4 bedroom detached house

Listed farmhouse with a separate two bedroom cottage, Essex barn and land in a delightful semi-rural setting.

Description

A delightful four bedroom listed house with a comfortable two bedroom cottage and a substantial Essex barn located in a lovely stretch of Essex countryside. Pickstones Farm offers a tremendous amount of flexibility to suit a range of lifestyles surrounded by about 6.5 acres of thoughtfully designed gardens and grounds.

Formerly a pair of traditional cottages dating back to the 1500s, the buildings were extended in the 17th century and converted to a single dwelling in the 20th century providing balanced accommodation whilst retaining a wealth of period features associated with its age. The building is Grade II listed and provides a timber frame with plastered elevations under a red tiled roof. The property provides four well proportioned bedrooms and extensive reception space. Adjacent is a modern two bedroom detached cottage providing ancillary accommodation to the main house and currently being utilised as a rental investment but would also ideally suit multi-generational living. Adjoining the cottage are two workshops offering scope for further expansion subject to the required consents. Beyond is a detached Essex barn offering excellent potential to be converted for a variety of uses.

Outside
Approached over a central drive with parking facilities to both the principal house and cottage, the drive continues past the Essex barn to a yard beyond. The property is positioned back from the lane with formal gardens largely sited to the south of the house. The gardens have been thoughtfully designed providing areas of interest including a raised ornamental fish pond and a swimming pool situated to the immediate rear of the house. The gardens provide a wonderful array of specimen trees and plants providing all-year-round colour and enjoyment. There are two large parcels of land to the south and north of the house. The southern paddock has been planted to orchard and has a footpath running through a section of the land leading to miles of countryside walks. The northern paddock extends to around 2.1 acres and has independent gated access from the road offering an ideal situation for those with equestrian interests.

All in around 6.5 acres.

Services
Electricity, water, oil-fired heating and private drainage.

Location

Braintree: 5.4 miles, Colchester: 14.9 miles, Chelmsford: 17 miles, Stansted Airport: 19.8 miles, Ipswich: 32 miles. All distances approximate.

Pickstones Farm is positioned on the edge of Stisted village, surrounded by delightful countryside with far-reaching southerly valley views. Stisted is a charming traditional village set amongst open countryside on the southern edge of the particularly pretty Colne Valley. Stisted is a most attractive village with a wide main street and a vibrant community with a good range of amenities including a public house, an outstanding primary school, the village church of All Saints and open playing fields. Braintree Golf Club is on the southern outskirts of the village.

The nearby market town of Braintree has a good shopping centre, including Braintree Village outlet, M&S Food, Sainsbury’s and Tesco (around 2 miles), and there is a wider variety of shops at Colchester and Chelmsford with further schools at Gosfield, Felsted, Coggeshall and Braintree.

For the commuter there is a through train service from Braintree or Witham and there is access on to the A120 to the south of the village, which is dual carriageway from Braintree to the M11.

Square Footage: 4,525 sq ft


Acreage: 6.5 Acres

Directions

From Stisted village centre proceed north towards Greenstead Green where the property can be found on the right-hand side.

Postcode:
CM77 8AY