4 bedroom detached house for sale

A Recently built four bedroom family home in the heart of Lexden with a stunning contemporary open plan kitchen living room and two further reception rooms. The property offers off street parking and west facing rear garden with a southerly aspect over adjacent gardens for a bright a private space.

Within walking distance of the City centre, Mainline Station and renowned Lexden schools the property is also stylishly modern with high quality finishes and spacious accommodation throughout . This has created a spectacular family home with the perfect combination of elegance, period charm and contemporary living.

The well-proportioned accommodation approaching 2,000 square feet is spread over two floors with potential third floor by converting the loft into a new master suite, subject to planning. Upon entry, you are greeted into a large impressive central reception hall laid with an attractive engineered oak herringbone floor, this leads to a large formal sitting room which features a multi fuel burner, a cloakroom and the family snug / office which is partitioned to the main focal point of the house; a stunning open plan kitchen/dining/family space, by beautiful Crittal glass doors . The Kitchen is bespoke from Simons offering a comprehensive range of units with superior stone worktops and NEFF appliances. This spacious family hub provides access to the rear garden via bi-folding aluminium doors allowing the room to be open and light bringing outside in and vice versa, especially perfect for entertaining in the warmer months.

On the first floor a galleried landing opens to a fabulous principle Suite - With a dressing room featuring a luxurious en-suite shower room. There are three additional double bedrooms and a beautiful four-piece family bathroom, with a freestanding roll top bath and a sizeable walk-in shower.

The Lexden neighbourhood showcases architecture from Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian up to mid-century period properties. You would be forgiven to think that this is a perhaps a 20’s house, however the property is approximately six years old and built with an EPC rating of B. This is an economic and cost efficient to run property unlike many of the period property it emulates.

Outside, the property is approached to the front with a private driveway providing off road parking for three to four cars, there is also two gated side pathways leading to the back of the house with one side offering a secure long lean-to storage shed ideal to keep outdoor pursuit equipment.

To the rear there is a generous, west facing beautifully landscaped garden which features a large paved sun patio, the remainder is predominately laid to lawn with various planted trees and shrubs.

WHAT'S NEARBY

Cambridge Road is located approximately a quarter of a mile from the city centre with Crouch Street offering good local shops, restaurants, pubs and wine bars.

The area is highly sought after and is well known for its excellent schooling facilities including Colchester Royal Grammar School and the Girls High School, Philip Morant Comprehensive School, Six Form College, St Mary's School for Girls, Oxford House and Colchester Prep and High School.

For dog walking, nearby is Lexden Park and the larger open space of Hilly Fields.

The train station is about a five-minute car journey, ten minute bus journey or twenty five minute walk. Trains from Colchester to London Liverpool Street take 50 minutes at peak times.

WITHIN EASY REACH

The A12, which connects with the M25, heads south towards London or north to Ipswich. London Stansted is the nearest airport.

Dedham Valley and Constable Country, the landscape immortalised by the great painter John Constable, are approximately ftwenty minute drive.

For more variety of boutique and national stores - Chelmsford and Ipswich are approximately a forty and thirty minute drive respectively.

The coast is also within easy reach. Fifteen minute drive to Mersea Island for its beaches, sailing and wind surfing, sea food – renowned oysters, walks at Cudmore Grove Country Park, Thirty minutes to the seaside town of Frinton with its superb family friendly beaches.

Further afield are the beautiful Suffolk coastal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold, approximately one hour and ninety minutes respectively.

Stane Retail Park at Stanway for the larger superstores of Aldi, Marks and Spencers, Sainsbury, PC World and a selection of eateries is a ten minute drive. Waitrose supermarket is approximately a ten minute drive. All supermarkets offer delivery to Cambridge Road

Stansted airport is less than an hour drive.

INFORMATION

TENURE - Freehold
COUNCIL TAX - F
LOCAL AUTHORITY – Colchester City Council

SERVICES
Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage

Disclaimer

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