4-bedroom detached house · CM21 9BS
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About
A particularly rare opportunity to acquire a substantial four-bedroom family home on the highly sought-after Cambridge Road, occupying a generous plot within easy reach of Sawbridgeworth town centre, schools and mainline railway station.
Built by Albert Wadhams & Sons in 1983, the property has had just one owner from new and has been lovingly enjoyed, maintained and improved by the same family for more than four decades.
Homes of this nature and position seldom become available, and while already offering excellent accommodation, there remains plenty of opportunity for the next owners to make their own mark.
The property has benefited from a number of notable improvements over the years, including a refitted Howdens kitchen, replacement boiler and UPVC double-glazed windows throughout, together with a UPVC stable-style side door from the kitchen.
Set well back from Cambridge Road, the property enjoys an impressive frontage with a substantial driveway providing parking for approximately five vehicles, in addition to the integral garage.
Internally, the accommodation begins with a welcoming entrance hall which provides access to the principal ground-floor rooms and a useful cloakroom/WC.
To the front of the home is the kitchen, refitted with a range of Howdens units and enjoying plenty of natural light through a large window overlooking the frontage.
The real heart of the property is the generous open-plan living and dining room, providing an excellent space for both everyday family life and entertaining.
Windows and a glazed door open onto the rear garden, creating a wonderful connection between the house and the outside space.
Upstairs, the property offers four well-proportioned bedrooms, making this a particularly practical family home.
The principal bedroom benefits from its own en-suite bathroom, while the remaining bedrooms are served by the family bathroom.
There is also a particularly generous loft space, which is currently insulated and fully boarded.
Subject to the usual planning permissions and building regulations, this could offer exciting potential for a future loft conversion. Outside is one of the property's real highlights.
The rear garden has been lovingly maintained over many years, creating a mature, private and wonderfully established setting in the heart of Sawbridgeworth.
The generous plot also provides scope for a rear extension, subject to the necessary consents, while useful side access connects the front and rear of the property.
The house is set comfortably back from Cambridge Road and is exceptionally well placed for family life, with Sawbridgeworth town centre, local schooling and the mainline railway station all within convenient walking distance.
Having remained within the same family since it was first built in 1983, this is a genuinely rare opportunity to acquire a much-loved home with excellent proportions, a generous plot and considerable potential for its next chapter.
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