4 bedroom detached house for sale

Stunningly attractive, detached double fronted period home with four bedrooms in the heart of Cudham village. The Retreat is a truly exceptional property, full of period character whilst providing practical and generous living space in the heart of the desirable village of Cudham. The village is ideally located, offering the best of countryside living while remaining accessible to larger towns within commuting distance of central London.


• Attractive double fronted brick and flint detached home with stunning character front door.
• Grade II listed, dating from the 1700s.
• Retained features including exposed wood flooring, charming beams, fireplaces and sash windows throughout.
• Spacious and balanced living accommodation, with two reception rooms either side of the central hallway. Both reception rooms feature large fireplaces with wood burning stoves.
• Farmhouse style kitchen featuring a butler sink, space for an electric range oven, brick fireplace plus exposed brick wall. A door leads to the rear of the garden.
• Separate dining room adjacent to the kitchen provides a sociable family space.
• Basement room with ample head height and windows / lightwells to the front. An ideal space for storage, it was previously used as a media / playroom.
• Two double bedrooms on the first floor, both featuring built in cupboards and attractive feature fireplaces with stoves.
• Family bathroom with roll top bath and separate shower and en-suite to main bedroom.
• Two further double bedrooms on the second floor with character ceilings and fabulous views!
Outside
• The house is central in its mature wrap around plot, with a gate and central path leading to the front door.
• To the right-hand side of the property there is a driveway leading to the attached garage with double front opening doors plus a second gate opening to the front garden.
• Vegetable patch and raised decked seating area at the rear.
• Walled garden on two sides.

Cudham Village
• Cudham is a picturesque village surrounded by open countryside which has a great sense of community.
• Amenities include a village pub, ‘The Blacksmith’s Arms’, recreation ground with recently updated children’s playground, historic church, cricket club, village hall and local primary school.
• The village is easily accessible to the larger towns and transport links of Orpington, Bromley, Biggin Hill and Sevenoaks, whilst offering a semi-rural village lifestyle with lovely walks on the doorstep and a delightful outlook.
• The community feel of Cudham is evidenced in its fantastic annual village fete.
• Downe village, home to Charles Darwin’s home Down House, is 2 only miles away.

Transport links
• The mainline station at Orpington (zone 6) approximately 4.5miles away has good parking and offers fast non-stop trains to London Bridge in 15 minutes every half hour.
• Chelsfield station (also zone 6) is 4.2 miles away, also offering links to central London.
• R5 and R10 bus links to Orpington and Knockholt.
• The nearest entry point to the M25 is at Junction 4, 6 miles away, providing access to the wider motorway network as well as Bluewater, the Dartford Crossing and the M23 for Gatwick Airport.

Directions
From Biggin Hill / Orpington, once in Cudham the house will be found just past the village pub and entrance to the recreation ground, on the left. Approaching via Knockholt the house is on the right-hand side before you reach the recreation ground. A small layby is directly opposite. Conveniently the village post box is here too.

Listing
The Retreat is Grade II listed. Ask agents for full listing link.
Tenure - Freehold
Local Authority - Bromley
Council Tax Band -G
Services – Mains Electricity, Gas /Oil (TBC), Mains Water & Drainage

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