5 bedroom detached house

This elegant country home along a quiet country lane offers a stunning interior, gated access into the substantial plot of 1.5 acres which features a separate Annex, garaging, studio and views over open farmland. Originally dating back to the 1920’s, the main house has been extensively and sympathetically re-styled with architectural features including timbered elevations with herringbone brickwork and panelled windows. The central entrance hall, with cloakroom off, welcomes you into the property, with a generous study/office to the front aspect with bespoke solid oak bookshelves and feature fireplace, double doors into a reception/dining room which has a stunning brick fireplace along one wall and doors to the garden. There is a spacious drawing room with feature open fireplace and doors opening onto the sun terrace. The bespoke American Oak kitchen is fitted to a high specification with a central island, granite worktops, and oak units incorporating Miele and Falcon appliances including a wine fridge and a separate range cooker and hood. The kitchen opens into a fabulous reception/family room with woodburning stove and further Orangery used as a breakfast/dining room with vaulted ceiling and windows around two aspects – there is underfloor heating to the kitchen and Orangery, double doors onto the rear sun terrace and a second staircase to the first floor. Off the kitchen is a generous utility room/boot room with fitted units and external door. To the first floor a galleried landing, with vaulted Atrium roof, leads to a fabulous principal suite with a vaulted ceiling, feature exposed brickwork and balcony overlooking the garden, walk-through dressing room into a beautiful en-suite bathroom with freestanding bath. Bedroom 2 also offers a dressing room leading to another spacious en-suite shower with a further double bedroom to the front aspect. The 4th and 5th bedrooms overlook the rear, together with an adjacent family bathroom with underfloor heating. There is feature lighting, high ceilings, quality bathroom fittings and stylish decor throughout. Adjacent to the main house is a purpose-built Annex offering a bright living/kitchen space, separate bedroom and bathroom.

Electric gates lead onto the driveway leading to a paved turning/parking area, double Cart Lodge and adjacent double garage with pitched roofs. The sun terrace along the back of the house overlooks a beautifully landscaped garden with mature trees, shrubs and flower borders, well-tended lawns and a Koi pond shaded by a weeping willow and other specimen trees, together with a timber shed and vegetable garden. A separate black weatherboarded Studio attached to the property offers scope as a hobby room or separate office. To the rear of the garden is a timber-framed octagonal summerhouse/entertainment room with central table incorporating an open BBQ grill and chimney. The semi-rural setting offers Bridleways and footpaths including a nearby bluebell wood and is just over a mile from Wickham Bishops and well placed for access to main road routes (A12) and main line rail services at Witham or Hatfield Peverel. There are excellent schools in the area including Chelmsford City which is approx. 12 miles with surrounding Essex countryside, villages, golf courses and the coastline of the river Blackwater. EPC E. (Ref: CAV210148)