CANTER HOUSE, GREAT BARDFIELD

LOCATION

Great Bardfield offers an unusually good range of local facilities including post office and farm shop just outside the village boundary, several other shops, pubs, churches of three denominations and pre-school, primary school and after school club. Buses are provided to the Helena Romanes secondary school at Great Dunmow and local buses are available to nearby villages and towns including Braintree, Chelmsford and Saffron Walden. There is a train service to London Liverpool Street available on the Cambridge line from Elsenham or Stansted Airport or on the Colchester line from Braintree via Witham. The M11 motorway and Stansted Airport lie approximately 15 miles to the west and can easily be accessed via the new A120 dual carriageway.

The panelled hardwood front entrance door with glazed upper bow window, is set beneath a canopy porch with exterior light and opens directly to the

ENTRANCE HALL
 

An attractive entrance hall with window to the side elevation, coved and ceiling. Conventional staircase with plain painted square balustrade and polished hardwood handrail, understairs cupboard, radiator, ceiling mounted lighting point, doors to kitchen, drawing room and cloakroom.

GROUND FLOOR CLOAKROOM
 

The cloakroom, in the understairs area, is fitted with an ivory coloured suite comprising close coupled low level wc and corner hand basin with tiled splashback, ceiling mounted lighting and extracted ventilation.

DRAWING ROOM 16' (4.87m) x 10'6 (3.04m)
 

A nicely proportioned room with french doors and two pairs of casement windows overlooking the rear garden with southwest aspect. The drawing room is traditionally decorated with dado rail, coved ceiling. There is an open fireplace with plain stone hearth and brass trim, ceiling mounted lighting and three wall mounted lighting points, radiator, TV point, door and step down to

DINING ROOM 11'4 (3.45m) x 9'4 (2.84m)
 

A spacious dining room with half glazed door and triple casement window to the rear garden elevation. The dining room has ceiling mounted lighting point and radiator. Door and step down to

UTILITY ROOM 9'6 (2.74m) x 5' (1.52m)
 

The utility room has double garage doors to the front elevation, plumbing for washing machine, ceiling mounted lighting, vinyl covered floor, vent for tumble drier, oil fired boiler.

KITCHEN 14'3 (4.34m) x 9'10 (2.99m)
 

A practical and well planned kitchen providing ample working space and storage with adequate space for informal family meals. The kitchen has good natural lighting by triple casement window to the front elevation and window and half glazed door to the side elevation. There are two ceiling mounted lighting points, radiator, vinyl floor covering, telephone point.

The kitchen is fitted with a range of units comprising base cupboards and drawer bank under melamine work surfaces with tiled splashbacks and a matching range of eye level cupboards. Features include single bowl single drainer stainless steel sink with mixer taps, plumbing for dishwasher, Zanussi four-ring electric hob with extractor fan above and Zanussi double oven. Electric kick-space fan heater.

The staircase rises in a straight flight to a galleried

 
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
 

With ceiling mounted lighting, hatch access to loft, radiator, doors to all bedrooms and bathroom.

BEDROOM (1) 14' (4.26m) x 10'3 (3.12m)
 

The master bedroom is at the rear of the property and has three pairs of casement windows to the rear elevation, overlooking the garden. This pleasant room has a range of full height fitted wardrobes with a combination of hanging rails and shelving over. Two of the doors are mirrored. There is a telephone point, ceiling mounted lighting, radiator, door to

EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM
 

The shower room has an obscured glazed window to the side elevation and is fitted with an ivory coloured suite comprising close coupled low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin and shower tray in a fully tiled cubicle with shower rail and curtain. The remainder of the room is tiled to half height. There is extracted ventilation, a wall mounted Dimplex electric fan heater, ceiling mounted light, radiator, vinyl flooring.

BEDROOM (2) 9'6 (2.89m) x 9' (2.74m)
 

Another good double bedroom with triple casement window to the rear elevation, radiator, ceiling mounted lighting.

BEDROOM (3) 11'6 (3.50m) x 9'9 (2.97m) reducing to 7'3 (2.20m)
 

An interesting room with triple casement window to the front elevation, the room broadens to the rear with a deep alcove, ideal for shelved storage, on the rear wall. There is a radiator and ceiling mounted lighting. 

BEDROOM (4) 9'4 (2.84m) x 7'1 (2.15m)
 

This pleasant room has a double casement window to the front elevation, dado rail, ceiling mounted lighting, radiator, two telephone points.

 
FAMILY BATHROOM
 

The bathroom is half tiled with an occasional decorative panel and is fitted with an ivory suite comprising panelled bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, pedestal hand basin and close coupled low level wc. There is an obscured glazed double casement window to the front elevation, ceiling mounted lighting, wall mounted Dimplex fan heater, vinyl floor covering, and an airing cupboard with a lagged cylinder tank.

GARAGE
 

The original garage to this property was converted some years ago to provide the dining room and utility room. However, the property owns a further garage a few yards distant, in a purpose built courtyard block of garages with easy access to Northampton Meadow. This is a single garage with up and over door to the front elevation.

OUTSIDE
 

The house fronts directly to the access courtyard, with a flowerbed along the front. A timber gateway to the side provides access to the rear garden.

REAR GARDEN
 

The rear garden is fenced on all boundaries. Immediately to the rear of the house is a large paved patio, taking full advantage of the south west aspect. The remainder of the garden is laid to lawn. The garden measures 35' from the rear of the house to the boundary and the oil tank is located here.

SERVICES
 

This property is connected to mains water, drainage, electricity and Telecom telephones.  Oil fired central heating.

 
LOCAL AUTHORITY:
Braintree District Council Causeway House Bocking End Braintree Tel: 01376 552525 Council Tax Band: E

VIEWING STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT WITH THE VENDORS AGENT:

Gray and Company
The Old Bakery
High Street
Great Bardfield
CM7 4RF

Tel: 01371 810154                           Fax: 01371 810726

DIRECTIONS:  From Great Dunmow: Take the B1057 through Bran End to Great Bardfield and drive along the High Street to a T-junction. Turn left into Bridge Street and after about 100 yards, turn left into Northampton Meadow and then immediately right into the courtyard area. Canter House is the second property on the left.