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5 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Immaculate village home, total 7330 sqft
- Five good size bedrooms
- Four bathrooms
- Four reception rooms
- Capacious reception hall
- Stunning and comprehensive kitchen/breakfast room
- Good range of outbuildings
- Heated outdoor pool
- Total plot apporx 1.1 acres
- Great accces for A12 and mainline stations
The property has over recent years undergone a complete transformation programme of sympathetic refurbishment, extension, and modernisation to create well-proportioned accommodation with total sqft amounting 7733 sq. ft.
An immaculate circa 16th unlisted village home which features many fine original features within the timber framed 16th wing, with brick extensions added in the 1970’s and 80’s. The property has over recent years undergone a complete transformation programme of sympathetic refurbishment, extension, and modernisation to create well-proportioned accommodation with total sqft amounting 7733 sq. ft. Finished in neutral tones it is the perfect family home in a unique design with scope to put your own stamp on it or further extend the property (subject to planning permission).
Accommodation:
A large porch leads to the impressive reception hall and on to the rear hall with two double coat cupboards and access to the rear garden and courtyard. Doors off the hallways lead to the dining room, lounge, office, boiler room, cloakroom, laundry room and large kitchen family room, which is a fantastic place to cook and entertain, complete with a modern fitted kitchen and plenty of room to house sofas and a large dining table.
Two staircases lead to the first-floor bedrooms of which two are large master size rooms with fitted dressing rooms and en suites, all with separate shower and bathtub. A further two bedrooms in the quaint 16th Century wing share a beautiful family bathroom.
Ongoing internal works to a further wing provide for a large reception room with bi-fold doors to the south facing garden and an external dining area with fireplace. A staircase accesses a landing servicing a large room of master bedroom size to include a dressing room and en suite. Due to the ongoing works, the guide price will be negotiable subject to the stage of works at the time of any offer.
The property benefits from predominantly dual aspect rooms allowing for plenty of natural light, double glazing with fitted window blinds throughout, wet underfloor heating to the entire ground floor, new boiler and plumbing system, complete electrical rewiring including CAT6 cabling, CCTV system and alarm.
Outside: Gate House sits in a 1.1 acre plot (STS) with countryside views, Approached via a large driveway with electric gates, Hypervolt EV charging point and parking for in excess of 10 vehicles. Further gates provide vehicular access to the courtyard with garaging, and grounds if needed.
The gardens wrap around the property and consist of patios, lawns and a large courtyard to provide different areas for privacy, entertaining and leisure. The south facing rear garden contains a heated swimming pool with hard telescopic cover and air source heat pump. The large pool house includes a plant room, changing room with shower room and two WC’s.
The courtyard area houses outbuildings which include a gym, bike store, workshop, double garage (with capacity to be triple) and bin room.
Positioned in a private, secure location right beside Fordham Heath, well known for its walks along The Essex Way, Colne Valley and to surrounding villages. The village has its own CE primary school but is also ideally located for the excellent preparatory and secondary schools in the area including Holmwood House, Littlegarth, Colchester High School, St Mary’s School and private coach services to Ipswich School, St Josephs College and Royal Hospital School. The A12, Colchester City Centre, Tollgate Retail Park, Colchester North and Marks Tey Stations are easy to access and ideal for commuting.
Services to the property include electric, mains gas and water. Hyperfast broadband and digital telecoms from County Broadband. Private drainage and sewerage served by a Klargester BioDisc tank.
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