3 bedroom House for sale in Nr Saffron Walden

2 OLD SHIP COTTAGE is a most attractive semi-detached Grade II Listed period cottage located centrally to what remains a very popular and highly regarded village placed to the south east of Saffron Walden. The property retains a number of character features reflecting its age, including exposed timbers and impressive inglenook fireplace.

The cottage provides nicely proportioned living accommodation, with a double reception room extending the width of the property looking out to the front, with two windows drawing in good amounts of natural light. The room is partially divided by a beam, creating two distinct zones with one part featuring a tiled floor and the impressive inglenook fireplace with fitted stove. There is a further fireplace at the opposite end of the room with a carpeted floor, and a door conceals stairs which rise to the first floor. The kitchen/breakfast room has dual aspect windows looking out to the rear and contains a range of storage cupboards and worktops, an integrated Calor gas hob with extractor fan, oven and microwave. There is space for further appliances. A fixed upright beam has a foldable table attached. A room to one side provides versatile additional space which could be ideal as a home office or study, with an overhead Velux window and a further window looking out to the rear. A rear hallway with a part glazed door leading to outside and the ground floor cloakroom which sits to one side.

Upstairs, the landing leads to three bedrooms and family bathroom which contains a 4-piece suite including a bath and separate shower cubicle. All of the bedrooms are of a good size, with the master featuring an impressive, exposed brick fire breast.

OUTSIDE, there is a courtyard area to the rear of the property with a pedestrian rear entrance and where the oil tank is located. The gardens to the front are laid out with lawn and block paving, set behind a low trimmed hedge, adjacent to which a driveway leads to the detached single garage. Further gardens extend beyond the garage where they are laid out mainly to lawn, featuring a variety of plants, shrubs and established trees.