3-bedroom detached house · CB10 2PE
For saleReduced £15k (−3%) on 8 AugListed 298 days
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About
Brookside cottage is an attractive detached period home of individual style and character occupying an established setting close to the heart of this popular and highly regarded village.
The property provides nicely proportioned and well balanced living accommodation, containing many features associate with a property of this age including exposed beams and timbers, all of which complement the internal living space perfectly.
The front door opens into a reception area with exposed timbers, decorative fireplace with exposed brick work, window to front and side aspects drawing in natural light and timber studwork partially dividing the room to create a useful study area.
This room opens into the kitchen/breakfast room which has windows on three sides, door opening to the outside, tiled worktops and a range of storage cupboards with further space for appliances.
In addition, there is a door to one side which opens into a ground floor shower room.
The principal reception area really is a most attractive room with three windows to the front drawing in natural light, exposed beams and timbers, feature exposed brick fireplace and stairs which rise to the first floor.
There is a further recessed area to one side opening from this room which creates cozy additional seating space.
Upstairs, the first floor landing gives access to 3 bedrooms and a family bathroom; the master being a particularly attractive room with vaulted ceiling and exposed beams and timbers.
Outside, the front driveway provides off-street parking space, bordered by mature plants and shrubs. The rear garden measures approx.
92ft deep x 36ft wide and is predominantly laid out to lawn with flowerbeds and borders stocked with a variety of plants and shrubs.
There is paved terracing and an ornamental pond helping to create a most attractive outside area.
Saffron Walden is a historic market town with a magnificent parish church, impressive common, numerous period properties and a wide tree-lined High Street.
A range of shops, schools, library, social and sporting amenities are all accessible within the town, together with cinema and concert facilities at Saffron Screen and Saffron Hall.
Market days are Tuesday and Saturdays. Road links to London and Cambridge (15 miles) are at J9 and J10 of the M11. Trains to London (Liverpool Street) run from Audley End Station, about 3 miles away.
Value & comps
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About Brookside Cottage,, High Street, Nr Saffron Walden
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