archway house school road, saltwood

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49 High Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 5AD
ARCHWAY HOUSE
SCHOOL ROAD, SALTWOOD
£725,000 Freehold
This imposing detached house is set in
delightfully secluded gardens approaching one
third of an acre in the heart of this coveted
village, moments from the primary school.
The property has been extensively refurbished
and is presented in a smart contemporary style
with
a
reception
hall,
two
large
interconnecting reception rooms, smart
kitchen/breakfast room, study, and 5
bedrooms (2 en-suites). Garage/workshop,
ample parking.
www.lawrenceandco.co.uk
Tel: 01303 266022
email: [email protected]
Archway House
School Road
Saltwood, Hythe
CT21 4PP
Entrance Vestibule, Entrance Hall
Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room
Study, Utility Room, Cloakroom
5 Bedrooms (2 En-Suite), Family Bathroom, Separate wc
Integral Garage/Workshop, Gardens, Ample Parking
SITUATION
Archway House is situated in the heart of the village, moments from Saltwood’s picturesque
village green and close to the local shop, restaurant, public house, historic church and castle, all
virtually on the doorstep. There are two excellent primary schools in the vicinity – Saltwood C of E
Primary school being virtually at the end of the drive, and Brockhill Performing Arts College is
within walking distance. There are two highly regarded Grammar Schools in Folkestone with a
regular bus service providing access to both. Hythe town centre, with its busy High Street, 4
supermarkets (including Waitrose & Sainsburys) and range of independent shops and restaurants
is in walking distance or only a short drive away. There is a variety of sports and leisure facilities in
the vicinity, including sailing, tennis, bowls, etc. together with the Hotel Imperial Leisure Centre
and two golf courses. There are many footpaths and bridleways in the vicinity – ideal for horse
riding or dog-walking, along with Brockhill Country Park, where there is a play area and other
organised outdoor activities.
Commuting links are excellent with the motorway network (M20 Junction 11) 3 miles distant, main
line railway station at Sandling 2 miles, the Channel Tunnel Terminal 4 miles, the ferry port of
Dover 10 miles and Ashford International Passenger Station 12 miles.
The High Speed Link is available from both Folkestone (5 miles) and Ashford (12 miles) with
journey times to St Pancras of around 53 minutes and 38 minutes respectively – 54 minutes from
Sandling (all times and distances are approximate).
DESCRIPTION
Archway House is beautifully situated at the end of a long driveway accessed from School Road
and is set in delightfully secluded gardens approaching one third of an acre. The house has been
extensively improved and remodelled internally and offers smartly presented accommodation of
particularly comfortable proportions. The principal rooms all enjoy a south westerly aspect and
with large windows in every room the house is flooded with sunlight throughout the day.
The reception hall leads to a large sitting room with an archway leading to the dining room, each
with doors to the gardens and the dining room leading to the contemporary kitchen/breakfast
room with its granite work tops and bi-folding doors opening to the courtyard. The inner hall
leads to the study, utility room and cloakroom. On the first floor there are five double bedrooms, 2
with en-suites) and a bathroom. The sanitary ware is all contemporary and all high spec. There is
an integral garage/workshop and ample parking on the generous driveway.
The accommodation comprises:
ENTRANCE VESTIBULE
Entered via an oak door with glazed windows
to either side and above, slate tiled floor,
coved ceiling, access to integral garage,
glazed door to:
ENTRANCE HALL
Engineered oak flooring, coved ceiling,
recessed lighting, double glazed window to
front overlooking the garden, radiator,
archway to inner hall, panelled and glazed
double doors opening to:
SITTING ROOM
Engineered oak flooring, wall hung log effect
contemporary gas fire above a slate hearth,
coved ceiling, recessed lighting, uPVC and
double glazed casement doors with uPVC and
double glazed windows to either side
opening to and overlooking the rear garden,
radiator, square archway leading to:
DINING ROOM
Engineered oak flooring, coved ceiling,
recessed lighting, uPVC and double glazed
doors opening to and overlooking the garden
with uPVC and double glazed windows to
either side, further uPVC and double glazed
window overlooking the courtyard, radiator,
panelled and glazed door to:
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
Well fitted with a comprehensive range of
contemporary base cupboard and drawer
units incorporating free standing stainless
steel Smeg dishwasher, corner pull-out
cupboards, free-standing Smeg stainless steel
dual-fuel stove and deep pan drawers,
square edged polished granite work surfaces
under mounted with stainless steel 1½ bowl
sink unit with grooved drainer to side and
mixer tap with hand held spray attachment,
coordinating granite upstands, stainless steel
splashback above the 5-burner gas hob and
beneath a stainless steel and glazed Miele
extractor hood, range of coordinating wall
cupboards with concealed lighting beneath,
tiled floor in a natural stone effect, coved
ceiling, recessed lighting, uPVC and double
glazed window to rear, uPVC and double
glazed bi-folding doors opening to and
connecting the kitchen/breakfast room with
the adjoining courtyard garden, radiator,
panelled and glazed door to:
INNER HALL
Engineered oak flooring, archway returning
to entrance hall, staircase to first floor with
polished timber moulded handrail, square
banister rails and terminating in a square
chamfered newel post, access to understairs
storage cupboard, coved ceiling, recessed
lighting, radiator, doors to:
STUDY
Engineered oak flooring, coved ceiling, uPVC
and double glazed window to rear, radiator.
