5 bedroom detached house for sale

* OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY FEB 7th * A substantial family home with parts dating back to the 15th Century. Five bedrooms, three reception rooms, set on a generous plot of half an acre (stls) with stunning, far reaching open countryside beyond the rear boundary. Detached garage/cart lodge and further detached games room/gym (potential annexe), electric gates through to the driveway with further extensive parking. Felsted school (12 miles). Sawbridgeworth station (5miles). EPC D.

Internally the property, which dates to 1835 but with parts as far back as the 15th century, is timber framed and in good condition throughout, offering well-proportioned modern family living space, retaining period features through the principal rooms. To
the ground floor there are three generous receptions, including an extensive double aspect drawing room (20’7 x 14’5) with double doors providing views and access out onto the rear gardens and patio. A south facing dining room with lovely bay window and impressive fireplace with inset wood burner and further south facing sitting room with another generous bay. The extensive kitchen/breakfast room gives access into both dining and living room and indeed the rear garden, cloak room and utility room. To the first floor there are five double bedrooms. The master and bedroom two enjoy en-suite facilities and lovely views of the rear garden and farmland beyond. A good size family bathroom serves the remaining three bedrooms. The Elms is accessed via double electric gates onto an extensive private driveway and is fully alarmed with CCTV. To the side of the house there is a detached weather boarded, fully insulated games room/gym with RCD breaker and adjoining storage. It is important to note this outbuilding has fantastic potential to be an annexe if required. A further detached double garage/cart lodge to the south/west of the plot which is also accessed via the sweeping driveway, running past the front of the property.
The rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn with a picturesque natural duck pond with filtration system and electric. A range of mature trees and shrubs provide a wonderfully private setting, only enhanced by the lovely open views beyond the rear boundary across undulating countryside. The grounds are fully lit with external lighting. The property is ideally located for a wide range of local schooling within both sectors, Stansted airport and major road and rail links into the City of London.