Purls Hill House, Great Maplestead, Halstead, Essex

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1 Purls Hill House, Great Maplestead, Halstead, Essex

2 Purls Hill House Great Maplestead, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2QT Impressive country home with substantial outbuildings Great Maplestead 1 mile, Castle Hedingham 1.7 miles, Sible Hedingham 2.2 miles, Halstead 2.6 miles, Stansted Airport 26 miles, A miles, A130 8 miles, A12 14 miles Entrance hall Drawing room Sitting room Dining room Conservatory Study area Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room Boiler room Cellar 2 ground floor wc s Master bedroom with en-suite 5 further bedrooms, one with en-suite Family bathroom Separate shower room EPC Rating D Double garage with bedroom/office above Adjacent study Large storage area 2 bedroom annexe Essex Barn with attached stables Byre with attached gymnasium Large single storey storage barn with lock up facilities About 10 acres The property This stunning six bedroom country home is situated in an elevated position, set in open countryside and has beautiful panoramic views to the rear. The property has been much extended and sympathetically modernised by the present owners benefitting from 24 hour monitored house security and security lighting. The ground floor accommodation commences with the central entrance hall giving access to all the ground floor rooms. The dining room and sitting room are located to the front of the property and have a wealth of original features. Of particular note, in the dining room is the saddle back fireplace and the sitting room has a feature marble fireplace. The spacious drawing room benefits from having a log burner, bi-fold doors opening into the conservatory, a cupboard housing the sonos wireless music system and a secondary hidden cupboard. The conservatory has double glazed windows to two aspects, a vaulted roof and off the entrance hall, there is a study area with brick floor. The impressive kitchen/breakfast room has been extended by the present owners. This room has a superb mix of both contemporary and cherry fronted kitchen units with granite surfaces, a central island and integrated appliances comprising two Miele Pyrolytic selfclean ovens, plus two cooking/warming draws beneath, dishwasher, wine cooler, coffee maker and microwave unit, neff multi ringed hob with extractor above and two separate sinks. To one corner of the kitchen is a coffee station, sink with Quooker hot tap, opposite which is a large walk in pantry. Next to the pantry a door leads to the first floor. Opposite the panty there is access to the dry cellar and also off the kitchen is the ground floor wc, utility room and boiler room. Multi scene lighting has been installed in the kitchen and drawing room whilst remote controlled electric blinds are fitted to the kitchen, bedrooms and the drawing room bi-fold doors. The first floor comprises a very spacious master bedroom suite with two double built in wardrobes, built in shoe cupboard and has a door providing access to the ground floor. The en-suite to the master bedroom is fully tiled and comprises a contemporary bath, his and hers matching wash hand basins, built in shower and wc. The remaining rooms on this level comprise five further bedrooms, one of which has ensuite facilities, a family bathroom and separate shower room. All the bathrooms have been completely refitted to the highest standards, are fully tiled and include karndean flooring.

3 Outside The property is approached via electric security gates, which lead to a long drive providing parking for several vehicles. To the left of the drive is a private garden enclosed by mature hedging and trees. To the right is a garden lawn encircling the property to two sides, and which is extremely well secluded and leads to a large and well-tended vegetable garden. Immediately to the rear of the house is an impressive patio, which overlooks a Koi carp pond and has two sets of steps leading down to a formal lawn. Paths lead to the back of the garage where the pumping system for the pond is housed. The formal lawn is enclosed by a post and rail fencing beyond which is a natural reed pond and a rectangular paddock which in turn leads to the side paddock. This is enclosed with post and rail fencing and has woodland beyond. The garden benefits from having superb views over open countryside and on a clear day in the distance the tower at Castle Hedingham is visible. Opposite the house is a double garage above which there is an office, adjacent to which is a ground floor study, and a two bedroom annex with accommodation arranged over two floors. Also within the grounds is a large Essex barn, an attached stable block with hayloft above and a byre which is enclosed on three sides and has herringbone walls. Adjacent to this is a gymnasium, and opposite a further detached single storey barn with lockable storage facilities. Directions From the town of Halstead proceed out along the A1124, Hedingham Road, for approximately 1 mile, turning right into Dines Hall Road. Continue along Dines Hall Road for approximately 1.5 miles, passing the turning on the right for Great Maplestead and approximately 200 metres further on, take the turning on the left, which is Purls Hill. Purls Hill House can be found approximately 100 metres on your right hand side.

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6 Floorplans Main House internal area 5,362 sq ft (498 sq m) Annexe internal area 1,647 sq ft (153 sq m) Converted Parking internal area 426 sq ft (40 sq m) Storages internal area 633 sq ft (59 sq m) Total internal area 8,068 sq ft (750 sq m) For identification purposes only. Boiler Room Utility 4.07 x '4" x 9'7" Pantry Kitchen x '3" x 22'0" Master Bedroom 8.68 x '6" x 22'1" Storage 5.78 x '0" x 14'3" Converted Parking 6.33 x '9" x 20'6" Conservatory x '2" x 15'7" To Basement Drawing Room 7.44 x '5" x 15'3" Breakfast Room 3.54 x '7" x 10'0" Study 2.99 x '10" x 8'5" Bedroom x '4" x 10'2" Bedroom x '0" x 13'9" Bedroom x '8" x 10'2" Bedroom x '8" x 12'8" Study 2.91 x '7" x 9'0" Hall Hall Storage Area 6.67 x '11" x 17'10" Kitchen 4.07 x '4" x 9'7" Sitting Room 5.94 x '6" x 12'9" Dining Room 6.13 x '1" x 14'10" Sitting Room 5.12 x '10" x 14'10" Bedroom x '10" x 14'1" Bedroom x '3" x 14'1" Annexe Ground Floor Ground Floor First Floor Bedroom x '5" x 11'2" Bedroom x '6" x 11'5" Annexe First Floor The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/ /ss

7 Floorplans Purls Hill House, Great Maplestead, Halstead Outbuilding 1 House internal area 1,113 sq ft (103 sq m) Outbuilding 2 internal area 2,197 sq ft (204 sq m) Outbuilding 3 internal area 1,661 sq ft (154 sq m) Total internal area 4,971 sq ft (462 sq m) 6.80 x '4" x 14'10" W S N E 4.23 x '11" x 13'9" 4.27 x '0" x 13'9" 9.95 x '8" x 22'5" x '2" x 28'5" Barn x '4" x 28'7" Outbuilding 2 Outbuilding x '1" x 12'8" x '10" x 11'8" Outbuilding 1 The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/ /cpp

8 Location Beautifully positioned within established and mature gardens, Purls Hill House is located on the outskirts of the village of Great Maplestead. Nearby are the villages of Castle Hedingham and Sible Hedingham which have a good selection of public houses, a post office and a tea room. There are several local village primary schools at Bulmer, Great Maplestead, Castle Hedingham, Halstead and Sudbury. The town of Halstead nearby has an independent high street with shops, restaurants and several public houses as well as a local supermarket. For the city commuter, there is a regular train service to London s Liverpool Street which can be reached from Braintree station (average journey time 58 minutes), Marks Tey station (average journey time 56 minutes) and/or Witham station (average journey time 45 minutes). Both Witham and Braintree offer a direct service into London Liverpool Street. There is also access onto the A12 at Witham and the National Motorway Network. General Local Authority: Braintree District Council ; Essex: County Council Services: Mains water and electricity, Private drainage, Oil fired central heating. Chelmsford Coval Hall, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford CM1 2QF chelmsford@struttandparker.com /struttandparker 60 offices across England and Scotland, including Prime Central London IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker does not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Photographs taken August Particulars prepared August Strutt & Parker is a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited.