Comp Lane, St Mary's Platt, Borough Green, TN15

Coming to the market for the first time in over half a century and offered with no onward chain. A beautiful Grade II listed detached character cottage with countryside views, offering scope to update, in a rural yet well connected location DESCRIPTION Believed to date back to the early 1600s, this picturesque Grade II listed character cottage offers generously proportioned, flexible accommodation with scope to update. The cottage currently offers 2 double bedrooms and a bathroom on the ground floor, in addition to the spacious living accommodation, and 2 double bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. The house comes with attractive wrap around gardens, off-road parking and a detached double garage. Agent's Note: The eastern end of the property fronts onto the B2016 so road noise can sometimes be heard in the garden FEATURES - Exposed beams. - Pretty multi-pane casement windows. - Vaulted ceilings on the first floor. - Fireplaces (none currently in use but the chimneys are believed intact). - Several of the rooms enjoy a delightful view out over farmland and a golf course to the front and up to the North Downs in the distance. - Beautifully maintained lawned gardens with mature hedge and part-walled, part-fenced boundaries, a large Field Maple tree and paved lit pathways. - Off-road parking for 4 cars on the driveway in addition to the detached double garage and further parking to the rear of the house. SITUATION The property is located in a rural position overlooking farmland and a golf course, between the popular villages of Offham and St Mary's Platt. It is set just off Seven Mile Lane, which conveniently provides a link to nearby towns and the motorway network to the North. The area is known locally as "Comp" which was once a 700 acre estate surrounding Great Comp, a 17th Century manor house that still stands today and is best known for its gardens, which are a popular Kent attraction, just down the road from this property. The more widely known "St Mary's Platt" (1.2 miles) has a beautiful Victorian Anglican Church and well regarded Blue Anchor pub . Offham village is 1.2 miles to the East with a another well regarded pub and farm shop. 1.5 miles to the south on Seven Mile Lane is The Moody Mare pub and Wrotham Heath Golf Club is a third of a mile up Seven Mile Lane, which the cottage has a fine view over. The M26 (Jct 2a) is accessible just 2 miles to the North and the M20 (Jct 2) is just another mile beyond that, both linking to the M25 (junctions 5 and 3 respectively) and Folkestone. West Malling and Borough Green (both about 2.8 miles) offer a good selection of shops, cafes, and other facilities. Maidstone (11 miles), Tunbridge Wells (14.5 miles) and Bluewater (18 miles) are also within reasonable driving distance. West Malling (3.3 miles) and Borough Green stations (3 miles) offer rail services to London Victoria and Cannon Street (Borough Green to Victoria in about 50 minutes; London Bridge from around 37 minutes). St Mary's Platt (Good) and Offham (Outstanding) have primary schools. Wrotham and Kings Hill both have secondary schools. Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Otford offer a good selection of preparatory schools. Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone all have grammar schools. Sevenoaks and Tonbridge public schools. All mileages/times are approximate. DIRECTIONS From Borough Green, head East on the A25. Upon entering St Mary's Platt, turn right into Long Mill Lane (shortly after Platt Mill Close). Continue through the village, passing the Church on your left. Continue onto Comp Lane. Follow the lane for just over a mile, passing Great Comp Garden. Just before you reach Seven Mile Lane, the driveway to the property will be found on the right-hand side. PROPERTY INFORMATION - Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains water and electricity. Private/shared (cesspit) drainage. - Local Authority: Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, 01732 844522 - Council Tax band: F (£3,271.73 for 2024/25) - Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.