- Visually appealling, 4 Bedroom Townhouse on the 6 year old 'Cherry Tree Park' development
- Just 800m walk to the shops (including the central Waitrose), bars & restaurants of the High Street
- 0.8 Mile to Billericay Railway Station (London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes)
- Close to local Schools including Billericay High School, only a few minutes walk away
- Built to a Georgian 'Circus' design featuring an attractive curved façade and symmetrical windows
- 2 Big Parking Bays right in front, Garden behind with a large Decked area for summer entertaining
- Dual aspect Lounge with Double Doors to Garden & huge Conservatory with Bi-folding Doors
- Cream Gloss 'Handless' Kitchen with 'Walnut' effect worktops and high end Siemens appliances
- Two Ensuite Shower Rooms along with Main Bathroom too
- 'Walnut & Black Glass' fitted bedroom furniture in one of the top floor bedrooms
Located just 800 metres walk from the shops, bars and restaurants of Billericay High Street and only 0.8 mile to the Mainline Railway Station, this 4 Bedroom Townhouse is situated on the sought after 'Cherry Tree Park' development which was built in 2013.
This particular property is one of just two identical houses that were built to an attractive Georgian 'Circus' style, this architectural design of the period saw curving crescents often looking out at gardens or a park, here a similar landscaped look but with a modern mews road running through the middle.
The attractive curved façade and its symmetrical windows look down over two large Parking Bays with behind it, the 1,500sq ft of accommodation spread over the three floors and briefly comprising an Entrance Hall with Cloakroom/WC, dual aspect Lounge with double doors opening out to the Garden, Cream Gloss handleless Kitchen with 'Walnut' effect worktops and Siemens appliances, two first floor Bedrooms - both with their own private Ensuite Shower Room and two top floor bedrooms which share the main Family Bathroom.
The current owners have also added an impressive Conservatory with full width bi-fold doors, seamlessly connecting it with the rear decking, a real boon during the summer months.
Further features include upvc double glazing, Gas Central Heating via radiators, warm wood flooring in the Hall, gorgeous fitted 'Black glass and Walnut' fitted bedroom furniture in one of the top bedrooms, Hammonds sliding mirror wardrobes, American 'Walnut finish' doors and the property is wired with a loop system that allows the picture output from a video, DVD player or satellite decoder (SKY etc) to be viewed in all rooms fitted with a TV aerial socket,
The Accommodation: Please note, the feature curving walls by default are slightly longer one side, so we have taken some room measurements at the midpoint, to give an 'average' measure.
HALL
With attractive 'Walnut' effect wood flooring and a built-in cupboard for coats/shoes etc.
GROUND FLOOR WC ROOM
Fitted with a white 'Cloakroom' suite comprising close coupled WC and a basin with pedestal. Complimented by modern ceramic tiling and a chrome towel radiator.
LOUNGE 14ft 10' x 14ft narrowing to 10ft 8' (4.5m x 4.3m > 2.35m)
A dual aspect Living room, well lit by both the front facing window and a rear set of double doors with accompanying full height side-light windows.
Behind the wall mounted television is a single brush cable faceplate giving uncluttered wiring (the wires running 'through the wall' and coming out at just above the skirting board).
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 14ft 9' x 13ft 5' narrowing 8ft 6' (4.5m x 4.1m > 2.6m)
Ideal for the keen cook, this stylish and well-equipped kitchen sees a confection of warm Walnut' finish worktops, rich Cream Gloss 'Handleless' units and a host of Siemens appliances.
The Siemens appliances comprise a 5-ring Gas Hob sitting below a stainless steel 'Chimney' style Extractor Hood, an 'iQ700' Combination Oven with integrated Microwave, separate Fan assisted Multi-Function Oven, integrated Fridge/Freezer and an iQ300 Washing Machine.
Further specification of this well appointed kitchen includes a 1.5 bowl Blanco sink unit, attractive ceramic floor tiling, inset downlighting and hidden within a matching eye level cabinet, the Ideal 'System 16' Gas boiler serving the gas central heating (via radiators) and hot water.
A set of UPVC double doors with accompanying full height side light windows, opens through to the conservatory.
CONSERVATORY 19ft narrowing to 17ft 7' x 9ft 5' (5.8m > 5.4m x 2.9m)
A lovely place to relax and unwind in, this glass extension has a tiled floor, 4 wall lights and an almost full width set of Bifold indoors, that neatly folded flat when open, seamlessly connect with the decking just outside, bringing the outdoors indoors during the summer months.
1st FLOOR LANDING
A window on the half landing throws light across the stairwell onto the landing and the airing cupboard houses the Range Tribune HE indirect hot water cylinder, providing mains pressure hot water.
MASTER BEDROOM 14ft 10' x 13ft 7' narrowing to 8ft 7' (4.5m x 4.14m > 2.6m)
This bedroom could be a large guest suite, as it comfortably fits two separate beds, including one double.
Like the two ground floor rooms, the townhouse design gives this front-to-back room two windows for maximum light and a built in wardrobe provides useful storage too.
EN-SUITE 8ft 6' x 6ft (2.6m x 1.8m)
A nice size ensuite with a front facing window giving natural daylight.
Fitted with a wall hung Basin with semi pedestal, back-to-wall WC with concealed cistern and a large Shower featuring a stylish overhead rainfall type showerhead and a hand separate handset too, for extra flexibility.
Travertine effect ceramic tiling, inset downlighting and a tall chrome towel radiator provides the finishing touch.
BEDROOM TWO 13ft 5' narrowing to 10ft 7' x 9ft 8' (4.1m > 3.2m x 2.95m)
Another bedroom enjoying its own Private Ensuite Shower Room along with a built in wardrobe.
ENSUITE
Another good size ensuite with a front facing window giving natural daylight.
Again, fitted with a wall hung Basin with semi pedestal, back-to-wall WC with concealed cistern and a large Shower featuring a stylish overhead rainfall type showerhead and a hand separate handset.
Attractive tiling, inset downlighting and a tall chrome towel radiator completes the look.
2nd FLOOR LANDING
Again, with a rear facing window on the half landing giving plenty of light to the landing and down the stairwell.
The present owners use the Top Floor as a lavish Bedroom Suite: Bedroom Four as the Master Bedroom, Bedroom Three as a Dressing a Room across the landing and the main Bathroom in-between.
BEDROOM THREE 14ft x 11ft 6' (4.2m x 3.5m)
Presently used as a Dressing Room with a range of 'Walnut and Black Glass' fitted bedroom furniture.
BEDROOM FOUR 15ft x 10ft 10' (4.6m x 3.3m)
Another really good size front facing double bedroom, so used as the Principle Bedroom.
MAIN BATHROOM 7ft 10' x 5ft 8' (2.4m x 1.7m)
Another well-appointed bathroom, this one with a wall hung basin with semi pedestal, back-to-wall WC with concealed cistern and a panel enclosed bath with a mixer tap and shower attachment.
The textures of the attractive stone effect ceramic tiling compliments the wood effect flooring, with further finishing touches including a tall chrome radiator and inset downlighting.
EXTERIOR
The original developers carefully designed an attractive street scene, with the landscaping complementing the red brick housing. Set back as the centrepiece of the aforementioned 'circus' crescent gives this particular house two large block paved parking spaces.
EXTERIOR - GARDEN
Enjoy and make the most of summer afternoons and evenings on the large area of decking. Perfect for entertaining it extends across in front of the conservatory too.
The balance of the garden is laid to lawn with a useful shed.
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.
