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Street End, Canterbury, Kent

South East

£1,400,000

Listed on 24/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Detached
Area
3705 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Harmansole House is a five-bedroom detached home in a rural setting near Canterbury, reached by a long gravel drive. Its accommodation includes several reception rooms, a kitchen and breakfast room, utility and boiler rooms, a family room opening to the rear terrace, and a cellar. Upstairs, the principal bedroom and a second bedroom have en suites, with three further bedrooms served by a family bathroom. The grounds include mature planting, a hard tennis court and a walled swimming pool area. A separate large Kentish barn, garage, office, store and other outbuildings provide additional space with scope for improvement, subject to any required consents. A substantial Grade II listed oast house and adjoining land are offered separately by negotiation; Lot 2 will not be sold before Lot 1. Street End is within reach of Canterbury and Chartham, with rail services from nearby stations and access to the A2. The surrounding countryside includes walking routes, while local amenities are available in nearby villages.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

56out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Harmansole House offers an unusually broad canvas: a light, bright main house set in extensive mature grounds, with a tennis court, walled pool and substantial historic outbuildings. The photographed interiors are clean and usable, with scope for a cosmetic update to the traditional kitchen and bathroom; the pool area and unfinished barns also offer room to improve, subject to condition and any relevant consents.

At £1.4m, the asking price is essentially in line with the local £/sqf average, rather than a clear discount. That, alongside only moderate economics, keeps this at a weak overall opportunity despite the strong fundamentals and distinctive setting.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the traditional kitchen and bathroom finishes while retaining the clean, usable main-house interiors.
  • Assess the walled pool area and explore bringing it back into use.
  • The large historic barn and other ancillary buildings provide scope for practical improvement, subject to condition, heritage constraints and any required consents.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£5,289
Based on a loan of £1,050,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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