5 bedroom detached house for sale

White House is situated in the heart of the village of Henham in a private secluded position. The village is almost equidistant from the larger market towns of Bishops Stortford and Saffron Walden, both with a range of amenities, schools and mainline stations with services to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge.

The accommodation is arranged over two floors and has been configured to enable the potential of an 'annexe'. The property comprises of a reception hall with staircase to the first floor, double glazed French doors to the garden and door to cloakroom. There is a sitting room with inset cast iron wood burner with French doors to the rear garden, a study and home gym. The kitchen/orangery has a central island with butler sink. Quooker hot water tap, range cooker, integrated dishwasher, silestone work surfaces, space for American style fridge/freezer, bespoke built-in pantry, water softener, integrated wine cooler, two sets of bifold doors leading to the rear terrace and a glazed ceiling benefitting from reflective glass and electric skylights. There is electric underfloor heating and double doors to the family room with two lantern skylights and double doors to the outside. A side lobby leads to the utility room with inset sink, eye and base level storage cupboards and stable door to the outside. The laundry room has storage cupboards, sink, space for two washing machines and a tumble dryer, there is also a wet room and a gym with the gas fired boiler, hot water tank, floor to ceiling storage and stable door to the outside.

On the first floor, the landing has a pull down ladder to the loft which is part boarded and door to the dual aspect master bedroom which has a walk-in dressing room with further pull down ladder to a second loft space which is fully boarded and an en suite shower room with double shower and two sinks. There are three further double bedrooms all with farmland views at the rear of the property and a further bedroom to the front, together with a family bathroom with a roll top bath.

Outside, the property is approached through electric gates leading to the front of the property where there is ample gravelled parking. From both sides of the property there is access to the rear garden which is zoned with a vegetable garden with patio area, two garden sheds and a greenhouse, there a small orchard with four fruit trees, a lawned area with box hedging and at the foot of the garden there is a Japanese garden created by the current owners and overlooking that is fully insulated home office/studio room which has light and power. The property also benefits from a secluded terrace feeding off the back of the house and has mood/flood lighting also, controlled from the kitchen.

Agents note:
1. The property is situated on a Private Road with a residents management company. Each property pays £30 per month towards the upkeep of the communal areas.
2. Planning was obtained to build a garage/cart lodge to the side of the property with an office above. This has now lapsed.


Henham is a well-regarded North Essex village with its local primary school, church, public house, village shop and Post Office which is run by volunteers. There is also a tennis club and a gym. Henham lies about 7 miles from the market town of Bishop’s Stortford, which provides a more comprehensive range of social, recreational and educational facilities, as well as access to the M11 motorway on the outskirts of the town linking London, the M25 and the north. There is a mainline railway station at Bishop's Stortford, providing a regular commuter service to London's Liverpool Street. The nearest mainline station to the village is at Elsenham.