5 bedroom detached house for sale

The Sheilings is located on a quiet lane within a 10 minute walk or 2 minute drive to the train station of Elsenham which offers services to both London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. The current owners have been in the property for approximately 7 years and have extended the property during this time which now offers an extra dimension of living incorporating a stunning master suite and an impressive garden room/office.

The Sheilings is set back from the road and is approached via a gravelled driveway which includes a single garage and ample off street parking.

Entering the property you arrive into a spacious entrance hall which leads off to two receptions adjacent to each other one of which is currently used as a snug which incorporates a newly fitted wood burner, the other is used as a gym, but could be used as a sixth bedroom, as you move through the house there is downstairs shower room, bespoke utility room/boot room which has access to the side of the property. Through double doors this leads into an impressive bright and airy kitchen/family/dining room space designed to allow the ability to create zoned living areas in one large open-plan space. This space incorporates a fully fitted kitchen with integrated appliances and a breakfast bar, as already mentioned there is an abundance of light with two sets of bi-folding doors leading into the rear south facing gardens. Leading off the main living space is another set of doors into the new extension which incorporates a stunning garden room with built in dresser, vaulted ceiling and additional bi-folding doors leading into the outdoor terrace/entertaining space. To the back of the extension, there is a further room which is currently being used of an office.

Stairs rising to the first floor have glass balustrades and off the landing there are five bedrooms. The principal bedroom has an en-suite, dressing room, wet room and views over the rear garden. The second bedroom also benefits from an en-suite and fitted wardrobes. There are three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom with separate shower and bath.

Externally, as mentioned, the property benefits from a large driveway with ample parking, a single garage and pedestrian access on both side of the house to the rear garden. To the back of the property there is an outdoor terrace and seated fire-pit area which is perfect for entertaining. The overall plot measures just over a 1/3 of an acre with the majority of the garden laid to lawn with mature shrub borders. The gardens are directly south facing and benefit from the sun throughout the day.

AGENTS NOTES: Planning permisson has been granted for an additional outbuilding. This can be viewed under reference UTT/20/2427/CLP.

Underfloor heating throughout the ground floor, and to the upstairs bathroom and ensuite.

Henham is a well-regarded North Essex village with its local primary school, church, public house, village shop and Post Office which is run by volunteers. There is also a tennis club and a gym. Henham lies about 7 miles from the market town of Bishop’s Stortford, which provides a more comprehensive range of social, recreational and educational facilities, as well as access to the M11 motorway on the outskirts of the town linking London, the M25 and the north. There is a mainline railway station at Bishop's Stortford, providing a regular commuter service to London's Liverpool Street. The nearest mainline station to the village is at Elsenham.