5 bed detached house for sale

Oak Lane, Upchurch, Kent ME9

116 Oak Lane is a striking contemporary family home offering 2,755 sq ft of light-filled, flexible accommodation arranged over three floors. Configured to provide a practical and cohesive living and entertaining environment, tall glazing floods the rooms with natural light and seamlessly connects the house to the wrap around garden and terrace.

The accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall with cloakroom. The hugely impressive open plan reception room extends to almost 38 ft, containing a stylish kitchen/breakfast room, dining and sitting areas. The kitchen is fitted with an array of contemporary wall and base units, arranged around a large central island with breakfast bar, together with modern integrated appliances.

The remaining space - which can be configured to the purchaser’s own requirements - has a sitting area with a large bay with feature full-height glazing, while the dining area has bi-fold doors to a sun trap courtyard garden and terrace and a door to a fitted utility room, also with a door to the courtyard garden. The family room, featuring an angled bay with full-height glazing.
Is accessed through double doors off the sitting area.

Stairs rise from the reception hall to the upper floors. On the first floor the property provides a principal bedroom with an en suite shower room and bi-fold doors to a private balcony with glimpses of the golf course through the trees. Two further double bedrooms, both with large bays with full-height glazing, and a family bathroom with freestanding bath and separate shower complete the first floor accommodation.

The property’s two remaining double bedrooms, both with vaulted ceilings, can be found on the second floor.
The annexe

The detached two-storey annexe provides an open plan ground floor kitchen/sitting room with an en suite shower room and a vaulted first floor bedroom with cloakroom.

Set behind low-level walling in a prominent corner spot and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached through electric double security gates over a resin driveway providing private parking for multiple vehicles. It gives access to a shed and to the detached annexe.

The wraparound garden allows one to follow the sun, and features areas of level lawn bordered by hedging providing privacy. The courtyard garden off the dining area also benefits from a terrace area, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

The rural Kent village of Upchurch has a full range of facilities, including a village hall, Co-op store, gp surgery, pub, takeaway, primary school and golf course. It sits between the towns of Rainham and Sittingbourne, both of which offer more comprehensive shopping, service, leisure and recreational amenities. The nearby River Medway also offers a wide range of watersports activities.

Extensive facilities are also available in Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Maidstone, Aylesford and, slightly further afield, Faversham and Canterbury.

Transportation links are excellent: Local buses link the village to nearby towns, the A2 links to the M2 and motorway network, and Rainham station offers regular services to central London from around 50 minutes. The area has good access to the Continent via Eurotunnel and the Port of Dover.