Hampit Road, Arkesden, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11

VICTORIA COTTAGE is a semi detached period home located in this established setting, nicely placed within easy reach of the very heart of what remains one of the area's premier locations. The property provides nicely proportioned and well balanced living accommodation and, although is currently in need of some modernisation and improvement, has enormous potential.

The front door opens into an entrance porch which, in turn, opens into the principal sitting room. The room features an array of exposed beams and timbers, fireplace and exposed natural brick wall, two windows to the front and one to the side drawing in natural light and stairs rise to the first floor. From here, a door opens into an inner hallway where a ground floor cloakroom is located. A separate dining room placed at the rear of the property has glazed double doors opening to the garden and, in turn, leads to the kitchen which sits alongside. The kitchen itself contains a variety of storage cupboards, worktops, built-in oven and hob, with space for further appliances, windows to the side and rear and glazed door to outside.

Upstairs, the first floor landing leads to 3 bedrooms, a bathroom containing a 2-piece suite, along with a separate WC.

OUTSIDE, the property sits back from the road in a slightly elevated position behind a front garden area stocked with a variety of plants, shrubs and trees. A driveway alongside the property provides off-street parking space and, ultimately, gives access to a single garage. Gardens to the rear extend to about 107ft in depth, laid out predominantly to lawn with a paved patio adjoining the back of the house which provides space for outside entertaining.

ARKESDEN is a highly regarded North West Essex village with its mixture of period and modern properties set amidst undulating countryside. Facilities include a church, village hall, the newly refurbished public house – The Axe & Compass and a playing field. The village of Clavering is 2 miles away and has a village shop, public houses and a primary school. The historic market town of Saffron Walden lies 7 miles distant offering a wide range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities, and the City of Cambridge lies to the north. The mainline railway station at Audley End (3 miles) has commuter services to London (Liverpool Street).