Detached house for sale in Arkesden Road, Clavering, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex CB11

Camlea is an attractive and highly individual detached family home situated in this delightful country setting within the ever popular village of Clavering and with good access to its centre and all local amenities. The property itself provides enormously versatile living accommodation arranged over two floors containing many attractive features complemented by stylish interior décor.

The front door opens into an entrance hall where stairs rise to the first floor and a window to the rear draws in natural light and provides a view into the rear garden. A ground floor cloakroom sits off to one side and doors leads off to principal reception areas.

The delightful sitting room has an attractive oak wooden floor laid in herringbone pattern, two sets of double doors opening to outside, a fireplace with fitted stove and glazed double doors opening into the dining room. The dining room itself also features the same oakwooden floor laid with herringbone pattern and has two windows to the front drawing in natural light. A separate study looks out to the front featuring oak wooden floor and provides the ideal space for those who require an office whilst working from home. The kitchen/family room combines both areas to create one large open-plan living space, the kitchen being fitted with a range of storage cupboards, granite worktops including central island, additional wooden working counter, integrated Range cooker, separate oven and space for an American style fridge-freezer. There are double glazed windows to the rear and side along with double doors opening onto an enclosed patio area. There is a ground floor guest bedroom which is a lovely double room looking out to the front of the property with an oak wooden floor and its own en suite shower room.

A bespoke hand crafted oak staircase leads to upstairs where the landing leads to 4 bedrooms and a family bathroom which is well fitted with a 4-piece suite incorporating a ball & claw bathtub and separate shower. The master bedroom is a particularly impressive suite with the room incorporating a range of built-in wardrobes, windows providing natural light and an adjoining well appointed en suite bathroom comprising a 3-piece suite which incorporates a large freestanding bath and a large triangular window looking out to the rear with views over surrounding countryside.

Outside, the property is set back from the road behind a deep front garden area which incorporates a gravelled carriage driveway, areas of lawn and established hedgerow which provides an attractive screening border.

The gardens to the rear measure approximately 144ft deep x 59ft wide and are a particularly impressive feature of the property, being laid out predominantly to lawn with an extensive range of mature trees, plants and shrubs etc. There is an enclosed patio area which adjoins the back of the property and provides ideal space for external entertaining. In addition, there is a large garden shed and vegetable plot, with the gardens themselves backing onto paddock areas and with superb views over surrounding countryside. In all, the total plot extends to about 0.33 of an acre.

Clavering is a north west Essex village with local facilities including primary school, a church, two public houses/restaurants and a local store. The village is situated almost equidistant between the market towns of Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden which provide an excellent range of shopping facilities and is within easy reach of main line railway stations at Newport, Audley End and Bishop’s Stortford, each providing a commuter service to London’s Liverpool Street. The M11(J8) is at Bishop’s Stortford for London and M25.