5 bedroom detached house for sale

This impressive, detached family home displays splendid pink rendered elevations characteristic of the region, while inside there is light, airy and flexible accommodation with five bedrooms and five reception rooms. The largest ground floor reception is the 24ft drawing room with its wooden flooring and windows to all aspects, welcoming plenty of natural light. There is also a comfortable and well-proportioned sitting room with a brick-built fireplace, as well as a formal dining room and a garden room overlooking the rear garden. The kitchen has fitted units to base and wall level, plus integrated appliances, while the adjoining utility room provides further space for storage and the neighbouring breakfast room offers space for informal dining. On the first floor, the principal bedroom benefits from an en suite shower room. There are four further bedrooms all with lovely views of the surrounding countryside. On the first floor you can also find the family bathroom, with its separate shower unit.

At the front of the property, the gravel driveway provides plenty of parking space and access to the detached double garage for further parking and storage or workshop space. The garden is mainly laid to lawn and includes various spring flowers, mature trees and established hedgerows. There is also a hard tennis court, enclosed by chain link fencing. At the rear there is an area of lawn and border hedgerows, with open fields and rolling countryside beyond.

The property occupies a semi-rural position in the small village of Aythorpe Roding and within easy reach of Great Dunmow, Bishop's Stortford and Chelmsford. Great Dunmow, six miles away, provides a range of everyday amenities, including high street shops and large supermarkets. Further amenities, including an extensive selection of shops, supermarkets and leisure facilities can be found in Chelmsford. Schooling in the area includes the outstanding rated Leventhorpe, Bishop’s Stortford High School and The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College, as well as the independent Felsted School, St. Nicholas School and Bishop’s Stortford College. The area is well connected by road, with the A120 providing easy access to nearby Stansted Airport and the M11 just nine miles away. Chelmsford provides fast and regular national rail connections towards London Liverpool Street (36 minutes).