No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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Guide price£685,000
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5 bedroom detached house for sale

Strickmere, Stratford-st-Mary, Colchester, CO7
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Detached house
5 bed
2 bath
2,246 sq ft / 209 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Broadband: Ultra-fast 940Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 2246 square foot detached five-bedroom home
  • 0.65-acre private garden with large lawn and established trees
  • Large ground floor rear extension with annex potential
  • Well maintained and presented home
  • Large open plan kitchen/breakfast room with Velux windows
  • Attached double garage and parking for 5+ cars
  • Dedham Vale AONB location
  • Easy access to Ipswich and Colchester via A12
  • Short walk to pubs, primary school and River Stour walks
  • 15-minute drive to Manningtree mainline station
THE PROPERTY
38 Strickmere is a excellent family home which has been much improved from its original form, following a sizable ground floor rear extension carried out in the early 2000s; this addition helps to make the very best of the property’s unusually large plot, with the enlarged kitchen/breakfast room enjoying a delightful view of the garden.

As the floorplan illustrates, the ground floor has plenty of reception space including a formal sitting room, a playroom and a 20-foot dining room. These compliment the fully fitted kitchen/breakfast room, which features two ovens, a gas hob with extractor above, a dishwasher and a Quettle Tap.

We expect the dining room, the ground floor (fifth) bedroom and the utility room could be converted (stp) to make a suitable granny annexe which could, if necessary, have use of its own entrance adjacent to the garage.

A shower room on the ground floor and a family bathroom on the first floor serve four first-floor double bedrooms.

GROUNDS AND OUTBUILDINGS
The property sits in grounds which are generous for a house of its type and location, with a 0.65 of an acre total plot and a rear garden which measures over 250 feet; this features dozens of trees which provide a delightful backdrop and privacy, two large areas of lawn (one of which makes for an excellent football pitch), various well-tended beds and a summer house. A full width patio runs the width of the rear the house.

At the front there is private parking space for at least five cars and access to a double garage.

LOCATION
Strickmere is a development of 1970s-built homes occupying a central location in the village of Stratford St Mary.

The development is popular with families and within a short walk of the front door there is a primary school (Ofsted rated: “Good”), three pubs/restaurants including the recently renovated Swan, river walks to Dedham and Higham alongside the Stour, and Hall Farm Shop.

Stratford is a popular and convenient village with excellent access to the A12 in both directions making travel to Ipswich or Colchester quick and simple. Manningtree mainline train station is around fifteen minutes away by car where trains to London Liverpool Street run with a journey time of around an hour.

DIRECTIONS
Postcode: CO7 6YG
What3Words location: provoking.fuss.fidgeting
POINTS TO NOTE

The house is registered in council tax band E with Babergh District Council and payments of £255.00 PCM. The property is connected to mains water, gas, electricity and sewerage. EPC rating TBC.

A right of way exists over the first section of the property’s drive to allow access to the neighbour’s drive.

The property has Ultrafast broadband speeds available up to 1000 Mbps (based on Offcom data). Offcom also expects mobile phone coverage to be available on all networks outside the property and most networks inside the property.

GENERAL ADVICE
Before booking a viewing of any Brooks Leney property, we suggest buyers view its full online details including the street-view representation, the site map, the satellite view and the floor plan. If you have any questions, please contact Brooks Leney. A PDF version of the floorplan is available on request. These sales details were produced in good faith and are believed to be correct.

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    Brooks Leney is an independent firm of Chartered Surveyors, Land Agents, Farm Business Advisors and Estate Agents. The firm was formed in 2017 by David Brooks and Chris Leney and has grown steadily since, including a merger in 2023 with Bloomfield Grey Estate Agents. Our professionally qualified team provides a dedicated service with high-quality expert advice, tailored to meet individual needs. Our staff are members of many professional bodies including the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, ensuring we adhere to the highest professional standards while giving a friendly and personal service. From two main offices in Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds, we work with clients throughout East Anglia including all of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on December 16, 2021

    Broadband speed is measured in megabits per second, with the number returned showing how fast the connection is. Each reading is based on the highest predicted speed of any major broadband network for services that deliver the download speeds. The following are the different readings that we may display:

    Basic: Up to 30 Mbit/s
    Super-fast: Between 30 Mbit/s and 300 Mbit/s
    Ultra-fast: Over 300 Mbit/s

    The data is updated three times a year. The checker results are predictions and should not be regarded as guaranteed. For more information, see: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/about-checker#Answer_0_2

    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on December 21, 2021

    Mobile signal predictions are provided by the four UK mobile network operators: EE, O2, Three and Vodafone. Predictions can vary significantly from the coverage you may actually experience as a result of local factors (especially terrain). Ofcom has tested the actual coverage provided in various locations around the UK to help ensure that these predictions are reasonable. The values shown against a property can be broken down as follows:

    Clear: No bars, no signal predicted
    Red: One bar, reliable signal unlikely
    Amber: Two bars, may experience problems with connectivity
    Green: Three bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web services
    Enhanced: Full bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services

    Energy Performance data and Internal floor area

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    *Call rate information

    Calls to 0843 numbers will be charged at 4p/min from BT landlines. Calls from other networks may vary, and calls from mobiles and outside the UK will be higher. Calls to local numbers beginning with 01, 02 and 03 numbers will incur standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles.