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See how verdicts work7-bedroom house · CB11 3PP
For saleListed 94 days
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About
Larks is a substantial and impressive detached family home of individual style and character occupying a tucked away position just off London Road on this shared private drive, located within a short walk of Newport's village centre and mainline railway station.
The property offers spacious and versatile accommodation arranged over 3 floors, finished to a high standard throughout.
The front door opens into a welcoming reception hall featuring solid wood flooring which extends to much of the ground floor, together with an oak and glass staircase rising to the first floor.
A well appointed shower room is positioned just off the hall to one side. There are 2 excellent reception rooms.
The living room enjoys a triple aspect including bi-fold doors opening to a patio area and a fireplace incorporating a wood burning stove.
To the rear, the generous family room also has a triple aspect and is flooded with natural light having full-height windows on two sides and twin bi-fold doors opening to the garden, creating ideal space for everyday family life and entertaining.
The well-appointed kitchen is fitted with an extensive range of storage cupboards complemented by Quartz worktops and a large central island with breakfast bar.
Integrated appliances include a double oven, induction hob and dishwasher.
Windows overlook the side and rear garden, whilst the adjoining utility room provides additional storage cupboards, Quartz worktops, further appliance space and an external door.
The first floor landing gives access to 5 generously proportioned bedrooms and a staircase which rises to the second floor.
The principal bedroom is particularly impressive featuring a high vaulted ceiling, shuttered window overlooking the rear garden and two overhead skylights that fill the room with natural light.
The room benefits from a stylish en suite shower room, as do bedrooms 2 and 3, whilst the remaining bedrooms are served a well-appointed family bathroom fitted with a 3-piece suite including a free-standing bath.
The second floor provides 2 further bedrooms, each with their own en suite facility and offering flexible accommodation equally well suited to guest accommodation, home office, gym or hobby rooms.
This floor also provides eaves storage. The property occupies a mature plot with established trees to both the front and rear.
Larks is approached via a block-paved driveway providing off-street parking space for several vehicles and giving access to the large detached double garage with twin-access doors and large loft storage.
The rear garden has been thoughtfully landscaped and is predominantly laid to lawn, complemented by a paved terrace adjoining the house which provides an excellent space for outdoor dining and entertaining.
There are well stocked flowerbeds and borders all around and a further patio area featuring a timber pergola and hot tub.
Newport is an attractive village situated to the south east of Saffron Walden (3 miles) on the B1383.
The village offers a fine church, primary school, Joyce Frankland Academy Secondary School, public houses, a mini supermarket, doctors surgery, pharmacy and restaurant.
The village also has its own mainline railway station to both London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. In addition, going south, there is access to the M11 at J8 and Stansted Airport is approx.
9 miles away.
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About Larks,, London Road, Nr Saffron Walden
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