4 bedroom detached house for sale

48 ASHDON ROAD is an attractive detached period home of great style and character situated in this popular and convenient location which gives excellent access to Saffron Walden's main centre and nearby common.

The property provides nicely proportioned and well-balanced living accommodation which has been also been enlarged during recent times. The front door sits within a recessed porch opening to an entrance hall where stairs rise to the first floor, attractive wooden flooring and a ground floor cloakroom sits off to one side. A charming sitting room features an attractive period fireplace, wooden flooring and a bay window looking out to the front. has a bay window looking out to the front. A separate dining area has a window looking out to the side, a fireplace with log-burning stove, alcove cupboards and shelving placed either side. A wide opening leads to the kitchen/breakfast room, equipped with a range of storage cupboards in white, complemented by Quartz worktops which includes a large central island with breakfast bar. The kitchen incorporates a range of integrated appliances including fridge/freezer, dishwasher, double oven and an induction hob with extraction fan over. This impressive room is semi-vaulted at one end with bi-folding doors opening out to the rear garden and, when combined with the dining area, creates one large open plan living space perfect for entertaining. There is a basement which is accessed from the entrance hall and has an approximate height of around 6ft and a below ground window drawing in a degree of natural light.

Upstairs the first floor landing leads to 4 bedrooms, a shower room which contains a 3-piece suite, this being in addition to a separate bathroom also containing a 3-piece suite.

OUTSIDE, the property sits behind a front garden area slightly elevated from the road, with a footpath to the front door. The rear garden extends to approx. 62ft deep, a good size for such a central town location, laid out with lawn and paved patio, which provides ideal space for outside entertaining, softened by flower beds and borders and with a useful timber shed placed to the rear.


Saffron Walden is a historic market town with a magnificent parish church, impressive common, numerous period properties and a wide tree-lined High Street. A range of shops, schools, library, social and sporting amenities are all accessible within the town, together with cinema and concert facilities at Saffron Screen and Saffron Hall. Market days are Tuesday and Saturdays. Road links to London and Cambridge (15 miles) are at J9 and J10 of the M11. Trains to London (Liverpool Street) run from Audley End Station, about 3 miles away.