5 bedroom detached house for sale

Ivy Farm combines all the advantages of a rural lifestyle yet is within just a five minute drive of Bishops Stortford town with its excellent schools, shops and recreational facilities. This detached former farmhouse has accommodation over three floors including a reception hall, inner lobby with staircase to the first floor, a triple aspect sitting room with working fireplace and open studwork leading through to the dining room. There is a family room with a wood burner and two sets of French doors leading to the garden, a dual aspect office with a trap door leading to a spiral staircase down to the wine cellar. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of storage cupboards, inset sink, granite work surfaces, integrated microwave and dishwasher, range cooker, exposed timbers, staircase to the first floor, half height tongue and groove and French doors to the garden. In addition, there is a utility room with space for washing machine and tumble dryer and a ground floor cloakroom.

On the first floor there is a split level landing with staircase to the second floor. The triple aspect main bedroom has fitted wardrobes and an en suite. There are three further bedrooms on this floor, a family bath/shower room and a dressing room/bedroom four. On the second floor there is further bedroom with an en suite bathroom.

Outside, the property can be approached either from a gravel driveway which leads to the single garage or a separate in/out driveway leading to the double bay cart lodge with light and power and an EV charging point. There is additional storage to either side and an outbuilding housing the oil fired boiler. The majority of the rear garden is laid to lawn with mature borders, a small decked area, natural pond and at the back of the house there is a gravelled terrace with views over the gardens.

Bury Green is an attractive traditional hamlet set amongst open countryside, with an open village green. It is approximately two miles from Bishops Stortford town centre where there is a wide range of amenities including shops, schools and main line rail station with services to Liverpool Street (approx. 35 minutes), and only about a mile from a large Tesco superstore. The A10 trunk road is about 5 miles to the west and provides access to Hertfordshire and the M25, while the M11 motorway on the eastern side of Bishops Stortford is approximately 3.5 miles distant.