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FOR SALE: Established 3-bedroom family home |
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| Features |
Bedrooms: 3 |
Bathrooms: 1 |
Building: Semi-Detached |
| Cooking: Electric |
Available: on completion |
Sq Metres: 93 |
| Parking: Garage |
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| Amenities |
| Rear Garden |
Front Garden |
Suitable for Pets |
| Near School |
Near Shops |
Balcony/Patio |
| Loft/Attic |
Fireplace |
Double Glazing |
| Description |
An opportunity to acquire a tastefully decorated, 1946 built, semi-detached family home situated on a quiet road on the outskirts of historic Colchester, Britains oldest recorded town.
The property is presented in excellent order and comprises: hall, living room, dining room, cloakroom (installed 2006), three bedrooms, kitchen and shower room (both recently refitted), large rear garden and garage plus off-road parking.
The property has gas fired central heating with radiators, cavity wall insulation and sealed unit replacement double glazing.
The local schools, shops, library, post office and GPs surgery are all within a few minutes easy walk, as is Lexden Park Nature Reserve.
The property is about 2 km (1.25 miles) from the centre of Colchester, with its award-winning, independent stores (as well as the usual large department stores), castle, thriving theatre, restaurants, cafιs, multi-screen cinema, museums, leisure centre and roller-skating rink. The new Visual Arts Facility, designed by Rafael Viňoly Architects, is currently under construction in the town centre and Colchester Zoo is approximately 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
Liverpool Street Station can be reached, by train, in 51 minutes and the coast is about 24 km (c15 miles) away. Stansted Airport is easily reached by shuttle bus from Colchester. The A12 is easily accessible.
The property was rewired to NICEIC standards in December 2005.
The property is energy efficient, with an ENERGY RATING of 64 (well above the average for England and Wales of 46)
FULL HOME INFORMATION PACK AVAILABLE - INCLUDING HOME CONDITION REPORT.
The accommodation, in more detail, comprises:
Sealed, half-glazed entrance door to:
HALLWAY: double radiator, telephone point, understairs cupboard, stairs to first floor landing, coving, original panelled doors to:
LIVING ROOM: (3.66m max x 4m into bay recess/12 max x 132 into bay recess) with sealed unit, double-glazed bay window with 5 panels to front elevation; feature open fireplace (brick-built by a local craftsman), with French oak mantelpiece. Double radiator. Picture rail. Coving. Two double power points. Two wall lights. TV Aerial and DAB points
DINING ROOM: (3.65m max x 3.2m plus door recess/12 max x 105 plus door recess). Sealed unit, triple glazed French doors, with window, leading to patio area and rear garden. Radiator. Coving. One double and one single power point. TV Aerial and DAB points.
KITCHEN: (2.75m x 2.75m/9 x 9), recently refitted with wall and base units and work surfaces, 1½ bowl, stainless steel inset sink/drainer with mixer tap. Tiled splashbacks, original wood half-glazed (DG) personal door to side of house and sealed unit, double glazed window to rear of house, overlooking garden. Wall mounted boiler and slot-in Tricity Bendix double oven. Plumbing for washing machine, outlet for tumble dryer, Three double high-level power points, two double low-level power points and cooker point. Coving.
CLOAKROOM: installed 2006. Low level, white WC with water saving flush; white, wall-mounted corner wash-hand basin, sealed unit, double-glazed replacement window to side of house, radiator, laminate flooring.
Stairs to half landing with sealed, stained-glass, fixed, double-glazed window.
First floor landing: access to insulated and part-boarded large loft area; airing cupboard housing well-lagged hot water cylinder. Panelled doors to:
BEDROOM 1: (4.2m into bay recess x 3.65m/139 into bay recess x 12). Five-panel, Bay window to front elevation (sealed unit, double glazed). Double radiator. 1 double power point.
BEDROOM 2: (3.65m x 3.2m/139 x 12). Sealed unit, double glazed window, overlooking rear garden. Radiator. 2 double Power points.
BEDROOM 3: (2.75m x 2.75m/9 x 9), Sealed unit, double glazed window, overlooking rear garden. Radiator, 2 double power points, telephone point.
SHOWER ROOM: (2.4m x 2.3m/ 711 x 76). Part tiled. Power shower in chic stainless steel and glass shower cubicle. Sealed unit, double glazed windows to side and front of house. Low level WC with water saving flush, white pedestal basin, chrome heated towel rail (may be used in conjunction with central heating or independently with own power supply), radiator, wood-clad ceiling.
OUTSIDE
Garage with up-and-over door. Separate, circuit-board protected, power supply and electric light with two-way switch; Personal door to rear garden; off-road parking for 1 or 2 cars.
The rear garden is approximately 36.5m long (120) by 8m wide (264) (narrowing near garage to 4m (131)). It faces south-east and so receives maximum sunlight but also benefits from a several mature trees at the far end of the garden which offer shade. The garden has a patio, lawn and flower beds, vegetable plot with space for compost bins and fuel store, pond, further seating area and shrub bed with shade-loving plants. It also has a raised bed area with many spring bulbs.
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| Contact Information |
| Contact: |
Rita Pullen
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| Telephone (Day): |
01206 769497 |
| Telephone (Mobile): |
07906 291661 |
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