3 Bed Detached House For Sale

This charming Grade II listed cottage built in 1650, features generous ground floor living accommodation, benefiting from a modern extensions in 2008, 2011 and 2021. On arrival, you’ll find an inviting entrance porch leading into the main living areas. The heart of the home is the impressive kitchen/breakfast room, incorporating a Velux overhead. Fitted with bespoke units and quartz work surfaces, it includes a Rangemaster combination cooker plus induction hob, double oven, integrated Bosch dishwasher and washing machine, space for an American style fridge/freezer, underfloor heating, tiled flooring and inset spot lighting.

Adjoining the kitchen is the dining room, which retains character features such as exposed timber beams, original brick flooring and a brick fireplace with terracotta hearth. Leading further through the home is the living room, complete with inglenook fireplace, log burner, exposed timbers and brick floor. Also, on the ground floor you will find a cosy snug with shelving and exposed timber detailing. From the snug there is direct access to a three-piece shower room and a third bedroom. These three rooms could easily function as a self-contained annex if desired. Upstairs you arrive at a landing with skylights and oak flooring, leading to the principal bedroom at the rear, and a second bedroom at the front which features a cast-iron fireplace and wooden flooring. Completing the first floor is a spacious “Jack & Jill” bathroom with a rolltop bath, separate corner power shower, basin and WC, all set on porcelain tiled flooring with exposed timber detail. All the windows in the property are secondary glazed.

The property sits on a generous plot, approached via a gates (the power supply to the front gates could be made electric if desired) stone shingle driveway with space for multiple vehicles and an electric vehicle charging point. The frontage is laid with sleeper edged cottage style flower beds, mature hedging and a timber gate, opening to a stone paved patio perfect for outdoor entertaining. A side garden leads off the patio, featuring a lawn, a wildlife pond with waterfall, a pergola seating area and access to the insulated timber garden office (converted in 2019) with underfloor heating, laminate flooring, timber framed double-glazed windows and ample power and lighting.

At the rear of the property, you’ll find further stone shingle paths leading to log storage, a collection of potted plants and a brick outbuilding housing the oil-fired central heating combi boiler. Additional features include a timber framed greenhouse (which is to remain) and a functional covered well with pump and glass top, and lighting - a delightful and unique element of the garden.

Located in the peaceful village of Little Easton (approximately one mile from the market town of Great Dunmow), the cottage enjoys a tranquil rural setting yet convenient access to local amenities. The village retains its welcome public house, The Stag, and enjoys scenic surroundings.

Council Tax Band D. EPC Exempt.


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. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are travelling some distance to view. 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.
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