Audley End, Gestingthorpe, Nr Halstead, Essex CO9 3AU

Guide Price £500,000 to £550,000 - Quote Ref: DP0213 when requesting further details of this beautifully positioned and presented three/four bedroom character cottage set back from the road with extensive gardens and lovely farmland views within this very popular North Essex village.

The front of the property is presented with an attractive oak framed porch that gives cover to the front door that leads into the entrance lobby. Somewhere to kick off your shoes and hang your coat before you enter the main home which starts with the dining room. A charming room with authentic engineered oak floorboards and an appealing brick fireplace with oak lintel and a built in wood burning stove, to the side of this is a handy storage cupboard and there are views to the front of the property through the double glazed window. There is a doorway to the inner hallway that gives access to the downstairs cloakroom, stairs to the first floor and a doorway into the kitchen. The kitchen sits to the rear of the home and is a wonderful set up with cream-coloured units with solid wood worksurfaces to include an impressive island with a built-in wine fridge and overhanging breakfast bar. The main units house the butler sink, integral dishwasher and the Flavel 8 gas ring hob range oven. This is all set on an attractive herringbone brick floor which continues through to the rear boot room and utility room. A door from the kitchen leads to the second of the reception rooms, a double aspect room with a feature protruding fireplace with another wood burning stove inset to it, there are exposed oak floorboards and some visible beams to add to the character of the home. From the rear boot room there is a door leading out to the rear garden and patio. 

On the first floor the charm continues with a split-level landing giving access to the three of the bedrooms and the family bathroom. The principal bedroom is a generous double room with views over the front aspects taking those country views and has a Victorian cast iron fireplace for more interest. At the other end of the landing is bedroom two which is a generous double again with a connecting door to bedroom four or a perfect dressing room to make this room more of a suite. Bedroom three sits at the rear of the house overlooking the garden and those incredible farmland views. The family bathroom has a four-piece suite to include a freestanding oval ended bathtub, a walk in triple shower cubicle, a hand wash basin with storage unit beneath and a low level flush wc and a heated towel rail. 

Outside:

To the front of the property there is a large Cotswold stone covered driveway with newly fitted electric five bar gates with a side pedestrian gate, this leads down to the property and the detached timber framed double garage. The oil tank and calor gas cylinders for the oven are visible. 

To the rear of the property there is an impressive rear patio that leads onto a strip of lawn with a pathway taking you around to the main part of the impressive plot. A further piece of garden has been landscaped with a raised patio and garden kitchen (in need of finishes) with a built in Italian pizza oven on a brick and stone foundation, built up work surfaces ready for completion. There is a large lawned area surrounded by wood panel fencing with a focal flowering cherry tree in the centre all with a westerly direction making this an ideal entertaining space enjoying the sun in the afternoon and well into the evening enjoying the sun sets. There are some shrubbed borders and a garden shed situated in the corner. A gate in the rear boundary leads to another strip of land that would be ideal for an allotment for those looking to grow their own produce. 

The plot measures about a third of an acre in its entirety. 

Agents Note: 

There is planning permission granted for a rear single storey kitchen and snug extension. See plan. There is a pedestrian right of way along the rear of the property for the neighbouring property.

Services:

Mains Electricity. Oil fired heating. Private Drainage. Braintree Council Tax Band E. There is County Broadband Standard and Ultrafast broadband connections up to 1000mbps available at his property (according to Ofcom broadband checker).