Set within an encircling shared courtyard, amidst around an acre of private garden, this inviting four-bedroom house on the border of rural Essex and East Hertfordshire occupies a verdant corner of Great Hallingbury, a village less than eight minutes’ drive from Bishops Stortford. Forming part of an 18th-century farmhouse, and extended in 2014, the current owners have carried out extensive renovations, artfully pairing original architectural features with lofty contemporary additions. Arranged over three floors, the house's colourful, light-filled, modern interiors span around 2,723 sq ft. Lying adjacent is an enticing dining terrace, and, just beyond, a rear garden, as well as a double garage and parking for several cars. There is an array of outbuildings on the lawned and wooded part of the garden, where works have commenced on a substantial ancillary building, for which full planning permission was secured.