Having been extended in recent years this four-bedroom detached home offers you traditional curb side appeal with a contrasting contemporary styled interior.
Pleasantly situated within a quiet cul-de-sac, the property has been exceedingly well maintained and thoughtfully extended to provide versatile accommodation which includes four reception rooms.
Over recent years, every key area of this home, i.e. kitchen, bathrooms, boiler have been upgraded, refurbished or restyled in quality fittings. Smooth ceilings with inset down lighters feature throughout while a combination of engineered oak flooring and tiles give you practicality throughout the ground floor, while modern carpets give you a cosy feel to the first floor.
Upstairs, the four bedrooms include a master suite reminiscent of an executive hotel room, this was created during the extension and features a split level, a recessed entrance, fitted wardrobes and of course a luxury ensuite shower room. The en-suite and the main family bathroom both have underfloor heating and boast modern suites which either incorporate a large walk-in shower or a shower bath with drenched head showers.
The ground floor of this house will continue to reward you during your time living here. As well as a refitted kitchen with quartz tops and Smeg appliances this home Boasts four separate reception rooms which have the capability to able to adapt as your family dynamics change and demand. Currently used as a lounge, dining room, craft room and home office for two, they could equally incorporate a media room, playroom or even a home cinema. The choice is yours!
Externally, the house has enjoyed equal amounts of attention with a low maintenance, but neat block paved drive for parking to the front, and a smartly paved patio with well-tended garden to give you lovely relaxing outdoor space.
ACCOMMODATION AS FOLLOWS
Following the extension to the front elevation, a handy covered entrance was created over the front door providing shelter from the elements for you and parcel deliveries.
A replacement black composite entrance door, then opens to the hallway.
HALLWAY
Engineered oak flooring, coupled with smooth ceilings, and inset down lighters give an immediate modern and well looked after welcoming to this home.
The carpeted stairs lead up to the first floor while panel doors open to the ground floor WC, and three of the four reception rooms that this property boasts!
CLOAKROOM
Off set within a recessed area of the hallway, adjoining the study, the modern cloakroom with a side window, a pushbutton WC and stylish wall mounted handbasin with feature chrome effect pipework, has matching tiles to the floor and walls.
STUDY 2.29m x 2.05m (7'6 x 6'8)
Created during the extension, the study with oak engineered floor will offer you versatility in its use throughout your time here.
LOUNGE 5.12m x 3.62m (16'9 x 11'10)
Again, the oak flooring continues seamlessly into this calm rear facing lounge. With doors opening onto the decked seating area of the garden, and a feature limestone surround with gas fire for that cosy feeling during the winter months; this lounge will give you a place of solace throughout the year.
DINING ROOM 4.04m x 3.67m (13'3 x 12')
Again, smooth ceilings, inset downlighters and oak flooring runs through the front facing dining room, giving both a modern style and practicality.
It's worth noting the dimensions, this is particularly generous in size and quite likely larger than most dining rooms you'll encounter.
Adjoining the kitchen, this area is both convenient and practical. Doors from here access the kitchen and the home office/playroom.
HOME OFFICE/PLAYROOM 5.01m x 2.23m (16'5 x 7'3)
Wow, what a handy spare' room to have. This area with oak flooring and a window onto the garden, enjoys the space needed to adapt as your family dynamics change over the years.
Currently used as a home office for two people, this could equally be handy playroom, sleep over room, media room, or even, a home cinema!
To one corner is a built-in cupboard, commonly referred to as a comms cupboard, this houses the electric fuse board as well as the junction points for the hardwired Internet connections.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 5.1m x 2.68m (16'8 x 8'9)
As you can tell from the photos, this rear facing kitchen, with a window and door to the garden, is a recent 2019 project, and as well as quality white satin units, its sleek finish is enhanced further by white quartz tops and mirrored Smeg appliances.
Built within the quartz tops with the matching up stands is an undercounter sink unit with mixer taps, a mirrored Smeg oven with a built-in five ring gas hob with an angled chimney cooker hood sitting above.
There is an additional range of units and illuminated quartz tops, fitted to the breakfast area of the kitchen, here you have an integrated fridge freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer and a high level integrated mirrored Smeg microwave.
Contained within other cabinets in this kitchen is a corner base unit with integrated pull-out storage, a full height pull-out larder, pan draws and a wall cabinet containing a Worchester Gas Boiler.
The stylish modern look is emphasised further by the neutral décor, tiled floor, smooth ceilings and inset down lighters, and polished tiled floor.
LANDING
A rear window with pleasant views of the leafy garden brings natural light into this thoroughfare.
There is an access point to the loft, an airing cupboard housing the hot tank and panel doors leading to each of the bedrooms and bathroom.
BEDROOM ONE 4.16m x 3.99m (13'7 x 13'1)
A deep recessed entrance gives privacy to the main bedroom area and creates an executive, hotel feel to this main bedroom suite. To one wall within the bed area are fitted wood effect wardrobes and to a recessed area is a dressing table and drawn unit.
Accessed via the recessed entrance is the en-suite.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM
Just like every key room in this house, this is a tastefully finished shower room featuring textured nonslip floor tiles with under floor heating and contrasting tiling to the walls which then differentiate within the walk-in shower.
Completed in 2014, the three-piece suite consists of a pushbutton WC, a white vanity unit with ceramic sink and mixer taps, and a walk-in shower with a glass screen and an Aqualisa shower unit with wall taps, hand attachment, and a rain forest shower head.
In addition, there are inset down lighters, a side window and an electric towel rail, the smart choice for practical all year-round use.
BEDROOM TWO 3.45m x 2.1m (11'3 x 6'10)
Positioned to the front of the house, this second double bedroom has a natural space for wardrobes and a dressing table.
BEDROOM THREE 2.68m x 2.64m (8'9 x 8'7)
This third room has an interesting roof line giving a cottagey feel, there are inset downlighters, a window overlooking the rear garden and it can also accommodate a double bed.
BEDROOM FOUR 2.95m max x 2.49m (9'8 max x 8'2)
The fourth bedroom is again front facing and currently used as a second study/music room but could hold a single bed if required.
BATHROOM
Yet again, a stylishly finished quality project undertaken in 2017.
A rear window brings a natural light into the tiled bathroom which has underfloor heating to give that added luxury feel.
The three-piece suite consists of a pushbutton WC, a vanity unit with contrasting wood effect draws, wash basin, mixer taps and adjoining illuminated mirror. The panel enclosed bath sits neatly at the end of the room and has tidy wall mounted tap furniture, a discrete tap and a rainforest showerhead suspended from the ceiling that is ready to give you a good soaking!
OUTSIDE
FRONT
Block paving extends across the front of this house, with a small feature lawn and cherry tree to gentle soften the landscape. This frontage provides you with minimal maintenance and maximum parking.
Please note the garage door is for show, during the conversion, it was retained to ensure the front of the house retained its balanced traditional look.
REAR GARDEN
Enjoying lovely surroundings with established shrubs, this rear garden perfectly complements the home.
Commencing with both a paved patio area and a part decked seating area, there is ample space for entertaining.
The patio has a raised brick retaining wall which incorporates a small shrub bed and two steps leading up to the remainder of the garden which is mainly lawn with a storage shed to one corner which we understand will remain. In addition, there is an outside water tap and unusually you have handy storage space and access to the front via gates to both sides.
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band E
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
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.
