5 bed detached house for sale

Main Road, Sundridge, Sevenoaks TN14

Bishops Mead is a handsome period property, believed to have originally been built in the 1700’s as a coach house, set in a beautifully laid out classic garden.

Description
The house has undergone complete redecoration throughout in September 2025, together with a new kitchen, updated central heating and new carpets throughout; offering incoming purchasers the opportunity to finish to their own requirements.

The reception hall leads to the triple aspect sitting room with open fireplace and built in shelving to both sides. There is also a dining room with views over the garden, a study with inset gas fireplace and fitted storage and a conservatory with views and access to the delightful gardens. The sitting room and hall feature a herringbone wood floor.

The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units with some integral and freestanding appliances and has an adjoining utility room and a separate laundry room, both with additional storage and some further appliances. A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.

Stairs from the reception hall rise to the first floor and the principal bedroom with views over the garden, a dressing room and en-suite bathroom. There are four further bedrooms, one of which is accessed via a second staircase with a shower room, providing versatility as a guest suite/annexe. There is a family bathroom and separate WC to the main first floor accommodation.

Bishops Mead is approached via driveway leading to the front of the property, cumulating in a driveway providing off road parking for several vehicles. A double garage with an adjoining workshop is located to the front.

The gardens and grounds are a particular feature of the property. The gardens surround the property on three sides enclosed by an attractive stone wall, close board fencing and well maintained manicured hedges. A formal garden is laid to lawn with abundantly planted established borders and is enjoyed from the paved terraces to the rear of the property. There is also a paved gardens with planted beds and pathways lead to further grassed areas interspersed with mature trees. There are some outbuildings within the gardens, together with a summerhouse. Beyond the gardens is a field which wraps round the garden, with an outbuilding and enjoys countryside views to the rear. In total amounting to about 5.9 acres.

The house and the gardens are within the Conservation Area, and all including the fields are within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Metropolitan Greenbelt.

Location
Bishops Mead is located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Metropolitan Green Belt, and is just 0.3 miles from the centre of Sundridge village with its village shop, Post Office and a public house.

Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (3.1 miles). Westerham (2.9 miles). Bluewater (16 miles).

Rail: Sevenoaks (2.6 miles) to London Bridge/Cannon St/Charing Cross/Waterloo. Oxted (6.8 miles).

Primary Schools: Sundridge & Brasted, Chevening, Westerham and Ide Hill.

Secondary Schools: Weald of Kent Girls and Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammars, Knole Academy and Trinity in Sevenoaks. Oxted School. Several in Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells.

Private Schools: Radnor House in Sundridge. Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Walthamstow Hall and Sackville Senior Schools. Solefields, New Beacon, Sevenoaks, The Granville, Walthamstow Hall & Hazelwood Prep Schools.

Leisure: Extensive bridle paths & walks in the local area. Golf at Westerham, Wildernesse, Knole and Nizels. Oxted and Sevenoaks Leisure Centres. National Trust properties.

All distances and timings are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,924 sq ft

Acreage:
5.9 Acres

Directions
From Sevenoaks town centre, proceed in a northerly direction along London Road passing the station. Continue down Amherst Hill and at the roundabout take the first exit up Worships Hill towards Westerham. At the traffic lights continue straight on A25/Main Road for approx. 1.4 miles, passing the garden centre and on reaching a row of houses, turn left into the driveway and continue forward where Bishops Mead can be found at the end.

Additional Info
All mains services connected.

Agent Notes: Neighbouring properties have a right of access over part of the driveway to the front. A new path 4m wide, on the current eastern boundary has been agreed and will be registered shortly, giving neighbours access to the public path beyond Bishops Mead’s southern boundary. There is a public footpath running alongside the rear boundary.