2 bed mid-terraced house for sale in Brambletree Cottages, Rochester, ME1 (ref: 564701)

GUIDE PRICE £275,000 - £300,000

The fields out front have been home to several horses for many years (spanning several generations), the cricket club is as full of life today as it was when founded over a century ago and the riverside path, leading all the way from Wouldham to Rochester still runs the same short distance from the back of the cottages.

You first see the cottages in the distance as you travel down Burham Road high across the North Downs. As you drive down the hill and left into Wouldham Road the cottages are closer and clearer to view. All uniquely coloured, bright and cheerful, easily visible from afar.

Built somewhere around 1850 the cottages would once have served as workers cottages for either one of the local quarries or the local farms. There is a porch to the front of the property giving space for storage of coats and shoes, tucked neatly out of the way, leaving the lounge relaxing and free of clutter.

Parking is not officially allocated to each cottage but for decades it has been convention here that people park in front of their own house, with any secondary vehicles tucked at the end of the road and down the lane. It is worth noting that although conventionally residents use the track to the side of the cricket club, the official access road actually runs the other way connecting to Wouldham Road close to the motorway bridge.

To the front the property there is a the lounge; with breath-taking views across the North Downs. To the rear of the property is a spacious kitchen/diner with room for the whole family to sit and enjoy meals together.

There is an upstairs bathroom that was refitted only a few years ago with a separate shower cubical, bath and two bedrooms. The master bedroom to the front of the property benefits from a large window, once more enjoying the views across the downs. The room is bright and airy with plenty of space. To the second floor is a second bedroom.

The properties are elevated above the fields in front and from the first floor there are spectacular views across the fields. Here, all sorts of wildlife can be spotted, everything from horses, pheasants, rabbits, bats, birds of prey and badgers have been known to pass by. The view changes over the course of the year with stunning summer sunsets with red sky’s contrasting the colourful mix of green and golden fields mid-harvest. In the winter thunder and lightening offer a spectacular display of the forces of nature. The lightening striking the fields and thunder reverberating across the rolling hills.

To the rear of the property is the garden. The garden is long and lovingly tended. There are multiple outbuildings offering additional storage and shed to the rear of the garden offering additional loft storage. The garden is open and laid to lawn with a patio, ideally set out for children to play while the adults sit on the patio enjoying the peace of the countryside. The pièce de résistance is the garden room, spacious and modern, currently being used as a second lounge, could easily become a “man cave” or bar

Brambletree cottages is a close knit community. It has its own Facebook group and everyone knows each other by name. Neighbours regularly stop and chat with one another and help each other sharing tools, taking parcels for each other and generally helping the community wherever possible.

If you’re looking for a home, set in the countryside with a fantastic community spirit, then welcome, to Brambletree Cottages.