4 bed detached house for sale

Lion Meadow, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9

66 lion meadow is a well proportioned detached property located at the far end of this popular cul-de-sac. The current owners have been there for many years but have added a new kitchen in recent years along with a recently renovated, family shower room. With solar panelling to two aspects, for heating and hot water along with electric car charging and battery storage, the house is also fitted with a lift accessed from the hallway to the first floor landing. There are very high quality aly-clad solid wood double glazed windows throughout.

Accommodation comprises a wide entrance lobby with attractive glazed panels, leading to the spacious hallway. With an understairs cupboard and a door leading to the lift (big enough to house a wheelchair) the hallway is fitted with parquet flooring. Reception rooms include a playroom, an office, a dining/music room and a sitting room with a bay window with French doors to the rear gardens. The sitting room also has an ornamental fireplace with marble slips and wooden mantle.

The kitchen/dining room is very spacious and has been redesigned and fitted with a top of the range solid wood kitchen with stone composite work tops. It is fitted with wall and base units featuring deep drawer units with appliances to include a Neff 5 ring gas hob with Smeg double oven, integrated Liebherr full height fridge, Blomberg integrated dishwasher and a Smeg stainless steel sink unit with waste disposer unit. A central island provides further storage and a breakfast bar. A bay window has French doors leading to the sun terrace and a lobby area provides good storage and has an adjacent cloakroom.

The sizeable utility room provides a vented larder and a broom cupboard and has a door which leads to a rear garden area ideal for laundry drying. There is space for a full height free-standing freezer, plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble-dryer above. An internal door leads to the double garage with recently refitted double doors and a loft ladder provides access to a large boarded storage area.

The first floor landing has an airing cupboard and a door opens to the lift access area. There are 4 bedrooms, the master having a bay window with garden views and a very large en suite bathroom/dressing room with 4-piece suite with shower over the bath. The family shower room has been recently refitted and has a double width shower with both hand-held and rainfall shower.

Outside, the house is approached via a brick paved driveway providing parking for 3 cars and a side gate leads to the rear garden. The garden is mainly lawned and well enclosed with close boarded fencing. There is a wide sun terrace and there are views towards the village church tower. The rear garden measures approx. 50ft deep x 54ft wide.

Steeple bumpstead is situated in rolling countryside on the Essex/Suffolk border. The village is well placed for the market towns of Saffron Walden and Clare. The University City of Cambridge is 20 miles away. For the commuter there are train services from Audley End station into London Liverpool Street. Steeple Bumpstead has amenities including a small library, garage with shop, 2 public houses and a local primary school. There are shopping facilities at Cambridge, Saffron Walden and Haverhill.