4 bedroom detached house

HIDDEN COTTAGE is a truly exceptional, highly individual and unique village home of distinctive style and character occupying a tucked away position in the heart of this popular Essex village and within easy reach of nearby schooling, local amenities and mainline station. The property has been enlarged over the years and, more recently, improved by the current owners creating an absolutely stunning and beautifully presented interior, complemented by many features associated with the property's original period.

The front door, which sits effectively to the rear of the property, leads into a hallway with an attractive tiled floor, under-floor heating, window and coat storage cupboard. A ground floor cloakroom sits to one side featuring the same attractive flooring with under-floor heating. The kitchen/family room is a distinctive feature of the ground floor accommodation extending to nearly 25ft in length, windows to the front and rear, bi-folding doors opening to outside and with a partially vaulted ceiling with two further Velux windows all drawing natural light into the room. The kitchen is well equipped with wooden worktops and an extensive range of storage cupboards in an attractive white finish with matching central island incorporating further storage cupboards below. The kitchen again features attractive tiled flooring with under-floor heating, a fireplace recess with storage cupboard to one side and door concealing the second staircase rising to the first floor. There is a separate utility room which provides further wooden worktops, storage cupboards and appliance space with a double glazed window to the front. The family room has stairs rising to the first floor, exposed beams and timbers, attractive wooden flooring and windows looking out to the front and rear. This room opens into a beautiful sitting room which again has windows to the front and rear and glazed door to outside, wooden flooring, exposed wall timbers and beams and feature fireplace with fitted stove. A large study completes the ground floor accommodation which could serve a variety of purposes, having a window looking out onto the rear garden and door opening to outside, period style fireplace, exposed central timber beam, fitted bookshelving and storage cupboard. The first floor landing has windows looking out to the front and a built-in storage cupboard.

There are four bedrooms; the master being a particularly attractive room with windows to the front and rear, built-in storage cupboards and its own well appointed en suite bathroom which also has a door linking to bedroom 4 although independent access is provided from the second staircase rising from the kitchen below. The two further bedrooms are both generously proportioned, served by a superbly finished and well appointed bathroom which contains a white three piece suite incorporating storage cupboards and circular sink bowl.

Outside, gardens extend to the rear of the property and are another outstanding feature, being laid out predominantly to lawn with raised borders retained by timber posts and sleepers. There are attractively laid pathways, vegetable area and garden shed with numerous, well established plants, shrubs and trees around including an old apple tree, all helping to create a lovely enclosed outside area which also features a raised terrace which provides ideal space for external entertaining. As you approach the property to the front, a driveway provides off-street parking space for several vehicles and also gives access to a double open-bay carport. It should be noted that planning consent has been granted for a large detached garage/annexe building with scope for an additional two bedrooms and a bathroom - planning reference: UTT/22/0578/HHF.