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Guide Price£795,000

Parkgate Road, Orpington

Land size: 6 acres
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2

Key Features

Spacious five-bedroom semi-detached family home
Set within just over 6 acres, including orchard, coppice woodland and chalk grassland
Well maintained rear garden
Versatile living space
Detached garage with ample off-road parking
Short drive to Orpington with access to local amenities, schools and excellent commuter links to London

Description

Parkgate Road, Well Hill

Guide Price £795,000... On the rural fringe of Orpington, this well-maintained attractive semi-detached family home sits within just over six acres of land and enjoys a superb semi-rural setting. The spacious accommodation benefits from an entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, separate utility room, downstairs WC, five bedrooms and a family bathroom. Externally, the property offers a detached garage, ample off-road parking and well-maintained gardens surrounding the house. The grounds extend beyond the formal garden to include an orchard with fruit trees, areas of chestnut and hazel coppice woodland, and extensive species-rich chalk grassland. Situated atop the North Downs, the land is abundant with wildflowers, butterflies and a wide variety of wildlife. With its diverse mix of grassland, orchard and woodland extending to just over six acres, the property offers excellent potential as a smallholding. The area is highly regarded for its countryside feel, strong schools and access to nearby amenities in Eynsford, Orpington, Bromley and Sevenoaks, making this a rare opportunity to enjoy space, privacy and lifestyle potential in a sought-after location with excellent commuter links via Swanley and Orpington station.

VIEWING: By appointment only.
Paddock Wood Office: 01892 832325.

WHAT3WORDS: ///jams.entry.trout

TENURE: Freehold

SERVICES & UTILITIES:
Electricity supply: Mains Water supply: Mains
Sewerage: Water Treatment Plant Heating: Oil Boiler System and Wood Burner

BROADBAND: Available

MOBILE COVERAGE: Good Outdoor
(Visit https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage or enquire with the office for more information).

LOCAL AUTHORITY: Sevenoaks District Council

COUNCIL TAX: Band F

EPC: E (49)

COVENANTS: None Known

FLOOD & EROSION RISK: Property flood history: None Rivers and the sea: Very Low Surface Water: Very Low Reservoirs: Unlikely Groundwater: Unlikely
(Visit flood-map-for-planning.service.gov.uk or enquire with the office for more information).

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Brick built under a tiled roof with hung tiles to the front of the property

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: Ask Agent
Date Posted: 2026-07-23

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 472 Homes with Land listings in South East England (5+ acres).

This Property£132,500 / acre

Homes with Land Average (5+ acres) £136,259 / acre

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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs

CurrentPotential

(92+)A

(81-91)B

(69-80)C

(55-68)D

(39-54)E

(21-38)F

(1-20)G

49 E

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: Ask Agent
Water: Ask Agent
Heating: Ask Agent
Broadband: Ask Agent
Sewerage: Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Listed Property: Ask Agent
Restrictions: Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Ask Agent
Garden: Ask Agent

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

No premises records for this postcode, which is common for bare land and rural plots. A new connection would be quoted by the provider.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

Chelsfield Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
97
Type
Academy converter
Crockenhill Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
203
Type
Community school
Orion Blenheim2 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
196
Type
Academy converter
Shoreham Village School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
90
Type
Academy converter
The Highway Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
207
Type
Academy converter

Secondary

Harris Academy Orpington2.2 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
499
Type
Academy sponsor led
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School2.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,084
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Gender
Boys
Orchards Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
554
Type
Academy converter
Newstead Wood School3.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,347
Type
Academy converter
Gender
Girls
Kemnal Technology College4.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
439
Type
Academy converter

* 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

M&S Orpington By Pass BP, Orpington2.1 miles

Morrisons Daily Chimes, Orpington2.3 miles

Morrisons Daily Orpington Chelsfield, Orpington2.4 miles

GP surgery

Gillmans Road Surgery2.4 miles

Pharmacy

Eldred Drive Pharmacy2 miles

Hospital

Chelsfield Park Hospital1.3 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden144 metres

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

Knockholt Rail Station1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Maypole / Bo-Peep Public House1.1 miles

Typical drive times

Swanley9 min · 3.6 miles

Dartford18 min · 12 miles

Sevenoaks19 min · 8.3 miles

Swanscombe20 min · 13 miles

City of London (city)44 min · 19 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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