The White House L i t t l e L a v e r , O n g a r , E s s e x

THE WHITE HOUSE • ONGAR • • CM5 0JF

Ongar 5.5 miles • M11 (Junction7 ) 6 miles • Epping 8 miles (Central Line Underground Station) Brentwood 12.5 miles ( Liverpool Street from 38 minutes) • 16 miles Stansted Airport 11 miles • Canary Wharf 27 miles • City of London 28.5 miles (All distances are approximate)

A superb Grade II listed Regency house in an exceptional rural setting

Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Sitting room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room • Cloakroom

Master bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room • 5 further bedrooms 4 further en suite bath/shower rooms • Library Annexe with kitchen and shower room

Indoor swimming pool

Coach House with 5 garages, workshops and stores

All weather flood-lit tennis court • Extensive gardens and grounds

About 5.4 acres

Savills Chelmsford Savills Country Department 136, New London Road 33, Margaret Street Chelmsford London CM2 0RG W1G 0JD 01245 293 221 0207 016 3718 [email protected] [email protected] savills.co.uk Situation The White House is located on the edge of the tiny hamlet of Little By road, there is easy access onto the M11 at junction 7 which Laver in a quiet, rural setting with views over unspoilt countryside. links to London and the M25 to the south and Cambridge to The village of is less that 2 miles away and has a the north. It is about 27 miles to Canary Wharf via the M11 and primary school, popular pub and a cricket team. Ongar is about 5.5 A13 and Stansted Airport is about 11 miles away. miles to the south and offers a range of shops, services and amenities. Well regarded nearby schools include Hall, For commuting to central London and the City there are Central , Bancrofts and The Forest. A little further afield are Line Underground services from Epping which is 8 miles away , New Hall, Brentwood School (with a coach pick-up/ and the mainline station at Brentwood (12.5 miles) also has rail drop-off nearby), Bishop’s Stortford College, Heath Mount services to London Liverpool Street (from 38 minutes). and Haileybury. History and Description The White House is Grade II listed and is understood to have Upstairs there is a recently redecorated master suite and five been built as the rectory for the surrounding parish. It is further comfortable bedroom suites. The landing includes believed to date from 1831 and probably replaces an older house a spacious library area and there is a substantial annexe whose moat was formed by the ponds and ditches still present with direct access, via secondary staircase to the kitchen. on the site. The house is built of rendered brick under a grey The annexe has an en suite shower room and kitchen. slate hipped roof. It has a pedimented porch and sash windows in keeping with the period. Gardens, Grounds and Outbuildings Approached through electric wrought iron gates opening onto a To the front of the house the grounds have a parkland feel and gravel drive, The White House is set back from the lane within a are well screened from the lane by a bank of mature trees. They mature parkland setting. The drive sweeps around the front of contain an attractive natural pond and a number of interesting the house to a parking and turning area beyond. specimen trees including a magnificent Lebanon cedar. The accommodation is arranged over two floors with well At the rear of the house, there is a south facing Yorkstone proportioned reception rooms, high ceilings, deep bay and sash terrace with mature herbaceous borders adjoining the main windows. Throughout the property there are numerous 19th gardens. There are lovely southerly views over the rolling century architectural features including handsome fireplaces, farmland beyond. decorative cornicing and working shutters. Of particular note To the west of the house, the former coach house and are the drawing room and dining room which have southerly stable block now contains a 5-bay garage and various stores. views over the gardens and French windows to the terrace. Immediately adjacent to the house is a further range of stores The kitchen/breakfast room is a superb family space with a Clive including a gardener’s WC. Christian kitchen and an Aga. There is an adjoining utility room Beyond and behind the coach house there is a formal flower and pantry and access through to the indoor swimming pool. garden with raised borders, a greenhouse, and a kitchen garden. Main House The White House Gross internal floor area (approx): Outbuildings Main House = 7,698 sq ft / 715.2 sq m Outbuildings = 1,729 sq ft / 160.6 sq m FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE

Coach House

Shower Room

Ground Floor

First Floor Second Floor

First Floor

Stores Ground Floor Details prepared: August2015.Photographs taken: July-August 2015.15/08/21CF facilities. Purchasers mustsatisfythemselvesbyinspection orotherwise. or otherconsentsandSavillshasnot testedanyservices,equipmentor assumed thatthepropertyhasallnecessary planning,buildingregulation guidance onlyandare notnecessarilycomprehensive. Itshouldnotbe or distancesare approximate.The text,photographs andplansare for upon asstatementsorrepresentations of fact.Anyareas, measurements particulars donotformpartofanyofferorcontract andmustnotberelied give anyrepresentations orwarranties inrelation totheproperty.These Savills andtheirclientsgivenoticethat:Theyhavenoauthoritytomake or Important Notice make awastedjourney. member ofSavills’staffwhohasseentheproperty,inorder thatyoudonot particular pointswhichare likely toaffectyourinterest inthepropertywitha appointment toview,theagentsstronglyrecommend thatyoudiscussany Strictly byappointmentwiththesolesellingagents.Prior tomakingan Viewing information shouldbeobtainedfromthesellingagent. certain itemsmaybeavailablebyseparate negotiation.Further described intheseparticularsare notincludedinthesale,although Unless otherwisestated,fixtures andfittingsthat are notspecifically Fixtures &Fittings DistrictCouncil-Telephone 01992564000. Local Authority • Private drainage • Oil-fired central heating • Mainswaterandelectricity Services The propertyisoffered freehold withvacantpossessionuponcompletion. Tenure T junction. Hill. TheWhiteHousewillbefoundonthelefthandjustbefore the Lane. Follow theroadfor2milesbefore turningrightontoMaltings At OngarturnleftontotheB184toFyfield andthenleftonto Fyfield At theroundaboutheadeasttowards Chelmsford ontheA414toOngar. From Londontake theM11leavingat Junction7signpostedforHarlow. Directions GENERAL REMARKSANDSTIPULATIONS

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