House For Sale £675,000
Location/description A unique opportunity to acquire a most attractive Grade II listed detached period cottage of immense charm and character retaining a wealth of exposed timbers, fine Inglenook fireplace and sliding sash windows to the front aspect. The property provides versatile accommodation including two reception rooms on the ground floor, three bedrooms and a bathroom/shower room on the first floor. There is also an attached unconverted barn which has planning consent for conversion and enlargement to provide additional living accommodation with a proposed utility/boot room, bedroom, shower and w/c and sitting room . To the rear of the main house there is a pebblestone courtyard style parking area and driveway and adjacent to this there is a detached two storey barn which has been sympathetically converted into a most stylish self-contained annexe with its own sitting/dining/family room and shower room on the ground floor and a double bedroom on the first floor. The property occupies a prominent position within the highly sought after south Cambridgeshire village of Balsham. The village lies approximately 10 miles from the thriving market town of Saffron Walden and about 10 miles south east of the university city of Cambridge. The village is also conveniently placed for access to Haverhill with its excellent shopping facilities and is also within easy reach of the horseracing town of Newmarket. The village provides an excellent range of local amenities including the Meadow Primary School, a post office/stores, delicatessen/coffee shop, church, two inns and a recreation ground with children's play area adjacent. More extensive shopping and schooling facilities are available in the nearby village of Linton and for the commuter there is a train service to London via Whittlesford or Audley End and the M11 motorway access point is at Duxford (Junction 10).
Stable entrance door to:
Entrance lobby opening to:
Living room with a cast iron open fireplace, two built-in storage cupboards, two radiators, sash windows to front and rear aspect. Door leading through to utility room and unconverted barn.
Dining room with a fine Inglenook fireplace with a multi-fuel stove set on a brick hearth, door and stairs leading off to first floor, tiled floor, exposed timbers, sliding sash windows to front aspect and open studwork to:
Kitchen with range of handcrafted units and deep butler sink with cupboard below, further base units to either side with wooden worktops and cupboards below, integrated fridge and freezer, fitted shelved larder cupboard, exposed timbers, tiled floor, further base units and space for Range style cooker with extractor cooker hood above, sliding sash windows to front aspect, windows to side aspect.
Door from sitting room leads to:
Utility area with exposed timbers and space and plumbing for automatic washing machine and door leading through to:
Adjacent unconverted barn which is in need of renovation or conversion with brick floors and exposed timbers and stable door to courtyard area. There is also an outside w.c. And door leading through to side courtyard.
On the first floor
landing with exposed timbers and windows to rear aspect.
Bedroom 1 with double radiator, windows to side aspect, opening to walk-in wardrobe, exposed floorboards, radiator, trap door to roof space.
Inner landing with exposed floorboards.
Bedroom 2 with double radiator, windows to side aspect, exposed timbers.
Bedroom 3 with exposed floorboards, two radiators, windows to side aspect, exposed timbers.
Bathroom with cast iron bath set on ball and claw feet, pedestal wash hand basin, w.c., separate shower cubicle with wall mounted shower unit, exposed floorboards, built-in shelved linen cupboard, windows to rear aspect.
Separate detached barn comprising:
Entrance door to:
Open plan living/dining room/kitchen A wonderful light and spacious living area partly open to the full height of the building and comprising living area with exposed flint and brick wall, electric wall heater, exposed timbers, windows to side aspect, staircase leading off to first floor, feature leaded light windows to side aspect and open to:
Kitchen/dining room with feature Inglenook style fireplace with woodburning stove set on a brick hearth, exposed floorboards, door to side and kitchen area with a single drainer sink unit with mixer taps, base units to side comprising worktops with cupboards and drawers below, integrated electric oven and 4 point ceramic hob above, windows to rear aspect overlooking gardens, wall storage cupboards, open to:
Inner lobby with feature exposed brick chimney breast and built-in cupboard housing wall mounted boiler, feature original bread oven and door to:
Shower room with a tiled shower cubicle with wall mounted shower unit, pedestal wash hand basin and tiled splashback, tiled floor, heated towel rail.
