Green Street, Great Canfield, Essex

Forge House is a part thatched timber framed detached family home dating from the late 16th century and extended in the 20th century.
Set in a most attractive location in West Essex, is the hamlet of Great Canfeld, off a minor country lane. This is an area of gently undulating countryside of farm and woodland with small villages and many picturesque period houses.
Although the immediate area is rural, with some excellent footpaths and access to the National Trust Hatfield Forest, it is close to the market town of Bishops Stortford, M11 motorway (j8), Stansted Airport and mainline stations in both Bishops Stortford and at Stansted Airport, all within about 7 miles (15 to 20 minutes by car).
The village is an excellent community with a cricket pitch and clubhouse, village hall and Parish Church. In the area there are and private schools including Felsted which runs from prep to senior school and Howe Green Preparatory School. There is also a wide range of state schooling in Bishops Stortford and Great Dunmow.
Forge House is ideally positioned in a generous plot of just under an acre. The house has been an excellent family home but is now looking for a new custodian, who will no doubt wish to undertake some repairs and modernisation and in turn create a wonderful and characterful family home complemented by an excellent garden. With the relevant consents, there is sufficient space in the grounds to create an annexe or recreation building.
This Grade II Listed property has been in the ownership of the current vendor for over fifty years during which time it has been extended. On the ground floor there is a glazed entrance hall with door to the ground floor shower room, to the left there is a good sized farmhouse style kitchen/breakfast room with access to the rear garden and a staircase to the mezzanine area where there is a study area. In addition, on the ground floor there is a dining room with doors to the rear garden. To the right of the hall in the old part of the house lies the sitting room and snug with exposed beams, inglenook fireplace and exposed studwork. There is also a utility room, inner hall and a further reception room with staircase to first floor bedroom five.
On the first floor, there is a landing with access to the main bedroom and the family bathroom. There are two further interlinked bedrooms and another bedroom reached via a staircase from the utility room.
Outside, to the front of the property there is a natural pond and a gravel driveway providing parking for numerous vehicles and leading to the double garage. The south facing rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with trees and shrubs.
Agents notes: The roof was re-thatched in 2012.
The septic tank is original and may not comply with current regulations.