Summary - BARN END COTTAGE KENFIELD PETHAM CANTERBURY CT4 5RN
7 bed 4 bath House
Large dual-dwelling plot with income potential and farmland views.
Thatched main house plus self-contained 3-bed cottage (total seven bedrooms)
Set within the Kent Downs National Landscape, this former farmstead offers two linked homes: a substantial thatched main house and a self-contained three-bedroom cottage. The central barn conversion provides a dramatic kitchen/family hub with vaulted ceilings, exposed brick and flint, and generous reception rooms that open to lawned gardens and farmland views. The cottage works well as family annexe or as a proven holiday/rental unit, adding flexible income potential.
The property sits on a large, mature plot with orchard, greenhouse, wildlife pond and sheltered courtyard — ideal for family life, entertaining or running a small rural let. Parking is abundant with an in-and-out driveway and multiple garages. The setting is peaceful and rural yet under five miles from Canterbury, with good road links to the A2 and rail services to London.
Buyers should note this is an older, traditionally built property: solid brick walls with assumed no insulation, a thatched roof and historic fabric that will require ongoing maintenance and sympathetic upgrades. Heating is provided via a community biomass scheme; broadband speeds are very slow and there is no mobile signal on site. Council tax is described as quite expensive. These practical issues are important for anyone considering full-time occupation, working from home, or modernisation projects.
For families or multi-generational households seeking a characterful country base with rental or guest accommodation already in place, this home offers rare scale and flexibility. Investors or buyers planning renovation should allow budget and time for energy upgrades, thatch upkeep and connectivity improvements.
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