Allens Road, Ramsden Heath

OIEO £600,000 - New Instruction


  • Extended 4-bed semi in Ramsden Heath village with double-story & rear single-story additions
  • Garage now a 26ft long, 3-Room Outbuilding (Garden Room, Gym & big Workshop/Store)
  • Side extension provides new 2nd Hall, Utility Room and new Kitchen location plus bedrooms above.
  • Rear extension provides Lobby to ground floor Shower Room and rear second Lounge
  • Original Lounge has remote controlled electric Fireplace and double doors to huge Dining Room
  • Cream Kitchen with black granite worktops and adjoining Utility Room with Maplewood units.
  • Upstairs has 4 excellent size double bedrooms and the Main Family Bathroom
  • Mains Gas Central Heating via radiators and double glazed windows
  • 67ft Garden and 3-Car Drive
  • Popular village with v.good primary school, 2 pubs and coffee shop. Just 2.7 miles to Billericay

Modern Family Living: A Transformed 4 Bedroom Semi with a bonus 3-Room Outbuilding, in this ever popular village just outside Billericay- thoughtfully expanded showcasing how strategic extensions and conversions can transform a standard property into a large and versatile family home.

A previous double-story addition introduced a welcoming new Entrance Hall, Utility Room and Kitchen, plus adding valuable new bedroom space above. A later single-story extension at the rear added the third living room and a convenient lobby off the dining room accessing a practical ground floor shower room

So the present day accommodation briefly comprises two Halls, a Lounge, a very large Dining Room (original kitchen and Dining area = its big!), rear second Lounge/Sitting Room, Cream Gloss/Black Granite Kitchen, Maplewood effect Utility Room, a ground floor Shower Room, 4 double bedrooms upstairsand a modern Bathroom.

The property's 67ft garden presents a blank canvas for personalisation and the Front Drive takes 3 cars with ease.

The former garage has been reimagined as a versatile 26ft outbuilding. Its front sections have been professionally converted with insulation, plasterboard and laminate flooring to create a garden lounge and gym, while the rear brick section serves as storage with potential for further development.

This home exemplifies how thoughtful renovation can transform a standard property into a contemporary living space that balances functionality with charm.


Ramsden Heath Village is just a 2.7-mile drive from Billericay High Street and its Railway Station - a popular and regular bus service provides morning and evening transport from the village to the Station.

Ramsden Heath enjoys a great community spirit with many clubs and associations going on in the modern local Village Hall. There is also a good range of facilities such as the well-respected Children's Nursery, Downham Church of England Primary School, two pubs (The Nags Head and The White Horse) and a local coffee shop/cafe.


The Accommodation


Combining style with security, the chunky UPVC front door leads through to:

HALL/VESTIBULE 8ft 6" x 7ft 9" (2.6m x 2.36m)

Essentially another Hall following the side extension.

Attractive full height wardrobes provide a fantastic storage facility for all things coats and shoes, along with a low-level cupboard with a cushioned seat as well.

With slate effect tiled flooring and glazed doors through to the utility room ahead, and the original hall on the right.


HALL 13ft 2" x 5ft 10" (1.78m)

With a front facing window providing plenty of natural light and the 'light oak' laminate flooring extending on into the adjoining Lounge.

The downstairs cupboard houses the gas meter and modern electrical consumer unit.


LOUNGE 13ft 2" x 10ft 10" (4m x 3.3m)

The owners tend to use the rear Sitting Room as their lounge, leaving this room more used as the working-from-home office and front TV room.

This please note that the desk, TV unit and bookcase are all fitted (although easily removable).

The focal point is the remote controlled electric Fireplace and plenty of light streams in through the large front facing window.


Glazed double doors through to:


DINING ROOM 17ft 1" x 11ft (5.2m x 3.34m)

Formally the original kitchen and separate dining room, now one very large dining area, which is open plan to the kitchen - itself now located within the side extension.

The dining room is now the heart of the home and provides access to all the main rooms downstairs.


Open plan to:

REAR SITTING ROOM 10ft 3" x 8ft 9" (3.13m x 2.67m)

Perfect as a separate lounge for the kids, although equally lending itself as a playroom etc

A set of Upvc sliding doors open out to the garden.


