The Green, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7

A landmark village house with a separate cottage, a range of outbuildings and beautifully designed gardens.

Description

The Brick House is a prominent Grade II listed property of significant architectural and historic interest, dating back to the 18th century, situated in the heart of this charming, picturesque village. The house retains many fine period features, including high ceilings, deep sash windows, and a series of elegant features, with modern high-quality fixtures and fittings.

Over recent years, the property has been meticulously improved through an extensive programme of renovation, carried out with exceptional attention to detail. The result is a beautifully balanced and highly functional family home approaching 5,000 sq ft, arranged over four floors. The lower ground floor provides excellent ancillary space with a large cellar, gym and storage room. The ground floor centres around an impressive entrance hall leading to a suite of well proportioned reception rooms, including the sitting room, dining room, family room and study, all benefiting from generous natural light and period detailing, with the beautifully appointed kitchen/breakfast room positioned to the rear. The first floor offers a superb principal bedroom suite with dressing room and en suite, alongside two further bedrooms served by their own bathrooms, one of which is a jack & jill bathroom while the second floor provides two additional double bedrooms (both en suite), a plant room and a large store room, offering excellent flexibility for guests or home working.

In addition to the main house, the beautifully renovated Pightle Cottage provides a further 2,900 sq ft of versatile accommodation. The ground floor includes a spacious lounge diner, family room, kitchen and reception lobby linking to an impressive vaulted indoor swimming pool complex with adjoining shower room and plant room, as well as a sauna which can be accessed through the cottage or externally. The first floor offers four bedrooms, accessed from two independent staircases, making this an ideal space for guests, multi generational living or leisure use.

Completing the accommodation, the outbuilding provides a conservatory, a double car port, garage, workshop, WC and plant room on the ground floor, with a loft room above. Together, the buildings form a rare and exceptionally well presented village house with extensive, flexible accommodation arranged across the main house, cottage and outbuildings.

Outside
The gardens and grounds at Brick House form an exceptional setting, designed with a formal and symmetrical layout that provides year round colour, structure and interest. Thoughtfully arranged as a natural extension of the house, the gardens are divided into a series of distinct areas, including formal lawns, well planted borders and a charming kitchen garden. The River Pant meanders through the grounds, crossed by two bridges that link the different garden sections and create a wonderfully picturesque focal point. Completely un overlooked and remarkably peaceful for a village-centre location, the gardens offer numerous seating areas positioned to capture superb views, including towards Finchingfield church. A conservatory provides an inviting space with views across the gardens, while a curved red brick wall encloses the side terrace, adding both character and shelter.

The property benefits from an independent driveway via an electric wooden gate to the side, opening onto a sweeping drive that frames views of the garden. Further inner metal gates lead into a courtyard-style area at the rear of the house, giving access to the pool room cottage, double carport, garage and workshop. A further terrace seating area extends from the immediate rear of the house, where steps lead down to the lower ground floor.

In total, the grounds extend to about 1.3 acres.

Services
Mains water and drainage, oi-fired heating.

Local authority
Braintree District Council.

Council tax bands: House = G, Annexe (Pightle Cottage) = F

Location

Braintree: 5.7 miles, Felsted school: 6.8 miles, Dunmow: 9.4 miles, Chelmsford: 15.9 miles, Stansted Airport: 16.2 miles, Cambridge city centre: 23 miles (all distances approximate – source: google maps).

The property enjoys a wonderful position in the heart of this charming north Essex village, overlooking the village green and perfectly suited to those seeking the best of traditional village living. Brick House sits within the Finchingfield conservation area, often described as one of the most beautiful villages in England. The village is surrounded by rolling Essex countryside, offering miles of picturesque footpaths, and offers a strong sense of community and an excellent range of amenities, including three public houses, tea rooms, a restaurant, an antiques centre, two local garages one of which provides fuel and a well-stocked village store/post office.

The area is well served for education, with a primary school in Finchingfield and further options in the nearby villages of Wethersfield and Great Bardfield. Independent schooling is also close at hand, with Felsted School approximately 7 miles away, and additional primary and secondary choices in Dunmow, Saffron Walden and Braintree, including Saffron Walden County High School, and Gosfield School.

A wider selection of shopping, educational and recreational facilities can be found in Braintree, Great Dunmow, Saffron Walden and Cambridge. For commuters, rail services to London Liverpool Street are available from Audley End, Braintree and Witham, Stansted airport and Bishops Stortford. Road connections are equally convenient, with access to the A12 at Witham and the A120 at Great Dunmow, linking to the M11 at Junction 8 and Stansted Airport.

Square Footage: 4,765 sq ft



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