AVAILABLE NOW A TRULY UNIQUE FIVE-BEDROOM HOME SET IN APPROXIMATELY 1.3 ACRES OF PRIVATE GROUNDS, WITH ANNEX, DOUBLE GARAGE & A HOST OF OUTBUILDINGS
If you're looking for somewhere a little different, this could be just the ticket!
Tucked away along a scenic country lane in the highly sought-after village of Ramsden Bellhouse, this impressive detached home is approached via a gated, approximately 160ft (49m) private gravel driveway, opening onto a huge parking area capable of accommodating around 15 cars.
Inside, there's an excellent amount of flexible accommodation, including four bedrooms spread over the two floors plus a particularly useful study/optional fifth bedroom.
The rather fabulous principal suite is a real talking point, with its own ground-floor bedroom, fitted wardrobes, direct garden access and a spiral staircase leading to a private first-floor ensuite shower room with a striking apex window overlooking the grounds.
The heart of the home is undoubtedly the superb 19ft x 13'7' (5.74m x 4.14m) Kitchen/Breakfast Room, featuring twin skylights, quartz worktops, a large island with breakfast bar and wine cooler, plus a 90cm Leisure Range Cooker, built-in Coffee Maker, built-in Microwave and an Integrated Dishwasher.
There's also a generous lounge with wide bi-fold doors opening onto the garden, a separate Dining Room and Study (optional 5th Bedroom).
Upstairs are two further excellent-sized double bedrooms and a luxurious wet-room style bathroom.
And then there's the outside! The Rear Garden is approximately 1.1 acres of predominantly lawned grounds with mature trees and the extensive parking is in addition to a huge 25ft x 19ft (7.57m x 5.79m) Double Garage and a versatile Annex/Studio with a kitchenette and WC.
Add several further substantial outbuildings and sheds, and there's an extraordinary amount of space for storage, hobbies, home working or simply enjoying the great outdoors.
- Plus the landlord will be arranging and paying for regular garden maintenance, so you can enjoy the huge grounds without having to worry about keeping 1.3 acres looking its best!
All this within easy reach of Billericay, its High Street, amenities and mainline station, with trains to London Liverpool Street in around 35 minutes.
Available immediately properties offering this combination of space, privacy and flexibility rarely come along!
The Property in more detail:
Meandering along this scenic country lane, the property appears on the right-hand side, five small concrete spheres, the landmark.
A remote controlled gate swings open to a 50+ yard (160ft odd) conifer-lined private gravel drive up to the main residence, where it opens up to a huge expense of gravelled parking that could probably take 15 cars with ease!
Tall established conifers and a couple of oaks enhance the privacy around the front, with the house on the left and the large double garage straight ahead. There are further outbuildings, along with the two very large sheds within the garden, so lots of outside storage.
MAIN HOUSE
HALL 15ft'1' x 8ft 2' minimum (4.60m x 2.49m)
A spacious entrance hall with feature wood-effect luxury vinyl flooring and a huge understairs cupboard with its own light.
LOUNGE 14ft 4' x 14ft (4.37m x 4.27m)
A lovely square-shaped lounge with an impressive 8ft (2.44m) wide set of bi-folding doors opening onto and enjoying views over the garden.
The focal point is the stylish black bioethanol fireplace and there's also a good selection of electrical sockets, together with an Openreach master socket and TV point.
DINING ROOM 15ft x 11ft 3' (4.60m x 3.43m)
A lovely big dining room, again with the same attractive feature luxury vinyl flooring.
STUDY / GROUND FLOOR 5th BEDROOM 9ft 2' x 9ft (2.79m x 2.77m)
A front-facing double bedroom with light wood-effect laminate flooring, an impressive six double power sockets and an ISDN line, making this an ideal home office or study as well as a perfectly usable optional bedroom.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 18ft 10' x 13ft 7' (5.74m x 4.14m)
A lovely light-filled kitchen, with natural light pouring in through twin skylights, the main window and wide glazed double doors.
Fitted with a range of white gloss units topped with beautiful 'Cambria Roxwell' quartz worktops, featuring striking sweeping black, grey and white veining.
The centrepiece is the large island unit, incorporating a four-seater breakfast bar, undermounted sink and slimline wine cooler.
For the keen cook there's a Leisure Cuisinemaster 90cm dual-fuel range cooker with three ovens and five gas burners, including a central wok burner. There's also a built-in microwave, built-in coffee maker and integrated Bosch dishwasher.
UTILITY ROOM 7ft 5' x 5ft 9' (2.26m x 1.75m)
Fitted with the same matching units to the kitchen, together with a generous 3ft 8' (1.12m) wide recess suitable for an American-style fridge freezer.
Beneath the quartz worktop are spaces for both washing machine and tumble dryer, while a large window overlooks the side patio.
FEATURE DUPLEX MASTER BEDROOM SUITE
A rather fabulous and unusual feature of the house, with a ground-floor master bedroom and a spiral staircase leading to a first-floor ensuite shower room.
The upper level Ensuite benefits from a large triangular apex window framing a lovely view over the garden and grounds.
PRINCIPAL BEDROOM 13ft 4' x 11ft 4' (4.06m x 3.45m)
A dual-aspect bedroom with both a side-facing window and a 5'+ (1.52m+) wide set of double doors, providing direct access onto the patio and garden.
Along one wall is a range of fitted wardrobes with white gloss doors.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 11ft 10' x 11ft 5' (3.61m x 3.48m)
Measurements are taken across the floor area, as with the room being integrated within the roof, it therefore features sloping ceilings.
