Guide price

£825,000

4 bed detached house for sale
Little Walden Road, Saffron Walden CB10

    • 4 beds

    • 1 bath

    • 5 receptions

  • Freehold

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About this property

  • A substantial four/five bedroom detached family home

  • Excellent scope for modernisation and enhancement

  • Three versatile reception rooms

  • Impressive dual-aspect sitting room filled with natural light

  • Potential to create annexe-style accommodation

  • Private and mature garden with multiple zones and landscaping potential extending to 0.75 acre

  • Ample off road parking

  • Additional plot of land approximately 1.13 acres, available by separate negotiation

Mead Hall offers a generous and well-laid-out footprint, but it is important to note that the house now requires a comprehensive programme of updating throughout. As it stands, the property provides a solid starting point rather than a finished home, and is best suited to buyers looking for a project with genuine potential and boast an abundance of character.

The ground floor is arranged around a central layout, with a large dual-aspect sitting room forming the main living space. This is a good-sized room with plenty of natural light, although it would benefit from modernisation. Two further reception rooms provide additional flexibility, whether as a dining room, study or family room, The kitchen and adjoining spaces are functional but dated, and present clear scope for replacement or reconfiguration. There is good potential here to create a more open-plan kitchen/dining/living space, subject to the usual consents, which would significantly enhance the overall flow of the house. One of the strengths of the layout is its flexibility. There is scope to create annexe-style accommodation if required, making the property suitable for multi-generational living or guest use once updated.

Upstairs, the first floor provides 3 generous bedrooms and a family bathroom. There is a further generous bedroom located on the 2nd floor.

Overall, Mead Hall should be viewed as a property with strong underlying fundamentals—good space, a flexible layout and a desirable setting. It presents a fantastic opportunity to modernise and add value, creating a home tailored to their own style and requirements.

The overall feel is one of privacy and potential, with the established greenery providing both screening and atmosphere, whilst also presenting an excellent opportunity for an incoming purchaser to shape and enhance the grounds to their own vision—whether that be through landscaping, creating defined entertaining areas, or simply embracing the naturalistic setting already in place. To the front, the property is approached via a driveway providing ample off-road parking, complemented by a detached garage, ensuring both practicality and convenience are well catered for.

Services

Tenure – Freehold

Property Type - Detached

Property Construction – Timber framed with screed and slate roof

Local Authority – Uttlesford District Council

Council Tax – E

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