5 bed detached house for sale

North Hall Road, Quendon, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex CB11

The laurels is a highly individual detached family home providing spacious and versatile living accommodation having been subject to a programme of enlargement and improvement during recent times.

The front door opens into an entrance hall which leads to all principal ground floor accommodation. The sitting room looks out to the front of the property with feature fireplace incorporating wall mounted TV space and display shelving either side with display lighting. The ground floor bedroom also looks out to the front and has its own en suite shower room comprising a 3-piece suite. A study area sits off just to one side of the hallway, ideal for those who work from home, along with a ground floor cloakroom and stairs which rise to the first floor. A particularly impressive feature of the property is the kitchen/family/dining room placed to the rear of the property with windows and bi-folding doors opening to outside. The room incorporates both sitting and eating areas in one large open-plan area perfect for entertaining. The kitchen itself is well equipped with an extensive range of worktops, central island incorporating breakfast bar and a range of storage cupboards. There is space for an American style fridge-freezer, whilst integrated appliances include twin ovens, hob and dishwasher. The room creates a lovely bright living area with additional light drawn into the room from a large glass lantern sitting above the dining/living area. Adjacent to the kitchen is a utility room which incorporates further worktops, storage cupboards and appliance space, with a door leading to outside.

Upstairs, the first floor landing leads to 4 bedrooms; the master having its own en suite shower room containing a 3-piece suite, as does bedroom 4, these being in addition to the family bathroom which is well appointed and fitted with a 4-piece suite.

Outside, the property sits back from the road behind a block paved in-and-out driveway which provides off-street parking space for several vehicles. The rear garden is laid out predominantly to lawn with a paved terrace adjoining the back of the property providing idea space for outside entertaining, with the area nicely enclosed by plants, shrubs and established trees.

Quendon is a popular Essex village situated broadly equidistant between the market town of Bishop’s Stortford (6 miles) and Saffron Walden (6 miles). The larger villages of Stansted and Newport, both about 3 miles distant provide a range of facilities, including schools, shops etc. Key stage 1 & 2 school can also be found at Rickling Green (2 miles). Bishop’s Stortford provides a more comprehensive range of amenities. Mainline railway stations can be found at Newport (5 mins drive), Stansted (incorporating the Stansted Express) and Bishop’s Stortford with regular services to Cambridge and London (Liverpool Street). Access to the M11 is on the outskirts of Bishop’s Stortford.