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Guide Price£1,395,000

Powdermill Lane, Leigh - 1.75 Acre Plot

Land size
1.75 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Highly Individual Detached Family Home
  • Five Bedrooms & Two Reception Rooms
  • Smart Country Kitchen & Utility Room
  • Three Bathrooms/Shower Rooms
  • Self-Contained One Bedroom Annexe
  • Detached Garage & Car Port & Swimming Pool
  • Formal Gardens with Orchard & South Facing Terrace
  • Separate 1.15 Acre Meadow to Rear
  • Total Plot extending to 1.75 Acres
  • Development Potential subject to Planning Consent

Description

This highly versatile, detached five bedroom house is set on a delightful plot extending to 1.75 acres on the rural fringes of this picturesque village. This delightful countryside retreat has been a long term family home enjoying south facing gardens and grounds including a meadow and pool. It has the benefit of a self-contained annexe, ideal for multi-generational living or potential income generation.

Accommodation - •Set back from the road accessed via a gravel driveway through private gates with pathway leading to the enclosed front entrance porch having attractive original timber arched door, opening to the welcoming reception hallway.

•The central bright hallway offers ample space for relaxing and dining with feature brick gas coal effect fireplace, stairs rising to the first floor, glazed sliding doors opening to the sitting room and open archway inviting you through to the kitchen.

•Dual aspect sitting room with focal modern wall mounted gas log effect fire and French doors opening out onto the sunny rear terrace, ideal for summer entertaining.

•Country style kitchen fitted with a comprehensive range of cream shaker style wall mounted cabinets, full height units and base units of cupboards and drawers, including a central island, finished with contrasting worktops and upstands. Neff appliances including eye level double oven, gas hob on island with extractor over and integrated dishwasher. Further set of French doors opening to the terrace and interconnecting door providing access to the annexe.

•To the left side of the hallway is the useful utility with sink, space for appliances, including washing machine and door to cloakroom with shower enclosure.

•Self-contained annexe comprising generous dual aspect bed/sitting room with patio doors to garden/terrace, fitted kitchen with wall mounted Worcester boiler, double bedroom and shower room. The annexe has separate access, heating and council tax making it ideal for multigenerational living or income generation through letting.

•To the first floor a spacious landing area with delightful seating/reading areas and airing cupboard housing Worcester boiler, provides access to the bedrooms, family bathroom and delightful roof terrace, a perfect place to relax and enjoy the uninterrupted views with tree lined outlook.

•Principal dual aspect bedroom with corner electric shower enclosure and vanity basin. Two further doubles, one enjoying a vaulted ceiling and direct access to the roof terrace and a single bedroom/study, all having fitted wardrobes and serviced by a spacious family bathroom with Jacuzzi bath.

•Externally, this delightful prospect extends to 1.75 acres, outbuildings include a detached garage with car port, timber detached workshop with power, garden shed and storage and small timber stable. Attractive formal gardens including a south facing terrace, greenhouse and vegetable beds, predominately laid to level lawn with orchard. Separate 1.15 acre meadow, screened outdoor swimming pool with pump and seating/changing area. Extensive driveway offering parking for multiple vehicles.

•Services: All mains services. Gas central heating, two Worcester boilers serving the house and the annexe. Double glazed windows.

•Council Tax Band: Homelands: F and Annexe: A - Sevenoaks District Council

•EPC: C

Situation - Homelands is situated in this picturesque and vibrant village renowned for its charming mock Tudor listed buildings and its idyllic village green, where cricket matches paint a quintessentially English summer scene with countryside walks direct from the doorstep. The village is a designated conservation area and boasts a wealth of amenities including Leigh primary school, church, recently revitalised village store, recycling centre, post office, local hairdressers, public house within walking distance, royal legion, village hall offering numerous activities, cricket, tennis, rugby and fishing clubs with the National cycle route running through the village from Penshurst Place to Tonbridge. Conveniently located Leigh Railway Station offers services to London Victoria/Charing Cross via the Tonbridge/ Redhill line and Gatwick airport, with bus routes available from the village 210/235. Food vans visiting the village green include Fish & Chips, Pizza and Thai. The nearby Hildenborough mainline station offers services to London Bridge, London Waterloo East, and London Charing Cross. The towns of Sevenoaks and Tonbridge are within easy reach, offering an extensive array of shops, boutiques, restaurants, and leisure facilities. The area is also home to numerous outstanding state, grammar and private schools. Recreational opportunities with the Sevenoaks Leisure Centre, golfing at Nizels and Poult Wood, cricket at The Vine and Haysden Lakes. Convenient access to the A21 ensures swift connections to the national motorway network, Gatwick, Stansted, and Heathrow Airports, the Channel Tunnel, and the picturesque Kent coast.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-08-11

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,865 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£797,143 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £302,956 / 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
76 C
80 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Utilities & Restrictions

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Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
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Sewerage
Mains

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Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast · available to 94% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Leigh Primary School574 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Community school
  • Stocks Green Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    217
    Type
    Community school
  • Hildenborough Church of England Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    200
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sussex Road Community Primary School1.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    422
    Type
    Community school
  • Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    419
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Leigh Academy Tonbridge1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    807
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Judd School1.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,541
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Gender
    Boys
  • Tonbridge Grammar School2.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,150
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Weald of Kent Grammar School2.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,913
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Hillview School for Girls2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,500
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls

* 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.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - Harvest - Hildenborough, Tonbridge1.7 miles
M&S Hilden Lisburn BP, Tonbridge1.7 miles
Little Waitrose Shell John Abbott, Tonbridge2 miles

GP surgery

Hildenborough Medical Group1.5 miles

Pharmacy

Thompsons Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

Tonbridge Cottage Hospital2.5 miles

Green space

Playing Field172 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Leigh (Kent) Rail Station955 metres

Nearest bus stop

The Green555 metres

Typical drive times

Sevenoaks12 min · 6.4 miles
Tonbridge12 min · 4.6 miles
Southborough12 min · 4.8 miles
City of London (city)58 min · 35 miles
Royal Tunbridge Wells18 min · 6.9 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.

Flood Risk

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Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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