Churchgate Street, Harlow, CM17

Folio: 15968 This imposing 16th Century village house offering spacious accommodation. Churchgate Street has excellent amenities including a local village store, period inn, junior and infants’ school, St Nicholas Independent school and pre-school. The property is just a short drive from Old Harlow (also within walking distance) which offers a satellite shopping centre, pubs, restaurants and train station serving London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. There is easy access to the new town with its multiple shopping centres, schools, recreational facilities, mainline train station (Liverpool Street 28 minutes), out of town superstores and M11 leading to M25 access points. The nearest M11 junction is junction 7a which is five minutes by car.

The property has the benefits of a large siting room, dining room, bespoke kitchen with Aga, two cellars, five bedrooms, two bathrooms, sunny southerly facing garden, many period features, prominent location and a detached double garage with independent car charging. The property also has the benefit of planning permission for a single storey rear extension. Early viewing of this fine listed home is highly recommended.

Front Door

Panelled door to:

Entrance Vestibule

With leaded glazed windows on two aspects, oak step with door to:

Reception Lobby

With concealed coat cupboards, door to:

Drawing Room

22' 10" x 17' 2" (6.96m x 5.23m) with a large sash window to front, double opening doors giving access to entertaining terrace and garden beyond, attractive fireplace, half panelled walling incorporating concealed radiators, oak flooring, hatch to:

Cellar 1

16' 8" x 12' 8" (5.08m x 3.86m) with light, power and a range of cold shelves, ideal for wine storage.

Dining Hall

17' 3" x 16' 4" (5.26m x 4.98m) with a large sash window to front, fireplace recess, oak bressummer, stairs rising to the first floor, storage cupboard, oak flooring.

Cellar 2

14' 8" x 9' 11" (4.47m x 3.02m) positioned below the kitchen with a gas boiler suppling heating via radiators where mentioned, light and power.

Kitchen

14' 10" x 13' 9" (4.52m x 4.19m) a high quality and simple panelled bespoke kitchen enjoys a china Belfast sink with cupboards under, further range of matching base units, drawers, large pan drawers, deep granite tops and upstands, integrated stainless steel oven with hob on a central island, two oven Aga, plumbed in American style fridge/freezer, sash windows on two aspects, low voltage lights, stone flooring.

First Floor Half Galleried Landing

With a radiator and fitted carpet.

Bedroom 1

15' 8" x 12' 0" (4.78m x 3.66m) with a window overlooking the garden, two sash windows to street, double panelled radiators, attractive gas period style stove, fitted carpet.

Bathroom 1

Comprising a roll topped ball and claw footed bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, wash hand basin inset to stand with mixer tap, half tiled walls, chrome heated towel rail, tiled flooring, window to rear overlooking the garden.

Bedroom 2 (currently used as a sitting room & library)

15' 4" x 14' 2" (4.67m x 4.32m) with sash windows on two aspects, gas period style stove, storage cupboard, range of fitted bookshelves, structural timbers, fitted carpet.

Bedroom 3

10' 8" x 7' 6" (3.25m x 2.29m) with a sash window to street, fitted carpet.

Bathroom 2

Comprising a roll topped claw and ball footed bath with mixer tap, separate power shower over the bath, fixed head inset to ceiling and controls recessed into wall, low level flush w.c., period style pedestal wash hand basin, chrome heated towel rail, part tiled walls, original lacquered floorboards.

Half Galleried Second Floor Landing

With a window to rear, wooden stairs, door through to:

Bedroom 5 (currently used as the main bedroom)

17' 2" x 16' 6" (5.23m x 5.03m) approached via a walk-in spacious dressing area with a range of built-in wardrobe cupboards giving access to bathroom with a door the bedroom area with windows on two aspects, concealed radiator, built-in cupboard, fitted carpet.

Bath/Shower Room

A high quality contemporary suite comprising twin bowl basins with a contemporary mixer tap, pop-up waste, cupboards under and adjacent drawers with a granite top, double tray walk-in shower with a quality door and fixed head, free standing contemporary bath with a contemporary mixer tap with shower attachment on a chrome stand, concealed flush w.c., segment radiator, heated towel rail, half tiled walls, window to front.

Bedroom 4

15' 4" x 15' 4" (4.67m x 4.67m) with a window to front, double radiator, timber boarded floor.

Outside

The property enjoys a delightful south westerly facing garden, which is approximately 80ft in length. There are two large paved entertaining terraces while the rest of the garden is mainly laid to a raised lawn with a gateway giving access to Churchgate Street. The garden also benefits from outside lighting, power sockets, water and is well enclosed by mature hedging and fencing.

Agents Note

There is planning permission for a single storey addition.

Garden Store

8' 3" x 4' 7" (2.51m x 1.40m) with light and power laid on.

Parking

There is parking to the front of the property, single hard standing and to the opposite side of the road is a block paved parking area, leading to:

Spacious Detached Double Garage

With an electronically operated up and over door, independent car charging with its own meter, light and power.