5-bedroom house · CB11 3AA
Sold STCListed 367 days
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About
The hollies is a beautifully presented and individual detached family home occupying this convenient town location which gives good access to Saffron Walden’s main centre and impressive common.
The property has been impeccably maintained by the current owners with its well proportioned living accommodation complemented by its most attractive and stylish interior decor.
The front door opens into an entrance hall where stairs rise to the first floor and a ground floor cloakroom sits off to one side.
The sitting room features a fireplace with fitted dual fuel stove and bi-folding doors which open to the garden.
Glazed folding doors divide the family/dining room which looks out to the front of the property and these doors could be opened to create one large living area ideal for entertaining.
The kitchen/breakfast has a window to front aspect and bi-folding doors opening to the rear garden.
The kitchen itself is well appointed with an extensive range of storage cupboards complemented by granite worktops and incorporate integrated appliances including oven and hob with extractor fan over, combination microwave oven, dishwasher, washing machine, wine cooler and a water softener.
The ground floor benefits from 4 zone underfloor heating.
Upstairs, the first-floor landing has stairs rising to the second floor and gives access to 4nicely proportioned double bedrooms each with fitted wardrobes and storage cupboards, a well equipped family bathroom fitted with a 3-piece suite and electronically operated shower over the bath.
The master bedroom has its own well appointed en suite shower room with electronically operated Aqualisa shower.
The second floor landing leads to a further double bedroom which is served by a separate beautifully fitted bathroom which contains a 3-piece suite including a free-standing bath.
Outside, the property is set back from the road being well screened with a driveway providing off-street parking space for several vehicles and gives access to the garage which adjoins to one side.
The rear garden is well enclosed and laid mainly to lawn with a large patio adjoining the rear of the property providing ideal space for outside entertaining. The rear garden measures approx.
42ft deep x 50ft wide. 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.
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About The Hollies,, Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden
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