Substantial period home with gardens and light woodland in a convenient setting.

Description

With Victorian origins, this striking five bedroom unlisted home provides extensive accommodation and is located on the edge of the village of Little Waltham. The property provides a part timber frame with weatherboarded elevations under a tiled roof and has been thoughtfully configured with the principal rooms enjoying a southerly aspect with garden views. The property offers exceptionally versatile accommodation of around 3,600 sq ft with the possibility for part of the house to be configured to provide annexe accommodation. There are three reception rooms including a charming dining room, living room and a separate study with a spacious kitchen/diner and utility room. There are five first floor bedrooms, two providing en suite facilities, and a separate family bathroom.

The property is approached via an entrance lobby leading to a cloakroom, inner reception room and study. The dining room is a spacious and grand reception space with exposed timbers and double doors opening to the courtyard with two leaded windows offering garden views.

The living room is positioned to the corner of the house and is a charming light-filled, triple-aspect room with a stone fireplace and double doors opening to the terrace and garden beyond.

The kitchen/diner fronts the courtyard and provides a range of storage units, work surfaces and appliances and two external doors: one leading to the decked area of the front courtyard; the other door accessing to a small porch leading to the garden. The utility room, with a second cloakroom, concludes the ground floor accommodation offering additional storage and work facilities. Two staircases lead to the first floor landing, one being accessed from the dining room, the other being from the kitchen. There are five bedrooms severed by a long, split-level landing. The principal bedroom suite is positioned at the centre of the house providing en suite facilities whilst the recently fitted family bathroom enjoys a modern white suite. To the end of the landing is a useful eaves storage room providing accessible storage space.

Outside
The property is approached over an extensive gravelled courtyard providing parking and storage facilities. A triple garage with remote-control roller-shutter doors provides for additional living space or annexe accommodation, subject to necessary planning consents. The formal gardens have a wonderful southerly aspect and extend from the principal reception room onto a paved terrace seating area. The gardens have been neatly laid to lawn and have a natural screen separating the rear section of the garden, providing an additional area of lawn. The garden enjoys an established selection of trees and shrubs providing a degree of natural seclusion. Beyond the lane is an area of light woodland of around 0.75 of an acre offering a wonderful area for those seeking outdoor enjoyment.

In all around 1.4 acres.

Location

Chelmsford railway station: 4.5 miles (Liverpool Street from 34 minutes); A12 (junction 19): 4.5 miles; A120: 7.5 miles; Stansted Airport: 13.5 miles; M25: 17.8 miles. All distances approximate.

The property is discreetly set back from the B1008, located on the edge of the charming village of Little Waltham. Little Waltham lies approximately 4.5 miles north of the city of Chelmsford and is a picturesque Essex village which straddles the River Chelmer and possesses a number of amenities including a doctors surgery, nursery school, a primary school and a public house (The White Hart) and The Church of St Martin.

The city of Chelmsford offers a wide variety of facilities including a bustling shopping centre and excellent private and state schools. The area also provides superb transport links with a station on the main line into London Liverpool Street and access onto the A131, A120, A12 and beyond.

Square Footage: 3,680 sq ft


Acreage: 1.42 Acres

Directions

From Chelmsford the property is located shortly before the turning for Little Waltham village, accessed from the B1008.

Postcode: CM3 3PA

Additional Info

Services: Mains water and drainage. Oil-fired heating.

Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills.