3 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Convenient Village Location
- Plot of Just Over 2 Acres of Gardens and Woodland
- Accommodation and Outbuildings Extend to Approximately 2692sqft
- Three Bedroom Detached House
- Kitchen / Breakfast Room
- Far Reaching Pastoral Views
- Long Sweeping Driveway
- Barn / Garage with Loft Room
- Within Easy Reach to Colchester and Mainline Station
- Walking Distance to Local Amenities
The property is approached via a sweeping driveway passing through undulating mature woodland. The house is nestled atop the gently rolling landscape with manicured lawns and flower gardens facing a south easterly direction.
Inside, the accommodation offers a spacious split level sitting room, separate dining room, kitchen / breakfast room with a utility, ground floor WC and a glazed garden room facing the leafy rear gardens. There are three double bedrooms on the first floor with a bathroom and separate WC.
Outside, there is an array of small out-buildings that are accessed via an enclosed courtyard that, in turn leads out to the extended land and barn style garage with a useful loft room above.
Uniquely bordered by its own woodland, the property enjoys the privacy of countryside living whilst in reality being very close to town and within easy reach of main roads and the train station.
Rooms
What's Nearby
The popular village of Layer de La Haye has its own primary school, two public houses and a local village store which provides shopping for your everyday needs. There is also an excellent farm shop selling local produce and home reared meat. Within walking distance is Abberton Reservoir and visitor centre, perfect for a family afternoon stroll to discover an abundance of wildlife, particularly the large variety of butterflies, birds and wildfowl. Very popular with birdwatchers and photographers. The surrounding countryside is also very popular with walkers, joggers and cyclists. There are many excellent hacking routes around the village.
Within Easy Reach
Layer de La Haye is just outside the Roman town of Colchester which offers a wide range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities as well as a mainline railway station with links to London Liverpool Street with a journey time of approximately 50 minutes. For health and leisure activities the house is 5 minutes to the heath spa and fitness centre at Bannatynes Kingsford Park, very popular with local families and, for more extensive facilities Fivelakes/Crowne Plaza Country Club and Golf Course is only a 10 minute drive.
Services
TENURE - Freehold
COUNCIL TAX - F
LOCAL AUTHORITY - Colchester
SERVICES
Mains gas, electricity, water and private drainage
Disclaimer
Chewton Rose Estate Agents is the seller's agent for this property. Your conveyancer is legally responsible for ensuring any purchase agreement fully protects your position. We make detailed enquiries of the seller to ensure the information provided is as accurate as possible. Please inform us if you become aware of any information being inaccurate.
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