KITCHEN 11ft x 7ft 9" (3.34m x 2.36m)

Fitted with a range of Matt Cream units incorporating a 5-Ring NEFF Gas Hob sitting below an integrated Extractor Hood, with a matching 'slide and hide' Multifunction Oven/Grill, with above this, a Combination Microwave/Oven.

There is a recess within the units for a freestanding dishwasher and fridge/freezer and the three seater Breakfast Bar unit and wall provides division of the kitchen from the dining area.

A set of French doors with fitted blinds open out to the garden, particularily to the little 'courtyard' between the back of the kitchen and the 3-room outbuilding.


UTILITY ROOM 7ft 9" x 6ft 2" (2.36m x 1.87m)

Fitted with a range of 'Pearwood' effect units incorporating a circular sink, recesses for the washing machine and tumble dryer, and a further space for the vendors tall larder freezer.

A side facing window provides lots of natural light and a glazed door goes back to the 'new' Hall.


INNER LOBBY

Accessed from the dining area, this little lobby has a UPVC external door going out to the garden and a further internal door opening to reveal the ground floor shower room.


SHOWER ROOM 6ft x 4ft 8" (1.83m x 1.42m)

All in white, maximising light. With a fitted WC unit, corner Vanity unit with a matching corner bathroom cabinet above, and a shower cubicle.

There is also an extractor fan, towel radiator and a high-level window for natural light.


Stairs from original Hall to:

1st FLOOR LANDING

Looking up, we see the loft hatch providing easy access to the loft. Doors off to:


MASTER BEDROOM 12ft 10" x 10ft 3" (3.9m x 3.12m)

A large front facing double bedroom with 'Maplewood' effect fitted bedroom furniture incorporating wardrobes and dressing table.

This is in addition to a large built-in cupboard providing great further storage.


BEDROOM TWO 9ft 3" x 8ft 10" (2.83m x 2.71m)

The measurements of this rear facing double bedroom exclude the attractive 'grey oak' fitted wardrobes along the right wall.


BEDROOM THREE 14ft 10" x 9ft 3"

Incorporating the front part of the upstairs extension and the original third bedroom, so now one very large bedroom with two front facing windows so its lovely and bright, and retaining the original built-in cupboard over the stairs.

Its design almost lends itself to an initial study area leading round to the bedroom area.


BEDROOM FOUR 14ft 5" x 7ft 9" (4.4m x 2.36m)

The rear half of the upstairs extension, this is yet another double bedroom with the fresh white walls and ceiling enhancing its feeling of light and space.


BATHROOM 7ft 6" x 5ft 7" (2.28m x 1.7m)

Refitted with a large 'ShowerBath' with a separate shower over and wide white gloss 'combination unit' incorporating plenty of storage in addition to the basin and back to WC.

With a high-level window for plenty of natural light and a chrome towel radiator


EXTERIOR - The three room Outbuilding.

The original extended Garage has been cleverly repurposed as a multi-functional outbuilding. At an impressive 26 feet in length, it now houses three distinct areas. The front two sections have been professionally converted with insulation, plasterboard, and laminate flooring to create a garden lounge and gym area. The rear section remains in its original brick state, currently serving as storage but offering potential for further conversion to suit individual needs.


Bi- folding doors replace the original up and over garage door, these now opening to:


GARDEN ROOM 8ft 10" x 8ft 5" (2.7m x 2.56m)

Insulated and finished with white painted, plasterboarded walls and ceilings.

Extra light comes through a curved skylight and the black slate effect told floor extends through to the adjoining Gym.

Door through to:


GYM ROOM 8ft 10" x 6ft (2.7m x 1.8m)

The same as the garden room, with white painted, plasterboarded walls and ceiling and like the garden room, with inset downlighting.

The simple petition wall between the two rooms could so easily be removed in favour of a larger single room if desired.

Door through to:


WORKSHOP 11ft 1" x 8ft 10" (3.37m x 2.7m)

With a large rear facing window and a part glazed external door opening out to the garden.

