Asking price
£1,500,000
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4 bedroom detached house for sale
High Street, Saffron Walden, CB11
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Key features
- CHAIN FREE
- Handsome Grade II Listed Detached Family Home
- Steeped in Character & History
- Completely Renovated
- 4 Double Bedrooms
- 4 Reception Rooms
- Beautifully Finished Kitchen/Breakfast Room
- Central Village Location & Easy Walking Distance to Railway Station
- Detached Garage with Studio/Office above
- Private Rear Garden
- EPC Exempt
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Description
Property description
CHAIN FREE
This stunning Grade II listed detached family home has been completely renovated in recent years to an extraordinary standard by professional traditional craftsmen, steeped in history with parts of the property dating to around the 14th Century, retaining all the original features including redbrick fireplaces and exposed timbers to the walls and ceilings in many of the rooms. The property offers characterful, spacious living accommodation which has been carefully and sympathetically renovated by the current owners. There are 4 spacious double bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and wc on the first floor, 4 reception rooms and a beautifully finished bespoke handmade fitted kitchen/breakfast room with separate utility room and cellar. There is a detached garage, with studio/office accommodation above, driveway parking for several vehicles to the side and private, mature garden to the rear. EPC Exempt.
Important information for potential purchasers
We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All photographs and measurements have been taken as a guide only and are not precise. Floor plans where included are not to scale and accuracy is not guaranteed. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are travelling some distance to view. Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller.
Buyers information
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This handsome period home commands a perfect position on the main high street in the heart of the popular Essex village of Newport. The property is within easy walking distance of all the local amenities, including primary and secondary schools, public houses, restaurants and local shops and there is a post office. It is ideally situated within easy walking distance to the mainline railway station giving commuter links to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. Newport lies between the busy market towns of Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden, which provide a more comprehensive range of amenities. Stansted’s International Airport and the M11 are approximately 20 minutes away by car.
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The main front door is part-glazed and opens onto a central entrance hallway with a staircase rising to the first floor, doors either side lead to the main sitting room to the left with exposed timbers to the ceiling and feature fire surround with open fire, window to the front aspect and French doors to the garden room. The hallway leads to the garden room, which is a later addition to the property, with natural stone flooring and underfloor heating, handmade bespoke fitted media unit, vaulted ceiling and French doors that open onto the rear patio and garden. The hallway also gives access to the cellar and a further door to the kitchen and a wc. The Snug to the right of the hallway way has stripped wood flooring, exposed timbers to the ceiling and views to the front, a redbrick fireplace with inset wood burner and a further set of double doors leading to the formal dining room and a single door through to the kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen/breakfast room has lovely high ceilings, continuation of the stripped wood flooring and has been fitted with bespoke wall and base units, a central island, granite worksurfaces, Aga and integrated appliances. There is a further small hallway that accesses the separate utility room and boot room area with door access to the driveway.
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A turned staircase rises to a bright first-floor landing with seating area and doors leading to a stunning, dual aspect principal bedroom with vaulted ceiling and the exposed timbers to the walls and ceiling and stripped wood flooring continue into this room. Steps lead up to a Jack and Jill wc, with a further door leading out to the hallway. A further door from the hallway opens onto bedroom 2. Another beautiful bedroom with views overlooking the garden, high ceilings and steps down to a Jack and Jill bathroom with separate shower and interconnecting door to bedroom 3 which has a window to the side, dressing area and built-in wardrobes. Bedroom 4 is situated to the front of the house, another good-sized double room with character features. A large family bathroom with separate shower facilities completes this floor.
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To the side of the property, electrically operated gates open onto a paved driveway, accessing the rear garden and leading to the detached garage and to the side of the garage is a door with a staircase rising to a studio/office accommodation. The rear garden is private and predominantly laid to lawn with an array of mature trees, shrubs and flower beds and at the bottom of the garden is a stream. Immediately to the rear of the property is a large terrace/patio, perfect for entertaining and outside dining.
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