- Five bed detached house on the prestigious Norsey Road, in North Billericay
- Catchment for Buttsbury & Mayflower schools, plus near St Johns Independent School too
- 1.2 mile to Billericay Railway Station (London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes)
- Spacious Lounge, exceptional 19ft x 18ft Dining Room, 'Snug' and potential Study area off Hall
- Large Hall, Cloakroom & Kitchen/Breakfast Room with Neff appliances & granite worktops
- Master bedroom with huge Ensuite Bath AND Shower Room, all other bedrooms have fitted wardrobes too
- Heated Swimming Pool in secluded Rear Garden (Vendor would allow filling in, post Exchange)
- 'Pool House'/potential Annex with changing room, Shower and further rear room
- In/Out 7-Car Drive & Detached DOUBLE GARAGE with remote controlled electric door & overhead storage
- Walking distance to Norsey Woods & Stock Brook Manor Golf Club
This spacious Five Bedroom Detached House is situated on the prestigious Norsey Road in North Billericay, a hugely sought after road and neighbourhood.
This places it within the catchment areas for both the highly regarded Buttsbury and Mayflower schools and within a very short drive of the St Johns Independent School on Stock Road and Billericay Mainline Railway Station (London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes).
Also within walking distance or a short 2-3 minute drive are local shops, Norsey Woods and for leisure enthusiasts, Stockbrook Manor Golf and Country Club, featuring two golf courses plus a well-equipped gym and pool.
The property boasts high-quality fixtures throughout, with generous living spaces including an impressive Entrance Hall, massive Lounge, and a truly exceptional dining room measuring 19ft 6" x 18ft! A cozy third reception room serves as an ideal snug or TV room, while the Kitchen/Breakfast Room provides a comprehensive number of units for maximum storage.
Supplementing the ground floor is a two-room attached 'Pool house' with a large Changing Room, Shower room and further rear room, which offers excellent potential for conversion into a self-contained Annex or Home Offices space.
Upstairs features the Five substantial bedrooms, including a Master Bedroom with a surprisingly large Ensuite Bath & Shower Room. All the bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and there is also a very large Family Bathroom too. Looking at the roof space and height, we believe a Loft Conversion would be possible too (subject of course to planning).
In the secluded Rear Garden is a heated 'ready to dive into' Swimming Pool. The Owners would be open this being filled in upon Exchange - if needed.
The property's impressive parking accommodations include a DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE with a remote controlled electric door and valuable overhead storage, plus a sweeping In/Out Driveway with capacity for seven vehicles.
This property presents an excellent opportunity for buyers seeking a substantial family home with the space and framework to create their ideal living environment.
MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL ROOMS:
HALL
The entrance door has glazed side panels on either side, and the tiled floor extends right through to the rear double doors, offering an immediate view of the garden.
Stairs with turned balustrades rise to the first floor, and panel doors open to the remaining rooms.
GROUND FLOOR WC ROOM
A fully tiled Cloakroom with a push-button WC and a pedestal wash basin.
LOUNGE 23ft 3" x 14ft 10" max (7.08 m x 4.53 m)
With a front Bay window and rear double doors leading to the garden, this room features an ornate Fireplace and benefits from a high level of natural light and a wonderful feeling of spaciousness.
DINING ROOM 19ft 6" x 18ft 2" (5.94 m x 5.54 m)
What an incredible space for entertaining.
Double doors open from the hallway into this vast dining room, which features glossy floor tiles, two chandelier points, and both front and side windows.
A corner cupboard houses the Worcester Boiler.
SNUG/TV ROOM 13ft 2" x 11ft 4" (4.02 m x 3.45 m)
With double doors opening out to the Garden.
REAR STUDY AREA 13ft 2" x 8ft 2" (4.02 m x 2.48 m)
Open plan from the Hall and with double doors to the garden, This area could easily have a simple timber stud partition wall erected to separate it off as a separate room.
KITCHEN/DINER 23ft 3" x 9ft 8" (7.08 m x 2.94 m)
Fitted with a range of white kitchen units topped with black Granite worktops.
Features include an Integrated Fridge and Freezer, built-in Neff Oven, Gas Hob with a canopied Extractor above and a built-in Microwave, with a space for a dishwasher.
A side external door goes out to the wide side area of the Garden.
Stairs from Hall to:
1st FLOOR LANDING
The large spacious central Landing has a front window.
MASTER BEDROOM 19ft 5" x 18ft 2" (5.91 m x 5.54 m)
Directly over the Dining Room - hence its huge size, and with windows to two aspects.
EN-SUITE BATHROOM 9ft 6" x 9ft (2.91 m x 2.71 m)
Luxuriously fitted with a five-piece white suite, this room features granite floor tiles and complementary wall tiling.
It also features Twin Wash basins with mirrors behind, a push-button WC, Bath with central mixer taps, and a separate shower cubicle with a Rain head Shower Head.
BEDROOM TWO 13ft 6" x 13ft 2" (4.1 m x 4.02 m)
Currently arranged as a Dressing Room, this rear-facing bedroom features fitted wardrobes on two walls, providing a fantastic level of storage.
BEDROOM THREE 14ft 1" max x 13ft 2" (4.3 m x 4.02 m)
Overlooking the garden, this bedroom also includes a range of fitted bedroom furniture and a huge full-height mirror.
BEDROOM FOUR 13ft x 10ft 8" (3.97 m x 3.24 m)
Another double bedroom with fitted bedroom furniture.
BEDROOM FIVE 11ft 5" x 9ft 8" (3.47 m x 2.95 m)
Another great-sized double room with fitted wardrobes along the left wall, currently used as an office and with a low door opening to reveal eves storage.
BATHROOM 9ft 6" x 8ft 10" (2.91 m x 2.7 m)
Beige gloss floor tiles complement the two-tone wall tiles. The white suite consists of a panel bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, a push-button WC, and a vanity unit with wash basin, built-in storage, and an illuminated mirror above.
FRONT
The house sits well back from the road with an In/Out block pav Drive providing parking for numerous cars, while established shrubs offer a good degree of privacy.
DOUBLE GARAGE 19ft 2" x 17ft 6" (5.83 m x 5.33 m)
A remote controlled up-and-over garage door ensures easy access into the garage, which also has power and light connected, along with a rear courtesy door.
REAR GARDEN
With established borders, the rear garden with its centrally positioned swimming pool, enjoys a high level of privacy.
'POOLHOUSE' ACCOMMODATION/POTENTIAL ANNEXE
Presently two living room size rooms with a central Shower Room.
ROOM ONE 12ft 9ft 2" (3.66 m x 2.81 m)
Accessed via a door from the Patio.
With a window and two further doors - one opening to reveal the Shower Room and another leading through to the rear room.
SHOWER ROOM
With a Shower cubicle with electric shower, WC, and wall-mounted hand basin.
ROOM TWO 17ft 2"max x 9ft 2" (5.24 m max x 2.81 m)
This second room features a bay window looking onto the front of the house.
We wondered whether it would be possible to obtain planning permission to build a corridor or maybe something on-trend like a 'Glass Link' between this room and the Garage which is just only about 2.5m in front - this would open up a whole load of other ideas!
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band G
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.
