3 bedroom detached house for sale

An outstanding cottage dating back approximately three hundred years and situated in delightful, colourful gardens approaching two thirds of an acre with an unoverlooked aspect in this pleasant part of Danbury . The cottage provides very comfortable, charming accommodation with many original features and the gardens enhance the outlook from the house on three sides.

The accommodation comprises

An oak stable entrance door with a bullseye window to the upper half opens to the entrance porch.

Entrance porch

With a tiled floor, small pane window to either side, recessed downlighter. From the entrance porch a painted, frosted glazed wooden entrance door opens to the lounge.
Lounge 5.87m(19'3'') x 5.59m(18'4'') > 14' 1 max
A delightful, bright room with views to three sides. A feature of the room is the red brick fireplace with a semi-circular brick hearth with oak bressumer and an unusual shaped log burner. This wonderful room has exposed timbers to the ceiling with upright supporting timbers and beams and small pane windows to the front, side and rear elevations from which there are delightful views over the front garden, rear garden and towards the pond. Two double banked radiators. From the lounge a pair of small pane french doors lead out to a terrace and overlook the pond. TV point, four wall light points. To one corner of the room is a further small pane window to the rear elevation and a stained, spindled and carpeted staircase leading to the first floor. Thermostat control for central heating.

Further view of lounge

Dining room 3.40m(11'2'') x 3.15m(10'4'')
Situated on the other side of the cottage to the lounge and with a red brick fireplace with semi-circular brick hearth, oak bressumer and red brick chimney breast extending to ceiling height. Exposed studwork to the ceiling. Again a charming room with views to two sides with a small pane window to both the front and side elevations with views over the gardens. Double banked radiator, two wall light points.
Fitted kitchen/breakfast rm 3.73m(12'3'') x 2.92m(9'7'')
Fitted with an excellent range of work surfaces to three walls with drawers and cupboards beneath and incorporating a twin bowl, stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap and matching single drainer. Beneath the work surfaces are numerous drawers and cupboards and a New World electric oven with four ring halogen hob set into the worktop with matching canopy with concealed Xpelair extractor fan above. Beneath the work surfaces are an integrated fridge, an integrated Kenwood dishwasher and an integrated freezer. Matching eye-level wall cupboards above the work surfaces. Fitted dresser unit to one wall with double storage cupboard below and two leaded light china display cupboards. From the kitchen there are delightful views on three sides over the front and side gardens. Small pane window to the front and rear elevations and a small pane window to the side elevation. This delightful room has exposed studwork to the ceiling with six recessed downlighters. Radiator, tiled floor. The kitchen is fully tiled in a light tiling with an occasional patterned tile.

Rear hall

The rear hall is accessible from the kitchen and the lounge and has laminate wood flooring, door leading to the ground floor cloakroom. Small pane glazed door leading to the utility room.

Ground floor cloakroom

With a white low level flushing wc, white wall hung wash hand basin with decorated tiled splashback. Small strip light and shaver point, radiator, recessed ceiling light, Adele Loo vent.
Utility room 3.28m(10'9'') x 2.06m(6'9'')
With a small pane window to the rear elevation with radiator beneath. Tiled floor, white painted stable door with glazed upper half leading out to the garden. Space and plumbing for domestic appliances, double louvred cupboard housing the oil-fired boiler which supplies domestic hot water and central heating. Adjacent to the cupboard is a fitted worktop with a double louvred cupboard below with space and plumbing for automatic washing machine. Matching double eye-level wall cupboard above, central heating programmer controls.

Landing

A very attractive landing with exposed studwork to three walls with polished, spindled balustrading to the staircase area. From the landing a small pane window overlooks the rear garden with a double banked radiator beneath.
Bedroom one 3.58m(11'9'') 1 x 3.51m(11'6'')
A bright room with a small pane window to both the front and side elevations from which there are views over the front and side gardens and towards the pond. This charming room has exposed studwork to three walls, two wall light points, telephone point. To one corner of the room is a double oak finished wardrobe with hanging rail and shelf. From the bedroom a door opens to the bathroom en-suite.

En-suite bathroom

With a white panelled bath with chromium finished mixer tap set into a tiled surround with a cream painted side panel. White wash hand basin set into a tiled surround with a matching cream double storage cupboard below, wall mirror, two wall light points. Tiled surround to the wash hand basin area. Shaver point. Matching low level fllushing wc, radiator with chromium heated towel rail. Small pane window to the side elevation and exposed studwork to two walls.
Bedroom two 3.61m(11'10'') x 3.38m(11'1'')
Again a bright room with a small pane window to both the front and side elevations with views over the front and side gardens, radiator beneath. Exposed studwork to two walls, two wall light points. Double oak finished wardrobe cupboard to one corner of the room. Access to insulated loft space.
Bedroom three 3.76m(12'4'') x 2.95m(9'8'')
A bright room with windows to two sides with a small pane window to both the front and side elevations with views over the front and side gardens. Exposed studwork to one wall, radiator, two wall light points.

Family bathroom

With a white bath set into a tiled surround with a white painted side panel, pedestal wash hand basin, low level flushing wc. Fully tiled shower cubicle with glass opening door, wall mounted mixer tap and shower attachment. Radiator with chromium heated towel rail, shaver point. Small pane window to the side elevation from which there are views over the rear garden towards the pond. Built-in airing cupboard with insulated hot water tank, immersion heater, slatted shelving and two small pane glazed doors with fabric screen. Recessed downlighter. The bathroom is fully tiled in a light tiling with a decorative border tile.

Exterior

gardens

The cottage is situated in delightful gardens approaching two thirds of an acre and is screened form the road by established hedging. From the hedge a wooden gateway with trellis work and a brick edged gravelled pathway leads up to the front door of the property and continues to either side.
To the right hand side, the side garden is principally laid to a large area of lawn with flower and shrub beds. From the house a brick edged concrete pathway leads up to the Cedarwood summer house.
Adjacent to the summer house is an aluminium framed greenhouse and a raised flower bed which leads to the side and front of the summer house.
To the rear of the house a concrete printed terrace leads along the rear of property and round to the utility room and then along the side of the lounge. This is a very pleasant seating area overlooking the lawns to the side and the pond. The garden is screened by conifers and 6ft fencing surrounding the pond area. The pond is an attractive feature of the house with a landing stage and is surrounded by lawns to two sides. To the rear of the house is an outside cold water tap and outside lighting.
From the summer house a pathway leads to a wrought iron gate which in turn leads through to a storage area, screened by conifers and fencing, suitable for storage of garden equipment etc.

Summer house 5.31m(17'5'') x 3.53m(11'7'')
With power and light installed. Glazed wooden entrance door with windows to both the front and side elevations. This very useful room could be a hobbies room/games room.

Double width garage

With two sets of double wooden opening doors, power and light installed, two windows to the side elevation, personal door to the garden.
The garage is approached along a gravelled driveway where there is a turning/parking area for several vehicles. From the driveway a five bar gate leads through to a gravelled pathway which leads up to the property with brick-edged paths, outside lighting and colourful flower and shrub beds.

Agents note

Unless fixtures and fittings are specifically included in the details, they are not included in the purchase price.
All occupants of properties purchased after 1st April 2003 and located within Essex within the area supplied by Essex and Suffolk Water, will pay water and sewerage charges based on metered volumes. Where necessary the Water Supplier will undertake the installation of a meter at their cost.

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