5 bedroom detached house for sale

LANGDALE HOUSE is an attractive detached family home offering spacious and versatile accommodation throughout, located on a private development of just 5 properties in the popular village of Hempstead.

The front door leads into a good sized hallway with doors leading to all principal ground floor rooms. Stairs rise to the first floor with storage cupboard under and a cloakroom sits off to one side. There is a home office and the main reception room has a dual aspect, fireplace with multi-fuel stove and double doors lead out to the rear terrace. The dining room is placed to the rear of the property, a lovely bright room with window overlooking the rear garden with a door leading into the conservatory and further doors leading out to the rear garden. The kitchen is fitted with a range of storage cupboards, worktops incorporating a breakfast bar, sink unit, space for stand-alone appliances, integrated oven, 4-ring electric hob with extractor above and doors leading through to a useful utility room with further storage cupboards, work surfaces, sink, oil fired boiler and space for stand-alone appliances. There is a side door leading out to the garden.

Upstairs, the first floor landing gives access to all 5 bedrooms and the family bathroom. The master bedroom has built-in wardrobes and the benefit of its own en suite bathroom fitted with a 3-piece suite. The family bathroom is also fitted with a 3-piece suite.

OUTSIDE, a driveway provides off-street parking for several vehicles and leads to the attached detached double garage with twin up-and-over doors. There is a small front lawn adjacent to the driveway with mature tree and shrub planting. Gates to either side of the property lead round to the rear garden which measures approx. 63ft wide x 37ft deep, is south-west facing and has great open views over neighbouring paddocks. The garden is laid mainly to lawn with a lovely rear terrace adjoining the back of the property, flower and shrub borders. The garden has fence borders to two sides with post-and-rail fence to the rear boundary affording uninterrupted views. Additionally, there is a timber store and shed.

HEMPSTEAD has many period houses, cottages and a fine church. The market town of Saffron Walden lies some 7 miles from the village with an extensive range of social, recreational and educational facilities. There is access to the M11 (J9) and Audley End mainline railway station lies some 9 miles away providing regular services to London’s Liverpool St. The village of Steeple Bumpstead is about 3 miles away with a garage/filing station, post office and village shop. The City of Cambridge lies 17 miles away.