Situated on the ever popular Cooper's Croft development, this Four Bedroom Detached House was built to the 'Neven' design by Countryside Homes. This particular layout featured a rather impressive Hallway looking up to Galleried Landing, a well proportioned Living Room with a traditional open Fireplace (now boasting an inset wood burning Stove) in addition to a separate Dining Room, a Utility Room off the Kitchen, ground floor WC, Ensuite Bathroom off the Master Bedroom and a good size Family Bathroom.
Overtime a Sun Lounge has been added open plan to the Dining Room, and the Garage has also been Converted to an extra living space which would make a super teenagers Den/Gaming Room etc, very large home office or a large ground floor Bedroom for visiting guests.
The garden has been landscaped with entertaining in mind - the full width slate Patio across the back able to take the largest table and chair set/outdoor sofa set.
Coopers Croft itself was built in the early 1990s, with great attention paid to the overall look of the Estate, and it remains to this day a very pleasant place to live.
Within walking distance is the Grange Road parade of shops, which includes a handy Tesco Express, Bakery, Greengrocers, a rather good fish and chip shop, 'South Green Post Office and Off-Licence', South Grill Charcoal & Meze (Turkish cuisine/takeaway), Chemist, Butcher, Barbers, Drycleaners & Hairdressers.
Open countryside is just across the road from the Estate and this part of town provides easy road access to the A127 with its M25 link a few miles along.
Billericay High Street and Railway Station is a short drive or bus journey away, with Billericay Train Station being on the mainline to London Liverpool Street (35 minute journey time).
The Accommodation comprises:
HALLWAY
With attractive wood flooring and a surprisingly large understairs cupboard.
As one enters, the eyes will be drawn naturally upwards to the Galleried Landing, a lovely first impression.
GROUND FLOOR WC ROOM:
With a white cloakroom suite.
LOUNGE 18ft (5.49 meters) x 12ft 9" (3.89 meters):
Set the scene with a roaring fire in the woodburning stove, inset within the open Fireplace.
This is a nice size dual aspect room with 'grey oak' effect laminate flooring.
DINING ROOM 10ft 7" (3.23 meters) x 9ft 3" (2.82 meters)
Featuring real wood flooring which extends on into the open plan Sun Room beyond.
SUN ROOM 9ft 4" (2.84 meters) x 7ft (2.08 meters)
With a vaulted glass roof and a set of double doors opening up to the rear garden.
KITCHEN 12ft 8" (3.86 meters) x 11ft 2" (3.40 meters)
Fitted with range of Cream Shaker style kitchen units topped with solid wood feature worktops and incorporating a large Rangemaster 'Professional' Range Cooker and with plenty of room for the sellers' large American style fridge/freezer.
UTILITY ROOM 9ft 5" (2.87 meters) x 4ft 8" (1.42 meters)
With the same matching Shaker style units as the kitchen, with a single bowl/single drainer sink, space for the washing machine and an integrated undercounter Freezer.
INTEGRAL GARAGE/EXTRA RECEPTION ROOM 16ft 4" (4.98 meters) X 9ft (2.74 meters)
The garage has been converted into a very useful extra ground floor room of excellent proportions offering great versatility.
There is a high-level side window providing natural light and three built-in cupboards, one housing the electrical consumer unit.
Stairs from Hall to 1st Floor Landing
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
A spacious landing with a built-in airing cupboard and the loft access.
MASTER BEDROOM 13ft 9" (4.19 meters) narrowing to 10ft 7" (3.23 meters) x 12ft 8" (3.86 meters)
Front facing bedroom with NEW carpet (as in the other two carpeted bedrooms), twin built-in double wardrobes and an Ensuite Shower Room.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 9ft 2" (2.79 meters) x 5ft 6" (1.68 meters)
Originally a full Ensuite Bathroom so a very good size and currently refitted as a large luxury, on-trend refitted Shower Room featuring a very large shower area with a 'Rain' shower head, contemporary style double basin and a back-to-wall WC.
BEDROOM TWO 15ft 6" (4.72 meters) x 9ft 5" (2.87 meters)
These measurements of this large front-facing double bedroom exclude two huge double built-in wardrobes on the far wall.
