
- Family bathroom with natural stone bath, vanity unit with oval basin, WC, sandstone tiles
- Family shower room with rainhead shower walk-in cubicle, wall hung basin and WC, sandstone tiles
- First floor study / home office space with dual aspect views to front and rear
- Second floor tv snug with its own cloakroom
- Two further double bedrooms to the second floor
- Established gardens and grounds of circa 3.1 acres in total
- Oak framed barn complete with Kentish tiles on a fly hip roof offering garaging for about 5 cars, adjacent to a gravel driveway for additional parking
- Games room on upper floor to barn accessed via an external oak staircase, complete with cloakroom with
WC and wall hung basin. Additional workroom.
- Heated swimming pool with fantastic pool house that incorporates a wet-room, separate WC and butler’s sink
- The tennis court is from Trevor May and Olympic size, fully fenced with a practice wall.

Black House is set in the most idyllic of peaceful locations, being surrounded by countryside and yet within easy reach of the village of Egerton – the best of both worlds.

The village of Egerton has a small shop with Post Office. The award-winning restaurant Frasers is just a short drive from the property. The nearby villages of Pluckley, Lenham, Charing, Smarden and Headcorn have between them 3 railway stations, 3 doctors' surgeries, dentists, butchers, bakers, farm shops, ironmongers, newsagents and small supermarkets and several pubs and eating establishments. Further afield, Ashford, Maidstone and Tenterden provide more comprehensive facilities and amenities.

Schools nearby in the state and private sectors include Egerton Primary School, Sutton Valence Preparatory and Senior Schools, Dulwich Cranbrook, plus numerous secondary and grammar schools located within easy reach in Tonbridge, Ashford and Maidstone. Tenterden also offers Homewood School and Sixth Form centre.

The nearest commuter links operate from Headcorn with services to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journey times from 57 minutes. Headcorn also offers services to Ashford International for connecting to the high-speed service to arrive at London St. Pancras in about 37 minutes.

The M20 gives access to the M25 for Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, Ashford International, the Channel Tunnel and the coastal ports.

Headcorn Station - 3 miles
Ashford International Station - 11.5 miles
M20 (Junction 8) - 9.5 miles
Tenterden - 11.6 miles

(All distances are approximate)

Ashford International Station 11.5 miles
M20 (Junction 8) 9.5 miles
Tenterden 11.6 miles
(All distances are approximate)