3 bedroom house

What We Say at The Zoe Napier Group

This listed farmhouse immediately impresses with its wonderful long driveway approach and it enjoys the most spectacular setting within its grounds. It is a wonderful opportunity to refurbish a grand rural home, and its array of outbuildings, including an Essex Barn offers exciting potential for conversion (stp)

What the Owners Say

The property has been in our family for almost 80 years and provided us the equestrian and a rural lifestyle that we always dreamt off. The exclusive setting has offered us wonderful privacy, tranquillity, and the best possible safe environment to raise a family for an active outdoors lifestyle.

History & Background

Finchingfield is a picturesque Essex village and highly sought after for its beauty, charm and location. It is rare properties become available either in or close to the village.

This attractive Grade II listed three bedroom detached farmhouse originally dates to the 1500’s with later additions in the 17th and 18th century. As one might expect from a property from this era, it enjoys a plethora of attractive features including exposed beams, original stock brick flooring and open red brick inglenook fireplaces and offers the opportunity to be modernised.

Contained within the established and impressive 15.6 acres(stls) of grounds are excellent equestrian facilities including eight stables, two tack rooms, two feed rooms, all weather turnout arena and a 44 by 22 flood lit manege.

In addition, there is an Essex Barn, offering scope and potential for future residential use (stp).

Setting & Location

The property is nestled on the fringes of the sought after village of Finchingfield and close to the equally popular village of Great Bardfield, offering an excellent range of local facilities, including a supermarket, shops, public houses and local schools.

Finchingfield is regarded as one of the most picturesque villages in England and offers a strong local community. Immediate amenities include three public houses, tea rooms, a restaurant, antiques centre and a well serviced village store and post office.

The area is surrounded by farmland and countryside which is accessed via a network of footpaths. The location is ideal for families and there is a wide range of excellent secondary schools in the surrounding towns. Additionally, the private schools of Felsted and Gosfield easily accessible.

The nearby market towns of Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Great Dunmow offer a wide range of retail and recreational facilities. Furthermore, the cities of Cambridge and Chelmsford are a short drive away.

London Liverpool Street station is easily accessible via frequent high speed services from Audley End, Braintree, or Witham train stations. The major road network can be joined via the A12 at Witham or the A120 at Great Dunmow, which subsequently links with the M11 at Stansted Airport.

Great Dunmow 10.9 miles* Felsted 10.6 miles* Braintree 9.5 miles* Stansted Airport 16.8 miles* Bishops Stortford 20.7 miles*

1) Our client currently owns circa twenty-five acres and plans to retain circa ten acres with the intention to split the existing title. Within the retained ten acres is a bungalow to the rear. An existing easement currently allows shared access across the driveway of Champions Farm to the bungalow, but this easement will be given up post the completed sale, and a separate access road will be created for the bungalow and grounds that will not impact on the farm.

2) Any reference to potential uses is subject to planning permission. No planning for development of the barns etc has been sought by the existing sellers and there will be no overage/uplift clauses should the buyer wish to

explore this route post purchase.

3) The private drainage/sewage system is likely to require updating with a modern system to comply with current legislation.

4) A Propertymark Toolkit has been completed by the seller providing the buyer with additional information, therefore allowing for more informed offers to be made. Please request this from the agent post viewing and if interested in purchasing the property.

5) Council Tax G Braintree