Essex

Walters Cottage, Little Baddow

Guide price - £1,950,000

Area (approx)
4,160 Sq Ft / 368.5 Sq M

Walters Cottage, North Hill
Little Baddow, Essex, CM34TQ

A timeless Queen Anne house with remarkable views, exquisite mature gardens and a rich architectural legacy in one of Essex’s finest villages.

Layout

5 Bedrooms
3 Reception rooms
3 Bath/Shower rooms
2/3 Garaging
1 Tennis Court
4.23 acres
1 Cottage
2 Outbuilding
3/4 Stables

Services

Mains water and electricity
Private drainage
Oil central heating

 

The AreaLittle Baddow

Little Baddow is one of the most sought-after villages in Essex—a vibrant, friendly community centred around its 11th-century church and The Rodney pub, where countryside, connection and convenience come together. Surrounded by rolling fields, ancient woodland and big East Anglian skies, it offers a classic rural setting—peaceful, beautiful and remarkably well-connected. The area is rich in natural beauty, with bluebell woods, miles of bridleways and a direct route to the Chelmer & Blackwater Canal. Paper Mill Lock, a local favourite on the canal, offers a tearoom, moorings and peaceful boat trips. Despite its rural feel, Little Baddow offers excellent access to London. Hatfield Peverel station—which, a few decades ago, the current owners helped campaign to keep open—offers direct trains to London Liverpool Street in under an hour. The A12 is nearby, and Chelmsford is a short drive away, offering great shopping, restaurants, and rail links. Slightly further afield, but still within an hour, is Cambridge. The nearby village of Danbury provides essentials including a GP, post office and pubs. Families are well served with both state and independent schools, including New Hall, Elm Green, Heathcote and Chelmsford’s grammar schools. Homes here rarely change hands—a reflection of the lifestyle and location people hold onto.

Walters Cottage, Little BaddowAbout this home

Walters Cottage is one of those rare homes that stops you in your tracks. Queen Anne in style and early 18th century in origin, this handsome brick house stands proudly on North Hill—its whitewashed façade and elegant symmetry quietly commanding attention. A Grade II listed property, it has been part of the landscape of Little Baddow for over 300 years, originally built as a hunting lodge, its story woven into the fabric of the village. Throughout their 70-year ownership, the current family have remained mindful of preserving the property’s period details and timeless character. The current owner, once a distinguished architect and early advocate of conservation, has enhanced the house with a series of sensitive and functional extensions—each one designed to complement the original architecture while improving the way the house lives and flows. Inside, the house is every bit as pretty as its exterior. Original sash windows, exposed beams, period fireplaces, an AGA, and rare wide elm floorboards—worn smooth with age—speak to the history of the house and the many stories it holds. West-facing bedrooms enjoy far-reaching views across the Chelmer Valley. The gardens, which surround the house on several levels, are exceptional: a life’s work for the current owner, who has created a tapestry of scent and colour among its streams, ponds, terraces, and wooded glades. Period stabling and a grazing field provide for horses. Tucked away to one side is Little Walters—a separate, charming one-bedroom cottage with an established orchard, laden with fruit each year. Beyond lies a paddock and market garden.

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AREA (APPROX)

4,160 Sq Ft / 368.5 Sq M

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Poppy Chenevix-Trench

Raised on a family farm in North Essex, Poppy returned in 2021 with her young family. She spent a decade at Savills, including three years as Head of Communications in the Private Office, before becoming Head of Property at RedBook. With a background in interior design from KLC, Poppy provides clients with expert guidance, strategic insight, and a personalized approach.