Hard work pays off at farmhouse that’s future proof

The sheer style of this careful renovation is enough to bring tears to your eyes. Homes & Living found out more about a home near the seaside.

Glass design features and classic bespoke radiators are perfect final touches at Kings End Farmhouse, which has been beautifully renovated with a decade of time, love and hard cash. In fact, this old house is more than ready to start giving back, as it comes to the market complete with a rental opportunity, in the form of a self-contained one-bedroom coach house. Entrance hall with solid oak floor leads to a 30ft open-plan drawing room with more oak floors, exposed timbers, two inglenook fireplaces and doors to the garden. In the 27ft kitchen/breakfast room, the timbered and vaulted ceiling has a glass panel, letting in extra sunshine from the windows of the first floor landing above. An additional sitting room has pretty arched windows to either side of a brick inglenook and the ground floor also has a study, shower room and boot room. Five bedrooms are upstairs with two family bathrooms. The master bedroom also has an en suite as well as a dressing room. Practical touches include a high performance Megaflo hot water tank, perfect for a demanding family. The radiators may look to be period, but are precision laser welded designs from posh radiator company, Bisque. The separate coach house has a kitchen/diner on the ground floor and a sitting room with spiral staircase. Upstairs is a large bedroom and bathroom. A 20ft office is attached to the coach house and has a kitchenette and cloakroom. The house at Richborough, near Sandwich, stands in one acre, with paddock, stable and tennis court and is priced at £1.1m with Finn’s.

HOUSE DETAILS Address: Richborough, near Sandwich Price: £1.1m Agent: Finn’s