- Hugely impressive, high specification, 3 Bedroom End Terrace House near the High Street
- Situated on the highly sought after Cherry Tree Park Development, built by Banner Homes in 2013
- 0.9 Mile to Billericay Railway Station (London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes)
- Short walk to Billericay High Street with its central Waitrose, shops, bars and restaurants
- Chosen new by the Vendors for its larger 49ft x 35ft Garden, 23ft x 10ft Garage & side accesses
- Entrance Hall with attractive wood lamiinate flooring extending into the adjacent Lounge & WC Rooms
- Cream Gloss Kitchen/Diner with 'Walnut' effect worktops, Bosch appliances & Porcelain floor
- Fully tiled Ensuite Shower Room with built-in Radio in addition to main Family Bathroom
- Also with 'American Walnut' internal doors,,CCTV Cameras & upper Mezzanine Storage Area in Garage
This handsome 3 Bedroom End Terrace House was purchased brand new by the current Vendor in 2013, chosen over others as it boasted the largest Garden for its house type (49ft x 35ft), a lovely big Garage (23ft x 10ft, a 28ft Car Port and access on both sides (through the Car Port and a gated side access on the other side of the house too)
The Owners were also attracted by its convenient location little more than a stone's throw from Mill Meadows Nature Reserve, a 6 minute walk from Billericay Secondary School, 10 minute stroll from the shops, bars and restaurants of Billericay High Street (with its central Waitrose Store) and only 0.9 mile to the Mainline Railway Station - perfect for the City Commuter.
The property forms part of the sought after 'Cherry Tree Park' development which as built by Banner Homes.
Crossing the threshold, the Hall provides a super first impression with a full height built-in store cupboard and gorgeous wood laminate flooring extending into the Lounge and WC Room.
Almost full width, the generous glazing to the rear of the Lounge incorporates double doors which swing out to the Garden and hidden wiring for the wall mounted TV gives a neat finish.
The Kitchen/Diner sees a range of Cream Gloss Handleless units topped with rich 'Walnut' look worktops, integrated Bosch appliances, a useful understairs storage cupboard and also with a set of double doors opening out to the Garden.
There's also a ground floor WC Room in addition to the Ensuite Shower Room off the Master Bedroom and the main Family Bathroom, plus, all three Bedrooms are doubles.
The property was originally constructed to a high specification with features including fitted wardrobes by 'Hammonds', swish 'American Walnut' finish internal doors and a wired 'loop system' that allows the picture output from a video or Sky box to be viewed in all rooms fitted with a TV aerial socket.
In addition, the Vendors paid for upgraded Porcelain flooring in the Kitchen, inset downlighting in the Hall and Kitchen and a built-in Radio in the Ensuite, which was also fully tiled too.
Plus, they have also installed CCTV Cameras and part boarded across the Garage beams to create a useful Mezzanine Storage area.
The Accommodation
ENTRANCE HALL
As previously mentioned, a great first impression with a full height built-in store cupboard on the left and gorgeous wood laminate flooring which extends into the adjoining lounge and cloakroom.
GROUND FLOOR WC ROOM
Fitted with a white two-piece cloakroom suite and enjoying plenty of natural daylight from the front facing window.
LOUNGE 15ft 4' x 10ft 4' (4.7m x 3.15m)
Natural sunlight pours in through the generous glazing on the far wall, which incorporates a set of double doors opening on to the rear garden.
The attractive wood laminate flooring brings warmth and character to the room and the hidden wiring for the TV gives a neat, uncluttered look to the main wall.
KITCHEN/DINER 15ft 9' x 9ft 1' (4.8m x 2.8m)
A confection of Cream Gloss drawer and door fronts contrasted with Walnut effect cabinets and Worktops, large shiny Porcelain floor tiles and a host of Bosch integrated appliances comprising a built-in Gas Hob with Multi-function Oven below and a matching stainless steel Chimney Extractor Hood above, along with an integrated Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher and Washing Machine.
The kitchen enjoys plenty of working light coming through the front facing window and rear set of double doors which open out the garden and a cupboard under the stairs provides useful additional storage.
Stairs from hall to:
1st FLOOR LANDING
The big airing cupboard is a bit of a surprise providing great storage and housing the hot water cylinder.
MASTER BEDROOM 11ft 6' x 10ft 5' reducing to 9ft 3' (3.5m x 3.2m)
The measurements exclude a large door recess and the built-in double wardrobe with its mirror fronted sliding doors.
The feature damask wallpaper and the beautiful, rich 'Walnut' look wood laminate flooring adds a luxurious feel to this front facing double bedroom.
ENSUITE 10ft 3' x 5ft max (3.1m x 1.5m)
Fully tiled with attractive ceramics and featuring a large, enclosed Shower, chrome towel radiator and a rear facing window providing plenty of natural light.
BEDROOM TWO 14ft 6' narrowing to 12ft x 8ft (4.4m > 3.7m x 2.45m)
Another pleasantly decorated bedroom, this one also to the front and again with a built in double wardrobe.
BEDROOM THREE 9ft 9' x 7ft 5' (3m x 2.3m)
The measurements of this rear facing double bedroom exclude fitted wardrobes running along the entirety of the far wall, providing superb storage for clothes.
BATHROOM 9ft 1' x 5ft (2.8m x 1.5m)
This well-appointed bathroom features attractive wood effect flooring, and the Bath has a mixer tap with shower attachment.
FRONT GARDEN
The front path runs up to the front door with a small lawn to the left and a very neatly trimmed Boxwood to the right.
To the right of the house, a gate provides side access round to the garden, in addition to the route through the carport where there is another gate too.
With a high profile upon security, there is a moving camera to the front and two fixed cameras to the side and rear.
CAR PORT
Providing 28ft 6' (8.7m) of cover and leading up to the garage.
GARAGE 23ft 4' x 10ft (7.1m x 3m)
A fabulous size garage with the pitched tiled roof enabling the current vendors to board across the beams to create a useful mezzanine storage area.
To the front is a remote-controlled roller shutter door, there's power and lighting and a rear courtesy door.
REAR GARDEN 49ft x 35ft (15m x 10.7m)
This blank canvas of a garden has an initial paved Patio with the remainder laid to lawn and enclosed by close boarded fencing.
There is the clear to potential for a rear extension if desired and conversion of the garage into one or two useful additional rooms - perfect for those now working from home.
Deposit: £1,961.00
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band D
Notice
All photographs are 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.
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