5 bed detached house for sale

The Grove, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent TN16

Generously proportioned detached home offering just under 3,000 square feet of versatile living space, including four reception rooms and five bedrooms. Occupying an elevated half-acre plot, this fantastic property features cleverly terraced gardens, glorious views, and a range of outbuildings, including triple garaging, a carport, and garden rooms.

• Originally built in the 1950s, this property is truly special. The current owners have lived here for over forty years and have thoughtfully extended the property to create a remarkably versatile and immaculately presented home. Currently arranged with five bedrooms and four reception rooms, the layout offers flexibility—whether for additional bedrooms or the potential to configure part of the home as a self-contained annexe.

• Approached via a private driveway with mature planting and tiered lawns either side, the home is set on an elevated plot nestled into the hillside. Terraces on either side of the front door provide inviting spaces to relax and take in the glorious front-facing views. There is ample parking for several vehicles, along with a carport for two cars at the top of the drive. At street level, the property also benefits from a double garage and a gym, which could alternatively serve as a third garage.

• A glazed entrance porch opens into an inviting and spacious hallway, forming the central hub of the ground floor living accommodation.

• At the front of the house is a beautifully proportioned sitting room, featuring attractive mahogany flooring and a modern feature fireplace. The room is flooded with natural light through bi-fold doors that open onto the terrace and offer stunning views of the hills beyond.
• The spacious kitchen/breakfast room can be accessed either from the hallway or through a feature archway from the sitting room. It offers ample space for a dining table, along with matching eye-level and base units, and includes an adjoining fully fitted utility room with access to the garden.

• The dual-aspect dining room features French doors opening onto the terrace, a large skylight, and built-in cupboards.

• To the left of the hallway are three bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom, a stylish family bathroom with separate shower and under floor heating, plus two further sitting rooms, both with doors opening onto the front terrace.

• Stairs rise from the hallway to the first floor where you’ll find the main bedroom, complete with built-in wardrobes and a stylish en-suite bathroom with a roll top bath, plus a further bedroom. A further bedroom is also located on this level. Both bedrooms, along with the hallway, benefit from large skylight windows, providing an abundance of natural light.

• The house sits on a plot of just over half an acre, which includes the cleverly landscaped gardens and woodland to the rear, ensuring an added sense of privacy. To the back of the house are two level garden areas—the lower with easy-to-maintain artificial lawn, and the upper with natural grass. The lower level includes a decked seating area with a pergola and side access to both sides of the property. The upper garden benefits from two garden buildings with power supply and a gate leading into the woodland.
Location

• This fantastic house is located at the beginning of The Grove, a desirable position in Biggin Hill. The elevated position affords the house privacy and a fantastic vista of the surrounding area.

• Biggin Hill is surrounded by beautiful countryside and offers a good mix of local amenities including leisure facilities, shops and well regarded schools, plus bus and road links to larger towns and access to the M25.

• Local amenities include a modern library and swimming pool, a recreation ground with playground and outdoor gym good selection of shops including Waitrose, Tesco Express, Pets Corner and Costa, and a selection of independent cafes, restaurants and businesses. Biggin Hill is home to several well-regarded schools, making it a popular choice for families, with the options of larger primaries or smaller village schools at primary level. Charles Darwin is the secondary school in the town.

• The property is conveniently located within a few miles of three junctions of the M25. Juction 6 at Godstone is 8.2 miles away, Junction 4 is 8.3 miles away and Junction 5 with access to the A21 is 6.9 miles away in Sundridge. Orpington and Bromley stations provide quick links to London. Trams run to Croydon and Wimbledon from New Addington. There are several bus routes serving Biggin Hill, with links to nearby towns, including Westerham, Bromley and Orpington.