We noted a drain cover just outside the front of the garage and so presume it would be fairly feasible to have waterworks installed to this outbuilding - both incoming water and outgoing drainage. We thought this would open up lots more options to the outbuilding, including the obvious potential of a small Annex perhaps too.


GARDEN

With a patio, the remainder laid to lawn.


FRONT DRIVE

Block paved with 'softening' shrubs either side.



Council Tax
Chelmsford Council, Band D

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Ramsden Heath is a sought-after village with an active community, situated roughly 2.7 miles north-east of Billericay.

There are a good range of facilities including three very good pubs - the White Horse (twice voted best family pub in East Anglia), the Nags Head (very popular traditional village pub) and the Fox and Hounds (recently taken over by locals Sarah & Mark who have quickly brought this country pub up the rankings to a great venue with the food there highly recommended).

There is a free church - The Christian Growth Centre along with a superb family-owned butchers - Andrews, a fairly new Coffee shop - 'Hall & Co' and beauticians.

There is also a primary school - the Downham C of E Primary School.

The recently built air-conditioned modern village hall is available for hire and consists of a small hall, a large hall and kitchen facilities.

I, like many of the Ramsden Heath residents often nip down to 'Hemmings' in the adjoining village of Ramsden Bellhouse, a well-stocked convenience store with an in-house Post Office providing the daily essentials.

As well as being in the catchment area for Downham Primary, Mayflower High School and Ramsden preschool the village has much to offer families of all ages.

There are award winning sports fields and a pavilion which includes football and tennis facilities.

Golf clubs are located in nearby Stock and Billericay.

There are plenty of local country walks, ideal for everyone and perfect for dog walkers, along with close and easy access to the Hanningfield Reservoir and Nature Reserve for fishing, bird watching and other activities.

For horse lovers, there are local riding stables, clubs and livery yards, all with easy access to a comprehensive bridleway system.

The local Recreation ground is well kept and maintained and has won awards for the facilities on offer including exercise equipment, table tennis, large variety of play equipment for children and basketball.


FURTHER AMENITIES

The nearby town of Billericay (approx. 2.7 miles) offers a comprehensive range of amenities including a thriving High Street with a Waitrose Store, good secondary schools (both State & Private), numerous recreational facilities and a Mainline Railway Service to London Liverpool Street (fast train 35 minutes Monday- Friday).

Chelmsford City Centre with its new flagship John Lewis Store is just 10 miles away and boasts the renowned King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford County High School for Girls, and New Hall Convent School.

Several buses provide easy transport to Billericay, Wickford and Chelmsford while peak time NIBs buses serve the london commuter leaving the White Horse for Billericay Railway Station at advertised times of 06:19 06:47 and 07:17 in the morning and then returning at 18:05 18:30 19:00 and 19:35 in the evening.

A bit of history

Ramsden Bellhouse and Ramsden Heath are now two separate villages, but until the first part of the 20th Century they were one village, which stretched from Stock in the north to Nevendon in the south.

The village was centered around the crossroads, where today the war memorial stands, in front of the White Horse Pub.

Confusingly it was known back then as Ramsden Bellhouse with Ramsden Heath simply an area of heathland to the north of the village.

About 1910 Homesteads Ltd bought Ramsden Bellhouse Farm and built an estate centre around St. Mary's Church about a mile from the old village which became known as Ramsden Bellhouse, and gradually the old village became Ramsden Heath.
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Utility Supply Type
Electric Mains Supply
Gas Mains Supply
Water Mains Supply
Sewerage Mains Supply
Broadband FTTP
Telephone Landline

Other Items Description
Heating Gas Central Heating
Garden/Outside Space Yes
Parking Yes
Garage No

Broadband Coverage Highest Available Download Speed Highest Available Upload Speed
Standard 16 Mbps 1 Mbps
Superfast 80 Mbps 20 Mbps
Ultrafast 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps

Mobile Coverage Indoor Voice Indoor Data Outdoor Voice Outdoor Data
EE Likely Likely Enhanced Enhanced
Three Likely Likely Enhanced Enhanced
O2 Enhanced Likely Enhanced Enhanced
Vodafone Likely No Signal Enhanced Enhanced

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