PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

Park House Farm, Lenham Road, Headcorn, TN27 9LJ DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY in the most idyllic and secluded setting, lying in 7.1

acres of its own grounds and an additional 71 acres of farmland. Set down a long winding

track, this detached, 4-bedroom unlisted farm house has an incredible scope to extend and

invest. Externally, multiple agricultural farm buildings offer permitted development for a

4 bed detached and 2, 3 bedroom attached homes. Another agricultural barn provides

storage/scope. Surrounded by farmland, yet with good road and rail access. Within the

farm house, one can unwind in well-proportioned drawing and sitting rooms which both

feature welcoming woodburning stoves. A truly desirable country style kitchen/breakfast

room with a 5 oven AGA, an entrance hall, a master bedroom and 3 additional bedrooms,

a family bathroom, cloakroom and a Jack and Jill en suite. Early viewing is recommended.

PRICE GUIDELINE: £2,700,000 FREEHOLD

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

LOCATION: Park House Farm lies on the outskirts of Headcorn village. The earliest written records of Headcorn date

back to 724 AD, however there is evidence of settlement much earlier, with findings of Neolithic axes thought to date

back to perhaps 25,000 years ago. Headcorn impresses not just for its interesting history and period properties lining the

High Street, but for its impeccable transport links, perfect for any commuter seeking a rural relocation or a country

haven with great access to London. Park House Farm is just 2.9 miles from Headcorn station which sits on the SE

mainline to London and Dover. London Charing Cross can be reached in a journey time of around an hour and 7 minutes.

This quintessentially English village does not disappoint, with an eclectic variety of amenities. Spanning the length of

Headcorn’s High Street are various independent shops, a bakery, a hardware store, a music shop, a home furniture store,

a vintage & antique shop, a Sainsbury’s Local supermarket, ‘coffee corner’ café, a florist, a gift shop, an Indian restaurant

boasting ‘a traditional Indian cuisine in a 15th Century rustic dining room’, a family butchers, a Post Office, a

newsagent… and many more useful day to day amenities.

Kent is renowned for its excellent choice, quality and commitment towards its educational system, and Park House Farm

is local to many excellent schools incluing Bethany School, Ashford Prep School, Sutton Valence, Sutton Valence Prep,

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls and Cornwallis Academy to name but a few. Primary schools in the area include

the popular Headcorn primary (2.6 miles) and Platts Heath primary (2.4 miles).

Park House Farm itself is situated ½ km east of Lenham Road, an is accessed by a private drive of ½ km. This offers

Park House Farm a truly desirable seclusion set back from the road.

DESCRIPTION:

This marvellous detached country property is entered by a wooden paned door into a generously sized entrance hall,

where one has ample space for storing coats and shoes.

ENTRANCE HALL: 6’5’’ x 12’10’’ (1.96 x 3.9) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’9’’ (2.37) to the highest

point. Exposed ceiling beams. Tiled flooring. Ceiling lights. Radiator. Access to the laundry room, cloakroom and to

the kitchen/breakfast room. Ample space.

LAUNDRY ROOM: 9’5’’ x 12’3’’ (2.86 x 3.73) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’4’’ (2.23) to the highest

point. Entered through a latched wooden door is this well-proportioned laundry room, adorned with exposed woodwork

and beams. Tiled flooring. Window to the side. Space and plumbing for 2 integrated dryers with wooden work surface

over. Low level storage cupboards. Recessed ceiling lights. Radiator.

CLOAKROOM: 9’8’’ x 2’12’’ (2.95 x 0.9) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’6’’ (2.28) to the highest point.

This cloakroom boasts a lot of character, with a lower section adjoining a slightly raised area marked by an ascending

step, as well as a paned window nestled into a thick wall surround. Tiled flooring. Radiator. Low level wc. Lighting.

