6 bed detached house for sale

Church Hill, Hempstead, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10

Listed Country House with detached Coach House.

Description
The property has been beautifully renovated and substantially extended in recent years to create a truly aspirational family home with extremely well presented and characterful living space. Alongside the high quality and modern finishes which include underfloor heating, there are some wonderful original period features including exposed timbers and studwork, leaded windows, 17th Century panelling and linen fold doors, inglenook fireplaces and ornate chimney stacks. On the ground floor are three lovely reception rooms, a study and an impressive open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room, ideal for entertaining with French doors leading out onto the stunning patio surrounded with box hedging and which leads onto the Swimming pool area. The kitchen boasts a four oven Aga, Miele oven and grill, butler sink, large central island and granite work-surfaces. There is also a good-size utility/ boot room and a cloakroom WC.

On the first floor, there are two super sized Master bedrooms and two further king size bedrooms, one of which could be converted to a dressing area. Three contemporary bathrooms with two spacious further bedrooms on the second floor. The house has plenty of storage including a large linen cupboard and good levels of natural light.

The Coach House comprises two additional guest bedrooms and, a bathroom on the ground floor with an apartment above with open plan kitchen/dining and living room, large bathroom and double bedroom. This would work perfectly as a granny annexe, or independent accommodation for grown up children or a self-contained nanny/au pair area. Downstairs could easily be converted into a home office/studio.

The property is approached through remotely controlled wrought iron gates opening to extensive gravelled parking and driveway leading up the house and the Coach House. The gardens are beautifully landscaped and maintained including a walled rose garden with topiary bushes and a gazebo, south-west facing paved terraces with box hedging, ideal for al-fresco dining and entertaining, gently sloping lawns and an orchard. There is also a hard tennis court with sports fencing and a heated outdoor swimming pool. The pool is set in a lovely, slightly elevated walled position with a summer house housing the pool equipment, shower and WC.



Square Footage: 4,317 sq ft