Lower Holt Street, Earls Colne, Essex CO6 2PH

Guide Price £400,000 to £415,000 - Quote Ref: DP0213 when requesting further details of this beautifully presented mid-16th century semi-detached cottage situated on the outskirts of Earls Colne. Spoutwell House is an incredible example of period timber framed architecture with a homely feel, a Christmas home for sure. 

Spoutwell House is Grade II listed and offers charming accommodation on two floors with three bedrooms to include an en-suite and two fabulous reception rooms with an amazing inglenook fireplace in the living room. 

The property is entered via a central doorway with a moulded flat canopy that leads into the hallway. The hallway provides doorways into the living room and the dining along with the stairwell to the first floor. The living room is the first step back into the history of this property with an unmissable inglenook fireplace with impressive bressummer beam and herringbone brickwork above, this is a great room with a beamed ceiling and an 8-pane window overlooking the front aspects. The dining room is to the other side of the hallway which is another great room for entertaining with a beamed ceiling and windows to the front and rear aspects and access to the under stairs storage cupboard. There is a door then leading into the kitchen/breakfast room. This is where traditional meets modern with a sleek range of base kitchen units that include an eye level double oven and microwave above, a double stainless steel sink unit, integral dishwasher, washing machine and also a fridge and freezer set into the central units with an induction hob above. All of this set on a quarry tiled floor which continues through to the breakfast area currently used as a seating area, there is again a heavily exposed beamed ceiling and light flooding through the double aspect windows. Doors then lead into the utility room and the side lobby. The utility room offers some base units and double aspect windows overlooking the front aspects. The side entrance lobby has a part-glazed door leading in from the side driveway and provides a great space to hang coats and shoes, with a storage cupboard and access to the downstairs cloakroom.

The staircase from the central hallway leads you up to the first-floor landing where doors take you into the family bathroom and bedrooms two and three. Bedroom two is a great sized double room which is probably the biggest bedroom with a full set of built-in wardrobes and over bed cupboards to one side and a further set of built in units to create storage and a tv display unit. Windows overlook the front and rear aspects. The family bathroom is located centrally from the landing and comprises of a panel enclosed bath with shower over, a high level traditional flush wc and a built-in vanity unit with wash basin, most of the walls are tiled except for the exposed beamed wall and there is a tiled floor and window overlooking the rear aspects. Bedroom three is next, a connecting room which provides a very sizeable double room with a set of built-in wardrobes and a window overlooking the front aspects. A door then leads through to bedroom one with some steps down to the vaulted room creating a double bedroom with a built-in double airing cupboard and access to the en-suite shower room.

Outside:

To the front of the property there is an ornate cast iron fence with gate with path leading to the front door, there is an additional privet hedgerow shadowing the fence line and then a shingle garden. To the side of the home is a driveway for one car that leads to the garage with double doors, lighting and electric. There is then a side gate that leads into the rear garden. A very private enclosed space with a brick paved patio with a timber pergola and barbeque area, this gives access to the rear shed as well. Then you have an area of lawn with rear planted borders in front of the bordering brick wall. There is a second patio near the rear doorway to the house and an outside tap. A very unoverlooked south facing garden. 

Services:

Mains Electricity. Mains Water. Gas fired heating. Mains Drainage. Braintree Council Tax Band D. There is Openreach Broadband Standard broadband connections up to 80mbps available at his property (according to Ofcom).