Detached house for sale in School Lane, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex CM3

A six bedroom barn conversion with a substantial outbuilding, set in about 0.81 of an acre, 4.2 miles from Felsted and 8.6 miles from Chelmsford. No onward chain.

Description
Great Barn House is an unlisted converted barn, extending to just over 2,600 sq ft with an additional 1,540 sq ft outbuilding, backing onto open countryside. The property has accommodation arranged over three levels, providing up to six bedrooms, and was thoughtfully converted in the 1980s. The barn provides balanced accommodation, with many of the principal rooms providing views over the adjoining countryside. The property boasts many fine period features associated with such conversions, including exposed timberwork and open fireplaces. The rectangular-shaped plot extends to about 0.81 of an acre incorporating a spacious outbuilding, a double garage and two adjoining rooms, offering the potential for a variety of different uses. The property is being sold with no onward chain.

A welcoming entrance hall serves an inner hall with stairs rising to the first floor. There are three reception rooms, a ground floor bathroom and a traditional kitchen/breakfast room. The first floor provides four bedrooms accessed from a central landing with southerly views over open countryside. The principal bedroom has en suite facilities alongside a family bathroom. To the top floor there are two further double bedrooms.

Outside
The property occupies a rectangular-shaped plot and is accessed from School Lane, linking Great Leighs and Felsted.
An independent driveway leads to the front of property, providing parking for several vehicles and opening to a double garage. The gardens are mainly to the east of the property, and are neatly laid to lawn. The outbuilding is positioned to the front boundary, parallel to School Lane. The property has views to the south over open countryside. All in about 0.81 of an acre.

Services
Oil-fired heating. Mains electricity and water connected. Private drainage.

Location
Felsted: 4.2 miles; Braintree: 5.6 miles; Great Dunmow: 8.4 miles; Chelmsford: 8.6 miles; Witham: 10.3 miles. All distances approximate.

The property is located between the villages of Great and Little Leighs and 4.2 miles from Felsted, in a stretch of countryside providing access to a network of countryside walks.

Felsted, to the northwest, and Great Dunmow provide the local shopping facilities. There is a more extensive range of recreational, leisure and educational facilities in Chelmsford. The area is well served by both state and private schools with a primary and pre-school at Felsted, together with the renowned Felsted School for boys and girls from age 4-18.

Little Leighs is situated approximately 8 miles north of Chelmsford and lies beside the River Ter, just south of the village of Great Leighs, and provides an attractive medieval parish church with straightforward access to the A131 linking through to the A120 and beyond. The nearby village of Great Leighs includes a village primary school, a local store/post office and a public house, and lies approximately equidistant between the centres of Chelmsford, Braintree and Witham.

There are secondary schools at Dunmow, Braintree and Chelmsford and further primary schools in Great Notley and Terling.

For the commuter there are railway stations at Braintree, Chelmsford and Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street, and access on to the A120 linking with the M11 (junction 8) at Bishop's Stortford.

To the east of the property, in the fields to the east of School Lane, an allocation for residential development has been permitted by Chelmsford City Council. Further details relating to development within the area are available upon request.

Square Footage: 2,608 sq ft

Acreage:
0.81 Acres

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