Anstey, Buntingford, Hertfordshire

With handsome architectural design, Maran House is a well-proportioned and characterful home filled with natural light and with a layout ideally suited to modern family lifestyles. The generous reception hall offers a grand sense of arrival and gives a flavour of the timber craftsmanship to be found within this executive home. Creating a cohesive ambience, the ceramic tiled flooring extends from the hallway into the impressive kitchen/breakfast room, which is bright and airy courtesy of its triple aspect and two glazed walls with French doors to the outside terrace. Fitted with an extensive range of sleek cabinetry, topped with stone work surfaces, the kitchen features an inset range with mantel surround, a Belfast sink and an island unit with breakfast bar which forms a subtle divide to the dining area. The elegant sitting room is centred around a brick fireplace with wood-burning stove and has external doors to the garden, whilst a further reception room presents as a well-fitted study. The home also benefits from underfloor heating.

The stylish presentation continues on the first floor, with the landing showcasing the drama of a vaulted ceiling and glazed balustrades. There are four bedrooms which include two luxurious en suite rooms with high-ceilings and exposed crossbeam rafters, whilst the family bathroom on the upper level is beautifully appointed and features a freestanding slipper bathtub.

Evergreen hedging, backed by specimen trees, fronts the lane with timber five-bar gates marking the entry point onto a swathe of gravelled driveway which provides parking for several vehicles and leads to the detached double garage. Paved terracing spans the rear and side of the house, extending into a patio with pergola over which offers a sunny south-facing spot to sit, dine and relaxed. Brick-retaining walls border the terrace, with steps leading up to an expanse of lawn.

The village of Anstey offers a popular local public house, a parish church and the Anstey First School. The nearby market town of Buntingford provides a wide range of day-to-day amenities, including supermarkets, a local market, public houses, restaurants, various independent shops and a medical centre. For additional comprehensive shopping, recreational and cultural facilities Saffron Walden and Bishops Stortford are within easy reach, with the City of Cambridge slightly further afield. Communication links are excellent with the A1(M) and M11 offering access to the major motorway networks, along with London Stansted Airport and there are regular train services from Royston to London, Cambridge and Brighton. Well-regarded schooling in the area includes Bishops Stortford College, St. Edmund’s College, Heath Mount School, as well as The Perse School, St Faith’s School and The Leys in Cambridge.