4-bedroom detached house · CB10 2RZ
For saleListed 221 days
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CHAIN FREE A beautifully finished detached Grade II Listed Cottage offers a great deal of charm and character.
The property is part-thatched and provides generous living accommodation, including 4 spacious reception rooms, a bright integrated kitchen and downstairs wc, whilst the first floor offers a Principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, a further 3 bedrooms and family bathroom.
Sitting on a corner plot with gardens to the front and private, landscaped gardens to the rear with fabulous countryside views and a detached double garage with separate workshop and driveway parking for several vehicles.
EPC Rating D.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO POTENTIAL PURCHASERS & TENANTS: We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact.
The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given.
All photographs and measurements have been taken as a guide only and are not precise. Floor plans where included are not to scale and accuracy is not guaranteed.
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POTENTIAL PURCHASERS: Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller.
POTENTIAL TENANTS: All properties are available for a minimum of six months, with the exception of short term accommodation. A security deposit of at least one month’s rent is required.
Rent is to be paid one month in advance. It is the tenant’s responsibility to insure any personal possessions.
BUYERS INFORMATION To conform with government Money Laundering Regulations 2019, we are required to confirm the identity of all prospective buyers.
We use the services of a third party, Lifetime Legal, who will contact you directly at an agreed time to do this. They will need the full name, date of birth and current address of all buyers and ID.
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IFC250005/5 The Setting Situated on the outskirts and within walking distance of the pretty Essex village of Great Sampford offering a public house, church, Italian Restaurant and Primary School, whilst the small town of Thaxted provides various local amenities such as convenience stores, public houses and restaurants and is approximately 2 miles away.
The busier market town of Saffron Walden is 9 miles away and has a good range of shops, public houses, restaurants and sport facilities and excellent schools suitable for all ages, is specifically within the catchment area for Saffron Walden High School.
The mainline railway station located at Audley End, has a regular service to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge.
Whilst commuters by car can access the M11 at Junction 8 for Cambridge and London and London Stansted’s International Airport is less than 11 miles away by car.
Ground Floor Accommodation A solid wood door opens onto an entrance lobby, further opening onto the hallway with staircase rising to the first floor and doors leading to the main sitting room with redbrick fireplace and inset wood burner and a door through to a dual aspect formal dining room.
A further door from the hallway opens onto the dining/breakfast area which further opens onto a reception area/sunroom with tiled flooring and 2 sets of bi-fold doors leading to the rear garden and patio area.
The fully fitted kitchen offers a good range of wall and base units, with contrasting quartz worksurfaces and integrated appliances, and an external door also leads to the garden and side of the property.
A downstairs wc completes this floor.
First Floor Accommodation The staircase rises to a spacious galleried landing with doors leading to the principal bedroom which offers the most amazing countryside views, an abundance of wardrobe and storage space and an en-suite shower room, there are a further 3 bedrooms, each having beautiful views of neighbouring countryside and there is a family bathroom that completes this floor.
Outside To the side of the property there is driveway parking spaces for two vehicles and a small wooden gate leading to the front door and the detached double garage with separate workshop is situated to the rear of the garden with further parking.
The private, landscaped rear gardens have fabulous views overlooking neighbouring countryside and are predominantly laid to lawn with shrubbed borders and mature hedgerows to the borders.
A large patio/terrace area immediately to the rear of the property offers fabulous entertaining space perfect for outside dining.
To the front and opposite to the property is an additional plot with a small orchard. Services Calor gas , compllant private drainage, water and electricity are connected.
NOTE A NEW COMBI BOILER HAS BEEN INSTALLED FOR CALOR GAS HEATING Local Authority Uttlesford District Council Council Tax Tax Band F
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