A Grade II listed family home overlooking Matching Green in Essex has hit the market at £1.95 million.
Dating back to the early 1600s, the five-bedroom detached property sits in grounds of just less than one acre and combines period character with a layout geared towards modern family living.
Known as Albion House, the timber-framed home features plastered elevations beneath a peg-tiled roof and was extended in the 20th century to provide just less than 4,000 sq ft of accommodation.
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The principal layout now includes four reception rooms, five bedrooms and three bathrooms, supported by formal gardens, outbuildings and a gravel driveway.
Throughout the interior, there are exposed timbers and inglenook-style fireplaces, reflecting the building’s early origins.
The present owners have undertaken a comprehensive and sensitive refurbishment, the estate aget said, with particular attention paid to the specification in the kitchen and bathrooms.
Three main reception rooms are complemented by a games room and an office.
The kitchen/breakfast room enjoys views over the rear garden, where a paved terrace leads out to lawns planted with mature flowering shrubs and specimen trees.
On the first floor, the principal bedroom benefits from its own dressing room, which also serves as bedroom five, together with access to a luxury en suite bathroom.
A guest bedroom has its own en suite shower room, while two further double bedrooms share a family bathroom finished to a similar standard.
From the landing, stairs rise to the second floor, which offers loft storage.
Outside, the property has a detached double garage and a separate detached workshop, which also houses the oil tank, together with an attached tool shed.
Anyone interested in viewing this property should contact Knight Frank - Woodbridge Sales through Zoopla, or by phone on 01394 807643.
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