4-bedroom house · CM5 0JH
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About
4 Enville Chase Cottages is located in an idyllic rural location with superb views over open farmland and has been completely refurbished and extended by the current owners.
The property is approached via a private electric gate into a private driveway which in turn leads to the gravelled driveway to the cottage itself.
Walking into the entrance to the right is the sitting room/snug which has inset wood burner and stairs to the first floor landing, To the left of the hallway is a fully refurbished downstairs shower room.
The main feature of the downstairs is the stunning u-shaped kitchen/dining/family room which features a free standing cast iron wood burner.
There is a bespoke kitchen and breakfast bar with porcelain worktops, a larder fridge/freezer, integrated dishwasher, Insinkerator, combi microwave/oven and Bertazzoni cooker range.
The room enjoys high ceilings with overhead skylights, and sliding doors that open into the rear garden allowing natural light to flood into the room and bringing the inside and outside together perfectly.
There is also a utility room/plant room which houses the equipment for the central heating system, and there is further access to the rear garden.
Moving upstairs, the principal suite is triple aspect with a semi-vaulted ceiling and has a Juliet balcony with sliding door overlooking the farmland.
It also contains a free-standing bath, a separate w/c and a storage cupboard. There are three additional double bedrooms and a family bathroom which a separate shower.
Externally, an electric sliding gate that leads to the Farmhouse at the top of the lane, and 4 Enville has fob access.
Once through the gates, bear to the left and the front gardens are enclosed by wrought-iron railings, and then there are further double wrought-iron gates leading to the front of the property which has ample gravelled parking.
The rear gardens are enclosed by fencing and measuring at an approx. 0.25 acre.
At the side of the property there is a patio terrace area which has a sail erected for protection from the south facing sun, and moving to the back of the property the gardens are enclosed by privet hedging, and there is an additional terrace area feeding off the back of the main living space which also has a sail to protect from the west facing sun.
The views are stunning from the gardens over open farmland. Agents note: The property has been completely re-wired and brand new central heating system.
Little Laver is a scattered hamlet of principally period houses set in Essex farmland about two miles from the highly regarded village of Matching Green, which has a primary school and village inn.
Harlow (approx 6 miles) and Bishops Stortford (10 miles) both have a good range of shops, schools, recreational facilities and rail services to London Liverpool Street.
The M11 motorway (J7 Harlow) provides access to London, the M25, Cambridge and the Midlands and London Underground (Central Line) is accessible from Epping (approx 11 miles).
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