Staircase from living room area leading to:
Bedroom with feature part high vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers, electric wall heater, windows to side aspect overlooking the rear garden.
Outside To the front of the property there is a most attractive part walled garden area with miniature hedgerow designed in the style of a maze with shinglestone pathways and a lawn to side with well stocked borders and mature shrubs, bushes and trees around and a secluded side courtyard area/terrace with timber store/boiler house to side. To the rear of the main cottage there is a shinglestone courtyard/parking area and adjacent to this is the separate detached barn annexe. To the rear of the annexe there is a delightful garden area laid to lawn with a variety of mature shrubs and well stocked borders around, feature garden pond and shinglestone pathways leading to a further courtyard style patio area.
Material information Tenure - Freehold
Council Tax Band - E
Stable entrance door to:
Entrance lobby opening to:
Living room with a cast iron open fireplace, two built-in storage cupboards, two radiators, sash windows to front and rear aspect. Door leading through to utility room and unconverted barn.
Dining room with a fine Inglenook fireplace with a multi-fuel stove set on a brick hearth, door and stairs leading off to first floor, tiled floor, exposed timbers, sliding sash windows to front aspect and open studwork to:
Kitchen with range of handcrafted units and deep butler sink with cupboard below, further base units to either side with wooden worktops and cupboards below, integrated fridge and freezer, fitted shelved larder cupboard, exposed timbers, tiled floor, further base units and space for Range style cooker with extractor cooker hood above, sliding sash windows to front aspect, windows to side aspect.
Door from sitting room leads to:
Utility area with exposed timbers and space and plumbing for automatic washing machine and door leading through to:
Adjacent unconverted barn which is in need of renovation or conversion with brick floors and exposed timbers and stable door to courtyard area. There is also an outside w.c. And door leading through to side courtyard.
On the first floor
landing with exposed timbers and windows to rear aspect.
Bedroom 1 with double radiator, windows to side aspect, opening to walk-in wardrobe, exposed floorboards, radiator, trap door to roof space.
Inner landing with exposed floorboards.
Bedroom 2 with double radiator, windows to side aspect, exposed timbers.
Bedroom 3 with exposed floorboards, two radiators, windows to side aspect, exposed timbers.
Bathroom with cast iron bath set on ball and claw feet, pedestal wash hand basin, w.c., separate shower cubicle with wall mounted shower unit, exposed floorboards, built-in shelved linen cupboard, windows to rear aspect.
Separate detached barn comprising:
Entrance door to:
Open plan living/dining room/kitchen A wonderful light and spacious living area partly open to the full height of the building and comprising living area with exposed flint and brick wall, electric wall heater, exposed timbers, windows to side aspect, staircase leading off to first floor, feature leaded light windows to side aspect and open to:
Kitchen/dining room with feature Inglenook style fireplace with woodburning stove set on a brick hearth, exposed floorboards, door to side and kitchen area with a single drainer sink unit with mixer taps, base units to side comprising worktops with cupboards and drawers below, integrated electric oven and 4 point ceramic hob above, windows to rear aspect overlooking gardens, wall storage cupboards, open to:
Inner lobby with feature exposed brick chimney breast and built-in cupboard housing wall mounted boiler, feature original bread oven and door to:
Shower room with a tiled shower cubicle with wall mounted shower unit, pedestal wash hand basin and tiled splashback, tiled floor, heated towel rail.
Staircase from living room area leading to:
Bedroom with feature part high vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers, electric wall heater, windows to side aspect overlooking the rear garden.
Outside To the front of the property there is a most attractive part walled garden area with miniature hedgerow designed in the style of a maze with shinglestone pathways and a lawn to side with well stocked borders and mature shrubs, bushes and trees around and a secluded side courtyard area/terrace with timber store/boiler house to side. To the rear of the main cottage there is a shinglestone courtyard/parking area and adjacent to this is the separate detached barn annexe. To the rear of the annexe there is a delightful garden area laid to lawn with a variety of mature shrubs and well stocked borders around, feature garden pond and shinglestone pathways leading to a further courtyard style patio area.
Material information Tenure - Freehold
Council Tax Band - E
