- Smart, modern 2 Double Bedroom House with C rating (EPC) in quiet cul-de-sac near the High Street
- Part of a winding terrace with this the penultimate house of the row.
- This one and its end terrace next door enjoying their own private hedge-lined footpath
- 5-6 min walk to Billericay High Street with its central Waitrose, shops, bars and restaurants
- 0.8 Mile to Billericay Railway Station (London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes)
- 5 min stroll to the 18 acres of Sun Corner open space with open countryside even nearer - 2 min walk
- Nice size Hall with WC Room (only one of the two beds to have one). Lounge/Diner with French Doors
- Refitted Kitchen with built-in Hob/Oven and Integrated Dishwasher & Fridge/Freezer
- Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobes. Large Bathroom presently fitted out as a spacious Shower Room
- New Boiler in 2015. New Sash windows & door in 2022. Landscaped Garden with shed. 2 Parking Bays
Very conveniently situated, this modern Two Bedroom Mid Terrace house forms part of a winding terrace that curves round with this, the penultimate house of the row.
The property disappears' discreetly around the corner, with just this and its neighbour, the end terrace, enjoying their own hedge-lined footpath - an oasis of tranquillity tucked away at the end of already quiet cul-de-sac, and within a very short stroll from the High Street as well.
Inside, it's unique shape gives it personality, with the accommodation briefly comprising a nice size Hall with gorgeous wood flooring, ground floor WC (the only one of the two bed houses in the cul-de-sac to have a ground floor WC Room, due to its individual house design), a dual aspect Lounge/Diner with French doors opening to the landscaped Garden and a huge understairs cupboard, a refitted Kitchen with a host of built-in and fully integrated appliances, two large double bedrooms both with attractive fitted wardrobes and the large bathroom has been refitted out as a spacious Shower Room.
Further features include new double glazed Sash windows (2022) in keeping with its Georgian styling, gas central heating via radiators served by a Worcester Bosch Combination Boiler (helping to give this house a C rating for energy efficiency) and there is full fibre optic availability here too.
Externally there are two parking bays - one out in front of the main terrace and a second within the private car park.
Archers Close forms part of the popular 'Quilters' Development, the houses here having always maintained a high level of appeal over the years thanks to the convenient 5-6 minute walk to Billericay High Street - a packed historic high street with a central Waitrose Store and intermingled with many restaurants, bars and pubs, and its easy onward stroll to the Railway Station at the other end (0.8 mile in all and London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes).
The 18 acres of open space at Sun Corner and Quilters Infants and Primary Schools (Outstanding OFSTED) are both just 4-5 min walks with open countryside even closer at just a 2-minute stroll. Plus 90 acres of Mill Meadows Nature Reserve is only 7 minutes away on foot too.
The Accommodation:
Combining style with security, the Pillar Box red outside/white inside, wood grain finish composite Front Door leads through to:
HALL 9ft 10" x 6ft 4" (3m x 1.9m)
A great first impression with gorgeous wood flooring adding warmth and character.
Under the stairs, clever full depth pull-out shelved units have been added, providing a super storage facility.
WC ROOM 6ft 6" x 4ft 6" max (2m x 1,4m)
As previously mentioned, the only one of the two bed houses to have a ground floor WC (courtesy of the houses curving design)
Fitted with a white cloakroom suite complimented by travertine style tiling and with a front facing sash window bringing in natural light.
LOUNGE/DINER 17ft 3" max narrowing to 10ft 10" x 14ft 10" (5.3m > 3.3m x 4.5m)
The irregular shape of this Living Room works to its advantage, creating a cozy Lounge area by the French Doors and a Dining Area by the front window, yet with options for other layouts that would work just as well.
The huge understairs cupboard provides an excellent stage facility and has a light too.
KITCHEN 12ft 5" x 8ft 2"Kitchen (3.8m x 2.5m)
Fully fitted with an attractive range of 'Oak' effect kitchen units topped with square edge 'white quartz' effect worktops and incorporating a built-in Gas Hob sitting below a Chimney style Extractor Hood, and with a matching Multi-function Oven/Grill below.
There is also an integrated fridge/freezer, integrated Bosch Dishwasher and a set of matching double doors open to reveal a wide space for a freestanding washing machine.
Within one of the matching eye level units is the Worcester Bosch Greenstar 32CI Combination Boiler.
Further features include a full height shelved larder unit, a glass display cabinet, a full height Wine Rack and a slim section of worktop works rather nicely as a breakfast bar.
Complementing both the traditional and modern styles around the home, the beige and stone tartan coloured carpeted staircase rises from the Hallway to:
1st FLOOR LANDING
The front facing sash window throws lots of light across the stairwell onto the landing and looking up, we notice the surprisingly high ceiling - stretching up 8ft 3", with the flip down loft hatch accessing the loft which has a light and has been fully boarded, a pulldown loft ladder providing easy access.
BEDROOM ONE 16ft max into the wardrobes x 11ft 9" at the midpoint of the wall (4.9m x 3.6m)
The tall rear facing Sash window enjoys a pleasant sylvan outlook, with far reaching views through the bare branches of winter replaced with a lovely green backdrop in summer.
Along the right wall, a bank of full height wardrobes with beautiful wood finish double doors are complimented by a large built-in cupboard (over the stair bulkhead) which has been shelved with removable shelves.
