House For Sale £875,000
A Grade II Listed farmhouse c. 16th Century set within a secluded plot of approx. 1.4 acres surrounded by countryside. The property has been altered and extended over the years to provide a spacious family home. The house has potential for further improvement and development subject to planning approval.
The entrance hallway leads to a formal dual aspect reception room with brick open fireplace with a further reception adjacent with a brick fireplace. There is a fitted kitchen leading through to a small utility area and ground floor bathroom. There is also a pantry. There is another entrance leading into a boot room/storage area with stairs to the first floor (to one of the bedrooms). Upstairs there is a dual aspect bedroom with fitted wardrobes (this room is accessed via the separate staircase and provides Annex potential). There are three further double bedrooms and a shower room/wc. The property features a wealth of exposed beams and character features.
The property is approached via an extensive bridle path into a sweeping driveway which meets with the detached double barn style garage with a stable to the rear. The gardens incorporate a further outbuilding and green house with specimen and mature trees and features a wonderful moat that borders around the perimeter of the grounds.
In a delightful rural setting, Fairstead with its cottages and St. Mary the Virgin Church is part of a community of farming hamlets and formerly part of Lord Rayleigh’s estate yet within approx. 12 miles of Chelmsford City Centre and main line station with Hatfield Peverel main line station being just 5.5 miles and Braintree town centre approx. 6 miles.
Information: Tenure Freehold, Braintree District Council (Band A), Grade II Listed, EPC exempt, oil central heating, private drainage, moat surrounding property (low flood risk). Ref: CAV190108.
Chelmsford City Centre and Main Line Station approx. 12 miles (24 minutes by car) | Hatfield Peverel Main Line Station (Liverpool Street) 5 miles (12 minutes)
Freeport Shopping Village, Braintree approx. 6 miles (18 minutes) | Main road links (A120 Stansted Airport approx. 18 miles), A12/M25 .
The entrance hallway leads to a formal dual aspect reception room with brick open fireplace with a further reception adjacent with a brick fireplace. There is a fitted kitchen leading through to a small utility area and ground floor bathroom. There is also a pantry. There is another entrance leading into a boot room/storage area with stairs to the first floor (to one of the bedrooms). Upstairs there is a dual aspect bedroom with fitted wardrobes (this room is accessed via the separate staircase and provides Annex potential). There are three further double bedrooms and a shower room/wc. The property features a wealth of exposed beams and character features.
The property is approached via an extensive bridle path into a sweeping driveway which meets with the detached double barn style garage with a stable to the rear. The gardens incorporate a further outbuilding and green house with specimen and mature trees and features a wonderful moat that borders around the perimeter of the grounds.
In a delightful rural setting, Fairstead with its cottages and St. Mary the Virgin Church is part of a community of farming hamlets and formerly part of Lord Rayleigh’s estate yet within approx. 12 miles of Chelmsford City Centre and main line station with Hatfield Peverel main line station being just 5.5 miles and Braintree town centre approx. 6 miles.
Information: Tenure Freehold, Braintree District Council (Band A), Grade II Listed, EPC exempt, oil central heating, private drainage, moat surrounding property (low flood risk). Ref: CAV190108.
Chelmsford City Centre and Main Line Station approx. 12 miles (24 minutes by car) | Hatfield Peverel Main Line Station (Liverpool Street) 5 miles (12 minutes)
Freeport Shopping Village, Braintree approx. 6 miles (18 minutes) | Main road links (A120 Stansted Airport approx. 18 miles), A12/M25 .