Wises Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8LP

Thatch Cottage is a delightful Grade II Listed property, offering charming accommodation in an idyllic setting on the edge of popular Borden. The property offers four bedrooms and features various splendid original details in addition to its thatched roof and whitewashed elevations, including exposed timber beams and brick-built fireplaces.

On the ground floor, the open-plan kitchen, breakfast area and family area provides a welcoming entrance, with its flagstone-style flooring and handsome inglenook fireplace, fitted with a woodburning stove. There is space for both a seating area and a breakfast table, while the kitchen itself has wooden fitted units, a split butler sink and a range cooker. The generous main reception room benefits from a triple aspect, including French doors opening to the rear gardens and a further grand fireplace fitted with a stove. The study and the snug or cinema room complete the ground-floor accommodation, along with a useful utility room.

Upstairs there are four well-presented bedrooms, one of which is currently used as a dressing room with its built-in storage and shared access to the principal bedroom’s en suite bathroom, which has dual washbasins and an elegant roll-top bathtub. The first floor also has a family bathroom with a bathtub and a separate shower unit.

*Agents note- The property had a new thatched roof in 2021. Such roofs have excellent thermal properties - cool in summer and warm in winter.

Local Authority: Swale Borough Council Services: All mains, including gas Council Tax: Band G EPC Rating: tbc

Thatch Cottage sits in a delightful, mature and level gardens of about .55 acre.

The gardens are framed with mature trees and shrubs and border open fields.

There is plenty of parking. To one side a drive provides parking for numerous vehicles. On the other side is a drive leading to a large detached garage with pitched thatched roof and workshop/ storage area behind

The property is located in a sought-after setting on the edge of the small village of Borden and within easy reach of the bustling town of Sittingbourne. Borden has a local pub, a primary school, a village hall and a parish church, while just two miles away, Sittingbourne provides a good selection of shops, supermarkets and leisure facilities. Borden has a primary school, while secondary education can be accessed in Sittingbourne. Independent schooling is also available in Sittingbourne at VTC Independent School.

The M2 is close-at-hand, while the well-connected road network provides easy access towards the Medway towns and the county town of Maidstone. Mainline rail services are available at Sittingbourne, with direct services to London St. Pancras and London Victoria (1 hour and 1 hour 10 minutes respectively.

Postcode region: ME9