Moor End, Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10

ROSE COTTAGE is a most attractive detached period home, nicely positioned within what remains a very popular and highly regarded village location placed to the east of Saffron Walden. The property provides well proportioned accommodation over two floors, containing many features of great style and character, all of which justify its Grade II Listed status.

The front door opens into an entrance hall where stairs rise to the first floor and doors lead off to principal reception areas. A lovely sitting room looks out to the front of the property with two windows drawing in natural light, exposed timbers and impressive inglenook fireplace. A dining room provides ideal space for entertaining, linking to the sitting room with open studwork dividing the two. There are windows looking out to the rear which provide an attractive aspect over the mature gardens with open countryside beyond. The kitchen provides space for a small breakfast table and chairs and contains an extensive range of storage cupboards and working areas with built-in double oven, hob and extractor fan, space for additional appliances, exposed timbers and windows looking out to the front and side. An adjoining utility room provides further storage space and room for appliances, with window and door opening out to the rear. This, in turn, gives access to a ground floor shower room which contains a 3-piece suite.

From the principal entrance area, there are doors leading off to two good sized ground floor bedrooms; one of which being the master room with its own en suite bathroom which is in addition to the separately accessed family bathroom which also contains a 3-piece suite. In addition, a study room provides ideal space for those who work from home looking out to the front of the property, but could also be utilised as a 5th bedroom.

Upstairs, the first floor landing has a window looking out to the rear with superb views across the rear garden and to open countryside beyond. This space has a built-in desk and storage and provides an additional study area. There are two further bedrooms on this floor looking out to the front and side.

OUTSIDE, the property sits in about 0.3 of an acre set behind a modest open-plan garden to the front which contains lawn and a variety of well stablished shrubs. A driveway to one side provides off-street parking space for several vehicles and leads to a large detached garage which has a log store attached to the rear.

The beautiful rear gardens extend away from the property and really are a most impressive feature, laid out predominantly to lawn with numerous flowerbeds and borders containing an array of mature plants and shrubs, all interspersed with a multitude of well established trees. There is a large shingled area adjoining the rear of the property which does provide a lovely space for outside entertaining and, in addition, a detached store/workshop sits to one side.

GREAT SAMPFORD has an inn, 2 churches and primary school and is approx. 8 miles from the historic market town of Saffron Walden with a range of shopping, recreational facilities and schools. The town of Thaxted with village shops, weekly market, school, restaurants and public houses is 4 miles away. Audley End mainline station (London’s Liverpool St) is approx. 10 miles from the village. The market town of Bishop’s Stortford, with access to the M11(J8) is approx. 17 miles away.