Walden Road, Sewards End, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10

HIGHTREES is a highly individual detached family home tucked away in this most attractive setting placed within easy reach of Saffron Walden and with the distinct benefit of lovely open countryside views. The property is of unique style and character providing enormously versatile and spacious living accommodation arranged over two floors.

The front door opens into a broad reception hall where stairs rise to the first floor and doors lead to the principal accommodation. Double doors open into the most attractive sitting room with a lovely herringbone style wood block floor, double glazed double doors to the front and a raised fireplace with fitted stove. A door leads into the adjoining family room/study which can serve a variety of purposes, but does provide an ideal space for those who work from home and has a window looking out to the front. The rear hallway gives access to a well-appointed ground floor shower room and utility, which incorporates a range of storage cupboards, worktops, sink and space for appliances with door to the outside. The kitchen/family/dining room sits central to the property and really is a most impressive space having window and glazed double doors opening onto and looking over an impressive rear garden with open countryside beyond. The kitchen itself is superbly appointed with an extensive range of storage cupboards complemented by Silestone work surfaces and a large central island. The kitchen incorporates a multitude of integrated appliances including twin Neff ovens with warming drawers, two dishwashers, full height fridge and freezer, six burner gas hob with extractor fan above and a baking cupboard with internal Silestone worktop. There is also a separate dining room accessed from the kitchen, partially vaulted at one end and featuring two windows to the rear and double glazed double doors to the outside. In addition, also accessed from the main reception hall, a self-contained annexe with a bed/sitting room, shower room and kitchen area with a door to the outside. The annexe has electric heating and really is a perfect space for either generating additional income or live-in accommodation for a dependent relative.

Upstairs, there are 4 bedrooms; 3 of which are accessed from a wide central landing area. The master is a particularly impressive large double bedroom with windows to the front and rear, where there are truly spectacular countryside views and its own en suite shower room. In addition, there is a family bathroom with a four piece suite including bath and separate shower cubicle. An inner landing area leads to a further double bedroom which also overlooks the rear, with spectacular countryside views and has the advantage of its own en suite bathroom.

OUTSIDE, the property is set well back from the road behind a gravelled carriage driveway which lies behind twin timber gates. There is parking for numerous vehicles in addition to a detached double garage which incorporates workshop space and a staircase to the attic area above, which could be used to create space for a variety of different purposes. The front garden is laid to lawn interspersed by a variety of well established plants, shrubs and trees. The rear garden is laid out predominantly to lawn with a paved patio at the back of the house, providing space for outside entertaining, there is an attractive timber summer house set to one side and storage shed. The formal gardens are bordered by timber field fencing, beyond which is a further area of garden which extends from the property as the land drops away, helping to create the stunning views of surrounding countryside. This area is left in a more natural state with mowed pathways.

Sewards End is a small village two miles from Saffron Walden, in the corner of north west Essex with a church and a pleasant mix of new and older properties. Nearby Saffron Walden offers a range of shops, schools, sports centre and golf course. Access to the M11 motorway southbound is approx. 6 miles (Stumps Cross/Gt Chesterford) and the mainline station of Audley End only 4 miles distant (London’s Liverpool Street).