Location, design, quality & style
Beautifully presented throughout, this is a hugely impressive and very deceptive chalet bungalow is available with the appeal of having no onward chain involved.
Boasting five potential bedrooms, these are conveniently divided having three bedrooms upstairs and two optional further bedrooms or additional reception rooms downstairs. Complimenting the separate reception rooms is a very spacious Hall with double doors swinging open to a huge rear open plan Living/Dining/Kitchen Room.
Following a single storey extension, two storey rear and side extension and a Loft Conversion, the accommodation now showcases a very big and spacious Entrance Hall, stunning 24ft x 23ft Open Plan Living/Dining/Kitchen Area with Bi-fold Doors and twin large Skylights, separate Utility Room, two further versatile ground floor living rooms (extra receptions or bedrooms), ground floor shower room and upstairs, the three main Bedrooms (the Master Bedroom with an Ensuite Shower Room) and the Bathroom with both a Freestanding Bath and a separate Shower.
The property is situated in the ever so sought after 'non-estate' cul-de-sac end of Perry Street and is within short walking distance of Buttsbury & Mayflower Schools, local shops, Norsey Woods, Stockbrook Manor Country Club (only a 5 minute stroll through the footpaths) and in turn, an abundance of meandering country walks.
Trains from Billericay Mainline Railway Station take you to London Liverpool Street in just 35 minutes and a 2 minute walk to a great bus service provides you with easy public access to the High Street, Station, the surrounding towns, and Chelmsford City.
The Accommodation...
Combining style with security, the light grey composite 'woodgrain' Front Door opens through to:
HALL 17ft narrowing to 10ft 9' x 13ft 2' (5.2m > 3.3m x 4m)
A fabulous first impression!
Gorgeous engineered light Oak flooring extends on into the open plan Living/Dining/Kitchen space. and the very large front facing window floods it in light.
Double doors through to:
OPEN PLAN LIVING/DINING/KITCHEN AREA 23ft 7' narrowing to 15ft x 22ft 8' (7.2m > 4.6m x 6.9m)
The showpiece of the property.
This stunning open plan living space is designed to be used for every part of family life, the vendors furniture gives one a good idea of the obvious layout; the sofa facing the feature Fireplace with its inset Log Burner, options for the dining table in front of the bifold doors and Kitchen area gathered around the large Island on the left as you enter.
Elegant and classic, the contrasting 'Pillow White' and 'Cloud Blue' Shaker style kitchen units are topped with solid wood worktops and include a host of built-in and integrated appliances for the keen Cook.
There's an Induction Hob sitting below a stainless steel and glass Chimney Extractor Fan, Multi-function Oven, separate Compact Multifunction Oven with Microwave and Grill, brand new unused Integrated NEFF Dishwasher, integrated undercounter Freezer and a full height Integrated Fridge/Freezer.
The Central Island incorporates the all-important Wine Cooler, a pull-up tower socket, rising up from the worktop making it easy to plug in the kitchen gadgets, pull out recycling drawers and a Breakfast Bar.
Further specification includes a twin contemporary vertical radiators and twin skylight windows which coupled with the Bi-fold doors positively bathe the area in light.
UTILITY ROOM 8ft 2' x 5ft 2' (2.5m x 1.6m)
Fitted with a White Shaker style base cabinet topped with a solid wood worktop and incorporating a 1.5 composite sink unit.
Hidden within the large matching unit above the worktop is the Vaillant ecoTEC plus 838 Combination Boiler.
White Metro tiles, black floor tiles and a retro 'Gas lamp' style wall light provides the finishing touches and plenty of light comes in through the front facing window and half glazed side door.
BEDROOM FOUR/SECOND SITTING ROOM 10ft 4' x 10ft 1' (3.15m x 3.1m)
A versatile room with a front facing bay window, lends itself to the perfect sitting room, just as much as it does to a ground floor 4th Bedroom.