UTILITY ROOM
Range of contemporary base cupboard and
drawer units coordinating with those in the
kitchen with recesses and provision for
washing machine and tumble dryer, square
edged worktops inset with ceramic Butlers
sink with mixer tap, coordinating wall
cupboards, uPVC and double glazed window
to rear, panelled and glazed door to rear,
radiator.
CLOAKROOM
Fitted with a contemporary suite comprising
wall hung wc with concealed cistern, wall
hung rectangular wash basin of generous size
with mixer tap, floor and walls tiled to ‘half’
height with a natural stone appearance,
coved ceiling, recesses lighting, uPVC and
obscure double glazed window to rear, wall
mounted heated ladder rack towel rail.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Illuminated by a large uPVC and double
glazed picture window above the stairwell,
coved ceiling, recessed lighting, access to loft
space via a hatch with loft ladder, radiator,
doors to:
MASTER BEDROOM
Coved ceiling, recessed lighting, double
glazed window to side, uPVC and double
glazed casement doors with uPVC and double
glazed windows to either side opening to and
overlooking the main garden, radiators, door
to:
EN-SUITE BATHROOM
Fitted with a contemporary suite comprising
‘P’ ended bath with glazed shower screen
and Axor Hansgrohe wall mounted tap and
shower, Duravit winged wash basin with Axor
Hansgrohe mixer tap and vanity cupboard
below, Duravit wall hung wc with concealed
cistern, tiled floor, tiled walls, shaver point,
mirrored wall cabinet, wall mounted heated
ladder rack towel rail.
BEDROOM 2
Coved ceiling, recessed lighting, double
glazed window to front overlooking the
garden, radiator, door to:
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Fitted with a contemporary suite comprising
walk-in shower enclosure with Axor
Hansgrohe thermostatically controlled rain
head shower with separate hand held shower
attachment, wall hung wc with concealed
cistern, Duravit wall hung wash basin with
Axor Hansgrohe mixer tap, tiled floor, tiled
walls, shaver point, mirrored wall cabinet,
recessed lighting, extractor fan, wall
mounted heated ladder rack towel rail.
BEDROOM 3
Coved ceiling, uPVC and double glazed
window and door opening to the flat roof
above the fore section of the garage, double
glazed window to rear, radiator.
BEDROOM 4
Coved ceiling, recessed lighting, double
glazed window to rear, radiator.
BEDOOM 5
Coved ceiling, recessed lighting, uPVC and
double glazed window to side and front,
radiator.
BATHROOM
Fitted with a contemporary suite comprising
Laufen twin ended bath with wall mounted
Axor Hansgrohe thermostatically controlled
mixer tap, water spout and hand held
shower, walk-in shower enclosure with Axor
Hansgrohe thermostatically controlled rain
head shower with separate hand held shower
attachment, wall hung elongated wash basin
with Axor Hansgrohe mixer tap, tiled floor,
walls tiled to ‘half’ height with the exception
to the surround to the shower, shaver point,
mirrored wall cabinet, recessed lighting,
uPVC and obscure double glazed window to
rear, wall mounted heated ladder rack towel
rail.
SEPARATE WC
Fitted with a contemporary suite comprising
wall hung wc with concealed cistern, wall
mounted wash basin with mixer tap, tiled
floor, walls tiled to ‘half’ height, coved
ceiling, recessed lighting, uPVC and obscure
double glazed window to rear, wall mounted
heated ladder rack towel rail.
OUTSIDE
Gardens
Archway House is approached via a long
shared private driveway over which we
understand the property to enjoy a right of
access.
The grounds are entered by a pair of five-bar
gates to the side of the house which open to
a generous concreted driveway providing
parking for numerous vehicles and access to
the integral garage. A path leads from the
drive to the main entrance to the property
where, spanning the width of the front of the
house in a generous area of lawn enclosed by
close boarded timber panelled fencing and
with a gateway giving pedestrian access to
Brockhill Road. Edging the lawn are various
specimen trees and shrubs including
Magnolia Grandiflora, Euphorbia and
Pittisporum amongst others. Accessed from
the sitting room and dining room is a
generous and secluded elevated paved
terrace partially set beneath a timber framed
pergola supporting a grape vine and backed
by a fig tree. At the far end of the lawn,
passing between two beds planted with a
variety of shrubs, herbaceous and other
plants, a flight of three steps lead up to a
further lawned area backed by shrubs
including lilac and flanked by a magnificent
pair of palm trees. From here stepping
stones lead beneath two laburnum to a
further area of paving surrounding a formal
rectangular pond with trickling water feature,
edged by a magnificent Gunnera and a
further border planted with camellias, azalea
and rhododendrons. From here a step down
beneath a pergola, with a further magnolia
tree alongside, leads to a generous paved
courtyard, in part set beneath a timber
framed pergola which supports climbing
roses, surrounded by various specimen trees
affording a great sense of privacy together
with lower level shrubs including euonymus,
laurel, buddlia, photinia and euphorbia
amongst others. This delightfully enclosed
area provides a unique and inviting
environment in which to relax and enjoy al
fresco dining. From here a pathway extends
across the rear of the house where there is a
fruit cage/former chicken run together with a
compost area and an adjoining greenhouse
which in turn returns to the driveway.
INTEGRAL GARAGE/WORKSHOP
Electronically operated up-and-over door to
front, power and light, window to side,
generous single garage area open plan to
workshop to side.
COUNCIL TAX
Band G – approx £2,690 (2016/17) Shepway
District Council.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with LAWRENCE &
CO, 01303 266022.
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49 High Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 5AD
Tel: 01303 266022
www.lawrenceandco.co.uk
[email protected]