Tednambury, Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford, CM23

Folio: 14779 Gatehouse is a carefully considered country cottage, with a façade of red brick and render which has been redesigned in a pared back palette. Tednambury, a small 12th century hamlet sitting on the Stort Navigation river, is easily accessible to both Sawbridgeworth and Bishops Stortford with train links to London, Stansted and Cambridge, educational facilities, wide variety of shops and community resources.

The house of some 1543 sq.ft has evolved over time and the owners have created a space of interconnecting rooms which offer functional, split level living whilst remaining full of surprise and character. At the heart of the house is the kitchen and cosy dining room wrapped around an open fire from which there are elevated views across the living room towards the conservatory.

The latter offers multiple aspects to blur the division between indoors and outdoors, with the rear garden offering an incredibly private space with walls of greenery and excellent sunlight from the east and south throughout the day. Both front and rear gardens have been extensively developed by the owners with their love of design and horticulture.

The upper floor is the main bedroom suite and flows across the dressing room, bedroom and bathroom. The quality of the light is exceptional at different parts of the day with a view of the sunrise over the fields early in the morning. Check out 1 Gatehouse Cottages lifestyle @mygatehouse on Instagram.

Front Door

Part glazed wooden front door giving access through to:

Entrance Hall

With a built-in cloaks cupboard with hanging space and shelves for shoes, wall mounted radiator with built-in radiator cover, coving to ceiling, wooden effect Karndean flooring, doors giving access to utility room, downstairs shower room, sitting room and snug, stairs rising to:

Raised Kitchen/Dining Room

24' 7" x 12' (7.49m x 3.66m)
Dining Area
With an original open fire with a brick hearth and tiled surround, exposed brick fireplace with red brick wall behind, cast iron spiral staircase rising to the first floor, radiator, spotlighting and coving to ceiling, views down to sitting room and conservatory beyond.
Kitchen Area
The professional style kitchen comprising a large and deep integrated stainless steel sink, secondary sink with waste disposal unit, stainless steel fixed tap with removable wash down tap above and a stainless steel commercial cupboard beneath, further range of more traditional deep pan drawers, eye level units, cutlery drawers, display lighting, full height larder style cupboards with shelving, pull-out drawers, marble cool shelves, tall stainless steel commercial fridge with separate compressor, hob with six burners, large gas ovens with double opening doors, stainless steel shelving above, stainless steel style extractor hood above, central b...

Living Room

16' 2" x 14' 2" (4.93m x 4.32m) with bi-folding glazed doors giving access and views onto conservatory, two large Velux windows, radiator, newly built-in media wall with floating cupboards beneath, door giving access to a small storage cupboard, Karndean flooring, leading through to:

Conservatory

17' 10" x 16' 10" (5.44m x 5.13m) with double glazed windows on three aspects, two sets of double glazed doors, fully double glazed roof, tiled floor with under floor heating, fitted ceiling fans, Velux opening windows, fantastic views over the rear garden.

Sitting Room

9' 10" x 8' 2" (3.00m x 2.49m) with a double glazed window to side with fitted shutters, radiator, floating desk unit, coving to ceiling, low voltage downlighting, fitted carpet.

Downstairs Shower Room

Comprising a button flush w.c., wall mounted wash hand basin with monobloc tap, shower cubicle with a curved shower screen, wall mounted thermostatically controlled shower, wall mounted heated towel rail, Velux window, low voltage downlighting, fully tiled walls, wall mounted mirror, Karndean flooring.

Utility

11' 8" x 8' (3.56m x 2.44m) with a double glazed window to front, double glazed door giving access to the side, inset stainless steel double sink and drainer with stainless steel tap, range of units with worktop, recess and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, series of full height cupboards, radiator, hatch giving access to loft space, recently fitted wall mounted gas boiler, integrated full height freezer, low voltage downlighting, dog flap.

First Floor

Dressing Area (could be used as a bedroom)

12' 4" x 9' 8" (3.76m x 2.95m) with a window to front, series of fitted wardrobe cupboards with sliding doors.

Bedroom 1

12' 4" x 10' 4" (3.76m x 3.15m) with double glazed windows side, Velux window, segment radiator, wall mounted radiator with cover, exposed painted wooden floorboards, door giving access to:

En-Suite Bathroom

Comprising a sunken bath, wall mounted w.c., wash hand basin with monobloc tap, fitted mirror, wall mounted heated towel rail, window to rear, two Velux windows, exposed painted wooden floor.

Outside

The Rear

An easterly facing mature rear garden which is mainly laid to lawn with flower borders and beds. Directly to the rear of the property there is a block paved patio area with an outside tap, power point and lighting. There is a pathway which snakes to the end of the garden where there is access to the covered parking space. To the side of the property there is an extensive, enclosed paved area, currently used for the owner’s dogs. A gate gives access in to the rear garden as well as a gate giving access to the front garden.

The Front

To the front of the garden is a paved driveway while the rest of the front garden is mainly laid to lawn with flower borders. There is also a log store.

Multimedia and Technology

The house is well appointed with audio-visual including Sonos and Hive; all of which is available by separate negotiation.

Local Authority

East Herts District Council
Band ‘D’