Cherry Street, Duton Hill, Dunmow, Essex, CM6

The Setting

Duton Hill lies between Thaxted and Great Dunmow, close to the historic village of Great Easton. Great Dunmow has a respectable range of shopping facilities, fine restaurants and public houses and the pretty village of Thaxted offers good public houses, shops and restaurant. The larger towns of Braintree, Bishop’s Stortford and Chelmsford all lie within 15 miles and have a more comprehensive range of leisure facilities and the historic town of Saffron Walden, named the best place to live in the East of England, in the annual Sunday Times “Best Places to Live Guide” and highly advocated by local resident, Jamie Oliver. The area has a superb choice of both state and private schools at both junior and senior level. Direct rail connection from either Stansted, Bishop’s Stortford or Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street takes approximately 38 minutes. In addition, the excellent road connections can all be accessed via the A120 and the M11, with London’s Stansted Airport (truncated)

Ground Floor Accommodation

Glazed doors to the front open onto a spacious porch with further doors opening onto an impressive entrance hallway with an oak turned staircase rising to the first-floor galleried landing and doors lead off to the kitchen/breakfast room which has been fitted with a good range of bespoke wall and base units, with integrated appliances and tiled flooring and there is a separate utility room with external access to the garden. Further doors from the hallway open onto a family room and a sunroom, with both rooms opening onto a formal dining area with glazed French doors to the front and rear of the property. The stunning main sitting room is dual aspect and has a lovely, vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers to both walls and ceilings with a feature red brick fireplace with inset wood burner and a further opening through to a study area. A shower room completes this floor.

First Floor Accommodation

A bright, first floor galleried landing has doors leading to a principal bedroom suite with the most amazing views over the garden and beyond and it has built-in wardrobes and en-suite bathroom with separate shower. There are a further three bedrooms, with bedrooms two and three having a Jack and Jill shower room and a family bathroom with both bath and shower facilities completes this floor.

Annexe

The one bedroom annexe offers additional living accommodation with stairs rising from the entrance to the first floor with an open plan reception room and kitchen, a double bedroom and shower room. Below is a triple garage with separate workshop.

Outside

An extensive separate outbuilding is currently used as a music studio/games room and office with toilet facilities and offers excellent ‘working from home’ facilities. Additionally, there is an indoor swimming pool with vaulted ceiling, shower room and plant room. There is also a 3 bay garage block and workshop with extensive parking area. The tree lined driveway opens onto the courtyard with lovely patio area and pergola to the side of the swimming pool, with lawns to the front. And further patio areas. The remaining surrounding grounds are predominantly laid to lawn with a selection of mature trees, a beautiful pond area with the most magnificent views across stunning n surrounding countryside.

Services

Oil fired central heating, private drainage, water and electricity are connected.

Local Authority

Uttlesford District Council

Council Tax

Tax Band H