Thaxted Road, Debden, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11

THE WASH is a truly beautifully presented period family home that was extended in 2008 to provide a very spacious kitchen/dining/family room with a large home office/bedroom 6 above it. The property is part thatched, part peg tiled and part slate, with exposed timbers and attractive fireplaces throughout.

Accommodation comprises a large conservatory style entrance lobby/boot room with stable door leading to the kitchen/dining/family room with an impressive vaulted ceiling and views over open fields and the gardens. There is underfloor heating to this large living space boosted by an attractive wood burning stove in the winter and an electric AGA. The kitchen area is fitted with a range of wall and base units with Corian worktops, a Neff electric induction hob and an integrated fridge freezer. A central island has overhead lighting and provides a breakfast bar area. A staircase leads to the guest bedroom 6/home office with en suite shower room. A large utility room leads out to the rear garden and also to the stylish ground floor bathroom.

An inner lobby from the kitchen leads to a playroom/snug with Inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove (currently not in use) and through to the spacious sitting room with working Inglenook fireplace and the original cottage entrance door. The first floor of The Wash provides 3 bedrooms and a family bathroom and stairs lead to the top floor with 2 bedrooms with vaulted ceilings and exposed beams. One of the bedrooms has a ladder which leads to a sleeping platform (ideal for small children).

OUTSIDE, the property is approached via a gravelled driveway leading to the barn style detached garage with a large boarded loft area. The main garden is totally enclosed via a double 5-bar gate and fencing. The current owners have landscaped the gardens beatifully which wrap round three sides of the cottage. There are gravelled pathways, a large decked seating area and raised planters. The property also benefits from a greenhouse and a small rear garden is ideal for laundry drying and has a small outbuilding which houses the oil fired boiler. The property sits in grounds of approximately 0.2 of an acre and benefits from stunning countryside views. A high hedge and mature trees and shrubs give maximum privacy to the gardens.

AGENT'S NOTE: There is a small flying freehold over the cupboard in the main bedroom.

DEBDEN is a well located and sought after village with a highly regarded primary school, Inn, restaurant post office and 13th century Church. The village is situated approx. 4 miles from the historic town of Saffron Walden where there are a wide range of shops, schools, sports and other facilities. Newport (3 miles) and Audley End (4.5 miles), together with Elsenham provide train services to London (Liverpool St) and Cambridge. The larger town of Bishops Stortford lies approx. 9 miles south, with Cambridge 19 miles north. It is convenient for commuters with Stansted Airport, the M11 (J8) nr Bishop’s Stortford.