* GUIDE PRICE £750,000-£775,000*
Jukes Estate Agents ofHarlow are delighted to offer for sale this fabulous and deceptively large 4 bedroom 3 bathroom detached property in the highly desirable Old Harlow.
Old Harlow is the historic part of the new town and district of Harlow, Essex in England.
Old Harlow is situated in the north-east area of the town and is the oldest area of the town. Old Harlow pre-dates the first written record in the Domesday Book of 1086, so it is unknown when the town first came into existence. Originally Old Harlow was going to be the central area of Harlow New Town, but due to the amount of demolition works and the loss of agricultural land it was decided to build Harlow New Town to the west of Old Harlow. Old Harlow still remains village-like with two Grade I listed buildings and many Grade II listed buildings.
Geographically, Old Harlow is superbly situated. The new junction (7A) on the M11 means you can be London or Cambridge bound in less than 5 mins. This also means of course that Stansted Airport is just 10 mins away as is the M25. The property is just 0.7 miles from Harlow Mill station which has direct routes to London Liverpool St (30 mins), Stansted Airport & Cambridge. Old Harlow, whilst a community in its own right is only 3 miles from Harlow Town Centre and Princess Alexandra Hospital. Old Harlow is in catchment areas for good primary & secondary schools.
The property itself is situated in "Curteys", which is a much sought after cul de sac off of Old Road, Old Harlow. As you drive into Curteys, the property is located in the bottom left hand corner. to say this property has kerb appeal would be an understatement. What kerb appeal always hides is what is behind the front door. Hunters Brook (the name of the property) is testimony to this fact.
The easiest way to explain this, is to say that here we have a "Tardis". What looks from the outside to be a decent size property, is in fact a very large, beautiful property. As soon as you walk through the front door, you realise you are entering a "chunk" of a house!
The Entrance Hall is simply lovely. Its gorgeous dark wood flooring, white walls, and slim modern radiators form an excellent introduction to this property.
From here you can gain access to the utility room, the downstairs cloakroom, the study/office, the lounge, the kitchen and of course the lovely staircase.
In no particular order, we will start in The Utility Room. It is well worth mentioning (and you will read this again when we come to the kitchen and the downstairs cloakroom), that the units and worktops are bespoke, AND were designed, built, and installed by the current owners. They are of the very highest quality, and the worktops are not only granite, but are also unique! The Utility Room houses a nice sink / drainer, a washing machine, and an additional freezer which is all integrated. There is plenty of cupboard and drawer space, and there is the mandatory door into the side garden. It also benefits from a nice "farmhouse" style tiled floor.
Next, we have the downstairs cloakroom. Fully tiled walls and floor, house a modern WC & hand basin that are integrated into more family designed cabinets and drawers with that unique granite worktop. It also has a large heated towel rail.
Next we have The Study/Office.
It is always nice to have a purpose built study or office, as it means not having to "steal" a room meant for something else! Since the pandemic, with many more people needing to work from home, having a home office/study has become almost essential.
This is a good size space with, fabulous built in office furniture, a lovely large window overlooking the side garden, laminate flooring, and there is still enough room (as the current owner has highlighted), for an armchair. It is simply a great space!
As you leave this room your eyes are immediately drawn to the remainder of the entrance hall. In the main, this is the space under the stairs. However, it is a large space & once again, the current owner has thought it out well, and it houses a good size sideboard.
We next enter the large "L" shaped Lounge. The Lounge is as you would expect. Large, Spacious, and Airy. It has a beautiful wooden floor, modern vertical radiators (pleasing on the eye, and great space savers). There is a lovely fireplace with real flame gas fire. There are large double doors that lead to the large rear garden, and another set of double doors that lead into the kitchen / dining area.
The current owner tends to leave these doors completely open, which makes the whole ground floor open plan, and being able to access the entrance hall from both the lounge and the kitchen, the whole ground floor flows splendidly.
The Dining Area currently houses an 8 seater dining table and chairs. It shares a super porcelain tiled floor with the kitchen. It has vertical radiators. The space flows effortlessly into the kitchen.