Upon the wall is provision for a wall mounted TV in the form of a TV ariel socket, Cat 6 socket and an electrical socket, plus another double socket features twin USB charging ports - as found in all the reception rooms and bedrooms.
STUDY/BEDROOM FIVE 10ft 4' x 7ft (3.15m x 7ft (3.15m x 2.1m)
Another adaptable room, perfectly at home as a Home Office, Gaming/Media Room of course as a 5th Bedroom.
Looking up, we see the loft hatch which opens to access to the roof space above this front projection - boarded out to make a great storage space.
GROUND FLOOR SHOWER WC ROOM 6ft 2' x 5ft 6' (1.9m x 1.7m)
Beautiful textured white tiles complement the white suite which includes a smart freestanding 'White Gloss' 2-Drawer Vanity Unit and an 840mm x 840mm Corner Shower.
With a curved chrome towel radiator, a swish LED mirror incorporating a shaver socket and 3x magnifier within the mirror and a good size window giving plenty of natural light.
Stairs from Hallway to:
1st FLOOR LANDING
A quartet of wall lights run up the stairs with a 5th one on the landing, with also a further pendant light hanging up in the rather impressive 10ft high feature vaulted ceiling.
Looking up, we see a high-level storage cupboard to hide the suitcases and Christmas Tree and a skylight window flows in lots of daylight.
MASTER BEDROOM 12ft 5' x 12ft 1' narrowing to 8ft 4' (3.8m x 3.7m > 2.6m)
Walking in the eyes will be immediately drawn to the vaulted ceiling, soaring up nearly 10ft and then the set of Double Doors which open to a Juliette Balcony.
We like the way that the design has incorporated leaving sections of the Rafters exposed above the wall behind the bed, forming a high-level shelf with the rafters painted grey - a nice stylish look.
Plus looking up high, above the Ensuite ceiling, another recess provides additional high-level storage.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 7ft 5' x 3ft 3' (2.3m x 1m)
Stylishly appointed with an Oak Freestanding Vanity Unit topped with an Oval countertop Basin, back-to-wall WC and a 970mm x 660mm Shower with both a fixed Showerhead and a separate loose handset too.
Another snazzy LED Mirror like the ground floor WC's, a tall chrome towel radiator and attractive tiling completes the very on trend look.
BEDROOM TWO 10ft 2' x 9ft 5; (3.1m x 2.9m)
Another double rear facing double bedroom.
BEDROOM THREE 8ft 8' max x 8ft (2.6m x 2.4m)
To maximise space there's clever pocket door to this front facing bedroom.
The recess on the right can take a single bed and the measurements go into the front facing dormer window, with down to the right, a small door opens to reveal a surprisingly long eaves storage area.
BATHROOM 8ft 8' x 7ft 5' (2.7m x 2.3m)
Enjoy a deep soak in the stylish Freestanding Bath, the floor mounted mixer tap behind includes a separate hand shower.
The walk-in App-on-you-phone controlled Aqualisa SA 'Smart' Shower is a generous 1100mm x 800mm and comes with a fixed Rainhead shower plus a separate handset too.
Finishing specification includes a wall mounted basin with sleek wall mounted taps, close coupled WC, two chrome towel radiators, attractive light grey ceramic tiling, an Xpelair Extractor Fan and two skylight windows streaming in light.
EXTERIOR - FRONT
Set well back from the main road has given the property a good size frontage and therefore the grey block paved drive will take five cars with ease.
Well-stocked flowerbeds and the central young Silver birch enhances the kerbside appeal too.
GARDEN
Festoon the feature central Wisteria tree with lights for evening drinks - this 40ft long garden is perfect for entertaining!
The bi-folding doors unites the Home and Patio to create a harmonious flow in and out, the patio with plenty of room for tables and chairs or rattan sofa sets and very neat lawn demands friends and family gatherings.
Exterior lighting runs along the back of the house above the bi-folds and an outside water tap and power point is rather handy too!
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band D
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.
