Substantial family home with detached double garage and large rear garden.

Description

7 Southfields presents an appealing opportunity for a family seeking a spacious and inviting home. Boasting five bedrooms, this property offers approximately 2541 sq ft of living accomodation. Situated on a sizeable corner plot, it features an attractive and secluded garden, complimented by a generous driveway that can accommodate multiple vehicles, along with a detached double garage. Meticulously maintained by the current owners, this residence provides flexible living arrangements that are sure to impress.

Upon entering the ground floor, you'll be greeted by a charming and spacious entrance hall, complete with a cloakroom. This leads to a well-proportioned open plan kitchen and breakfast room, featuring windows that overlook the garden and courtyard from the front and side aspects. The kitchen is fitted with a range of base and eye-level units, offering ample storage space. Its well-appointed worksurfaces incorporate a one and a half bowl sink unit with a mixer tap, along with integrated appliances such as a dishwasher, two fridge/freezers, a range cooker with a tiled splashback, and an extractor hood. Adjacent to the kitchen is a separate utility/boot room, which grants access to the garage courtyard through a half-glazed door. The ground floor of the property boasts four spacious reception rooms, comprising a study, dining room, family room, and a large central living room. The living room stands out with its captivating fireplace, equipped with a log burning stove. French doors open up to the sizeable conservatory, providing a seamless flow to the rear garden.

Moving upstairs, the first floor offers five generous bedrooms, including a sizable main bedroom complete with a dressing area and an en suite bathroom. The family bathroom on this level features a traditional roll top bath, a separate shower cubicle, a WC, and a wash hand basin. The bedrooms are all accessible from a central landing, with a loft hatch providing entry to the generous loft space.

The house is set behind a front driveway that can accommodate two cars, while a rear gravel driveway, accessed through double gates from Back Lane, provides private entry. This driveway offers additional off-road parking and leads to the detached double garage, which features up and over doors. The rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn and boasts a variety of mature trees and shrubs. There is also a raised paved patio area and a summer house, connected to the electricity supply.

Location

Ickleton is an attractive village placed on the Essex/Cambridgeshire border.

Within the village there is a public house, village shop/post office and a fine parish church. Excellent, shopping, recreational and cultural facilities are available in the nearby medieval market town of Saffron Walden 4 miles to the east and the high tech University city of Cambridge is 13 miles to the north with its comprehensive cultural, recreational and shopping facilities.

There are well regarded schools in the area including renowned independent schools in Saffron Walden and Cambridge.

For the commuter there is ready access onto the A11 and M11 (south) (Junction 9) on the edge of the adjacent village of Hinxton leading to the south to Stansted airport (junction 8), the M25 and London. Mainline rail services are available at Great Chesterford station (1.2 miles) and Audley End leading into Cambridge and London’s Liverpool Street station.

(all distances and times are approximate)

Square Footage: 2,645 sq ft