* GUIDE PRICE £850,000 - £875,000 * Unique and something special. A truly stunning property set in a beautiful wrap-around garden with countryside views. Set in the village of Fairstead, this detached four bedroom home is set on approximately a 2/3 of an acre plot of landscaped gardens (STS), surrounded by open countryside. The Grade II listed home is a mix of traditional and contemporary, with exposed oak beams, solid oak flooring, character features throughout and an impressive garden room opening out to a sunny, south-facing deck for easy outdoor living.

Inside the home, the accommodation comprises of four receptions rooms, four bedrooms, a bathroom, shower room, kitchen and utility room. The snug has an Inglenook fireplace offering a lovely place in the evening to curl up on the sofa with a book, or to watch your favourite TV shows and family films together. This leads through to the office, which if you need to work from home, offers an enjoyable setting to do so, complete with its own separate open fireplace. The kitchen will be a delight when preparing evening meals, cooking on a range cooker with LPG gas hobs and electric fan ovens, whilst offering great views out over the garden. The dining room is perfect for family dinners or entertaining, especially on those special occasions, as it also leads into the stunning garden room with high vaulted ceilings, with plenty of space for everyone to relax and views out to the garden and countryside beyond. In the summer months, the bi fold doors can be opened out to the split-level deck area where you can sit under the pergola enjoying the beautiful garden views or relax in the hot tub; the perfect setting for entertaining and hosting family barbecues or summer parties in the south-facing part of the garden.

The home offers plenty of choice when it comes to the sleeping accommodation, with two bedrooms on the ground floor and two further bedrooms upstairs, all offering wonderful views to wake up to in the morning. There is a bathroom and a separate shower room which is a real benefit when you have guests to stay or the family are getting ready for work or school in the mornings.

There is also a home gym / studio to be found in the garden along with further outbuildings including a generous size gardening shed.

This home has been the setting for many happy occasions, especially through the summer months. The expansive, landscaped gardens surround the property on three sides with so much to explore and enjoy, including a shady bluebell and fern copse, an area of open lawn with views to farm fields, a lower rear garden area used as firepit, along with further garden containing mature trees and shrubs, explored through winding pathways with secret hideaways for peace, quiet and sunset views.

If you are looking to move with older relatives, or have older children looking for more space to themselves and independence, this home has a flexible living space with an interesting layout allowing the option of two separate living areas complete with separate front doors, their own bathroom / shower room and even separate central heating systems, meaning no long waits for hot water. This makes things very easy when family come to stay whilst also having the ability to reduce the heating if only part of the house is being used. The accommodation could also give you the opportunity to run your own Air BnB, with the fantastic transport links and beautiful surroundings for guests to enjoy.

The home is located in the rural village of Fairstead, with the nearest towns of Braintree and Witham as well as the city of Chelmsford offering plenty of amenities.

If you commute, the nearby train stations of Witham (approximately a 12 minute drive away) and Hatfield Peverel (approximately an 8 minute drive away) offer frequent services to London Liverpool Street. Access to the A12, A120 and M11 are also within easy reach if you commute to work by car and you will have plenty of space to park on the gravel driveway when arriving home.

The property is surrounded by countryside walks that are only minutes away and has lovely views of the nearby historic Fairstead Church, sitting on the Essex Way, a popular 81 mile way marked footpath between Epping and Harwich which gives you the opportunity to enjoy some of the finest, rural countryside in the county.

To truly appreciate the accommodation on offer, the fantastic location and the potential to make this your forever home, please call the sales team on to arrange your private viewing.

Points Of Interest:
- The owner has advised there is fibre broadband to premises which provides ultra-fast broadband speeds up to 1Gb (1000 Mb/s).
- The owner has advised the roof was re-thatched last year.
- The back half of the house has its own separate front door and the separate gas (LPG) combi boilers for central heating & hot water, allowing for semi-separate self-contained living spaces if required.

The owner has advised the following items are staying and can be included in the sale:
- All curtains and blinds throughout house.
- Kitchen: The fridge/freezer, range cooker and dishwasher.
- Utility Room: The second fridge/freezer.
- Garden Room: The 8-person fitted sofa.
- Gym: The main multi-gym unit, exercise bike and a selection of free weights will stay. Other equipment will be removed.
- Hot tub
- Pond: Koi and filtration system are staying if the buyer is happy to keep them.