Loves Green, Highwood, CM1

Guide Price £1,000,000 to £1,100,000 - A stunning detached red brick home dating back to 1750 set within a generous plot of approximately 0.39 acres, enjoying rural views to the rear. Approached via a long gravel driveway leading to the main parking area and detached double garage, this impressive property extends to 2,719 sq ft and offers beautifully proportioned, versatile accommodation throughout.

The central entrance hall features attractive wooden parquet flooring and useful storage cupboards, setting the tone for the quality found throughout the home. To the right, the first reception room is an ideal lounge/sitting room, triple aspect and centred around a fireplace with log burner, with French doors providing direct access to the garden. To the left of the hall, a second reception room, currently used as a playroom but equally suited as a cosy snug, is dual aspect and features exposed wooden beams that add to the property's charm.

This room leads through to the heart of the home, a well-proportioned kitchen with central island. The kitchen offers a comprehensive range of base and wall units, with the cooker set within the island beneath an extractor, alongside a built-in microwave. To the rear, the sink sits beneath a window, with dishwasher space to the right and additional space for an American-style fridge/freezer. Worktops are a stylish mix of butcher block and stone. A step up leads to the dining area, open plan to the kitchen and dual aspect, with French doors opening to the garden, offering a comfortable, sociable space for entertaining and family life. Off the kitchen, a utility room provides space for a washing machine and tumble dryer, a sink, and further storage via wall and base units, with the cloakroom accessed off this space.

Completing the ground floor is an impressive open-plan living space, cleverly split into two distinct zones through varying flooring and floor levels. Dual aspect and flooded with natural light through a range of Velux windows set into the vaulted ceiling, the room also benefits from sliding doors providing further access to the rear garden.

Two staircases rise from the entrance hall. The staircase to the right leads to an impressive bedroom with en-suite shower room (corner shower, WC and basin) — ideal as a guest suite or for older children wanting their own space. The staircase to the left leads to the remainder of the first floor, comprising three further double bedrooms. The principal bedroom is a wonderful space with a vaulted ceiling and exposed beams, its own dedicated dressing area with a range of fitted wardrobes and storage, and an en-suite shower room comprising a fully tiled walk-in shower, vanity unit with basin, WC and bidet. This room enjoys a front-facing outlook and includes a further storage cupboard. The second bedroom is dual aspect with a pitched ceiling, and the family bathroom completes the floor, fitted with a corner shower, freestanding bath, vanity unit with basin, and WC.

Outside, the rear garden is a particular highlight, with a generous patio offering ample space for outdoor seating and entertaining, leading to a mainly lawned garden with planted beds and a range of established trees. South-easterly facing, the garden enjoys sunshine throughout the day. To the front, the gravel driveway provides ample off-road parking and leads to the detached double garage, which benefits from power and additional eaves storage.

The property sits within the sought-after hamlet of Loves Green, part of the parish of Highwood, surrounded by attractive Essex countryside around 5 miles west of Chelmsford, between Roxwell and Ingatestone. Loves Green is home to a well-regarded Church of England primary school, with the wider area offering excellent cycling and bridleway routes connecting toward Dunmow and Bishop's Stortford to the north, and Navestock to the south. Ingatestone, a short drive away, offers a thriving village centre with shops and restaurants, further schooling, and a mainline railway station with services to London Liverpool Street, as well as direct access to the A12. Chelmsford itself, with its full range of shopping, dining and transport links, is approximately 6 miles distant. Shenfield station is also only approx. 10 miles (15 mins) away serving Liverpool Street and access to the Elizabeth line.