Garden has fruit and flowers for summer visits

Bay windows and oak floors are bound to impress, at this country home with a great family layout. Homes & Living took a look.

Apple trees are heavy with fruit and flowers are at their best in the east-facing garden at North Sole Street Farm House. The four-bedroom home in the hamlet of Sole Street, at Crundale, near Canterbury is now on the market with Strutt and Parker, priced at £700,000. The agent considers it has scope to extend.

The house comes with a garage/ workshop and shops and good schools are at nearby Wye and Chartham.

The entrance porch leads to a pair of reception rooms, each with a bay window to the front. A superb, bright kitchen/family room with rooflight and oak flooring is at the back, with an extensive larder and a utility/ cloakroom.

The first floor has a light and bright landing and four evenlysized double bedrooms.

One bedroom has a pretty fireplace, and two of the

other bedrooms have storage cupboards.

There is a family bathroom with bath and separate shower. Adjoining the house is the garage, which is currently used for storage, workshop and log store. It provides great scope for extension and conversion, subject to any necessary consents.

The garden lies principally to the east and to the front of the house and contains apple trees, flowering shrubs and plants, together with a vegetable patch and a lawn.

A paved terrace sits to the rear of the property offering space for al fresco dining.

There is also scope for construction of a greenhouse/ shed in the garden.

For more information on North Sole Street Farm House ring Strutt and Parker on 01227 473700 by Edward Church, of Strutt and Parker

North Sole Street Farm House is a wellappointed family home in a sought-after hamlet midway between Canterbury and Ashford.

The property has scope for extension subject to any necessary consents.

North Sole Street Farm House is set in the small hamlet of Sole Street, which forms part of the popular parish of Crundale.

The hamlet is home to the well regarded Compasses Inn, and is set between the villages of Petham, Waltham and Crundale. Nearby Wye and Chartham provide a useful range of local amenities with well-regarded schools, whilst Ashford and Canterbury provide a broad array of further leisure, shopping and educational facilities.

Ashford International offers HS train services to London St Pancras and Eurostar trains to the continent.

Both the M2 and the M20 are readily accessible, providing access to the coastal ports and to the remaining motorway network.

HOUSE DETAILS Address: North Sole Street Farm House, Sole Street, Crundale, near Canterbury Price: £700,000 Agent: Strutt and Parker