3 bedroom property for sale in Chelmsford

Dating back to 1585, Forge Cottage is a historic 3 Bedroom Detached Grade II Listed Elizabethan Cottage occupying a large 3/4 acre plot with two other ancillary buildings and a fabulous Treehouse, set back nearly 40 meters from the road, and hidden by a coppice of trees to the front.

The property is surrounded by trees and backs onto fields too, with neighbouring properties a significant enough distance away to prevent any overlooking, making it a very private Home.

The current owner received Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent back in 2017 to demolish one of the outbuildings to construct single and two storey extensions to the rear with associated internal alterations. The work was never done in the end, but it would be fair to assume that permission could be granted again. This would then create a home with 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms (Bathroom & 2 Shower Rooms), 4 Living Rooms, a Study, and a superb open plan Kitchen/Diner with an adjacent Utility Room.


The existing property also comes with a 2 storey Building with a Garage/Workshop to the Ground Floor and Three rooms upstairs as well as the unique feature Treehouse, which has been converted into a playroom, complete with lights and electric. The perfect escape away from the main residence.


The Cottage was first built as a timber-framed Tudor ?Hall` house, the property you see today largely the result of alterations in the Georgian period and then in more recent years. The present day accommodation briefly comprising a Hall, Living Room, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Bathroom with separate WC Room and three large double bedrooms.


Hackmans Lane is a rural road winding its way from Cold Norton to Danbury, passing through Cock Clarks en route. The local village Pub (the Fox & Hounds) is a mere 2-minute stroll, serving a traditional English menu and Sunday roasts.

Chelmsford City is an easy 9 mile drive with the nearest neighbouring villages being Purleigh (1.5 miles) and Danbury (3 miles) and the surrounding countryside offers an abundance of footpaths for country walks .

Just a 9-minute (4 mile) drive away is RHS Hyde Hall - 360 acres of some of the finest Gardens in the East of England and nearby you will also find Hanningfield Reservoir with its discovery centre, waterside park, caf?, fishing lake and scenic walks.

Rail services are readily available at South Woodham and Chelmsford, with South Woodham Ferrers the closest at just 2.8 miles away - London Liverpool Street Station a 44 minute ride.


The Accommodation

A remote controlled 5-bar Gate gently swings open to a long private shingled Drive running up to the Detached Garage, with the property on the right.


An antique, 3-panel wooden Front Door leads through to:

ENTRANCE HALL 15ft 10` x 7ft 5` (2.3m x 4.8m)

A great first impression, radiating character and with Oak panelling, a stone flagstone floor and latched ledge & brace internal doors.

A large full height built-in cupboard provides a super storage facility.


LIVING ROOM 14ft 10` x 14ft (4.5m x 4.3m)

Well lit by three windows and featuring beautiful ?Herringbone` design wood flooring (lovingly laid by the previous owner who lived here for over 50 years), exposed timbers and the focal point, the Inglenook Fireplace, with its central Wood Burning Stove.


SITTING ROOM 11ft 7` x 11ft 4` (3.5m x 3.5m)

Perfect as a second lounge, this charming additional reception room also features exposed beamwork, gorgeous wood flooring and a pleasant outlook over the manicured front garden.


DINING ROOM 14ft 10` x 10ft (4.5m x 3m)

Another charming room featuring an ornate cast iron Fireplace with a tiled inlay.

The Georgian style window also overlooks the