Upper Pond Street, Duddenhoe End

Property Details: • Type: Detached • Tenure: FREEHOLD • Floor Area: 3470 sqft

Key Features: • Character ground floor with open-plan kitchen-breakfast room. • Four double bedrooms featuring exposed timber beams. • Self-contained single-storey annex with bi-fold doors. • Paved terrace overlooking expansive private lawned gardens. • Heated outdoor swimming pool with paved surround. • Equestrian facilities including stables and sand menage.

Location: • Nearest Station: Audley End Station • Distance to Station: 3.5707696247862684 miles

Agent Information: • Address: 22 King Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1ES

Full Description: <p>The Accommodation</p><p>The ground floor accommodation opens via a warm and inviting reception hall featuring traditional quarry-tiled flooring, exposed wall timbers, and a prominent wooden staircase rising to the first floor. Positioned off the hallway, at the heart of the ground floor is the expansive open-plan kitchen and breakfast room, lined with flagstone flooring and heavily beamed ceilings. The kitchen is equipped with Plain English, handcrafted and bespoke cabinetry, dark worktops, built-in display shelving, and ample space for a large central dining table. Directly connected to the kitchen is a practical utility room fitted with additional wall and base units, space for American-style refrigeration, and side access out to the grounds. </p><p>A generous sitting room filled with period charm, highlighting an impressive red-brick inglenook fireplace, heavy ceiling beams, and dual-aspect leaded windows. Directly adjoining is an exceptionally spacious drawing room, framed by timber-framed walls and exposed ceiling beams, providing a versatile formal living and study area with space for a grand piano. The ground floor layout extends into a series of practical day-to-day spaces, including a versatile family room/study, a cloakroom/WC, and a convenient boot room with direct external access.</p><p>The first-floor accommodation is centered around a central landing displaying exposed timber framing and wooden balustrades. The principal bedroom suite offers a generous double bedroom enhanced by a decorative feature wall and built-in wardrobes, leading to its own private en-suite bathroom. </p><p>Arranged along the remainder of the first floor are three additional well-proportioned double bedrooms, all showcasing characterful sloped ceilings, exposed structural timbers, and leaded windows overlooking the grounds. Serving these rooms is a family bathroom off the hallway, as well as an integrated en-suite shower room to one of the guest bedrooms. The layout is completed by a dedicated dressing room located adjacent to the guest bedrooms.</p><p>The self-contained annex provides light-filled living spaces arranged across a single level featuring tiled flooring, exposed ceiling beams, and French doors that open directly onto the patio and gardens. At the centre of the accommodation is an open-plan sitting and bedroom area, complete with bi-folding glazed doors leading outside. The bedroom area includes room for a double bed and freestanding furniture, with a folding door partition allowing optional privacy from the main living area. Completing the annex is a well-appointed shower room.  </p><p>Outside</p><p>Set within extensive private grounds approaching 2.9 acres including three paddocks/meadows, one includes an orchard, framed by mature trees and countryside views, the outdoor area features expansive South West facing manicured lawns and a paved terrace ideal for alfresco dining adjacent to the house.</p><p>A key highlight of the garden is the outdoor swimming pool, which is fully paved and surrounded by vibrant plant borders and seating areas. </p><p>Further extending the grounds are dedicated equestrian and agricultural facilities, including a timber stable block with loose boxes and tack storage, an enclosed sand menage, and a fenced paddock area. The grounds also encompass a kitchen garden featuring raised timber vegetable beds and a wooden post-and-rail gate leading into the adjacent fields. </p>