Norton Heath, INGATESTONE

The currents owners have resided at this delightful cottage for almost 40 years raising their children in a semi-rural location but still very accessible to many good schools, shopping facilities as well as good rail and road links.

They have particularly enjoyed the garden being generous in size yet offering seclusion, with a variety of areas being partly wooded, lawned as well as a courtyard area with an array of everchanging colours bringing the garden to life throughout the seasons.

You are welcomed into the property through an entrance porch opening up into a reception hall giving access to all the ground floor accommodation including a ground floor bathroom.

Separated by a wall of beams into a sitting room with feature fireplace. Doors and windows face out onto the side garden.

The Kitchen can also be accessed from the reception hall with quarry tiled floor and hand built wooden kitchen with wooden worksurfaces and space for appliances. From the Kitchen leads you to a breakfast area still with an original bread oven in situ.

A further sitting room with dual aspect windows and French doors out onto the gardens allowing plenty of light to fill the room. A feature fireplace gives the room that cosy feeling for those winter months.

Double doors leading a separate dining room the doors onto a private picturesque courtyard area.

Stairs from the sitting room lead you to the first floor which hosts four double bedrooms and a family bathroom where the principle bedroom includes a built in vanity sink unit which has potential to make into and en-suite or dressing area.

OUTSIDE

The cottage sits on a secluded plot measuring approximately a third of an acre (STLS).

A gated gravelled area at the front provides off road parking with detached garage.

The garden is mainly laid to lawn surrounding the property bordered with mature shrubs, hedging, and trees providing desired privacy.

LOCATION Situated in the semi-rural location of Norton Heath just off the A414 surrounded by countryside walks and agricultural land. The Norton café and petrol station is on your doorstep with Blackmore Village just over a mile with its primary school, gastro pubs and other local amenities.

Chelmsford City Centre sits just over 8 miles away and Ongar just under 4 miles.

Ingatestone Train Station is just over 6 miles away with access to London in 30 minutes.