Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, Kent

LOCATION

This wonderful family home is nestled in a serene semi-rural setting, a short walk from Downe village, famed for housing the historic Down House, once the residence of Charles Darwin. With its convenient location, the property provides excellent commuting options, situated a mere 13-minute drive from Orpington station, offering mainline connections to London Bridge, Waterloo East, and Charing Cross.

Despite its idyllic rural surroundings, the house is conveniently close to urban amenities, being only 4.2 miles from Locksbottom, boasting an array of shops, supermarkets, and the acclaimed Chapter One restaurant. Additionally, the vibrant town of Bromley, renowned for its stellar shopping options, theatre and mainline stations, is just 6.3 miles away.

Education options in the vicinity include Downe Primary School, Cudham Church of England Primary School, St Olaves, Charles Darwin School, and Darrick Wood School for primary and secondary education. For those seeking independent schoolin…

PORCH

The porch provides space for coats and shoes, with a large window to the side and a door leading into the entrance hallway.

ENTRANCE HALLWAY

The entrance hallway provides views from the front door directly through the house and out to the gardens. This welcoming space has doors to the sitting room, bedroom three, the study/bedroom four, the ground floor bathroom and an archway leading through to the kitchen/dining/living room. There is Amtico flooring with underfloor heating throughout.

SITTING ROOM

14' 10" x 11' 6" (4.52m x 3.51m) The generously sized sitting room features a large window to the front of the property, filling the space with natural light. There is ample space for sitting room furniture and Amtico flooring with underfloor heating throughout.

KITCHEN/DINING/LIVING ROOM

34' 7" x 27' 1" (10.54m x 8.26m) The open-plan kitchen/dining/living room is a great addition to the property and boasts uninterrupted views of the gardens and a large skylight, filling the space with natural light.

The newly fitted Häcker kitchen boasts an array of wall and base units with black-veined marble worktops over, an island with matching worktops, twin stainless steel sinks with a Quooker tap over offering boiling and filtered water, a five-ring induction hob with extractor fan over, two eye-level ovens, one of which doubles as a microwave, a full-size fridge and a separate full-size freezer and a dishwasher. Sliding doors offer views of and lead out to the rear garden.

This versatile and expansive space offers ample space for a large dining table and chair set, an area that is currently being utilized as a snug with twin windows to the side of the property and the potential to reinstate a fireplace, with stairs leading to the first floor.

UTILITY ROOM

14' 11" x 10' 3" (4.55m x 3.12m) An archway from the kitchen leads through to a well-proportioned utility/boot room (or 'bootility' as lovingly referred to by the sellers) which offers additional worktop space with wall and base storage units and fitted shelving, an integrated fridge, space and plumbing for white goods, a window to the side, a door leading out to the side of the property and Amtico flooring with underfloor heating throughout. There is a separate cupboard which houses the water softener, consumer unit and boiler.

STUDY

12' 10" x 9' 9" (3.91m x 2.97m) The study/bedroom four is currently set up as a home office with bespoke fitted Terrence Ball cupboards, wardrobe and desks, a large window to the front of the property and Amtico flooring with underfloor heating throughout. This room could easily be reconfigured as a bedroom due to its size, storage and conveniently located plug sockets.

BEDROOM THREE

11' 10" x 10' 11" (3.61m x 3.33m) Bedroom three is on the ground floor and boasts Terrence Ball fitted wardrobes and drawers, a large window to the side of the property, ample space for bedroom furniture and Amtico flooring with underfloor heating throughout.

BATHROOM

The ground floor bathroom is newly fitted and boasts a freestanding bath, a large walk-in shower with rainfall feature, his and hers sinks with storage below, a frosted window to the side of the property, wall light fittings, a large storage cupboard, part tiled walls and fully tiled flooring with underfloor heating throughout.

LANDING

Stairs with a wooden bannister and stair runner lead up to the first-floor landing with doors to the primary bedroom, bedroom two, the shower room and a hatch to eve storage.

PRIMARY BEDROOM

14' 11" x 14' 1" (4.55m x 4.29m) The primary bedroom is of a great size, with dual aspect windows to the front and rear of the property, overlooking the gardens and filling the room with natural light. The bespoke fitted Terence Ball soft-closing wardrobes and drawers provide generous amounts of clothes storage with ample space for additional bedroom furniture, carpeted flooring and a radiator.

BEDROOM TWO

15' 8" x 13' 9" (4.78m x 4.19m) The second double bedroom also boasts bespoke fitted Terence Ball soft-closing wardrobes and drawers with space for additional bedroom furniture, a window to the side of the property, carpeted flooring, a radiator and access to generous amounts of eve storage.

SHOWER ROOM

A wonderfully designed shower room consisting of a walk-in rainfall shower with a separate handheld shower attachment, a floating wash hand basin, an enclosed cistern WC, mirrored cupboards, a window to the rear of the property overlooking the garden, ambient lighting, a chrome heated towel rail, part tiled walls and fully tiled flooring with underfloor heating throughout.

OUTSIDE

To the front of the property is gated and gravel-laid driveway parking for numerous vehicles, an area laid to lawn with some mature hedge and bush borders, access to the rear garden via both sides of the property, access to the garage via an up-and-over door and access to the property via the front door.

The rear garden is accessed via sliding doors from the kitchen/dining/living room and flows seamlessly through to the outside where you are greeted by a paved area which wraps around the house and provides a generous amount of space for a table and chair set for Al Fresco dining. The majority of the garden is laid to lawn with an array of mature trees, hedges and bushes, a separate paved area for late afternoon sun, a large pond with a feature waterfall and lighting, raised flower beds, and access to the workshop and double garage.

DOUBLE GARAGE

19' 8" x 16' 10" (5.99m x 5.13m) The double garage offers power and lighting, an electric up-and-over door, two large windows to the rear and numerous fitted shelves and worktops.

WORKSHOP

15' 9" x 8' 2" (4.80m x 2.49m) The workshop is a great addition to the property and could easily be transformed into a home office or gym, with double doors to the rear and a door and a window to the side.

SERVICES AND AGENTS NOTES

Freehold. Mains services. Mains drainage. Council Tax Band: F (Bromley Borough of London).
Aluminium doors and windows throughout (except front doors)

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