At the far end, a bespoke frameless glass panel separates the walk-in shower, alongside a white gloss combination WC and basin unit with storage beneath. A clever use of space which also leaves the ground floor bathroom available for the rest of the house.
GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM TWO 11ft 6' x 8ft 10' (3.51m x 2.69m)
A front-facing double bedroom with eight double power sockets, TV aerial point and double telephone socket.
GROUND FLOOR BATHROOM 9ft 1' x 5ft 7' (2.77m x 1.70m)
A lovely-sized bathroom featuring a large double-ended bath, close-coupled WC and pedestal basin. There's also a chrome shaver/toothbrush socket and LED mirror.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING 13ft 4' x 10ft 4' maximum (4.06m x 3.15m)
A spacious, almost galleried landing, reached via a return staircase from the hallway. Plenty of natural light comes through the front-facing window, while there's also a very large built-in cupboard.
BEDROOM THREE 15ft 8' x 14ft 4' (4.78m x 4.37m)
A particularly good-sized, well-lit dual-aspect bedroom with twin front-facing skylight windows and a rear window enjoying a pleasant outlook over the garden.
There's an extensive range of fitted wardrobes and cupboards with white gloss doors, plus a small door opening to useful eaves storage.
BEDROOM FOUR 17ft 7' x 11ft 5' (5.36m x 3.48m)
Another excellent-sized double bedroom, again dual aspect, with twin skylight windows and a wide dormer window.
There's a large fitted wardrobe, with a small door at the rear providing access to eaves storage, together with further eaves storage on the opposite wall.
BATHROOM 10ft 4' x 9ft 7' (3.15m x 2.92m)
Fitted out as a luxurious wet room, with a large walk-in shower area behind a frameless glass screen, back-to-wall WC and bidet combination unit, plus a His & Hers' double vanity unit.
There's fantastic storage beneath the Vanity and within a large bespoke fitted double cupboard.
Natural light floods in through both the skylight and front-facing window.
Cleverly concealed within the rear tiled wall is a hidden door opening to a large cupboard housing the electrical consumer unit, boiler and hot water cylinder, with a sensor light automatically illuminating the space.
GARDEN & GROUNDS
GARDEN approximately 147m / 484' long (approximately 1.1 acres)
Huge is probably the best way to describe it! At approximately 147m (484') long and around 1.1 acres, this is really more grounds than garden.
The land gently rises towards the rear and is predominantly laid to lawn, with numerous mature trees and a collection of outbuildings in varying conditions.
OUTBUILDINGS
In addition to the large Detached Double Garage and attached Annex, there are a number of useful outbuildings, including a substantial 400 sq ft (37.2 sq m) building, a large timber-clad two-room outbuilding with adjoining WC, chicken coop and house, timber shed, old timber store, precast garage, bird aviary with attached storage shed and garden gazebo.
DOUBLE GARAGE 24ft 10' x 19ft (7.57m x 5.79m)
A huge double garage with remote-controlled sectional door and pitched roof, providing plenty of additional storage space within the rafters.
ANNEX
MAIN ROOM 23ft 5' x 21ft (7.14m x 6.40m)
Originally built as a dance studio, this is a fabulous, versatile and adaptable space with genuine annex potential.
There's a kitchenette to one corner and separate WC, while the soaring 8'6' (2.59m) ceiling, tall sash window and glazed double doors all add to the impressive feeling of space.
SHOWER ROOM 7ft 10' x 2ft 5' (2.39m x 0.74m)
Fitted with a close-coupled WC, contemporary green-glass wall-mounted basin and tiled shower enclosure with Triton electric shower.
OUTBUILDING ONE 24ft 8' x 16ft (7.52m x 4.88m)
A large open-plan space with a pitched roof and a maximum height of 8ft 4' (2.54m), double doors to the front, side door and five windows provide plenty of natural light. Lighting and power sockets are present.
OUTBUILDING TWO
MAIN ROOM 19ft 9' x 8ft 3' (6.02m x 2.51m)
With three large windows, electrical sockets and wall-mounted heater (not tested).
WC ROOM 8ft 4' x 3ft 8' (2.54m x 1.12m)
With a large window, close-coupled WC and pedestal basin.
Deposit: £5,480.77
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band G
Notice
All photographs are provided for guidance only.
A bit of history: At the beginning of the 20th century, Homesteads Ltd of the Strand in London bought the estate of 'Ramsden Hall' along with part of the 'Ramsden Park' estate, and the village of Ramsden Bellhouse as we know it now, was born.
It was originally built as a 'bungalow estate' with only a few detached houses dotted here and there. There were several different optional designs - I have a few prints of the original flyers which make interesting reading - with prices from £275!!
Many of the houses you see now in the village started life as these bungalows and have been greatly extended out of all recognition, although a few retain the angled front room, which helps identify them.
Most of the plots were an acre, but some buyers bought two or more to create Smallholdings, hence why there are a real mixture of plot sizes throughout the village.
The following are permitted payments which we may request from you:
a) The rent
b) A refundable tenancy deposit (reserved for any damages or defaults on the part of the tenant) capped at no more than five weeks' rent where the annual rent is less than £50,000, or six weeks' rent where the total annual rent is £50,000 or above
c) A refundable holding deposit (to reserve a property) capped at no more than one week's rent
d) Payments to change the tenancy when requested by the tenant, capped at £50, or reasonable costs incurred if higher
e) Payments associated with early termination of the tenancy, when requested by the tenant
f) Payments in respect of utilities, communication services, TV licence and council tax; and
g) A default fee for late payment of rent and replacement of a lost key/security device, where required under a tenancy agreement
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