Hernhill, Faversham, Kent, ME13
- Land size
- 1 acres
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 1
Key Features
- *CHAIN FREE*
- Beautiful period listed cottage
- Set in 1 acre of land
- Delightful orchard
- Rural location
- Scope for enhancement
Description
DELIGHTFUL GRADE II LISTED COTTAGE OFFERING SCOPE FOR FURTHER ENHANCEMENT IN A CONVENIENT YET RURAL SETTING WITH FAR REACHING COUNTRY VIEWS
Fairbrook Cottage is a charming Grade II Listed period family house with wrap around gardens in a rural location. Dating from the 16th Century, the house has an abundance of period features including exposed beams, inglenook fireplaces, the original bread oven and original doors.
FEATURES
- Large entrance hall with exposed beams
- Sitting room with dual aspect views of the garden, wood burning stove situated in the inglenook fireplace with original bread oven
- Dual aspect dining room with door to garden and a large inglenook fireplace housing a (disconnected) gas fire
- Kitchen with door to the garden, space for a washing machine and fridge, built in electric oven with hob above and a selection of wall and base units
- Downstairs bathroom with shower over the bath, WC and basin with storage beneath.
- Three double bedrooms and a single bedroom upstairs, all with views of the gardens, and one of which has a plaster overmantel
- Large attic room with scope to convert to a bedroom subject to the necessary consents
- Outside the gardens wrap around the house and extend to approximately an acre. There are fruit trees; apple, pear and cherry providing fruit through the summer and autumn
- There is parking provided for several cars accessed from both lanes either side of the property
Fairbrook Cottage is set within a small cluster of dwellings on the outskirts of Hernhill; a quiet and peaceful location yet within easy distance of the amenities of Canterbury, Whitstable and Faversham.
The house has been updated by the current owners, but there is scope to enhance it further with the installation of central heating, plus the attic room could be converted into a master bedroom subject to necessary consents.
The surrounding villages offer a number of primary schools and local amenities and nearby Canterbury provides schools for children of all ages in the private and public sector,
a thriving City centre with bars, restaurants, extensive shopping and the renowned Marlowe Theatre.
Whitstable, the beach and all its amenities are also a short distance. The nearby market town of Faversham provides trains to London.
Distances
Canterbury – 8.5 miles
Whitstable - 6.5 miles
M2 motorway - 0.5 miles
Faversham train station - 3 miles
(all distances are approximate)
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- F
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-06
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 1,937 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Efficiency Rating
Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)
Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Mains
- Water
- Mains
- Heating
- Electric Heating
- Broadband
- Ask Agent
- Sewerage
- Septic Tank / Private
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Private Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Listed Property
- Yes
- Restrictions
- Yes
Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
- Ask Agent
- Parking
- Driveway, Private Parking
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
22 Mbps
Standard (10-30 Mbps)
Suitable for
- Web & social
- Music streaming
- Standard video calls
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 209
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Methodist
- Graveney Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 104
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hernhill Church of England Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 210
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ethelbert Road Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 209
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,156
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Abbey School2.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,061
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Whitstable School5.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,112
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Canterbury Academy5.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,984
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Archbishop's School5.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 770
- Type
- Foundation school
- Faith
- Church of England
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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