High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4RB | Property for sale | Savills
264.77 sq m
Guide price £1,750,000(€1,995,369)

High EasterChelmsford, CM1 4RB

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in December 2022
  • Substantial converted Essex barn of about 3,500 sq ft
  • Beautiful countryside setting
  • Range of outbuildings
  • Landscaped garden and tennis court
  • No onward chain

Traditional period farmhouse in a glorious setting with a substantial Essex barn providing office space and self-contained accommodation.

About this property

  • A charming five bedroom period farmhouse with a substantial converted Essex barn offering the option for a variety of different uses, situated in a glorious stretch of open countryside. The property is being sold with no chain and is set in grounds of about 1.5 acres incorporating a tennis court and useful range of outbuildings.

    Poplar Farm House, formerly known as 'Poplars Farm', is a timber framed and plastered house believed to date back to the 18th century with a modern two storey extension infilling the south-west corner providing a light-filled sitting room with the principal bedroom suite above. There is a lovely dining room situated to the front of the house offering exposed timbers and leading to a small entrance porch. A cosy family room leads to a traditional kitchen opening to the gardens beyond. An inner hall links the cloakroom and utility room. To the upper level there are five bedrooms in total and a family bathroom with two of the bedrooms offering en suite facilities. All the rooms enjoy beautiful far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside.

    The barn is located to the south-western corner of the house and has been thoughtfully converted. A small proportion of the building is being utilised as an office and lends itself for wider use, making for an ideal business from home space. The remainder of the building provides two substantial games rooms, storage room and a reception room. To first floor there is a further games room, summer room kitchenette and shower room.

    The property is being sold with no chain and offers a wonderful opportunity for those seeking a business from home space as well multigenerational/extended family living quarters.

    Outside
    Poplar Farm House is set back from its country lane setting over a long gated drive with east and south-eastly facing gardens backing on to open farmland. The drive provides ample parking serving both the house and barn, ideal for visitors, and continues past the side of the house to a detached stable block comprising three distinct sections. The building is being utilised for storage purposes but offers great potential for supplementary accommodation, subject to the necessary planning consents. Terraced seating areas extend to both the rear and side of the property with the majority of the gardens neatly laid to lawn interspersed with a selection of specimen trees. To the eastern section is an all-weather tennis court, further outbuildings and a kitchen garden leading to the rear of the barn. The barn enjoys an area of lawn to the front leading back to the drive. All in around 1.5 acres.

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This is a lovely period house and garden with glorious views over countryside. The barn offers so many options.

Karl ManningProperty agent

Local information

  • High Easter village: 1.2 miles, Great Dunmow: 5.2 miles, Chelmsford: 11 miles, Bishop's Stortford: 13.9 miles. All distances approximate.
  • Poplar Farm House is positioned 1.2 miles north of the quintessentially English village of High Easter in a glorious stretch of Essex countryside backing on to open farmland. High Easter enjoys a cricket ground, a village cafe (The Snug), village hall, recreational fields and a pretty village church.
  • The market town of Great Dunmow lies north of the village and provides a good range of shops and restaurants, while a more comprehensive range of facilities can be found in the nearby city of Chelmsford and town of Bishop's Stortford.
  • Commuters into London or elsewhere can access the main line to Liverpool Street from Chelmsford, Stansted and Bishop's Stortford or the Central Line underground service from Epping. A country road leads to the A120 which connects to the M11 at junction 8.
  • There is an excellent choice of educational facilities, including the grammar schools at Chelmsford and Colchester, Felsted School, Bishop's Stortford College, New Hall and Brentwood School, all within easy driving distance. Within the village of High Easter is a pre-school.

Additional information

  • Services
  • Mains water and electricity. Two private drainage systems (non-compliant) for the house and barn. Oil fired heating.
  • Local authority
  • Uttlesford District Council. Council tax band = G.
  • Directions: From Chelmsford take the A1060 towards Bishop's Stortford. Pass Roxwell and turn right to the Easters. Proceed through Good Easter following the signpost to High Easter. Continue through the village of High Easter turning left shortly after the cricket pitch on to High Easter Road. The property will be found on the right-hand side shortly after the Water Tower. Postcode: CM1 4RB
  • EPC Exempt
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G