Leavenheath - 5 bed - £600,000 - Fenn Wright

Property details

Ownership: Freehold

Property type: House - Detached

Bedrooms: 5

Reception rooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2

Garden: Garden

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Hunters Barn is a good example of a sympathetic conversion of an old timber framed barn which is thought to date from the early 19th century, or even possibly earlier. The barn, which curiously is not Listed, offers well laid out family accommodation which in brief comprises a reception/dining hall, large drawing room, sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, playroom/study, utility room and two cloakrooms on the ground floor whilst at first floor level there is a master bedroom suite with walk-in wardrobe and en-suite bathroom, three/four further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The house is set back from the road and is approached over a graveled driveway though a gated entrance with a small area of lawned garden to the front of the house whilst to the back the driveway opens to a graveled courtyard with an 'L' shaped range of traditional outbuildings with a weather boarded elevations providing garaging and storage space which equally could be adapted, subject to Local Authority approval, to conversion into a guest or self contained annexe or possible studio, gym or office. Beyond lie the gardens which back onto open farmland and in all the property extends to about 1 acre.



Part panelled hardwood front door with glazed central panel opens to:


Entrance Lobby

Tiled floor, exposed studwork and ceiling beams, radiator, wall light point, door to:


Cloakroom

Having low suite WC, hand basin, tiled floor.

Open archway through to:



Reception/Dining Hall

(south) 18’7” x 11’11”
Tiled floor, exposed studwork and ceiling beams, part vaulted ceiling, red brick fireplace and exposed chimney breast with oak bressumer and Villager solid fuel stove, French windows to garden, 5 wall light points, built in cloaks cupboard.


Sitting Room

(South) 20’7” x 17’2”
This is an impressive reception room with exposed studwork and ceiling beams, large mellow red brick inglenook style fireplace central to one wall with oak bressumer, herringbone brickwork hearth and wood burning stove, 4 wall light points, radiator with grill, glazed double doors opening to:


Playroom/Office

(North & East) 17’7” x 11’
4 Wall light points, glazed double doors opening to the terrace and garden.

Door leading from the Reception/Dining Hall to:


Inner/Staircase Hall

Radiator with radiator grill, two glazed doors to:


Sitting Room

(South) 22’3” x 12’8”
Two radiators with radiator grills, 4 wall light points, polished oak strip floor.


Rear Hall/Utility Room

(North) 8’5” x 6’11”
Ceramic tiled floor, radiator, fitted shelves with tiled work top, wall mounted cupboard, stainless steel sink with tiled surround and shelves under, 3-way low voltage ceiling light, plumbing for automatic washing machine, part glazed stable door leading to the gravelled courtyard, door to:


Cloakroom

With low level WC, hand basin with tiled splash back above, ceramic tiled floor, exposed studwork.




Staircase rises to:


Spacious First Floor Landing

Ceiling beams, partly restricted headroom, loft access hatch, radiator, doors off right to left.


Galleried Landing

Overlooking the Dining/Reception Hall with open studworkthrough to:


Outside And Gardens

Hunters Barn is approached through a gated entrance over a gravelled driveway. To one side a tall Leylandi hedge and the other a shrub border with a carpet of spring bulbs which in turn gives way to an area of lawn with weeping willow in the far corner. The driveway continues around to the back of the house to a gravelled courtyard providing parking for a good number of cars with the courtyard being formed by a traditional range of weather-boarded and part slate roofed outbuildings providing garaging and workshop with an open archway and double gates leading to the garden beyond. To the other side of the archway is further storage space, again with power and light laid on, with a shower and WC and sink unit in one corner, wood burning stove, which with a certain amount of alteration could be converted, subject to Local Authority approval, either into a guest annexe, self-contained annexe or studio as required.

Beyond the courtyard of outbuildings the garden continues with an area of paved terrace which is enclosed on three sides with an arched covered seating area overlooking the terrace and ornamental brick wall with archway which leads on through to areas of lawn interspersed by a variety of trees including walnut, silver birch and a selection of fruit trees with further walnut trees, silver birch, beech and horse chestnut to the far end. The gardens back onto farmland beyond.

In all the property extends to about 1 acre.