Location

Shopping: Riverhead village (1.7 miles) which provides a chemist, butcher, public house, church, library, wine merchants, convenience store, local shops, and a Tesco superstore. Sevenoaks (2.8 miles) and Bluewater (15.5 miles).

Rail Services: Sevenoaks (2.3 miles) to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Charing Cross.

Primary Schools: Chevening CEP (100 yards), Amherst (1 mile) and Riverhead Schools (1 mile). Various in Sevenoaks including Sevenoaks Primary, St Thomas’ RCP, St John’s CEP and Lady Boswell’s CEP Schools.

Secondary Schools: Weald of Kent Girls and Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammars, Knole Academy and Trinity Schools in Sevenoaks. Various in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

Private Schools: Sevenoaks Prep, Solefields, Walthamstow Hall and New Beacon Schools in Sevenoaks; St Michael’s and Russell House in Otford, Radnor House in Sundridge. Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Sackville and Walthamstow Hall Public Schools.

Leisure Facilities: Sailing and water sports on Chipstead Lake. Holmesdale Cricket and Bowls Clubs. Tennis at the village club. Wildernesse and Knole Golf Clubs in Sevenoaks. Nizels Golf and Fitness Centre in Hildenborough. Sevenoaks Swimming and Leisure Centre. Cricket, hockey, football and rugby on the Vine. The Stag cinema and theatre.

All distances are approximate.

Description

Howcroft House is a striking detached family home of impressive proportions, built by the current owners in 2024 to an exceptional standard throughout.

The well-proportioned and stylishly presented accommodation is arranged over three floors, with versatile spaces ideal for entertaining and family living.

Salient points include a Neptune designed kitchen, stylish bath/shower suites, air conditioning to all bedrooms, marble flooring, some underfloor heating, a south west facing rear garden, ample driveway parking and an EV charging point.

To the ground floor there is a beautifully appointed kitchen/breakfast/dining room with doors to the rear garden. The kitchen is fitted with bespoke cabinetry by Neptune, matching island and integral appliances, with an adjoining utility room also with Neptune cabinetry. A sitting room of approx. 20 ft in length is accessed from the dining room via a set of pocket doors, and there is also a study and a stylish shower room.

A staircase ascends to the first floor and an impressive bedroom principal suite, with a Juliet balcony, twin walk-in wardrobes and a luxurious en suite bathroom featuring a twin basin vanity unit by Villeroy & Boch, a freestanding bath and separate shower.

There are three further bedrooms, one served by an en suite shower room, a well-appointed family bathroom and a study/snug.

Arranged across the entirety of the second floor is a versatile family room, which could easily be utilised as a fifth bedroom. Features include a vaulted ceiling inset with skylights, a Juliet balcony, plentiful eaves storage and boiler/plant room, with an adjoining study and well-appointed shower room.

The rear garden has a lovely south-westerly aspect, with a paved terrace ideal for al fresco entertaining, an area of lawn with borders to the boundary and mature specimen trees.

Howcroft House is approached via a gravel driveway, enclosed by a brick wall inset with wrought iron railings, and providing parking for multiple vehicles. There is gated pedestrian access to each side of the property, well-stocked borders and an EV charging point.

Directions

From the station, continue on to Amherst Hill and at the roundabout take the first exit up Worships Hill towards Westerham. At the traffic lights turn right on to Witches Lane and at the end of the road turn left on to Chipstead Lane. Continue on to the High Street towards the centre of Chipstead, before turning right onto Chevening Road. Pass Chevening Primary School on the right, and Howcroft House will be found shortly thereafter on the left.