House For Sale £1,750,000
Whitegates Farm is a non listed substantial detached farmhouse featuring handsome whitewashed elevations, six bedrooms and light, airy reception rooms with tall sash windows, high ceilings and original fireplaces.
The ground floor has four comfortable, flexible
reception rooms of similar proportions, including the drawing room, the sitting room and the family room, all of which have open fireplaces. There is also a generous lounge with a dual aspect and a fireplace fitted with a woodburning stove. At the rear of the ground floor, the kitchen and breakfast room has wooden units to base and wall level, an Aga and space for a breakfast table for informal dining.
Two staircases lead to the first-floor accommodation which offers six bedrooms, including the principal bedroom with its en suite bathroom. The first floor also has a family bathroom with a separate shower unit, plus an
additional WC.
The farm includes several outbuildings, including
a garaging block with an annexe above. The annexe has a sitting area, a fully equipped kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom and is ideal for family members, guests or lodgers. There is also a large stables block, offering the potential for commercial income. The grounds have large open fields and an all-weather paddock for equine training, while the delightful garden surrounding the house includes pristine lawns, colourful border beds, various shrubs, trees and hedgerows, and a heated swimming pool with its own sun terrace and pool house. Parking is available on the gravel driveway at the front of the house, with the access for vehicles to the stables and paddocks.
The property lies in a no through lane in the small rural village of Mundon, three miles south of Maldon and within easy reach of the A12 and Chelmsford.
There is a public footpath direct to the village, the village has a local pub, with everyday amenities close-at-hand in historic Maldon, including high street shops, restaurants, cafés and supermarkets.
Primary schooling is available at the outstanding-rated Cold Norton Primary School and Purleigh Community Primary School, while secondary schooling can be found in Maldon, at Plume School, or at William de Ferrers School in South Woodham Ferrers.
Chelmsford is 11 miles to the west, providing an excellent choice of shopping and leisure facilities, with the A12 less than 10 miles away. Chelmsford mainline station provides fast and regular services to London Liverpool Street.
The ground floor has four comfortable, flexible
reception rooms of similar proportions, including the drawing room, the sitting room and the family room, all of which have open fireplaces. There is also a generous lounge with a dual aspect and a fireplace fitted with a woodburning stove. At the rear of the ground floor, the kitchen and breakfast room has wooden units to base and wall level, an Aga and space for a breakfast table for informal dining.
Two staircases lead to the first-floor accommodation which offers six bedrooms, including the principal bedroom with its en suite bathroom. The first floor also has a family bathroom with a separate shower unit, plus an
additional WC.
The farm includes several outbuildings, including
a garaging block with an annexe above. The annexe has a sitting area, a fully equipped kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom and is ideal for family members, guests or lodgers. There is also a large stables block, offering the potential for commercial income. The grounds have large open fields and an all-weather paddock for equine training, while the delightful garden surrounding the house includes pristine lawns, colourful border beds, various shrubs, trees and hedgerows, and a heated swimming pool with its own sun terrace and pool house. Parking is available on the gravel driveway at the front of the house, with the access for vehicles to the stables and paddocks.
The property lies in a no through lane in the small rural village of Mundon, three miles south of Maldon and within easy reach of the A12 and Chelmsford.
There is a public footpath direct to the village, the village has a local pub, with everyday amenities close-at-hand in historic Maldon, including high street shops, restaurants, cafés and supermarkets.
Primary schooling is available at the outstanding-rated Cold Norton Primary School and Purleigh Community Primary School, while secondary schooling can be found in Maldon, at Plume School, or at William de Ferrers School in South Woodham Ferrers.
Chelmsford is 11 miles to the west, providing an excellent choice of shopping and leisure facilities, with the A12 less than 10 miles away. Chelmsford mainline station provides fast and regular services to London Liverpool Street.
