Detached house for sale in Littlebury Green, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11

Wilfords is a spacious 4/5 bedroom detached family home with planning permission to extend and enhance further. The property sits in grounds of about 1.3 acres and is located in the popular rural hamlet of Littlebury Green.

The front entrance door leads into a reception lobby/hallway with stairs rising to the first floor, cloaks cupboard and doors leading off to the sitting room and the kitchen. The sitting room has a beautiful inglenook fireplace with fitted log burner, stylish oak flooring throughout and exposed beams. Double doors open to the rear garden terrace and a large window to front aspect. An opening from the sitting room leads into the spacious dining room with triple aspect windows and views over the rear garden. From here, an opening leads into a rear hallway with access into the kitchen and in turn leads to the family/study/utility room with independent stairs rising to guest bedroom 2 on the first floor. This room can also be accessed via a door at the front of the property. The generous sized kitchen is fitted with a Rayburn Aga, a range of wall and base units in oak with granite work surfaces over, built-in dishwasher, fridge and freezer, tiled flooring and dual aspect windows. The ground floor bathroom is fitted with a 3-piece suite.

On the first floor, guest bedroom 2 is accessed via an independent staircase from the family room and has 4 Velux windows to the front and rear. From the staircase in the entrance hall, this leads to all further bedrooms on the first floor and the 2nd family bathroom. The stunning master bedroom has exposed beams to a vaulted ceiling, inglenook fireplace with feature stove, dual aspect windows and opens to bedroom 4 situated to the rear of the property which is currently being used as a dressing room. From the main landing a door leads into bedroom 3 with front aspect and fitted cupboard and opens to a rear landing which in turn leads to bedroom 5 and a further door leads to the 2nd family bathroom with a 3-piece suite.

Externally, to the front of the property is a gravelled driveway with an adjacent lawn area, enclosed with mature hedgerow. To the rear, a large paved patio adjoins the back on the house perfect for outside entertaining. There is a large pond which is enclosed by picket fencing with mature tree and shrub surrounds. The remainder of this delightful garden is mainly laid to lawn with an abundance of trees, greenhouse and a garden office situated to the rear of the garden which could be used for a variety of purposes with power and light connected and bi-folding doors opening to the garden. In all, the grounds extend to about 1.3 acres.

Agent's note: Planning permission has been granted for 2 x single storey extensions and 1 x double storey extension - planning reference: Utt/22/3498/hhf.

Littlebury green is an attractive rural hamlet with a selection of period and modern houses, situated one mile west of the larger village of Littlebury, which offers a Parish Church and public house. The market town of Saffron Walden is approx. 3 miles distant, providing shops, schools, recreational facilities and other amenities. The City of Cambridge (14 miles) provides first class education, further amenities and shopping centres, etc. The mainline railway station at Audley End is approx. 2 miles distant, providing train service to Liverpool Street (approx. 55 mins). The M11 (J9) has a southerly access point 3 miles from the village.