We fully understand as Estate Agents, that the kitchen is perhaps the most subjective room in a house and that regardless of what we think, people viewing our properties may indeed have a completely view. However, this kitchen, regardless of your opinion, is simple unique!
The Kitchen, as we mentioned earlier, is bespoke. Lovingly designed, built, and installed by the owners, there is no other kitchen like it anywhere in the world!
The uniquely coloured granite worktops top the fantastic cabinets and drawers, that in turn house the integrated appliances that consist of a Maytag American style fridge freezer, a full size range cooker that consists of large electric double oven and a 6 ring gas hob (professionally vented), a Neff microwave, and the oh so increasingly popular wine chiller! The cabinets have concealed over and under lighting, and the ceiling has downlighting. All in all, it is a fantastic kitchen that we are confident you will love!
Off of the other end of the dining area there are double doors that leads into The Conservatory.
As conservatories go this is up there with the very best. It is large with plenty of windows that open, AND, it has two, yes two sets of double doors. One set to the side & the other at the rear. Those of you who have owned property with a conservatory, will know that they can get ridiculously hot in the summer. This extra set of double doors alleviates most of those problems (clever). It has laminate flooring. As conservatories go, this is superb!
Before we venture upstairs, we will stay here an explore the large garden that whilst mainly lays to the rear of the property, also wraps around one side of the house.
Over 220ft long, and over 45ft wide, it is laid mainly to lawn and has established trees and shrubs a plenty. There are established flower beds. The garden continues down one side of the property where there is the rotary washing line and a garden shed. Whilst this is a lovely lovely garden, it can easily be reconfigured to suit another gardeners need.
Upstairs we find 4 large bedrooms (two of which are en suite), plus the family bathroom.
Bedroom 1 has a large window that overlooks the front of the property, lovely fitted carpet, a large build in wardrobe, PLUS, double doors that lead onto a wooden balcony that is completely secluded. It overlooks some scrubland which is a haven for wildlife and there is a babbling brook that runs through the scrubland which is so therapeutic to listen to. This bedroom has a large en suite. It has walk in shower, modern WC and an integrated washbasin with cupboards and drawers and a large, illuminated mirror. It has a nice wooden floor, heated towel rail & the ceiling has downlighting.
Bedroom 2, which is another large double, has wooden flooring also has an en suite. It has a large walk in shower, WC & washbasin all integrated with bespoke units etc. It has fully tiled walls and floor, a good size frosted window and a large bathroom cabinet with illuminated lighting. This bedroom also has double doors that lead onto a wooden balcony. Once again it is not overlooked (except by the occupants of bedroom 1). It overlooks the same scrubland and once again the babbling brook with its therapeutic sounds. There is a medium size window that overlooks the rear garden, and it has fitted carpets and the heated towel rail doubles as a radiator in this room.
Bedroom 3 is another decent size double which, on first view doesn't seem that large until you realise that it has extremely large built in double wardrobes which take up a fair amount of space. However, it leaves plenty of room for a large double bed and other bedroom furniture. There is a decent size window that overlooks the rear window. It also has laminate flooring.
Bedroom 4 is the smallest bedroom of this super property. It also has high grade fitted double wardrobes, it has a large window that overlooks the front of the property and has laminate flooring.
The family bathroom is a good size and houses a "P" shaped bath with overhead shower. It has fully tiled walls and floor. A modern WC & integrated washbasin. There is a heated towel rail and a small frosted window for natural light. The ceiling has downlighting.
Outside the front of the property there is a large double garage with double drive. There is plenty of overhead storage in the eaves of the garage roof. The garage also houses the recently serviced combi boiler. There is a side gate that leads to a path the runs the entire length of the property and then into the rear garden. The current owner keeps the bins there. There are solar panels on the roof of this property, although such is the design of the house, you do not see them. Solar panels are like gold dust with today's ludicrously high heating bills. The current owner pays around £1,040 (£20 a week) Gas & Electric per annum. This is once the rebate for the solar panels have been paid.
So, in conclusion, what do we have?
We have a Large 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom detached house in one of the most desirable parts of Old Harlow.
Fantastic access to rail and road links, good schools and shops.
Cheap energy bills and all in a place where you literally can hear a pin drop! Idyllic!

Tenure: Freehold