Keepers Cottage, The Street, Braintree, CM7 5HL

A beautifully presented 3 bedroom detached Grade II Listed cottage c.17th Century with later additions having been re-thatched in 2021 and located in the heart of Shalford village just over 5 miles from Braintree town centre.

Keepers Cottage has a front entrance and can also be accessed via a separate gateway from the detached garage.

The entrance hallway gives access into two reception rooms, one with a sunny bay window overlooking the garden and the second sitting room leading through to a snug/study room with access into the third bedroom.

Both the main reception rooms feature brick open fireplaces, with a wealth of exposed beams and timber doors.

The country-style kitchen/breakfast room is to the rear looking out to the garden with an inner hall leading out to a side sun terrace.

Within the kitchen is a range cooker, tiled floor, column radiator and ample light flooding in from the two large windows.

There is also a fully-tiled family bathroom on the ground floor and door from the reception leading to the staircase.

Upstairs are two spacious double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, vaulted ceilings and exposed timbers.

The landscaped garden is enclosed to the front and side aspects by a brick wall with an abundance of trees and shrubs featured, well-tended lawn and paved patio areas.

To the rear, approached via a wrought iron gate in the brick wall, is the detached timber garage and private driveway.

Behind the garage, accessed from the garden is a further building currently used as a home office. Previous planning consent approved (lapsed) for an extension to turn into a 4 bedroom property.

Shalford village offers a primary school, parish Church of St. Andrew and The George pub with ample shopping facilities and entertainment venues at Braintree and Freeport Shopping village.

Chelmsford City Centre is approx. 15 miles. (Ref: CAV130117)