5 bed detached house for sale

Dunmow Road, Great Easton CM6

Great Dunmow provides a range of everyday amenities, including several shops and a large supermarket. Further amenities, including an extensive selection of shops, supermarkets and leisure facilities can be found in Bishop’s Stortford, Braintree or Chelmsford, 12,14 and 17 miles away respectively. Further schooling in the area includes the outstanding-rated Felsted Primary School and the independent Felsted School, just outside Great Dunmow, while an excellent choice of schooling is available in the surrounding towns, and in Chelmsford. The area is well-connected by road, with the A120 providing easy access to nearby Stansted Airport and the M11 just 10 miles away. Chelmsford provides fast and regular national rail connections towards London Liverpool Street (36 minutes).

Maysland Barn sits on the edge of Dunmow, a sought-after market town in Essex. The property combines traditional character with modern living, featuring an indoor leisure complex complete with a heated pool and an annexe.

A galleried reception hall creates an immediate sense of space, showcasing exposed beams and a large brick fireplace with an inset wood-burning stove. To one side of this striking entrance is a guest cloakroom and an impressive kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen is fitted with contemporary units and high-quality integrated appliances, while a separate utility room provides access to the side garden.

Other accommodation comprises a comfortable snug, which offers a second fireplace with inset wood burner, a versatile study or library which opens into a substantial sitting room. This sociable space has doors leading out to the terrace and garden and is large enough to accommodate a snooker table. Beyond the games room lies the leisure suite, complete with a sauna, double walk-in shower and changing facilities, leading through to an impressive t-shaped swimming pool with a retractable cover and adjoining plant room.

A self-contained annexe offers a fifth bedroom with its own open-plan living area and en-suite, ideal for guests or independent living.

Upstairs, the property provides four double bedrooms and two bathrooms. The principal suite includes a luxurious en-suite bathroom and a beautifully designed dressing room, while the remaining bedrooms share a spacious family bathroom.

Outside
The gardens have been landscaped to create a perfect balance of form and function, with multiple dining and seating terraces, manicured lawns and carefully placed specimen trees. A purpose-built cabana offers a stylish covered area for outdoor entertaining.

The property is approached via a generous driveway leading to a double garage with electric doors, as well as an additional outbuilding currently used as a gym or studio, completing this impressive and versatile home.