
Braintree, Essex · CM7
Silver Street, Wethersfield
Silver Street, Wethersfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7
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A charming, detached period cottage set within the heart of the village. The property offers two vaulted first floor double bedrooms, kitchen dining room, living room, family bathroom and delightful south facing cottage garden with former garage now utilised as a detached studio. Off street parking. EPC E.
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The front entrance porch opens into a stunning kitchen/dining room with exposed brick feature fireplace, walk in pantry and beautiful exposed timbers. The dining area steps down to a fully fitted kitchen with part wood, part granite worktops, skylight to a part vaulted ceiling and lovely views across the rear garden. The rear lobby sits between the kitchen and dining room and gives access onto the garden and into the generous ground floor family bathroom with attached shower, heated towel rail and tiled flooring. The living room benefits from a most impressive full-height inglenook fireplace with woodburning stove on a brick hearth, a generous window to the front a…
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A charming, detached period cottage set within the heart of the village. The property offers two vaulted first floor double bedrooms, kitchen dining room, living room, family bathroom and delightful south facing cottage garden with former garage now utilised as a detached studio. Off street parking. EPC E.
DESCRIPTION
The front entrance porch opens into a stunning kitchen/dining room with exposed brick feature fireplace, walk in pantry and beautiful exposed timbers. The dining area steps down to a fully fitted kitchen with part wood, part granite worktops, skylight to a part vaulted ceiling and lovely views across the rear garden. The rear lobby sits between the kitchen and dining room and gives access onto the garden and into the generous ground floor family bathroom with attached shower, heated towel rail and tiled flooring. The living room benefits from a most impressive full-height inglenook fireplace with woodburning stove on a brick hearth, a generous window to the front aspect floods this wonderful reception with natural light.
Stairs lead from the living room to two fantastic first floor double bedrooms of similar size. One with built in wardrobes the other a walk-in wardrobe, both with dual aspects to the front and side and impressive vaulted ceilings.
The cottage garden faces South and boasts a brick and paved patio, small lawn and three well-considered beds. There is pedestrian access from the side of the house and a substantial detached studio / office on the rear boundary which has double doors opening onto the garden and two windows. The studio has numerous power points and lighting. This structure was previously the garage to School Cottage and subject to the usual consents, could be reinstated if required.
School Cottage is in excellent condition both internally and externally, offering beautiful light and modern living space within a striking timber frame.
Wethersfield offers an excellent range of amenities including the 13th century St Mary Magdalene Church, thriving village school, pre-school nursery and village shop within the village hall. Wethersfield is just two miles from the picture postcard village of Finchingfield with the bustling market towns of Braintree, Dunmow, Halstead and Saffron Walden all conveniently close as are the attractive villages of Great Bardfield, Thaxted and Castle Hedingham.
Mains water, electricity and drainage connected.
Oil fired central heating
EPC E.
Council tax Band C.
For further information regarding the off street parking, please speak to agent.
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6.2 milesto Braintree Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 6.7 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 5.4 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km areaLocal information is approximate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the available location. Broadband describes postcode coverage, not the speed or service available at this home; check the address with a provider. Air quality is a modelled annual background estimate.
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