3 bed semi-detached house for sale

High Street, Henham, Essex CM22

Stone cottage enjoys an attractive position over two of the villages duck ponds and is adjacent to the village shop.

The cottage is Listed and was probably built in the latter part of the 17th Century of traditional construction with timber frame and a thatched roof. It is adjoined to a neighbouring property and to the village shop.

The accommodation includes two timbered rooms, one a sitting room, the other a dining room, as well as a kitchen and summer room and, at the back of the house, a well fitted and sizeable bathroom.

The first floor is larger than the ground floor as there is a flying freehold (where part of the first floor goes over the neighbouring property) which includes three bedrooms (interlinking), a dressing room and bathroom.

Gated access beside the cottage leads to an area of hard standing for a couple of vehicles, to an outbuilding which has been used for storage, and a stable. There are gardens with lawns and a terrace and measure maximum 70ft x 60ft.

Henham is a well regarded Essex village with a primary school, church and public house. The village is about 8 miles from the market town of Saffron Walden and 7 miles from Bishops Stortford, both of which provide a range of social, recreational, shopping and educational facilities. Access to the M11 can be gained on the outskirts of Bishop's Stortford linking to London, the M25 and the north. The nearest mainline station to the village is Elsenham (approx. 2 miles) and other mainline stations can be found at Wendens Ambo (Audley End) and Bishops Stortford providing regular services to London Liverpool St.