BARDFIELD WALK GREAT BARDFIELD 5 STAR AWARD WINNING HOME BUILDER Croudace Homes is delighted to have been awarded an HBF 5 Star Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Award for the seventh year running. More than 9 out of 10 of our customers would recommend our homes to their friends. BARDFIELD WALK GREAT BARDFIELD A SUPERB DEVELOPMENT OF 2, 3, 4 & 5 BEDROOM HOMES IN GREAT BARDFIELD, ESSEX A WARM WELCOME We pride ourselves in providing you with the expert help and advice you may need at all stages of buying a new home, to enable you to bring that dream within your reach. We actively seek regular feedback from our customers once they have moved into a Croudace home and use this information, alongside our own research into lifestyle changes to constantly improve our designs. Environmental aspects are considered both during the construction process and when new homes are in use and are of ever increasing importance. Our homes are designed both to reduce energy demands and minimise their impact on their surroundings. Croudace recognises that the quality of the new homes we build is of vital importance to our customers. Our uncompromising commitment to quality extends to the first class service we offer customers when they have moved in and we have an experienced team dedicated to this task. We are proud of our excellent ratings in independent customer satisfaction surveys, which place us amongst the top echelon in the house building industry. Buying a new home is a big decision. I hope you decide to buy a Croudace home and that you have many happy years living in it. Russell Denness, Group Chief Executive 4 5 YOUR NEW COMMUNITY Located in the historic Essex village of Great Bardfield, Bardfield Walk is an exciting development of 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes. A charming village nestled in pastoral north Essex, Great Bardfield offers picturesque countryside views, stunning listed architecture and all the amenities for modern living. Great Bardfield 6 Great Bardfield Great Bardfield Great Bardfield Great Bardfield is situated in the north of Essex, Great Bardfield has had a number of royal within an area known as The South Suffolk and connections through the ages. Edward IV made the North Essex Claylands. This geological area has an area a royal manor in 1460, and during Henry VIII’s abundance of flora and fauna, including the Oxlip, reign the manor was passed on to, in turn, Catherine a rare plant that can only be found where Essex, of Aragon, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Suffolk and Cambridgeshire meet. Katherine Parr. A village with a rich history, Great Bardfield is More recent history saw the arrival of the Bardfield mentioned in the Domesday Book with fragments Artists, a collective that lived and worked in the village of Roman tile found in the village suggesting even from the 1930s until the 1950s. Often seen as the earlier inhabitation. The village still has a number quintessential English village, it was this aspect that of timber framed buildings that date back to the attracted many of the artists to settle in the area. 14th Century, with over 100 listed buildings located in and around the village. 7 Just a short walk from Bardfield Walk into the charming The village features a number of shops and places to village of Great Bardfield. Local amenities include two eat yet manages to maintain a unique, welcoming small village pubs, a theatre in a grade one listed barn and a village atmosphere. handful of local shops. Further afield is the charming market town of Braintree, Less than a mile from Bardfield Walk is picturesque which features a wide variety of high street shops and Finchingfield. Often called ‘the most beautiful village boutiques and the George Yard Shopping Centre. There in England’, Finchingfield is a wonderful destination for are grade II listed buildings lining the Bank Street an afternoon stroll. The village centre has a variety of entrance of the town centre, and notable buildings stunning tiled and thatched buildings as well as a number within George Yard include the white duck-boarded of examples of decorative pargetting, a plastering building that was the original Crittalls window factory; a technique where patterns are moulded into the exterior blue commemorative plaque can be found signifying its render of a building. importance within Braintree’s history. The beautiful village of Thaxted is just a short drive away, and boasts a number of historic buildings, including the 15th Century Guildhall, John Webb’s 19th Century Windmill and the parish church, which features Essex’s only medieval stone spire. Finchingfield 8 Finchingfield Freeport Braintree Freeport Braintree On the outskirts of Braintree is the ‘Freeport Braintree There are a selection of ‘good’ rated primary schools Shopping Village’, which has over 85 shops as well as