BEDROOM THREE 11ft (3.35 meters) x 11ft (3.35 meters) narrowing to 7ft 3" (2.21 meters)
Fitted wardrobes run along the left wall, a skylight provides lots of light, and this room will take a double bed with ease.
BEDROOM FOUR 9ft 4" (2.84 meters) x 6ft 9" (2.06 meters)
Recently decorated, this lovely fourth bedroom has a rear-facing window and fairly new carpet.
BATHROOM 8ft 6" (2.59 meters) x 5ft 1" (1.55 meters)
Another refitted bathroom with attractive shiny Grey Marble effect tiling, a separate Rainhead Shower over the bath, white gloss Vanity unit and a neat back-to=wall WC.
GARDEN
The garden has been landscaped with a new slate terrace running the full width across the top of the garden, ideal for entertaining!
There's a stretch of lawn running just in front, dividing the rear terrace with the initial patio, steps providing access.
There is access on one side and this garden enjoys a westerly aspect for afternoon and evening sunshine.
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band F
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Great Burstead as a village dates back at least to AD500, when it was settled by Saxons, from Lower Saxony, nowadays better known as Germany. It was first recorded, about 975, as 'Burgestede' meaning 'stronghold-site'.
The adjacent village of South Green was first recorded as 'Southwood Greene' in 1593, becoming the more recognised South Green in 1777.
GREAT BURSTEAD
The centrepiece of Great Burstead is the Conservation area, centred around the Church of St. Mary Magdalene on Church Street and a trio of listed buildings, one of which I had the pleasure of selling about ten years ago - a beautiful16th-17th century timber framed house.
The Grade 1 listed Norman church dates back to the 12th century and was the original parish church for the whole of the area, in those days encompassing Billericay too.
Great Burstead has a great local pub on the corner of Mill Road and Southend Road, which serves great food.
The King's Head Pub dates back to 1750 when it was known as the White Horse and interestingly travellers to and from Rochford and Brentwood would stop here before passing through the toll-gate which I think stood adjacent.
The 'Outstanding' St Peter's Catholic Primary School on Coxes Farm Road is almost opposite the pub and at school run times you'll often see the Lollipop Man/Lady on duty, guiding the children across the road in front of the pub.
Along Kennel Lane are the popular small housing estates of Coopers Croft and Froden Brook. Pretty developments built in the early 1990's by Countryside Homes, on the site of the Balls Plastics factory.
The old brook itself is still there, running underground but surfaces as a culvert in the lower part of Church Street.
Opposite the developments, on the other side of Kennel Lane, is a 1.25 acre, 12ft plus deep (in places) reed fringed Fishing Lake with a good mix of different fish.
As a local agent, I associate the whole of Church Street, Mill Road, Kennel Lane and some of the roads off these as Great Burstead. A few other pockets fall into the area (part of Southend Road, Coxes Farm Road and Grange Road, etc), with the rest coming under South Green.
SOUTH GREEN
Towards the top of Bell Hill, Gatwick House, a Grade II listed building from 1767, now secluded from the road by trees, presides over the area which heads down towards the village green on the right.
A great parade of shops on Grange Road overlook the ancient 'Green' (originally much bigger) and together they form the heart of the area.
The shops include a Tesco Express Supermarket, Post Office, Chemist, Greengrocer and a pretty good fish and chip shop.
The local South Green Infants & Junior Schools both have 'Good' OFSTED Reports and the area falls within catchment for Billericay Secondary School, also benefiting from a 'Good' OFSTED rating.
Built in 1956 the local village hall serves the community well and on the opposite side of the road a bit further up, 'Main Road Garage' provides petrol and the usual garage services.
The bulk of the residential development has been London Borough estates, built in the 1950's and 1960's to cater for London overspill. That said, there is a number of old properties in the area, particularly around the Green, providing character appeal.
Finally, public transport. There are bus stops a-plenty in the area taking you to Billericay High Street and Mainline Railway Station in minutes and the surrounding towns in little more.
In 1997 legislation was passed resulting in the two parishes coming under the Billericay area of the Basildon District Council.
Tim Kirkman
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