High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, CM7

A charming Georgian residence set within a prime position, overlooking the church and village green. Four double bedrooms, three receptions, lovely cottage garden and allocated parking. EPC Exempt.

DESCRIPTION

A delightful red brick, Grade II, Georgian residence thought to date back to 1810, in excellent condition both internally and externally offering a central village position, overlooking the lovely village green and Church.

To the front of the house a charming sitting room benefits from a lovely open fireplace set on a stone hearth, built in cupboards and wonderful views onto the village green and churchyard. The office/studio adjacent is also located to the front with similar views to the sitting room via a sash window.

A beautiful sunken kitchen is located in the heart of the property offering lovely views of the rear garden, a butler sink, built in fridge and gas range cooker on a tiled floor. Steps lead up to a generous dining room above, with inglenook fireplace, turning stairwell to the first floor bedrooms and access down to a generous cellar below.

Beyond the dining room is a beautifully fitted ground floor bathroom with tiled flooring, wood panelling and heated towel rail. To the rear of the house is a generous boot room, with stable door giving access to the rear garden and utility room which is discretely hidden behind the bathroom with a window looking onto the garden.

To the first floor there are four double bedrooms served by a lovely family shower room with tiled flooring and heated towel rail. The principal bedroom looks onto the village green and also enjoys a Victorian feature fireplace, well considered built in wardrobes either side and an original safe built in behind. Bedroom two also looks onto the green and churchyard via lovely sash windows and gives access to the generous boarded loft with power. The two remaining bedrooms are also doubles, with vaulted ceilings and views across the rear garden.

Externally, the property opens from the boot room onto a lovely courtyard with an established honeysuckle over an arched pergola opening onto the rear garden, which is mainly laid to lawn, part walled with deep planting to well considered beds on the eastern boundary. A delightful brick pathway leads to a generous garden shed to the rear and gated side access to the driveway and allocated parking space.

The popular village of Wethersfield has a thriving village community with its own C of E church and village store. Finchingfield is just a short drive away with its village green and period Inns. Great Bardfield is also just a short drive benefitting from a couple of pubs, supermarket, deli and butcher’s shop. Braintree is approximately 10-15 minutes by car with shops for your day-to-day needs, various supermarkets including M & S at the Freeport centre and mainline train station serving London Liverpool Street. Witham is a 30-minute drive to the east with a faster and more regular service into London, which is approximately 40 minutes. The A120 bypass can be accessed from Braintree which is 15-20 minutes from the M11, junction 8, giving onward links to London and the M25. There is also fantastic secondary schooling in all sectors, predominantly in Felsted, Chelmsford and Colchester.