under five miles away, and a number of secondary a wide range of eateries. Just next door, the ‘Freeport schools located under 10 miles from the village. Saffron Braintree Leisure Village’ offers gym facilities, a Walden County High School is rated ‘outstanding’ by swimming pool, a ten-pin bowling alley and a 12 Ofsted, while Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form screen cinema. College, Hedingham School and Sixth Form, and Tabor Academy all carry a ‘good’ Ofsted rating. The local school, Great Bardfield Primary, is in the centre of the village and was rated ‘good’ in its most The M11 and Stansted Airport are just a 30 minute recent Ofsted inspection. The closest secondary school drive from Great Bardfield, with Braintree and Stansted is Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form College, just offering regular rail services to London Liverpool Street. 15 minutes away in Great Dunmow. 9 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT LAYOUT Each home within Bardfield Walk is considered in design, generous in proportion and gives peace of mind with the distinctive high quality specification and service offered by a Croudace built home. Affordable Housing Car Port 10 THE BURFORD THE NORTHALL THE LEICESTER 5 BEDROOM HOME 4 BEDROOM HOME 4 BEDROOM HOME PLOTS 1 & 2 PLOTS 4 & 5 PLOTS 3, 33, 35 & 36 THE RICHMOND THE TRINITY THE CARLTON 3 BEDROOM HOME 3 BEDROOM HOME 2 BEDROOM HOME PLOTS 6, 26, 29, 30, 34 & 37 PLOTS 27, 28, 31 & 32 PLOTS 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23 11 THE BURFORD 5 BEDROOM HOME KITCHEN & APPLIANCES DECORATION & JOINERY SECURITY & COMFORT • High quality furniture with storage/workspace • Smooth ceilings • Brick and block construction • Silestone or Granite worktops with up-stand to Kitchen only • Pencil rounded white painted skirtings and architraves • NHBC Buildmark 10 year cover • Laminate worktops with up-stand to Utility† • Vertical 5 panel moulded internal doors • Gas central heating system controlled with Hive Active Heating • Chimney extractor hood • Built-in wardrobes to Master Bedroom • Intruder Alarm System • Stainless steel double electric oven with 5 gas burner hob • Built-in wardrobe to Bedroom 2 • Mains smoke and carbon monoxide alarms • Integrated Microwave • Hardwood front door and multipoint locking system EXTERNAL FEATURE • Integrated Fridge/Freezer • Double glazed PVCu windows and French casement doors† • Integrated Dishwasher • External power point (subject to layout) • LED downlighting to Hall, Landing, Kitchen/Family Area, • Automatic garage door opener Utility, Bathroom and En Suites† BATHROOM, EN SUITE & CLOAKROOM • Satellite dish provided & wired for Sky Q to Living Room • White sanitaryware and chrome fittings (subscription required) • Ceramic wall tiles • TV point to Living Room, Kitchen/Family Area, Dining Room • Fitted furniture to Bathroom, En Suites and Cloakroom† and all Bedrooms • Shower enclosure with thermostatic shower in En Suites† • Cat 6 Home Network points to Living Room, Master • Bath screen with thermostatic bath/shower mixer Bedroom and Study • Walk-in shower enclosure with thermostatic digital shower including drench head & adjustable head/rail to En Suite 1 12 Velux Velux Cloaks En Suite 1 Utility Bedroom 4 En Suite 2 Dining Room Master Bedroom FIRST FLOOR C Linen Kitchen/Family Area Master Bedroom 4.07m x 3.98m 13’ 4” x 13’ 0” Bedroom 2 C Bedroom 2 Double Garage W W Bathroom W 5.79m x 4.60m 18’ 11” x 15’ 1” Living Room C Bedroom 3 3.98m x 3.72m 13’ 0” x 12’ 2” Study Bedroom 3 Bedroom 5 Bedroom 4 Entrance Hall Landing 2.64m x 2.51m 8’ 7” x 8’ 2” Bedroom 5 2.98m x 2.04m 9’ 9” x 6’ 8” Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan The Burford (G93) GROUND FLOOR Velux Velux Cloaks En Suite 1 Great Barfield Utility Bedroom 4 En Suite 2 Dining Room Plot 2 Kitchen/Family Area Master Bedroom Plot 1 Handed 5.34m x 4.24m 17’ 6” x 13’ 10” C Linen Kitchen/Family Area Dining Room 3.94m x 3.04m 12’ 11” x 9’ 11” Bedroom 2 C Double Garage Living Room W W 5.45m x 3.94m 17’ 10” x 12’ 11” Bathroom W C Living Room Study Study 3.54m x 2.04m 11’ 7” x 6’ 8” Bedroom 3 Bedroom 5 Entrance Hall Utility 4.04m x 1.64m 13’ 3” x 5’ 4” Landing Double Garage 5.32m x 5.22m 17’ 5” x 17’ 1” Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan The Burford (G93) Great Barfield Plot 2 Plot 1 Handed Please note floor plans are not to scale. †Where applicable/practicable. For more information regarding garages, car ports and allocated parking, please speak to one of our Sales Consultants. Please note that fittings and features installed may vary from shown. 13 THE NORTHALL 4 BEDROOM HOME KITCHEN & APPLIANCES DECORATION & JOINERY SECURITY & COMFORT • High quality furniture with storage/workspace • Smooth ceilings • Brick and block construction • Silestone or Granite worktops with up-stand to Kitchen only • Pencil rounded white painted