Location

Great Dunmow: 6 miles; Chelmsford: 11 miles (London Liverpool Street from 34 minutes); Stansted Airport: 13 miles; M11 access: 16 miles; Bishop's Stortford: 18 miles. All mileages approximate.

Chantry occupies a prominent position in the heart of this charming north Essex village, on the borders of the historic grounds of Felsted School.

Felsted and the nearby market town of Great Dunmow (about 6 miles) provide the local shopping facilities. There is a more extensive range of recreational, leisure and educational facilities at Chelmsford. The area is well served by both state and private schools with a primary and pre-school at Felsted, together with the renowned Felsted School for boys and girls from age 4-18. There are secondary schools at Dunmow and Chelmsford with further primary schools in Stebbing, Rayne and Ford End.

Felsted has an active community and provides a village shop, post office, pubs and eateries. There is nearby access to miles of footpaths and bridleways with the Flitch Way bordering the village, offering an important greenway and wildlife corridor between Braintree and Bishop's Stortford.

For the commuter there are railway stations at Braintree, Chelmsford and Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street. There is also access on to the A120 linking with the M11 (junction 8) at Bishop's Stortford.

Description

An elegant family home providing beautifully presented interiors in the heart of this delightful north Essex village. 'Chantry' occupies a prominent position on the periphery of the historic grounds of Felsted School and offers five bedrooms and two reception rooms including an open-aspect kitchen/dining room and separate utility room.
   
The gardens have been beautifully designed and maintained incorporating artificial lawn, covered terrace seating areas and a double garage.

The property has been extensively improved and enhanced with excellent fittings, decorated in neutral tones throughout. The ground floor is entered from the front into a welcoming entrance hall servicing the light-filled ground floor rooms with stairs rising to the first floor. The kitchen/dining room is a wonderful space, ideally for family living and entertaining and comprises a collection of bespoke light-coloured units, integrated appliances and a central breakfast/informal dining bar. The two reception rooms are equally as charming with herringbone flooring and large windows providing a large degree of natural light. Concluding the ground floor accommodation is a utility room and a cloakroom.

A first floor landing serves five well-proportioned bedrooms and a luxury family bathroom. The principal bedroom is positioned to the rear of the house and provides a walk-in wardrobe and en suite facilities. Bedrooms two and three share en suite facilities with bedrooms four and five utilising the family bathroom.

Chantry is approached over a sweeping driveway, partly enclosed by estate fencing with an area of lawn to the front boundary. The garden wraps around the house and has been thoughtfully landscaped providing a partly-covered terrace with artificial lawn. A secondary covered terrace to the immediate rear of the garden provides a wonderful space for relaxing and entertaining. The garden is enclosed in part by a red-brick wall and timber fencing. The double garage is sited behind the garden. To the side of the property is a detached storage building and pedestrian access to the front.

Services
The property benefits from gas central heating and is connected to mains water and drainage.

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