Hand wash basin.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: 14’9’’ x 16’3’’(4.19 x 4.95) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’7’’ (2.3) to

the highest point. The entrance to the kitchen/breakfast room is marked by an exposed brick wall to one side, dado

railing and exposed beams. This country style kitchen features a 5 oven AGA housed in a brick inglenook, and boasts

an abundance of natural lighting due to its dual aspect. Recessed ceiling lights. A small wooden framed ‘pass through’

window offers a view of the drawing room. Radiators. Matching wall and base units, with an integrated butler sink and

tiled splashback. Wooden work surfaces. A small low level inglenook provides a great storage space. Space and

plumbing for an integrated dishwasher. Access to the rear entrance hall.

REAR ENTRANCE HALL: 16’10’’ x 6’1’’ (5.13 x 2.1) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 9’2’’ (2.79) to the

highest point. The rear entrance hall can otherwise be accessed by a door from the gardens to the side of the property.

A storage cupboard underneath the staircase provides additional storage space. Wooden panelling. Fitted carpet.

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

Radiator. Shelving. A staircase ascends to the first floor, with fitted carpet and a wooden hand rail with a curved spiral

end. Access points to the drawing and sitting rooms.

DRAWING ROOM: 14’6’’ x 16’10’’ (4.43 x 5.13) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 9’1’’ (2.77) to the highest

point. This drawing room’s decorative and large window to the side of the property allows for a light and bright space.

The drawing room is particularly impressive due to its large brick inglenook housing a wood burning stove set on a

brick hearth. Wall mounted lighting. Radiator. Fitted carpet. Wall mounted lighting. Multiple powerpoints.

SITTING ROOM: 14’4’’ x 16’9’’ (4.38 x 5.10) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 9’1’’ (2.77) to the highest

point. The sitting room also boasts a wood burning stove housed in a brick inglenook. A large decorative window offers

fine views of Park House Farm’s grounds, as well as countryside. Fitted carpet. Wall mounted lighting. Radiator.

Shelving. Low level storage.

Returning to the rear entrance hall and ascending to the first floor…

FIRST FLOOR LANDING: 9’10’’ x 7’0’’ (2.99 x 2.14) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’11’’ (2.41) to the

highest point. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Ceiling light. Loft access. Access points to bedroom 2 and bedroom 3, and the

inner hallway.

BEDROOM 2: 13’8’’ x 17’1’’ (4.17 x 5.21) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’10’’ (2.40) to the highest point.

Bedroom 2 offers elevated views. Fitted carpet. Storage. Ample space. Ceiling light. Shelving. Access to the Jack and

Jill en suite bathroom.

JACK AND JILL EN SUITE BATHROOM: Ceiling lights. Tiled flooring. Shower with detachable head over.

Radiator. Low level wc. Wash hand basin.

BEDROOM 3: 14’4’’ x 17’2’’ (4.36 x 5.22) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’11’’ (2.41) to the highest point.

Bedroom 3 also boasts elevated views of the grounds to the side. Fitted carpet. Ceiling light. Storage. Shelving. Radiator.

Returning to the first floor landing is access to the inner hallway by a set of descending steps…

INNER HALLWAY: 6’8’’ x 8’3’’ (2.04 x 2.51) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’4’’ (2.231) to the highest

point. Exposed woodwork and beams. Recessed ceiling lights. Access to the master bedroom, bedroom 4 and the family

bathroom.

MASTER BEDROOM: 15’10’’ x 17’4’’ (4.82 x 5.28) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’3’’ (2.22) to the

highest point. The characterful master bedroom features a brick inglenook with a wooden bressumer beam, currently

used as a useful storage space. The master bedroom offers views from its window to the front. Exposed beams. Fitted

carpet. Radiator. Access to the shower room.

SHOWER ROOM: The shower room features a shower marked by the rooms walls, with tiled splashback. Detachable

shower head. Tiled flooring.

BEDROOM 4: 13’7’’ x 14’1’’ (4.13 x 4.28) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’6’’ (2.28) to the highest point.

Exposed vertical and ceiling beams. Brick inglenook with wooden bressumer. Radiator. Window to the rear. Storage.

