Brook Street, Little Dunmow, Dunmow, Essex, CM6

Discreetly positioned along a private shingle driveway, this stunning single-storey period barn conversion is surrounded by beautiful countryside located around 3 miles from Felsted.

Description

3 Manor Barns is a stunning, single-storey period barn conversion situated at the end of a private lane, surrounded by beautiful countryside in the hamlet of Little Dunmow, providing convenient access to Felsted School, recognised for its academic and sporting excellence.

Set within landscaped grounds, this exceptional home blends characterful features with high-quality modern finishes, and extends to approximately 2,400 sq ft, incorporating a detached double garage.

The property is entered via a light-filled entrance hall featuring wood-effect flooring with underfloor heating, exposed timbers, a built-in double storage cupboard and full-height opaque windows to the front. From here, the hallway leads into the main living spaces, including a magnificent kitchen, dining and family room. This impressive open-plan room is the heart of the home, designed with vaulted ceilings and exposed beams, and fitted with a bespoke kitchen comprising granite worktops, a central island with breakfast bar and a range of high-end integrated appliances including a Quooker tap, ovens, dishwasher, wine cooler and space for an American-style fridge/freezer. Dual-aspect windows and French doors allow light to flood the space and provide access to the garden. A separate utility room is fitted with matching units and provides space for appliances, with continued wood-effect flooring and underfloor heating. The sitting room is a generous, beautifully appointed reception space, also featuring a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and a red-brick fireplace housing a wood-burning stove. Bi-fold doors open directly out to the rear garden, creating a connection between indoor and outdoor living.

The principal bedroom suite offers French doors opening out to the rear garden, a range of fitted and built-in wardrobes and a vaulted ceiling adding to the sense of space. It is served by an en suite bathroom featuring a bath with shower attachment, wash basin, WC and underfloor heating. There are three further double bedrooms, two of which also enjoy their own en suite shower rooms, all finished to a high standard with enclosed showers, pedestal basins, heated towel rails and tiled floors with underfloor heating. The fourth bedroom is served by a well-appointed family shower room.

Outside
The property is discreetly set back from a private driveway, approached via a long sweeping shingle driveway which leads past a detached double garage with twin up-and-over doors, power, lighting and a pitched roof providing additional storage. The driveway offers extensive parking bays and features an electric vehicle charging point.

The front garden is predominantly laid to lawn with a variety of established trees lining the drive, enhancing the approach with a sense privacy. A further enclosed lawn area, bordered by picket fencing and planted with a selection of mature shrubs, includes a circular patio area and access to the front of the property.

To the rear, the garden opens out from the house onto a gravelled terrace with a raised decked area to one side, currently housing a hot tub. A series of timber sleepers frame well-stocked raised flower beds and steps leads to a paved pathway with decorative stone taking you through to a large area of formal lawn. At the far end, a covered composite decked terrace with power supply offers an ideal spot for outdoor entertaining. The rear garden enjoys a high degree of privacy and is fully enclosed by timber fencing and attractive brick walling, with a range of mature shrubs and specimen trees providing year-round interest.

Services
Mains water, private drainage treatment plant, electricity and oil heating

Location

Great Dunmow: 3 miles, Felsted: 2 miles, Bishop's Stortford: 12 miles, Chelmsford: 12 miles, Stansted Airport: 8 miles. All distances approximate.
The property is located in small private development, on the edge of the pretty hamlet of Little Dunmow, a small parish in the vale of the River Chelmer, about 3 miles east-southeast of the market town of Great Dunmow and about 2 miles from Felsted.

Little Dunmow provides a recreational park and parish church. The immediate area provides a network of footpaths including access to the Flitch Way, a former railway line that passes through 15 miles of rural Essex. Great Dunmow, to the west, is an ancient Flitch town and is particularly a popular location with commuters, situated between Bishop's Stortford, Braintree and Chelmsford.

The nearby village of Felsted has a very active community and provides good local amenities including a village shop/post office and parish church, two public houses/restaurant, a tea room and Rumblebees (a bookshop/music cafe) also serve the village.

There are a number of schools in the area including Felsted School (within 2.5 miles), Bishop's Stortford College (12.6 miles), three outstanding schools in Chelmsford: Chelmsford County High School for Girls, King Edward VI Grammar School and New Hall School (within around 12 miles).

For the commuter there is access on to the A120 dual carriageway which links with the M11 and Stansted Airport to the west, and there are mainline train stations to Liverpool Street at Chelmsford, Stansted Airport, Braintree and Bishop’s Stortford.

Square Footage: 2,347 sq ft



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