One of Kent’s most unique homes is set to go under the hammer next month.

The 700-year-old Sudbury Tower in Pound Lane, Canterbury, which originally formed part of the city defence walls, has a guide price of £370-£380,000.

The “extraordinary riverside house” is named after Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury between 1375 and 1381, who helped fund the strengthening of Canterbury’s northern fortifications.

The three-storey squat square tower, owned by the city council, is constructed of flint and has medieval features such as stone quoins, a castellated parapet and a medieval gun port.

Made up of three bedrooms, the property also makes use of more modern features such as a gas heating system via radiators, some secondary double glazing and cream carpets.

It boasts views of the River Stour through 15th-century iron windows, a period fireplace and a paved courtyard.

The defensive walls on the northern side of the city were demolished by the city council in the 1820s in order to widen Pound Lane.

The sites of the walls would go on to be housing and workshops – all to aid the city coffers – while the three wall towers, which had already been converted into houses by this point, were all retained.

A traditional single-storey outbuilding attached to Sudbury Tower, in the corner of the yard, was brought down and rebuilt in the 1980s as a part of council works to modernise the property.

The current guide price is a significant drop compared to when it appeared on the market last September valued at half a million pounds.

When asked why it wanted to sell Sudbury Tower, a city council spokesman told KentOnline: "Sudbury Tower is owned by the council and has previously been leased commercially to a local restaurant, but they no longer have a need for it.

“It is also surplus to our requirements having not been used by us directly for a considerable number of years.

"Disposals form an important part of the overall management of our property portfolio, and following a review of the building, selling it was considered the most appropriate approach.

"We anticipate there will be a lot of interest and look forward to seeing the outcome of the auction."

Investment in “the long wall” between Westgate and Northgate in the 14th century was designed to help counter the threat of a French invasion during the Hundred Years War.

It is not known whether or not the work on the tower had even started by the time Sudbury was beheaded during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381 by Wat Tyler’s men.

The auction, held by Clive Emson, will take place on November 1.