Main Description
This impressive detached family home is set within gardens of approximately just over one acre and located on the outskirts of the highly sought-after village of Benenden.
Offering spacious and versatile accommodation throughout, this beautifully presented property combines a peaceful countryside setting with convenient access to local amenities, schools, and transport links.
Approached via secure gates, the property benefits from a large gravel driveway providing parking for multiple vehicles. The welcoming entrance hall includes a useful study area and leads to the main living accommodation. The stunning open-plan kitchen/dining/family room is a real highlight, featuring dual-aspect natural light, quartz work surfaces, exposed brickwork, and doors opening onto the garden. Additional ground floor accommodation includes a snug with log burner, a separate dining room, utility room, and cloakroom for convenience.
Upstairs, the property offers four well-proportioned double bedrooms. The principal bedroom benefits from built-in wardrobes and a modern en-suite shower room, while the remaining bedrooms enjoy beautiful views. A contemporary family bathroom completes the first floor.
Outside, the beautifully landscaped grounds provide a mix of formal gardens, lawned areas, mature trees, a vegetable garden with raised beds, fruit trees, woodland, and a pond. The rear garden is designed for entertaining, featuring a generous terrace and a heated swimming pool with air source heating.
A detached cedar-clad summer house with log burner provides additional flexible space, while the separate pool house is currently used as an office and includes underfloor heating, storage, filtration facilities, and a changing room with shower and WC. With its existing facilities and independent layout, the pool house also offers excellent potential for use as a self-contained annex, guest accommodation, or additional family living space (subject to any necessary consents).
An exceptional family home offering space, privacy, and a superb rural lifestyle, with the added benefit of being within the Cranbrook School catchment area.
If You Lived Here
If you live here, you would enjoy the best of village life, with Benenden's charming amenities right on your doorstep. The property is just moments away from the village green, the historic public house, local shops, post office, and hairdresser, providing a real sense of community and convenience. For a broader array of shopping and dining options, the market towns of Cranbrook and Tenterden are within easy reach.
The area is renowned for its excellent educational facilities, with the property falling within the highly regarded Cranbrook School catchment area. The village primary school is also close by, offering options for both primary and secondary education in both the state and private sectors.
Commuting is made accessible with Headcorn and Staplehurst stations offering services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street, with journey times under an hour. The High Speed service from Ashford International connects to London St. Pancras in just 37 minutes. The A21 provides convenient road links to the M25 and major airports.
