House For Sale £1,350,000
Located in an idyllic semi-rural setting on the outskirts of this popular village, The Retreat was once a more modest property, but has been substantially extended and improved during its lifetime also offering an independent annex to the ground floor. The improvements include replacement double glazed windows throughout.
The accommodation is arranged over two floors and is approached via an entrance porch leading into a generous reception room, this has a five light bay window to the front, stairs to the first floor and a brick fireplace. A door to the left leads to the sitting room with windows facing the front aspect and a brick chimney stack with recessed log burner. Double opening rear doors access the extended lounge, a bright and spacious room with full length French doors and adjacent windows looking over the rear garden and a window to the front. Returning to the reception room a door leads into the superb kitchen/breakfast room, fitted with a good range of wall and base cabinets with wooden surfaces, tiled surrounds and integrated Bosch appliances. An L shaped rear lobby has French doors to the garden and secure access to a corridor leading to the double garage and a door to the front elevation. From the lobby the annex is located to the rear of the garage and comprises a bedroom with walk in cupboard, a good range of fitted cupboards in the kitchen/breakfast room and separate shower room.
The first floor comprises a principal bedroom with windows to front and rear aspects and en suite shower. There are two further double and a single bedroom and a fully tiled family bathroom incorporating a free standing roll top bath, wash hand basin and wc.
The Retreat occupies a generous plot of approximately one third of an acre. To the front, a white picket fence opens onto a shingle drive providing ample parking and leading to the double garage. Adjacent to the drive are two lawns with mature hedging to the borders and to one side a gate provides pedestrian access. The rear is laid mainly to lawn with a terrace adjacent to the house. Mature trees provide a degree of seclusion and there is an impressive greenhouse with a half brick base.<br /><br />The property enjoys a highly pleasant and peaceful setting in the village of Terling a conservation area hasn't lost its old village charm. Terling has a hub of clubs, societies and village activities, Village shop & Post office, Tea room, Pub and restaurant. The city of Chelmsford is just 8 miles away and offers an excellent range of shopping and dining options, as well as cultural attractions including a theatre. Ideal for the commuter, Terling’s proximity to the A12 gives excellent links to motorway networks, while nearby Hatfield Peverel mainline station provides regular services to London Liverpool Street in approximately 46 minutes.
The accommodation is arranged over two floors and is approached via an entrance porch leading into a generous reception room, this has a five light bay window to the front, stairs to the first floor and a brick fireplace. A door to the left leads to the sitting room with windows facing the front aspect and a brick chimney stack with recessed log burner. Double opening rear doors access the extended lounge, a bright and spacious room with full length French doors and adjacent windows looking over the rear garden and a window to the front. Returning to the reception room a door leads into the superb kitchen/breakfast room, fitted with a good range of wall and base cabinets with wooden surfaces, tiled surrounds and integrated Bosch appliances. An L shaped rear lobby has French doors to the garden and secure access to a corridor leading to the double garage and a door to the front elevation. From the lobby the annex is located to the rear of the garage and comprises a bedroom with walk in cupboard, a good range of fitted cupboards in the kitchen/breakfast room and separate shower room.
The first floor comprises a principal bedroom with windows to front and rear aspects and en suite shower. There are two further double and a single bedroom and a fully tiled family bathroom incorporating a free standing roll top bath, wash hand basin and wc.
The Retreat occupies a generous plot of approximately one third of an acre. To the front, a white picket fence opens onto a shingle drive providing ample parking and leading to the double garage. Adjacent to the drive are two lawns with mature hedging to the borders and to one side a gate provides pedestrian access. The rear is laid mainly to lawn with a terrace adjacent to the house. Mature trees provide a degree of seclusion and there is an impressive greenhouse with a half brick base.<br /><br />The property enjoys a highly pleasant and peaceful setting in the village of Terling a conservation area hasn't lost its old village charm. Terling has a hub of clubs, societies and village activities, Village shop & Post office, Tea room, Pub and restaurant. The city of Chelmsford is just 8 miles away and offers an excellent range of shopping and dining options, as well as cultural attractions including a theatre. Ideal for the commuter, Terling’s proximity to the A12 gives excellent links to motorway networks, while nearby Hatfield Peverel mainline station provides regular services to London Liverpool Street in approximately 46 minutes.
