5 bedroom house

A five bedroom mid-Victorian detached house with outbuildings and a swimming pool set in about 2.6 acres.


Description

Foley Lodge is a traditional red-brick two storey house built in the 1880s faced in attractive vertical clay tiles providing well balanced accommodation approaching 3,000 sq ft.

The property occupies a convenient setting in the heart of High Garrett which is located to the north of Braintree and within 4 miles of the market town of Halstead. The property enjoys five first floor bedrooms with en suite facilities to the principal bedroom and a separate family bathroom accessed from a central landing. To the ground floor there are three receptions rooms including a comfortable dual-aspect sitting room with a bay window which is replicated in the dining room. To the rear of the house is the kitchen/breakfast room providing rear external access and fitted with a collection of light-coloured units and work surfaces. Beyond the kitchen is a utility room and further storage room.

Externally there is a single outbuilding separated into two rooms and a double garage which offer excellent potential to create supplementary accommodation.

Outside
The property is approached over a side driveway opening to a wide courtyard providing ample parking. A heated swimming pool is located to the rear of the house set within a raised terrace with neat hedging and a brick wall. Two small sections of formal lawn extend from the terrace. The remainder of the garden has been neatly landscaped, principally laid to lawn interspersed with a variety of trees and shrubs. All in around 2.6 acres.

Services
Mains services connected. New boiler with thermostat to the hot water cylinder.

Location

Braintree: 3.5 miles; Halstead: 3.7 miles; Chelmsford: 16.1 miles; Stansted Airport: 20 miles

The property fronts the road and is located on the junction of Halstead Road and Braintree Road within the hamlet of High Garrett, near Bocking. High Garrett is located to the northern side of Braintree town and within close proximity of Halstead.

Halstead has a variety of shops and schools and there is a larger shopping centre with major supermarkets at Braintree. There are two private schools at Gosfield. For the commuter there is a branch line station at Braintree and a mainline train station at Witham to London Liverpool Street, and there are access points to the A12 at Witham and the M11 at Bishop’s Stortford.

Square Footage: 2,885 sq ft





Directions

From Bocking, proceed north along the A131 through High Garrett. The property can be found on the left-hand side shortly after the traffic lights and the turning for Braintree Road. The property has its own sets of traffic lights.

Postcode: CM7 5NU


Additional Info

Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills.

Marketed by: Savills, Chelmsford