2 bedroom house

THE DOG HOUSE is a unique and characterful two bedroom Grade II Listed barn conversion. Formally two outbuildings to the north of nearby Albans farmhouse built in approximately C17 with a plain red tile roof, clad with black weatherboarding and a hipped cote on the ridge. The property is entered into an inner lobby/utility area with stone flooring, space for washing machine and tumble drier and provides further access to the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom 2 and stairs rising to first floor bedroom. The shaker style kitchen is fitted with base level units, wooden work surface, range style cooker, integrated under-counter fridge, butler sink, tiled flooring, exposed beams and open archway to the main living area. The living/dining room has the most tremendous vaulted ceiling which gives a real sense of space that benefits from an abundance of exposed timbers and windows on two aspects. The bathroom comprises a rolltop cast iron bath, WC, wash hand basin and wooden flooring. The ground floor bedroom is part of a more recent addition to the property but is still in keeping with the original barn by having exposed timbers on show, there is also an en-suite shower room too. The first floor bedroom is a double room with exposed timbers and an open stud window looking over the living area and a further window the south aspect.

EXTERNALLY, the property benefits from off street parking on a shingle driveway for four vehicles and pathway leading to the property. The garden is mainly laid to lawn enclosed by picket fencing. There is also a garage/barn. In all, the total plot extends to approximately 0.6 of an acre.


BARNSTON has a church and local inn, and is on the bus route between Great Dunmow and Chelmsford. Bishop’s Stortford is about 10 miles distant, Chelmsford is 11 miles (both with main line trains to Liverpool Street and shopping facilities). Braintree is 9 miles and M11 access at Birchanger linked to the M25 is 9 miles. The market town of Great Dunmow is approx. 2 miles with its shopping facilities, restaurants, local inns, schools and leisure centre.

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