Little Yeldham

A Delightful Period Single Storey Cottage, with later additions set on 0.3 of an Acre with a Detached Annexe and Large Workshop.

What We Say at The Zoe Napier Group

This is a delightful cottage which the current owners have improved to create bright and spacious accommodation with the combination of characterful comforts and a spacious Country Kitchen/Breakfast Room. The Facilities outside are of great benefit with a large, detached workshop and a self-contained detached guest annexe.

What The Owners Say

We absolutely love it here and the sunsets opposite are amazing. The peace and quiet is great too and the workshop has enabled me to enjoy my hobby in joinery. However, we are getting on a little and with regular trips to our family in Leigh on Sea we simply want to move closer to them and the family business. 

History & Background

A deceptively spacious former two bedroom cottage style bungalow, believed in part to date back 200 years with a later 20^th century rear extension providing deceptive and bright accommodation which enjoys characterful cottage features combined with part open plan living arrangements which serve well for family gatherings and entertaining. The current owners have improved the property with UPVC double glazing and attractive bespoke kitchen cabinetry where there is space for a farmhouse table to seat up to 8 people comfortably.

The property has been adapted to make the sitting room into a far larger room by removing a stud wall and losing the second bedroom, this can be easily reinstated. Our client is willing to replace the wall should the incoming buyer prefer a separate room as the internal door and adjacent bathroom remain in the same place. This has been their preference, utilising the large detached guest annexe for overnight guests. In addition there is a detached workshop and a stable/store.

The principal bedroom benefits from both a dressing room and an en-suite and there is a delightful reception hall/snug as well as a utility room and a separate study.

Setting & Location

The cottage is situated in a rural farming area between the villages of Great Yeldham and Belchamp St Paul. Opposite is Mashay Hall, a farm with beautiful surrounding countryside with big skies and magnificent sunsets. The cottage stands on a plot of 0.3 of an acre providing a manageable garden area with terraces for south-facing and to one side is a double five-bar gated access to extensive parking and a paddock to the side. There are excellent outbuildings as mentioned allowing the incoming buyer to have good storage and space for a pony or two.

Little Yeldham is situated on the Essex/Suffolk Border – a small hamlet with just a handful of neighbours. The area offers tranquillity amongst the excellent network of public footpaths for country walks and riding. There are a good many picturesque surrounding villages with pub/restaurants and the nearest towns are Sudbury (Suffolk) 8.2 miles and Halstead (Essex) 8.5 miles. Stansted Airport is 28 miles from the property and the nearest train stations are in Sudbury or at Braintree.

Accommodation

An open vestibule with a stable door provides the front entrance into a lovely reception hall/snug which features a most attractive fireplace with a wood burner (not tested or used). The room has an attractive wooden floor and oak stained doors lead off th a double bedroom which benefits from having a walk-through dressing room to the en-suite shower room with WC (macerator operated). The living areas have been opened to create a generous space, partially open plan to the kitchen/breakfast room. When our clients purchased the property, they removed the stud wall which provided the second bedroom with its own bathroom. Should this bedroom be required and reinstated, the doorway remains to do so. The sitting room enjoys a triple aspect with built in storage cupboards, views over farmland with the most amazing sunsets and an attractive fireplace housing a multi fuel stove. The country kitchen/breakfast room has attractive cabinetry in a light heritage moss colour with granite topped worktops. A cupboard houses the oil-fired boiler and there is a feature Leisure range oven and built in appliances include a fridge, freezer and dishwasher. There is space for a farmhouse size table to seat 6 or more with doors leading out onto the rear terrace. From the kitchen is a separate door to the hall and access to the utility room and a separate room which offers versatility for a study or ironing room etc.

Detached Annexe

This is an excellent addition to the property with its own side access and front decked veranda. The main room provides a well-equipped kitchen with space for a table open plan to the sitting room area. An inner hall with storage leads to the double bedroom and a bathroom with shower over the bath. The building is double glazed with electric heaters.

The Grounds

The garden provides terrace areas and some shrub beds where there is an enclosed gated space for one vehicle to the front. A pair of five bar gates provides double width access to the extensive parking areas open to the side paddock. Access leads to the outbuildings. These include a substantial 8.5 x 6.5 m workshop which has been rewired by the current owners. Beyond is a machinery store and further storage as well as a single stable/store.

Agents Notes

• Registered Title EX366199
• The guide price takes into consideration that the buyer will need to install a modern private drainage system to meet new legislation.

Services

Mains Drainage

Mains Electricity

Oil Fired Heating

Private Drainage

 

 

EPC rating: D. Tenure: Freehold,