Powers Hall End, Witham, Essex, CM8

Handsome, grade II listed 19th century detached residence with a contemporary kitchen family room featuring an Orwells kitchen. The property has a gated plot with an attractive outlook, quality studio annex, 0.25 acre plot and 0.4 miles to Witham Station


3 Powers Hall End is a very special family home offering a lovely blend of period features with a contemporary extension, carefully designed to offer a practical kitchen space with architecturally designed glazing taking in the lovely setting of the property.

Upon entering the property, you are greeted by a welcoming central hall leading through to each of the elegant reception areas. At the rear of the hall is an ornate staircase that winds up to the first floor. The ground floor offers a traditional late Georgian layout with high ceilings and symmetrical receptions with fireplaces. The living room has plenty of light streaming through the sash windows and features a stone fireplace with log burner. Opposite the living room is an elegant formal dining space, perfect for entertaining and complimented with a sash window and fireplace with brick insert. The standout feature is the stunning kitchen family room within the architecturally designed extension featuring cleverly designed windows that frame the garden and decked area. The contemporary kitchen was installed by bespoke kitchen designers, Orwells and offers a real slice of quality with handmade units, quality integrated appliances and feature lighting. A breakfast area sits perfectly next to bi-folding doors whilst a seating area provides space to relax on comfy sofas. Just off the kitchen is a rear lobby where you will find the cloakroom, useful utility, and plenty of storage. There is a fourth reception across the hall is the perfect study with a pleasant outlook over the rear garden. A concealed stair case leads from the rear hall down to a cellar.

Onto the first floor, the property provides a spacious landing leading through to the beautifully appointed bedrooms. The principal bedroom features beautiful, hand made wardrobes and a feature fireplace whilst bedrooms two and three both offer plenty of room for double beds. A unique feature to this property is the dressing room / bedroom 4 that leads through to a quality bathroom fitted with a quality suite and featuring a vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers.

The house is set back from Powers Hall End and positioned behind mature hedging, enclosing a shingled area and lawn. Gates open through to the 0.25 acre plot with a large driveway that leads around the side of the property to a large parking area next to an extensive lawn. The gardens are part walled and provided a lovely tranquil setting to relax and enjoy the lovely aspect. A cleverly engineered raised decked links the garden to the kitchen and forms the perfect please to entertain or just spend some time with your family.

The accommodation continues with the annex studio, offering a brilliant self-contained living space perfect for an elderly relative or could be used as a home office / games room. The annex includes a kitchen, shower room and large living space with plenty of space to create a bedroom if required.

Powers Hall End is perfectly for a commuter looking for a suburban retreat. Witham station is only 0.4 miles and Witham high street is within 1 mile of the property and offers a extensive range of shops, pubs and restaurants.

Location

Witham is located at the very heart of Essex, midway between Chelmsford and Colchester. There are two secondary schools in Witham, Malting’s Academy and New Rickstones Academy, both schools are part of the AET academies chain. There are a number of primary schools available: Templars, Holy Family Catholic School, Howbridge, Powers Hall, Rivenhall CoE, and many more. The town is served by Witham railway station, situated on the London Liverpool Street to Ipswich main line, trains take approximately 40–45 minutes to reach Liverpool Street. The station is also the junction for the Braintree branch line to Braintree, Braintree Freeport, Cressing and White Notley. Witham is situated on the A12 trunk road between Chelmsford and Colchester and has a growing population of over 25,000. There are a mixture of old and modern buildings, which include a variety of bustling shops, cafes and restaurants. There are numerous leisure facilities including several playing fields, a skateboard park, a football club, rugby club, leisure Centre with swimming pools, clubs and organizations for all ages and interests have an active membership which adds to the community spirit within the town. Annual events in Witham include Witham open gardens, medieval fayre, carnival, Witham international puppet festival, charity firework display and the town carol service.