Arkesden Road, Clavering, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11

THE CLAYS is a charming detached village home occupying this attractive setting which gives good access to the village centre, its range of amenities including pub/restaurants, school and excellent village store. The property itself has been subject to a programme of improvement works during the current owners time of occupation creating, what is now, a most attractively presented residence which blends some lovely period features with stylish modern fittings.

The front door opens into a shallow hallway with storage cupboards either side and a door opening into an attractive dining area with brick laid floor and exposed timbers. Stairs rise to the first floor and the room links to an adjoining snug which has dual aspect windows, fitted bookshelving and exposed timbers. Bedroom 4 is located on the ground floor with a window looking out to the side, attractive herringbone laid wooden floor and an adjoining en suite shower. This room is currently used as a home office and does provide ideal space for those who work from home. The kitchen/breakfast room has been refitted and remodelled to now incorporate an extensive range of storage cupboards with an attractive light finish contrasting with dark granite worktops, butler sink and part-timbered ceiling. There is space for a Range cooker, integrated dishwasher and an attractive tiled floor with underfloor heating. 2 windows to the side and bi-folding doors to the rear draw in natural light, whilst also providing an attractive aspect towards the garden. The sitting room looks out to the front of the property featuring an impressive fireplace with fitted stove and double doors which open into an adjoining conservatory which creates an excellent additional reception room overlooking and giving access to the garden.

Upstairs, the first floor landing leads to 3 further bedrooms and luxuriously appointed and re-fitted family bathroom which contains a 4-piece suite including a freestanding bath and separate shower cubicle.

OUTSIDE, an entrance driveway leads onto a gravelled parking area, whilst the gardens themselves extend predominantly to the rear. The garden measures approx. 88ft deep x 42ft wide and has been extremely well landscaped providing areas of soft and hard landscaping with a paved patio adjoining the back of the house and pea-shingled seating area creating perfect space for outside entertaining. The remaining garden is laid out to lawn with a vegetable plot set in raised planters whilst also containing a variety of well established plants, shrubs and trees. The garden has an attractive aspect to the rear over adjoining paddock areas.

CLAVERING is a north west Essex village with local facilities including primary school, a church, two public houses/restaurants and a local store. The village is situated almost equidistant between the market towns of Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden which provide an excellent range of shopping facilities and is within easy reach of main line railway stations at Newport, Audley End and Bishop’s Stortford, each providing a commuter service to London’s Liverpool Street. The M11(J8) is at Bishop’s Stortford for London and M25.