High Street, Barley, SG8

PROPERTY INSIGHT
Ensum Brown are delighted to offer for sale The Gables, a rare chance of a family home in the incredibly sought after village of Barley. This extensive 4 bedroom property is set back from the road on a very generous plot. Accommodation is approaching 3000sq ft and benefits from no upward chain, 5 reception rooms, 3 bathrooms, twin garages, and a long driveway.

With a truly lovely approach, The Gables is an incredibly rare find in this quintessentially English village, the house set back far from the road. The long driveway offers space for numerous vehicles, access to twin garages and a storage room to the side, and a pretty front garden, laid partly to lawn with mature trees, flower borders and shrubs.

Once inside the large entrance hallway, visitors are immediately wowed by the extensive accommodation and potential this lovely family home has to offer, the property could do with some updating throughout. There is a set of stairs to the first floor, access to the rest of the ground floor rooms, and access to an ideally situated cloakroom with WC and hand wash basin. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of base units, black worktops, breakfast bar, integrated hob with extractor over, double oven, fridge/freezer, microwave and space for several kitchen appliances. It’s a very bright room with inset spotlights, white tiled flooring, and 3 windows to a dual aspect. Across the hallway there is a large utility room with vast amounts of space for further large kitchen appliances, a large range of base units and worktops, storage cupboards, 2 windows to a rear aspect, and a door into the rear garden.

The dining room, family room and sitting room are equally very generous sizes, each enjoying large windows and vast amounts of space for necessary furniture. The sitting room in particular is a very attractive space with a full wall of bi-folding doors leading out into a large glass conservatory. Adjacent to the sitting room, there is a study room, boasting a dual aspect into the rear garden and patio.

Upstairs to the first floor, The Gables continues to offer extensive accommodation with room for potential improvement. On the large landing, there are doors to 4 large bedrooms and a family bathroom, comprising a double shower, integrated bathtub, WC, hand wash basin and vanity unit. The master bedroom is particularly large and attractive with 3 windows to a dual aspect, many integrated cupboards, and a door to an en-suite, comprising a shower, WC and hand wash basin. Bedroom 2 is also very attractive with a lovely beamed archway, brick feature wall, 2 Dormer windows, and sink with vanity unit.

Outside to the rear, the garden is a a great space to relax and unwind. It is laid mainly to lawn with a large paved patio from the conservatory, offering ample room for garden furniture and the perfect spot to entertain guests. The garden enjoys many mature trees, shrubs, and flower borders, as well as the potential space to add further garden features such as summerhouses or sheds.

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Location - Barley
If you don't know the village of Barley, then whilst your viewing this stunning home take a look around. Unlike most villages, you have plenty of amenities including a post office, garage, well supported town hall, stunning village church, riding school, village shop, primary school, recreation ground and two village pubs. Worth a special mention is the 'Fox & Hounds', a recently renovated pub and restaurant that people come from miles around to visit that has already been nominated for a Michelin star and voted in the top 50 gastropubs in the country.

You are surrounded by beautiful countryside though you are perfectly located for national road and rail networks, ideal if you are a commuter. Royston station is just a 10-15 minute drive away with a regular train service to London Kings Cross. You are close to the M11, A14, A10 and A1, along with just a half an hour drive from Stansted airport. Barley is within an easy drive of the towns of Royston, Saffron Walden or the university city of Cambridge.