Broadstairs, Kent

49 Gladstone Road

Broadstairs | Kent | CT10 2HY

Step inside 49 Gladstone

Road

This impressive, detached double fronted Edwardian property has one great advantage over many of its neighbours. It has a garage and off road parking for two or three cars and that is a real bonus in Broadstairs. The house is set back from the road, bordered with attractive wrought iron railings and accessed through a matching gate. There is a Pugin style tiled pathway flanked by a gravel frontage that leads to the original balustraded loggia with a balcony above and the front entrance. As well as these fascinating external features there are also interesting internal period features including the staircase, fireplaces in many of the rooms, coved ceilings, picture rails, solid wood flooring and pine doors.

The hall leads to the well-proportioned reception rooms including the elegant sitting room with a box bay window, a wood surround fireplace with a cast iron coal effect gas fire. The dining room is ideal for those more formal occasions and family celebrations and includes a bay window and an original ornately carved fireplace. You can relax in the pleasant snug with French doors to the decked terrace while the study next to the kitchen provides a spacious area to work in or could always be a playroom for young children.

The dual aspect L shaped kitchen/breakfast room including a Stanley range cooker as well as a stand-alone cooker and storage units with space for additional appliances. There is an external door with steps down to the garden, a walk in larder, an adjacent utility room and cloakroom.

Off the half landing there is a shower and the family bathroom as well as two double bedrooms with fitted cupboards while the galleried landing is large enough for a desk or chairs if you want a quiet reading area. It has French doors to the balcony where you can sit on a warm summer’s day. The landing leads to four double bedrooms. Three of these have original fireplaces including one with an attractive cast iron art deco design, two have bay windows and one has a fitted corner cupboard.

The easy to manage walled rear garden is very secluded. It has the large decked terrace that was only installed a year ago, a storage shed, a lawn with a small block paved patio, mature shrub borders and a back access to the garage.

This wonderful property is ready for the next custodian to add their own taste in décor and have a fabulous family home.

Seller Insight

It has been a delightfully warm and friendly home for more than 20 years and I shall miss my neighbours but I now need to downsize, although I shall stay in the same area as I love Broadstairs. The location is ideal as it is only 10 minutes to the beach, a short stroll to the town centre and an eight minute walk to the station where the high speed train can whisk you to London in under an hour and a half, while the excellent local schools are also within walking distance.

Broadstairs is a lovely Victorian seaside town with a wide variety of individual shops, beaches, art galleries, bars and restaurants and a cinema as well as annual events such as Folk Week, the Dickens Festival and the Food Fair. Not to mention regular firework displays and music at the bandstand. For more in depth retail therapy there is the nearby Westwood Cross shopping centre, cinema complex and casino and for the energetic there are plenty of sports clubs including surfing, squash, tennis, bowls, cricket and rugby as well as the renowned North Foreland golf club for golfing aficionados.”*

* These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent.

Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Copyright © 2023 Fine & Country Ltd. Registered in England and Wales. Company Reg. No. 2597969. Registered office address: St Leonard’s House, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex. RH12 1RJ. Printed 24.02.2023

GROUND FLOOR

Entrance Hall

Sitting Room 16’10 x 13’5 (5.13m x 4.09m)

Dining Room 17’10 x 11’4 (5.44m x 3.46m)

Snug 13’5 x 9’11 (4.09m x 3.02m)

Study 11’3 x 9’11 (3.43m x 3.02m)

Kitchen/Breakfast Room 19’11 x 12’9 (6.07m x 3.89m)

Utility Room 11’9 x 4’7 (3.58m x 1.40m)

Cloakroom

Larder

FIRST FLOOR Landing

Balcony

Bedroom 1 16’10 x 13’5 (5.13m x 4.09m)

Bedroom 2 13’7 x 11’3 (4.14m x 3.43m)

Bedroom 3 12’9 x 11’5 (3.89m x 3.48m)

Bedroom 4 13’1 x 9’11 (3.99m x 3.02m)

Bedroom 5 9’6 x 9’5 (2.90m x 2.87m)

Bedroom 6 9’6 x 8’5 (2.90m x 2.57m)

Bathroom

Shower Room

WC OUTSIDE

Rear Garden

Front Garden

Gated Driveway

OUTBUILDING Garage

£900,000

Council Tax Band: F Tenure: Freehold