Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7UA | Property for sale | Savills
4,574 sq ft(424.94 sq m)
Guide price £1,500,000(€1,803,881)

Cooling StreetCliffe, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7UA

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in July 2023
  • An impressive listed property with an abundance of character
  • Well proportioned rooms
  • Kitchen with gas fired AGA
  • Detached two storey former twin oast, further brick outbuildings
  • Walled garden, pond and land
  • About 4.6 and 6.1 miles from Strood and Rochester stations

An impressive Grade II listed, mainly Georgian home, requiring refurbishment, with outbuildings, part walled garden and about 22 acres.

About this property

  • Gattons is a fine Grade II listed, principally Georgian house which is understood to date in part from the early 19th century with part walled gardens, a range of flexible outbuildings and land extending to just over 22 acres in total.

    Having been in the same family for over 40 years, this handsome property retains a wealth of period features including high ceilings, sash windows, window shutters and painted panelled doors with both the house and outbuildings offering immense potential for refurbishment and general updating, subject to the necessary planning consents.

    Generously proportioned reception rooms include a 32 ft drawing room, a dining room with marble fireplace together with sitting and billiards rooms, both enjoying a dual aspect and featuring fireplaces and the latter having attractive parquet flooring.

    The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of cupboards, a gas fired three oven Aga and a washing machine. Off the kitchen lies the boot room, in what is believed to be the earliest part of the house, with original water pumps, a former copper and butler sink still in situ. There is a north-facing pantry and boiler room.

    Access to the cellar is from the rear hall, where there are two store rooms.

    An elegant double staircase with wrought iron balusters and polished hand rail, rises from the reception hall and the rear hall to the first floor where there are six double bedrooms, one of which has an en suite bathroom and there is also a family bathroom with coloured suite.

    The gravel approach is flanked by level lawns and a pond, culminating at the parking area situated to the front of the house. The part walled gardens lie to mainly to the north and comprise lawns with mature shrubs, deep borders and coniferous trees.

    To the east of the house lies a courtyard area which in turn leads through to an area of hard standing, also accessible via a separate vehicular driveway with the outbuildings arranged in an L shape. Offering excellent potential subject to planning, are the former twin roundels with generous store rooms on the ground floor. An external staircase leads to the first floor where there are two excellent rooms of very good proportions.

    Several fields which are down to grass complete this lovely property.

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I love that this handsome property still retains so many period features, there is so much potential for it to be restored to a lovely family home

Julien HuntProperty agent

Local information

  • Gattons lies about 1.5 miles away from the village of Cliffe, where there are various local amenities including a convenience store, primary school, village club, church, Bowling club, medical centre, public house and restaurant.
  • The historic town of Rochester is home to numerous important buildings, including the Guildhall, the Corn Exchange, Restoration House, Rochester Castle and Rochester Cathedral.
  • There is a selection of antique shops, galleries, restaurants and gift shops. There is also a range of sport and leisure facilities in the area including several golf courses. Interesting ancient forts lie along the River Medway including Upnor Castle and Fort Amherst.
  • Trains run from Rochester to St Pancras in about 36 mins and to London Bridge from 41 mins.
  • * All mileages and distances are approximate

Additional information

  • Services: Mains gas fired central heating, mains electricity and water. Private drainage.
  • Agent's Note: The property is in need of substantial refurbishment.
  • Directions: From the centre of Cliffe village head south on Church Street and turn left into Cooling Road. At the end of the road turning right into Cooling Street and Gattons will be found on the left hand side as indicated by Savills For Sale board.
  • EPC Rating: E
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G