The Street, Manuden, Essex, CM23

Manuden is a most appealing village with a picturesque High Street and in the centre of the village there are three very fine period properties and Cedar House is one and is situated in the Conservation Area. The village has community and is well served with amenities, is surrounded by open countryside and is not affected by the flightpaths of Stansted Airport.

Cedar House is a fine building, the oldest part of the house is the kitchen area which possibly dates back to the late 16th century. Over the years there have been many significant alterations and enlargements and with these changes, the house now has approximately 4635 sq ft (431 sqm) of accommodation.

There is an entrance hall with steps down to an excellent cellar, a pretty drawing room with a bow window and fireplace and double doors to an orangery with doors to the terrace and garden and door to a utility room. There is a family room with a wide inglenook fireplace and a study with a period fireplace, the dining room has character and some exposed timbers and leads through to the breakfast room which has double doors to the garden and door to the kitchen with a four oven Aga, walk-in pantry, utility room and ground floor shower room. There is a ground floor bathroom and shower room.

On the first floor, the landing leads to the main bedroom which has a dressing room and an en suite bathroom and separate WC. There are three further bedrooms, two en suite and a family bathroom. There is a fifth bedroom which is Independently accessed and has a fitted desk and cupboards.

Outside
The delightful gardens are very much a feature of this lovely house and are very well established laid to lawn with shrubs, flower borders and an extensive terrace at the back of the house with topiary and open views over a meadow and open countryside. In addition, there is a vegetable patch with soft fruit, apple trees, a greenhouse and rose arbour.

Beside the house there is a range of outbuildings with a slate roof, including a potting shed and wood and coal store and at the back of the house a tool shed. The remainder of the garden is a meadow with a garage to one side and a purpose built weatherboarded games room with a staircase to the first floor. With relevant consents, this could be converted to a cottage or annexe.

Manuden is a very popular and attractive North West Essex village with local facilities including a school, inn and garage and is situated approximately 3 miles north west of Bishop’s Stortford where extensive amenities are available. The mainline station at Bishop’s Stortford provides a regular train service to London's Liverpool Street, and access to the M11 is approximately four miles from the village.