5 bed detached house for sale

Cliff Road, Folkestone CT20

Detailed Description

Description
Prospect House is an attractive family house occupying a generous corner plot on one of the most coveted roads in Folkestone's prestigious West End. The property has been in the same ownership for 25 years and now presents the opportunity to update and improve the accommodation to create a magnificent family home to suit the purchasers' own tastes and requirements. Solar panels on the roof provide income from sustainable electricity.

The light and elegantly proportioned accommodation provides a generous reception hall, leading to a large reception room with bay window to the front, Adam style fireplace and glazed doors opening to the reception/garden room and rear garden. The attractive dining room also overlooks the garden as does the spacious kitchen/breakfast room. The utility room opens to the double garage whose windows overlook the front garden, offering the ideal opportunity to create a fourth reception room subject to consents. On the first floor, there is a family bathroom and five double bedrooms including the Principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom and glazed doors opening onto a large, south-facing terrace/ balcony overlooking the garden and The Leas beyond. The generous landing provides ample space for a home study. The second floor is an open-plan area spanning the entire length of the house with Velux windows providing views over The Leas to the sea.

The gardens surround the house on all sides and provide a delightfully secluded environment for alfresco dining and entertainment with some wonderfully mature specimen trees, shrubs and an ornamental pond. There is an ample, sweeping gravelled drive to the front and side of the house, leading to the detached single garage as well as the double integral garage.

For room sizes please refer to the floor plan.
Situation

The property is within Folkestone's sought after West End on a peaceful, no-through road. It is within metres of The Leas, a mile-long promenade offering stunning sea views towards France as well as access down to The Riviera beach and the award-winning Lower Leas Coastal Play Park. The Leas can be followed as far as Folkestone Harbour with the recently revitalised Harbour Arm offering champagne bars, restaurants, cafes and live music. Half a mile to the west of the property is the vibrant coastal village of Sandgate with its eclectic mix of antique shops, boutiques, restaurants and sailing club beyond. Folkestone town centre is within a mile of Prospect House.

The Girls' and Boys' Grammar schools, The Turner School and The Academy offer excellent secondary education and highly regarded primary schools including Sandgate and Morehall are all close by.

There are a variety of sporting facilities available along the coast, including rowing, sailing, cricket, squash, bowls and swimming clubs as well as golf courses in the immediate vicinity.

Folkestone's West End station is a short, level walk away from Prospect House with the High Speed Link service to London St Pancras taking around 53 minutes. The M20 motorway network and the Channel Tunnel Terminal at Cheriton are 1.5 and 3.5 miles away respectively.