School Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9

Ground floor
Entrance porch l Kitchen/Diner l Utility room
Lounge l Family room l Study l WC

First Floor
Master bed/ensuite l Bed 2/ensuite

Second Floor
Beds 3/4/5 l WC

Drive for 4 cars l Double garage l Pool

This well-presented 5 bed house offers plenty of space for a growing family, oozing with charm and character, with features including inglenook fireplace, wooden casement windows and tall beamed ceilings- The height of the ceilings is notable and quite unusual for a house of this period.
The welcoming entrance porch provides good space for shoes & coats, opening into the double-aspect Kitchen/Diner. An array of shaker cupboards on three sides, provides plentiful storage, featuring a gas-fired Rayburn stove, butler sink, contrasting nicely with the quarry tiled floor. A useful utility room is located off the kitchen, with a door to the garden. The lounge to the front is well lit, with dual aspect windows, featuring an inglenook fireplace with its huge log-burner as the central feature, along with attractive exposed brickwork displays. The lounge's bifold doors open into a family room to the rear, with French doors opening onto the garden, with a bay window to the side, allowing in plenty of light. A study is located off the family room, with views overlooking the garden.
On the first floor, both bedrooms feature dual aspect windows, exposed brick fireplaces and ensuites, with bedroom 2 benefitting from a walk-in dressing room.
The 2nd floor accommodation comprises of three bedrooms. Two benefitting from built in cupboards, one with a washroom and the fifth bedroom being accessed through the 4th bedroom.

The house sits on a plot measuring approx. 25m x 20m (82ft x 65ft), with an L shaped garden to the rear and side. The block paved drive can accommodate 4/5 cars, in addition to the double garage.
The good-sized pool is heated with an efficient air sourced heat pump and fully enclosed with a fence and wall. A substantial summer house overlooks the pool, with a decking area to the far end providing an excellent entertaining area for those long summer days.
An all-important log store is located to the back of the house, with an additional decking area located outside the utility door.

Location
Located in the ever-popular School Lane, in Newington village. The village is well situated between Sittingbourne and Rainham, with easy access to the M2 & M20. Newington station is approximately an 8-minute walk away with services to London,
Canterbury and the coast. Newington High Street is within walking distance, offering a public house, post office, pharmacy and several eateries.
Newington C of E primary school is located across the road, with the village hall just a stroll away. There are superb countryside walking routes nearby.

Additional Important information
History
Once known as Parsonage Farmhouse, together with other land in the village, it formed part of the Parsonage estate once owned by King Henry VIII. He gave this estate together with the Church to Eton College in exchange for St. James's Palace in London on 26th Dec 1531.
Most of its life, it was a working farm and recorded as having 25 acres in 1861. John Blaxland lived there 1792-1806. After his wife and daughter died, John Blaxland went to Australia to found Newington over there.


The following information has been confirmed by our client and we have not verified this information-please ensure that you verify this information before proceeding with any purchase. Our vendor has supplied the property construction information to the best of their knowledge, but they are not surveyors and we recommend that any purchaser carries out a survey to confirm this information.

Property Construction
Brick walls and tiled roof

Sewerage - Mains Waste

Electricity Supply- No other supply other than mains electric

Water Supply - No other supply other than mains water

Heating - Gas central heating and log burner

Broadband Type - Not Known
We recommend that any prospective purchaser:
Check the installation types available at the address from Openreach: https://www.openreach.com/fibre-broadband
Check the speed and supply or coverage at the address at Ofcom checker: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage

Mobile Signal/coverage
Our vendor is not aware of any known issues with mobile phone signal, such as areas of restricted coverage specific to the property.

We recommend that any prospective purchaser:
Check the Ofcom checker to ascertain coverage availability at the property: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage
Check with your provider as to the availability of coverage and likely speeds
Take your mobile on a viewing and test at the property

Parking
Drive & Garage

Building Safety
Our vendor is not aware of any known building safety issues or any planned or required works needed to rectify any identified defect/hazard

Restrictions
The property is listed and there will be restrictions on any alterations

Rights and Easements
Our vendor is not aware of any rights of ways or easements over the property

Flood/Erosion risk
Our vendor confirms that the property has not flooded in the last 5 years

Our vendor has confirmed that they are not aware of any known risk of coastal erosion affecting the property and its boundary

Planning Permission or Proposal for Development
The following known planning permission:
There is a small new development being built at the end of School Lane.

Coalfield or Mining Area
Our vendor is not aware of coalfield below the property and has confirmed they are not aware of any other mining activity that could affect the property.

Title: Freehold

Council Tax: Band G



Council Tax Band: G
Tenure: Freehold
Parking options: Driveway, Garage, Off Street
Garden details: Enclosed Garden, Private Garden, Rear Garden
Electricity supply: Mains
Heating: Gas Mains, Woodburner
Water supply: Mains
Sewerage: Mains
Restrictions: Listed building