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5 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
5 bed
2 bath

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Super-fast 34Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 5 bedrooms
  • 3 reception rooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • 1.87 acres
  • Detached
Water Hall is a delightful country house of distinctive style and character, situated in a stunning location on the outskirts of this popular and highly regarded village, enjoying superb views over surrounding open countryside. The Grade II listed original part of the house contains many of the features associated with a property of this age including exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace. The house has been enlarged over the years with added versatile modern accommodation that blends extremely well with the original period cottage.
There is a lovely sitting room that features an impressive inglenook fireplace with fitted woodburner, linking to a cosy study. There is a separate dining room overlooking surrounding fields and a large kitchen/breakfast room positioned to the rear providing a range of storage cupboards. An adjoining utility room creates further useful storage space and the ground floor also has a cloakroom and a coat cupboard.
The first floor landing leads to five bedrooms; the principal bedroom features an ensuite bathroom and dressing room. The remaining bedrooms are served by the family bathroom with power shower.

The property sits within grounds extending to 1.87 acres which incorporate extensive areas of lawn containing a wide variety of mature plants, shrubs, and impressive trees, creating a secluded mini parkland feel. The garden comprises vegetable plots, a fruit cage, a greenhouse, a wildflower meadow, and a paved patio area that adjoins the property's side, creating a lovely private outside seating area ideal for alfresco entertaining.

A driveway from the road leads to an extensive parking area with space for numerous vehicles, leading to a series of outbuildings. There is a carport with an adjoining log store, garden machinery store, cold store, and excellent workshop/games room. In addition, there is a separate office/studio with its cloakroom and kitchenette, which could be converted into secondary accommodation with the necessary consent.


The sought after village of Debden is well located with local amenities including a highly regarded primary school, Inn, restaurant, village shop/post office and 13th century Church. The larger market town of Saffron Walden is approximately four miles away, offering a more comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and educational facilities in the state and private sector. The village is well located to access the M11, linking the M25, London, and the North. For the commuter, Newport and Audley End mainline stations provide regular services to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge (from 52 minutes). (Times and distances are approximate). The village is also served by an hourly bus service from Saffron Walden to Stansted Airport.

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Places of interest

    A thriving, smart and socially-minded Herts town, Bishop's Stortford is ideally placed town for the commuter, just 40 miles north east of London, offering a wonderful combination of metropolitan living with surrounding rural countryside. It attracts movers, predominantly from London, looking for that quality of life, reassessing their home, health, family, community, schools and environment but still living within easy reach of the capital. The town itself provides a range of comprehensive shopping with a mix of High Street brands alongside smaller independent outlets, a variety of eateries , plus recreational facilities all located on one main long High Street. Bishop’s Stortford offers a real mix of period and modern properties. The north-west corner of the town, close to Bishop’s Stortford College, and the period houses close to the station are the most desirable, including the likes of Avenue Road, Grange Road, Maze Green Road and Dane O’Coys Road. To the west of town are The Hadham villages, to the north-west the Pelham villages with a charming mix of period houses and to the south east of town are The Matchings. Bishop’s Stortford has an excellent and wide choice of state and independent schools. Bishop’s Stortford College is located within the town and Hockerill Anglo-European College has been consistently ranked as one of the leading schools in the UK.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on January 18, 2022

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on January 18, 2022

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