House For Sale £1,350,000
Ducketts farm is an extremely spacious former farmhouse, parts of which date back to Elizabethan times. The property has the great benefit of not being Listed and the current owners have been able to extend the property in 1993 to provide an impressive galleried library. Sitting within approximately 12 acres of land, Ducketts Farm also offers numerous outbuildings to include an Essex Barn, a 2/3 bed independent annexe, a stable block and a further recently constructed barn with 5-bay garaging, which could be easily converted into another independent annexe subject to planning permission. Accommodation includes a side entrance hallway which leads to a large boot/utility room with ample space for the usual appliances. A splendid dining room with exposed timbers and wood flooring houses a wood burner inset to a brick fireplace. Adjacent is the farmhouse style kitchen with twin aspect, an oil fired Aga, separate calor gas 4-ring hob and large pantry. A door leads to the snug with inglenook fireplace. An inner hallway gives access to a cloakroom, a stairway to the first floor and access to a small sitting room/rear formal hallway and leads to the rear entrance lobby. The main drawing room is generously proportioned and gives access via glazed doors to the conservatory with an attractive open fireplace and a door leads to the adjacent study. The library is accessed via the conservatory and is truly stunning with a triple aspect, 19’ 8” vaulted ceiling and charming Swedish tiled wood burning stove with wall-to-wall book-shelves. The first floor comprises a master bedroom suite with ensuite dressing room and bathroom. There are 5 further bedrooms, one with an ensuite shower room and a family bathroom.
A separate annexe adjacent to the Essex Barn provides a further 2/3 bedrooms and a bathroom and has electric storage heating.
Outside, the property is approached via a country lane which connects Debden Green and Cutlers Green. The formal driveway leads to the courtyard garden with raised ornamental pond and also to the covered heated swimming pool. The Essex Barn measures 54’6” x 29’3” with a potting shed attached. Two former stables provide a coal shed with another 4 bay stable block with lean to covered store to the rear. The modern garage/barn has a total of 5 garage doors, one which is electrically operated. The formal gardens lead to a former tennis court and summerhouse and to the rear of the gardens are the two large paddocks, one of which houses the 84 solar panels which provide most of the electricity for the property. A second vehicular access leads to the orchard area with further parking. The Grove is a delightful private woodland located just across the lane.
Debden Green is a small hamlet situated approx. 5 miles from the historic market town of Saffron Walden, where there are shops, schools, sports and other facilities. Newport (3 miles) and Audley End (4.5 miles) provide train services to London Liverpool Street. Thaxted is only 4 miles distant, and offers further amenities,
including a weekly market, restaurant, inns, church and educational facilities. Bishop’s Stortford lies approx. 9 miles to the south with a wide range of amenities and gives access to the M11 (J8) providing road connections to London, the M25, Cambridge and the
Midlands.
A separate annexe adjacent to the Essex Barn provides a further 2/3 bedrooms and a bathroom and has electric storage heating.
Outside, the property is approached via a country lane which connects Debden Green and Cutlers Green. The formal driveway leads to the courtyard garden with raised ornamental pond and also to the covered heated swimming pool. The Essex Barn measures 54’6” x 29’3” with a potting shed attached. Two former stables provide a coal shed with another 4 bay stable block with lean to covered store to the rear. The modern garage/barn has a total of 5 garage doors, one which is electrically operated. The formal gardens lead to a former tennis court and summerhouse and to the rear of the gardens are the two large paddocks, one of which houses the 84 solar panels which provide most of the electricity for the property. A second vehicular access leads to the orchard area with further parking. The Grove is a delightful private woodland located just across the lane.
Debden Green is a small hamlet situated approx. 5 miles from the historic market town of Saffron Walden, where there are shops, schools, sports and other facilities. Newport (3 miles) and Audley End (4.5 miles) provide train services to London Liverpool Street. Thaxted is only 4 miles distant, and offers further amenities,
including a weekly market, restaurant, inns, church and educational facilities. Bishop’s Stortford lies approx. 9 miles to the south with a wide range of amenities and gives access to the M11 (J8) providing road connections to London, the M25, Cambridge and the
Midlands.
