A beautiful Essex home which has found the perfect balance between period pieces and modern features has hit the market.
Godfreys, a five-bedroom house, located in Rectory Road, Langham, offers a great family place with views overlooking a wildlife haven.
The detached home with an open-plan living design is perfect for multi-generational living.
A long private driveway, which is only shared with one other house and a local farmer, leads to the secluded home with a triple garage and a double cart lodge with a machinery store.
The home itself is believed to have been constructed in the mid-1600s and predominantly built from timber frames with rendered elevations.
It has been completely refurbished and extended to high specification, which created a sympathetic modernised historic home.
The light and bright home combines period characteristics such as an array of exposed beams and stud work, exposed red brick chimney breasts and open fireplaces fitted with wood-burning stoves.
The ground floor features an open entrance hall with access to two reception rooms.
A sitting room can be reached through the open plan kitchen and breakfast room and features two sets of bi-fold doors and a set of sliding doors leading to the terrace, deck and garden.
The vaulted kitchen with underfloor heating, NEFF ovens, a hidden extractor fan, an induction hob and a hot water tap has everything avid chefs need.
On the other side of the sitting room leads to the cellar, the downstairs shower room, the utility room and the downstairs bedroom, which features a free-standing bath.
The first floor can be reached via two staircases, which lead to the large vaulted principal bedroom with a long balcony, a fitted dressing room and en-suite bathroom, including a separate shower and jacuzzi bath.
On the second floor, the fifth bathroom and a convenient storage room add to more space.
In the garden, some exceptional mature trees, lawned areas ponds and formal gardens create the perfect space for wildlife and humans.
A detached office in the garden, which spans over approximately seven acres, is equipped with Wi-Fi, electricity and an air conditioning unit, next to a very productive apple orchard.
Katy Stephenson, associate director in the residential sales team at Savills in Suffolk, which is selling the property, said: “Godfreys is a wonderfully positioned country house in the heart of the Dedham Vale.
“The current owners have completely refurbished and extended the property to a very high specification.
“The contemporary design cleverly juxtaposes with the period character of the original house, with features of note including an array of exposed beams and stud work, exposed red brick chimney breasts, open fireplaces fitted with wood burning stoves and a fine Newell staircase.
“I was also particularly impressed with the layout for the new kitchen/breakfast room – providing a light and airy space that opens out onto a floating deck and surrounding terrace that’s perfect for outdoor entertaining.”
The home is offered at a freehold in excess of £2,000,000 and further information and viewings can be found on the Savills website.
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