Fitted carpet.

FAMILY BATHROOM: 13’1’’ x 5’4’’ (4.25 x 1.63) to the furthest point. Ceiling height: 7’1’’ (2.16) to the highest

point. Window to the rear. Bathtub with ‘gold’ mixer tap and curtain rail. Fitted carpet. Exposed beams. Radiator. Low

level wc. Pedestal hand wash basin. Dado railing. Recessed ceiling lights.

EXTERNALLY: Park House Farm’s real potential for investment is evident in its multiple agricultural farm

buildings. Unit 1 (floorplan and situation show below) has received full planning

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

permission to be converted into a detached, two storey, four bedroom home with a garden. Unit 2 and Unit 3 (floorplan

and situation shown below) have been given full permission to be converted into two separate three bedroom homes. A

large agricultural barn with storage rooms and wash facilities also has awesome potential subject to receiving necessary

planning permission. The footprint of a previous ragstone farm building to the left of the entrance serves as a reminder

of this home’s true farmhouse history. A barn (see plan) currently serves as a large log store. A Nissen hut is located to

the side of the entrance, providing ample storage. A pond to the side boundary and delightful low maintenance grounds

are also notable features of this character farm house’s external. The driveway extends into a large hardstanding area in

front of the farm house itself, providing ample parking for numerous cars and vehicles. Gardens and grounds are

approximately 7.1 acres in total, and an additional 71 acres of farmland is included within this purchase. (land

measurement source: www.promap.co.uk)

SERVICES: Oil fired heating. Water meter. Septic tank for house. Cesspit for agricultural barn. V fast broadband set

to be installed in January 2017 enabling speeds of 100 Mb.

COUNCIL: Maidstone Borough Council. TAX BAND: H EPC: E. (Potential: C)

DIRECTIONS:

From our Goudhurst office: With our office on your left-hand side, continue up the High Street towards the church.

Follow the road for 4.0 miles, before reaching Wilsley Pound roundabout. Take the 1st exit onto the A229. Continue for

0.5 miles, before turning right onto Frittenden Road. Go straight over Common Road to remain on Frittenden Road,

leading into Headcorn Road and Water Lane. Continue for 5.1 miles following the road. At the junction turn right onto

Moat Road. Continue for 0.6 miles, then at the crossroads go straight over into Kings Lane leading into Lenham Road.

Continue for 2.5 miles. Park House Farm will be on your right hand side.

From the M20: Exit the M20 at junction 8 towards Lenham/A20. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto Ashford

Road/A20. Continue for 1.6 miles, before turning right onto Chegworth Road. Continue for 1.9 miles. At the crossroads

go straight over onto Ulcombe Hill. Continue for 1.2 miles. Turn left onto Eastwood Road and continue for 1.3 miles.

Turn right onto Headcorn Road and continue for 0.7 miles before finding your destination on your left hand side.

Please contact us on 01580 211888 for any directions queries.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Country Property Group provides these particulars in good faith for guidance purposes

only. The vendors of the property have supplied to us the aforementioned measurements of Garden, and/or Land sizes.

We wish to stress that The Country Property Group, whilst able to digitally measure land sizes, takes no responsibility

for any errors or omissions incurred as a result of this process. We strongly encourage purchasers to satisfy themselves

that the particulars contained herein are accurate prior to entering into negotiations and/or incurring any professional

costs.

VIEWING: All viewings by appointment through The Country Property Group. A member of the team will conduct

all viewings, whether or not the vendors are in residence. As a matter of policy once an offer made on a property has

been accepted, we like, where possible to encourage buyers to attend the premises again with us so that all property

particulars can be meticulously double-checked prior to any interested party incurring any professional expenses.

For instant access to all of our current instructions, including floor plans and lots of colour photographs, please

visit our website at www.countrypropertygroup.com – updated daily. Property Reference: 2146B

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN

PARK HOUSE FARM

PARK HOUSE FARM, HEADCORN