5 bed detached house for sale

Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington BR6

Half Acre Cottage is formerly the estate office to the Holwood Estate, a period gate house that has been respectfully extended to provide outstanding accommodation comprising just under 4,000 sq ft.

Approached across a large gravelled driveway, the property opens to a large entrance hallway with access to the dining hall, recently refurbished hallway and first reception room, with a vaulted lounge and fireplace. Located to the rear of the ground floor is an impressive sized kitchen with an island situated in the middle with plenty of space for entertaining. The kitchen is complemented by access to a utility room and a third reception room. The ground floor is completed by a WC and a double garage, perfect for parking vintage cars or purely for storage.

On the first floor; the layout upstairs provides the master bedroom with a large en-suite and a walk-in wardrobe. There are 3 further bedrooms on the first floor, all of which are doubles, one has an en-suite and two with built-in wardrobes. The final bedroom has both built in wardrobes and an en-suite, and a major benefit of this is having a private roof terrace.

Outside to the rear of the property is a large, wrap around garden which is beautifully laid to lawn with mature trees and shrubbery on the borders to allow privacy. The front of the property has been landscaped to provide gravelled parking and well maintained lawn areas.

Additional benefits include partial acoustic double glazing, gated driveway with double garage and cellar.There is also consent for a swimming pool and a pool house.

Locksbottom is within a few minutes walk and has an array of excellent restaurants, traditional public houses, independent and national retailers, coffee shops and two major supermarket chains. Keston Park has excellent transport links nearby with Orpington Station (1.7 miles), providing direct services into London Bridge, Cannon Street, London Victoria and Blackfriars. There is a fast service from Orpington to London Bridge in 15 minutes. By car, the M25 is easily accessible (4.4 miles), A21 (1.6 miles), and Gatwick Airport is within 40 minutes.

There are high performing schools both state and private in good supply within the local area: Keston Primary School, Crofton Primary School, Farnborough Primary School, Ravens Wood Secondary School for Boys, Darrick Wood both Primary and Secondary Co-Education schools, St Olaves and St Saviour's Grammar school for boys and Newstead Wood for girls are highly rated selective schools.

Council Tax - Local Authority London Borough of Bromley Band G | Energy Efficiency Rating D | Tenure - Freehold