Upon the wall is a TV aerial socket and power socket for a wall mounted TV.
BEDROOM TWO 14ft 10" x 11ft 8" (4.5m x 3.6m)
A double bedroom with the rear facing sash window also enjoying the pleasant outlook over the surrounding gardens.
The attractive woodgrain finish fitted wardrobe and its matching bedside cabinets will be remaining.
BATHROOM 8ft x 5ft 7" (2.4m x 1.7m)
Presently fitted out as a modern Shower Room, complete with a double shower enclosure and white sanitary ware.
Being the bathroom notably larger than average has enabled the suite to be spaced nicely out, enabling plenty of room for the seller's large chest of drawers under the window.
EXTERIOR - FRONT
The front garden has been lovingly maintained and gives a great first impression on approach. An outside tap very handy.
EXTERIOR - REAR GARDEN
Tapering to a point, so we have measured to the front of the triangular shed, the Garden to that point 33ft long.
Commencing with a full width deck with inset LED lighting perfect for outside entertaining and dining during the summer months.
The balance is neatly laid to lawn with a couple of raised sleeper-built flowerbeds and the clever custom-made triangular shed provides useful storage.
There is also an outside double power socket, lighting and an outside tap.
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band C
Notice
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Billericay is a popular, historic market town just 30 miles from London.
The market at the top of Crown Road disappeared years ago and Billericay nowadays is more well-known as an excellent commuter town, with excellent rail links to the City (35 minutes by train), very good schools and a charming High Street, part of which is a conservation area.
It also has great access to the key main roads of the M25, A12 and A127.
The town lies on the edge of rural Essex, which makes it a very desirable place to live. This coupled with the City access goes some way to explain the high levels of Londoners we see looking to move here every year.
Since I moved here in 1973 and started as an estate agent in the mid 1990's, I have seen the town grow to where it is now, with some 14,000-15,000 homes and a population of over 40,000.
The Billericay you see today is economically and physically a thriving and attractive place to live and work. There are many open green spaces including the 40 acre Lake Meadows Park, a must in summer, and they throw a pretty impressive Fireworks Night too.
Norsey Woods is a great place for a walk or to exercise your dogs...or the kids! It dates back to the Bronze Age and covers about 165 acres with a visitor centre for the educational visits it has too.
I remember camping there as a cub scout back in the day and both Nick and myself have enjoyed many a afternoon there over the years with our families.
The High Street must be one of the prettiest in the county and dates back to Roman times. The shape we see now certainly hasn't changed much for over 500 years, our office itself is part of one of the 25 old coaching inns the town has seen over the years!
With well over 100 shops including some well known names and some boutique locally owned ones, the High Street also has some great pubs, bars and restaurants. The Chequers is probably the most popular, most people we know rate it as the best pub in town, with newer bars like Harrys Bar, Bar Zero and the Blue Boar, also very sought after, growing venues on friday and saturday nights.
There are too many great restaurants to name, suffice to say you don't need to travel out of Billericay to have a fantastic night out and there's a taxi rank by the station to get you home if you want to leave the car on the drive.
Waitrose is our local main supermarket with there also a very good Co-op over on Queens Park. Smaller supermarkets over in South Green, Sunnymede and along Stock Road also provide a super local service in their areas.
Billericay Christmas Market is a very popular annual event which sees the High Street completely shut to traffic for the day and then filled with stalls selling anything and everything Christmasy!
All the local schools, both Primary and Secondary have good OFSTED reports and there is a good choice of both State and Private. Please feel free to contact our office for more details although the OFSTED website is the ideal first port of call of course.
A BIT OF HISTORY
Billericay has an facinating history, much of which can be researched in our local museum, the Cater Museum on the High Street.
Billericay was first recorded as Byllerica in 1291 with notable events including a Peasants Revolt ending up in Norsey Woods in 1381 and some of Billericay residents, including Christopher Martin, the ship's victualler, sailing with the Pilgrim Fathers to the 'New World' of America on the Mayflower in 1620 - hence the many representartions of the Mayflower ship in numerous local businesses and the Mayflower High School.
In 1916 Billericay became famous as a result of a Zeppelin airship crashing in flames on the outskirts of the town, down what is now Greens Farm Lane.
A union workhouse was built in 1840 which later, together with additional later built buildings, became St. Andrew's Hospital in the 1930s. The regional plastic surgery and rehabilitation unit was opened here the same year I moved to Billericay, 1973. Many a local will still refer the estate there now to me, as 'one of the houses on the old Burns Unit', although it is in fact Stockfield Manor now.
Only the original workhouse building, including the chapel, and the main gatehouse, now survive, converted now into Grey Lady Place, a residential development of luxury apartments.
The railway came in 1889 and opened up opportunities for landowners to sell plots to Londoners looking to move out of 'The Smoke' into a cleaner rural environment. Both myself and Nick have sold many an old 'plot land' home over the years for redevelopment. A few still remain on the edge of Norsey Woods down Break Egg Hill.
With the housing shortage created by the war time bombing of London, pressure to build was great and the new town of Basildon was given the green light. The 'Green Belt' stopped expansion and the blurring of Basildon and Billericay, hence why lot of the Billericay housing estates were built on abandoned farmland around the town centre and Great Burstead/South Green, where permission was more easily granted.
