Deal, Kent by Fine & Country

Step inside 13 Alexandra Road

Situated along a quiet private road within walking distance of the seafront, this detached and sprawling family home originally built in the 1920s is warm and welcoming. With its differing roof lines, recently installed double glazed multi-pane casement windows and white walls it has a delightful exterior while inside original features include coved ceilings, fireplaces and panelled doors.

The property is approached via a block paved in-and-out driveway where you can park five cars that leads to an integral double garage and the front door. This opens into an outer porch and through to the good sized entrance hall with immediate access to a study with storage facilities and an en suite cloakroom. This is excellent for anyone working from home as it is slightly removed from the rest of the house, so provides peace and quiet and it also means business visitors do not need to venture into the domestic part of the house.

The ‘piece de resistance’ of this lovely home is the stunning, light and bright triple aspect breakfast area. It is surrounded on two sides by a wall of windows and central French doors with wonderful views over the spacious garden and is where the family spend much of their time. There is an open plan and free flowing feel about the living accommodation as large archway leads through to the sitting area with its attractive bay window, coved ceiling and stone fireplace with a gas fire, while another wide arch opens into the cosy snug with access to a small cellar and there is also an open arch to the charming kitchen. This has a raft of solid wood units with pullout interiors that also incorporate a five ring halogen hob, a built in Neff double oven, a Siemens fridge and Siemens microwave as well as an integrated Bosch dishwasher, while the large adjacent fitted utility room includes laundry facilities and an American fridge freezer as well as a door to the garden.

Off the half landing steps lead up to the private main bedroom with its wall of built in wardrobes and bedroom furniture, a dressing area and en suite bathroom with a bath, separate shower, bidet and vanity basin. While off the main landing is the family bathroom, two double bedrooms with built in cupboards and a large single and on the second floor there is a delightful loft area with a vaulted and beamed ceiling, eaves storage and a Velux window. This could be a perfact hobby/play room.

The large rear garden includes a sheltered patio for outdoor entertaining and a terrace that spans the width of the property, a slate covered shrub bed and a very large lawn where kids and dogs can play surrounded by well-established trees and shrubs. There is also a charming summerhouse with double glazed windows, an outside cloakroom and rear door access to the garage that has power and lighting as well as remote control garage doors.

Seller Insight

This has been a wonderful family home and a great place to bring up our children but a change in circumstances mean we have to move and hand the baton on to new owners. Since we have been at the house, we have replaced the roof on the original part of the house and block paved the driveway as well as replacing some windows. Because it is a private road it is very quiet and the location is ideal as we can stroll down to the seafront, the local shops and the pubs while golfing enthusiasts can even walk to the Kingsdown and Walmer Golf Club.”

“Kingsdown is a charming fishing village with a long seafront, a general store, post office, butcher and three dog friendly pubs including the Zetland Arms and the Kings Head with its speciality nights. You can drive or cycle along the lower road parallel to the seafront to Upper and Lower Walmer with shops and restaurants along the Strand but we are also not far from the countryside, so have the best of all worlds. The mainline station at Walmer, with its high speed train, can whisk you to London in an hour and 20 minutes so it is particularly useful for commuters or if you want a day out in Town. Deal is quite close by with its wonderful shops, seafront and restaurants and Saturday market while the Tides swimming pool complex is not far away.“

“As well as the local golf club there is also the Royal Cinque Ports club but if you want to go slightly further afield there are also the famous championship courses in Sandwich. If sailing is your interest there is the Downs Sailing Club with its clubhouse along the Strand in Walmer and there are a number of good primary schools in the area including Downs Primary and the Kingsdown and Ringwould C of E primary school rated Outstanding by Ofsted, while Dover, Canterbury and Sandwich offer excellent grammar school facilities with top class private schools in Dover, Canterbury and Ramsgate.”*

* 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.