House For Sale £2,950,000
Great Maplestead

A Stunning Early Georgian 7 Bedroom Country House with a 3 Bedroom Coach House, an Essex Barn, and in all 16.6 Acres

What We Say at The Zoe Napier Group

We believe that this magnificent country home is competitively priced to attract serious buyers in a position to proceed. The property will be an end-of-chain with flexibility on completion dates. The Essex barn is prime development stp or could otherwise offer a multitude of uses with a further barn suitable to accommodate internal stabling (stp)

 What the Owners Say

We have loved living here with our large family and extended family living in the coach house. The property has so many special features and we have just finished a substantial extension we are thrilled with how the specialist builder has blended old and new so seamlessly. We are selling due to new adventures outside the UK.

History & Background

An architecturally stunning early Georgian 7-bedroom Country House, built in 1870 with later additions providing extensive 5851 sq ft accommodation with classical high ceilings. The house is not listed but interestingly the earlier adjacent detached coach house and two of the three barns are recorded to be Grade II listed buildings of either the late 18th or the early 19th century. The property occupies a total plot of 16.6 acres, including extensive grazing with excellent potential for equestrian uses, alongside mature gardens.

The house has recently undergone a significant double-storey extension, having been sympathetically designed and constructed to seamlessly blend the attractive soft red brick old and new finishes with now, a total of seven twisted chimney stacks on the hand clay tiled roof. The property is elevated with an extensive rear west-facing terrace from which to enjoy the far-reaching and undulating views and beautiful sunsets.

The Coach House is an attractive an well appointed Grade II listed three-bedroom ancillary cottage with cart lodge garaging. The barns have separate gated access and include a more modern barn (potential for internal stabling) and two listed barns including the substantial Essex Barn which offers scope for conversion to a residential dwelling or alternative leisure uses stp. The barns are on a separate title to the house and coach house.

 Setting & Location

The house is situated in an idyllic country setting close to the highly sought-after rural farming village of Great Maplestead, just outside the market town of Halstead on the Essex/Suffolk border. The property benefits from being positioned on the edge of the Colne Valley which offers undulating countryside, stunning views, and excellent hacking for horse riders along country lanes and bridleways. The property is located near Dines Hall’s 1000 acres of private country and shooting estate, where there are attractive Bluebell woodlands and a network of footpaths and green lanes for scenic country walks and horse riding.

The house is well screened from its country lane setting with an extensive part-walled frontage, automatic entry gates to the carriage drive, and additional gated accesses for the barns and meadows. The mature gardens enjoy far-reaching west-facing views to the rear with beautiful sunsets falling across undulating countryside. On the south side of the house are the extensive outbuildings including the Coach House and barns. The modern barn would be suitable for internal stables (stp).

 Great Maplestead has its own C of E primary school (Ofsted good) and the village has a lovely community atmosphere with a church and church hall. Private schools are in Gosfield with private, grammar, and high schools in and around the Cities of Colchester and Chelmsford.  The nearest village for a local grocery store (co-op) and doctor’s surgery is in Sible Hedingham, with Halstead being the nearest market town. There are many picturesque surrounding villages on the County border with a good choice of pubs and restaurants in both Essex and Suffolk.

Great Maplestead village centre 1 mile* Halstead 2.8 miles* Sudbury 7.5 miles* Braintree 9 miles* Colchester City 16 miles* Chelmsford City 22 miles*

Agent’s notes

• There are three title deeds. The house & Coach House EX554361 (approximately 1.9 acres). Land to the west and south including barns EX511772 and Acreage from part title AA33224.
• The main house is not listed. The earlier Coach House, Essex Barn, and a single-storey barn are noted as listed buildings on the English Heritage register.
• Ref to (stp) is subject to planning permission.
• The new extension will have a building regulation final certificate prior to the exchange of contracts. *Please note at time of inspection the additional landing in the former main bedroom was yet to be created. 
• Our client has completed a Propertymark questionnaire providing additional useful information for those looking to make an offer on the property. Please request these details from the selling agent.
• Maplestead has a gun club (clay shooting) in the neighbouring valley (adjoining land) which operates on the 28-day rule per annum. Typically this includes every other Sunday (about 3 hours), per month and/or a Thursday evening during the summer.
• Braintree Council Tax Band G