High Street, Little Chesterford, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10

THE OLD HOUSE is a highly individual detached Grade II Listed period home situated in the very heart of this popular and highly regarded village which gives good access to Saffron Walden and the nearby mainline station at Great Chesterford. The property contains many attractive period features complementing its versatile and well proportioned living accommodation arranged over 3 floors.

The front door opens into an entrance hall which, in turn, leads to the family room which has a dual aspect with bay window to the side and a fireplace with fitted stove. The sitting room is a most attractive room with windows to the front and rear, a door concealing a staircase to the first floor and impressive fireplace with fitted stove. An inner hallway has a second staircase rising to rooms above and leads to a further reception room to the rear of the property which has a vaulted ceiling and full height windows and glazed doors drawing in excellent amounts of natural light, looking over and giving access to the rear garden. A further inner lobby gives access to a ground floor bathroom which contains a 4-piece suite. From the sitting room, a rear hallway has a stable door to outside and leads to the kitchen which is fitted with a range of storage cupboards and worktops, built-in oven and hob with space for further appliances. The kitchen has windows overlooking the rear garden and door opening to outside.

From the main staircase accessed from the sitting room, the landing leads to 2 bedrooms and a shower room, whilst a further staircase rises to 2 further rooms above, each are height restricted. The second staircase rising from the inner hallway leads to 2 additional room; again each slightly height restricted.

OUTSIDE, the property sits on the roadside with a driveway to one side providing off-street parking space and giving access to the detached garage. The rear garden is a particularly impressive feature of the property laid out predominantly to lawn with a paved patio adjoining the rear of the property providing ideal space for outside entertaining. The garden contains a wide variety of plants, shrubs and trees including a variety of fruit trees, helping to create a nicely enclosed and private area.

LITTLE CHESTERFORD is a small hamlet close to the larger village of Great Chesterford which provides Public Houses, primary school, village store/post office, doctors surgeries and mainline railway station (London’s Liverpool St). The market town of Saffron Walden lies 4 miles to the south with shops, schools and other recreational facilities. Cambridge (about 11 miles), offers educational facilities together with a wider variety of leisure amenities. Access to the M11 (J9) is within 1.5 miles providing access to London and the M25. Access for the M11 northbound can be gained at Duxford (J10).