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About the location & development
The location
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex and issteeped in history.
With a history dating back to
Neolithic times, the Romans and to the Saxons
this town has everything you would expect from
such a heritage. It is truly a jewel in the centre of
rolling countryside. The town boasts two popular
shopping centres, The Meadows and Riverside
and also many high street shops including Marks
and Spencer, Debenhams, Next and Boots.
For dining out, the town has an eclectic mix
of restaurants including Caf Rouge and ASK
and others specialising in international cuisines.
There is a wealth of vibrant cafes and bars. For
arts and culture, the town has two excellent
theatres, The Cramphorn and The Civic with
programmes offering varied entertainment. For
leisure activities there are indoor and outdoor
swimming pools, a fitness centre and an ice rink.
There are also a number of parks and riverside
walks alongside the River Can that flows through
the centre of the town. The town is also served
by two golf clubs and is famously the home of
Essex County Cricket Club.
For schooling, there is a good choice of primary
and secondary state schools namely Melbourne
Park Primary, Lawford Meads Junior School,
St. Peters College and Chelmsford College.
There is also private schooling at Chelmsford County
High School and King Edward VI Grammar School.
Chelmsford has enviable communication
links, with a London mainline station and trains
to Liverpool Street Station taking approximately
35 minutes. Road links are excellent with the
A12 only a few miles away and the M11 is 16
miles away and connects to the M25. For flights,
Stansted Airport is a convenient 12 miles away.
Our development at Southwoods Farm nestles
in the countryside just 4 miles to the south of
this bustling town between the villages of
Writtle and Margretting.
The Development
Backing onto the historic Hylands Park Estate,
the Southwoods Farm development is a rare
opportunity to acquire a home that is traditional
but also bristling with high tech contemporary
features. This fusion of the traditional and the
new has only been made possible by the light
handed restoration process that Desper is well
known for. Their renowned reputation has been
made in creating beautiful homes that respect
the site and reflect the distinctive and individual
sense of place of each development location.It is city chic in
the heart of the countryside.
Southwoods Farm is no exception, with far
reaching views over rolling countryside; this
gated private development is only accessible viaa video entry
control system to the main gates and
is tailored for the lifestyles of the most discerning
of homeowners. Southwoods Farm comprises of
only two residences, The Brick Barn and The
Granary with adjacent annex.
Brick Barn
This large barn conversion is one of only five
Grade II Listed brickbarns in Essex and looks
very traditional with its graceful brick facades.
It sits within a large plot with south facing views
that reach over the historic Hylands Park Estate.
The property also benefits from an adjoiningoutside store and
cart shed parking for four cars.
Behind this historic faade lies a treat for the
modern homeowner, with exciting features such
as contemporary glazed walling, a grand double
height entrance/dining hall with exposed beams
and a minstrels gallery. There is also majestic
accommodation. On the ground floor, in addition
to the entrance hallways are a cloakroom and
a large family/dining room. This opens onto an
expansive drawing room that has panoramic
views across the rolling fields. A wonderful
feature of this room is its double height apex
ceiling with a minstrels gallery that could serve
as a library or a further sitting room or den.
There are five large bedrooms in total arranged
over the two floors and all benefit from en suitebathrooms or
wet rooms. The kitchen is a chefs
delight, fitted with handmade bespoke integrated
units, range cooker and utility room. The Brick
Barn is also wired for the latest multi-room
home entertainment and lighting systems.
The Granary & Annex
Designed to offer flexible accommodation, The
Granary and Annexe complex of buildings sits
within a private walled courtyard. Clad in the
vernacular stained Essex weatherboarding with
traditional slate and peg tile roofs these homes
benefit from the best in craftsmanship and localmaterials. An
old cart shed has been converted
to accommodate parking for up to four cars.
The accommodation is mainly arranged on
one level with a large sitting/dining room,
entrance hall, kitchen, utility room and four
double bedrooms all with en suite bathrooms
or wet rooms. There is a lounge/TV games room
on the second floor. The Annexe provides further
level accommodation and could equally serve as
a home office or studio. Outside there are a
couple of garden stores. Both properties are
future proofed with the benefit of integral wiring
for the latest multi-room home entertainment
and lighting systems.
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Range Cooker
Integrated dishwasher, fridge / freezer, ceramic sink,
mixer taps and extractor hood
Bathrooms
Ceramic tiled floors to all bathrooms
White glazed sanitary ware with chrome fittings to
all bathrooms
Fully tiled shower cubicles / wet rooms
Splash back wall tiling to bath and basins
Thermostatic shower controls
Heated towel rails
Central Heating
Gas fired condensing boiler with pressurised hot water
system
Under floor heating throughout to ground and first floors
Security
Private access road
Video entry control system to main entrance gates
External security cameras
Security intruder alarm
Externally
Reclaimed handmade peg tiles and slate to existing
and new roofs
Reclaimed red facing bricks to brick plinths and walls
Essex weatherboarding and render to existing walls
and cart sheds
Double glazed windows and doors stained black
External wall lights with sensor
Heritage paving to patios and shingle paths
Garden seeded to lawn
Internally
Wealth of exposed original oak beams*
Original Red Brickwork to the Lounge / Gallery and
Entrance Hall** Glass wall to the Kitchen along with glass
balustrades
to the stairs and gallery**
Ledged and braced oak doors
Traditional black ironmongery
Built in central vacuum system
Services
LPG Gas
Mains Electricity
British Telecom
New Private Drainage System to each dwelling
Tenure
The properties are sold freehold with a ten year NHBC
warranty
Management Company
A Management Company will be formed as the freeholder
of the common parts, which consist of the access driveway
and entrance gates. An amenity charge is to be paid by each
property to cover the cost of maintaining the common parts.
The estimate for the first year is 200 per property.
** Applicable to Brick Barn only
* Applicable to The Granary only
Important Notice
All particulars in this brochure, including the illustrations of
the property and the gardens, are for guidance only as it may
benecessary to introduce some alterations to these, or the
specification, since publication. The brochure therefore, cannot be
relied
upon as accurately describing any of the Specified Matters
prescribed by any Order made under the Property Misdescriptions
Act 1991. The brochure does not constitute a contract, part of a
contract or a warranty.
