Bellrope Gardens offers the right work-life balance

More people are choosing to go it alone and become self-employed to improve their lifestyle and spend longer with their families. On average 108,000 people register as self-employed each year, and family commitments are the driving force behind the 56 per cent of self-employed females working from home alone.

Having a work area separate from the living space is highly desired and in Bellrope Gardens, Thaxted, Essex house hunters can find the perfect solution. Each family house has an office annex exclusively for B1 use set above a double garage; encapsulating all the qualities familiar with the Charles Church brand: excellent specification and attention to finer details is of paramount importance. Each home at Bellrope Gardens also benefits from solar panels which will help drastically reduce rising energy bills which are set to increase by 20 per cent this year alone.

The five bedroom Trinity designed family home, a three storey townhouse, has great appeal for families. With a short walk to the office there is no excuse for missing bed-time stories or getting stuck in traffic.

Imposing in design, it conjures up a feeling of achievement and tradition. The Trinity has a large ground floor complete with living room, kitchen/breakfast area and dining room with the bedrooms split over two levels, on the first floor, a master suite with dressing area and en-suite as well as a second large bedroom, separate bathroom and third bedroom.

The second floor is the piece de resistance with two large double rooms. Features include a built-in wardrobe to the largest room and are accompanied by another bathroom to finish off this inspiring home.

Exclusively available on plot 24, a Trinity housetype, Charles Church is including all flooring, business rates for two years, stamp duty paid, curtains of the buyer's choice, turf to rear garden and paying the stamp duty and business rates for two years, all for £439,995.

Thaxted is in north Essex, a picturesque, quiet and quaint town with excellent amenities, but within easy reach of Braintree and Chelmsford. It is also close to the M11 motorway with links to London, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.

Prices at Bellrope Gardens start at £329,995. For further information, log on to Charleschurch.com.