- Refurbished and enlarged 3 Bedroom Semi-det Chalet in tip top order
- 8 min walk to Billericay High Street with its central Waitrose, shops, bars and restaurants
- 0.9 Mile to Billericay Railway Station (London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes)
- Couple of minutes walk around the corner to the 18 acres of 'Sun Corner' green open space
- Gorgeous open plan all-in-one Lounge/Diner/Kitchen with bi-folding doors to Garden
- Sleek Charcoal black Kitchen units with a matte finish complimented by White Quartz worktops
- Built-in or fully integrated appliances: Hob, Oven, Dishwasher, Fridge, Freezer & Washer/Dryer
- Ground Floor Double Bedroom served by gorgeous refitted ground floor Bathroom
- Big Hall with lots of storage and stairs up to Two 1st Floor Bedrooms - each with an Ensuite
- Landscaped Garden with porcelain Patio and powered up Summerhouse/Shed Combo.
Situated just a 8 - 10 minute stroll from the High Street, this 3 Bedroom Semi-detached Chalet has been cleverly re-configured to maximise space, with each bedroom benefiting from its own bathroom and a stunning L-shaped open plan Living/Dining/Kitchen Area to the rear, leading on through bi-folding doors to the South facing Garden.
The Garden itself is nicely landscaped with a Porcelain Patio extending around the an artificial lawn and a Summerhouse with adjoining Shed.
Originally the bungalow had a second front facing bedroom and a side 'Front Door', this was replaced in favour of the lovely big Hall we see today, the reconfiguration allowing a full height built-in cupboard where the side 'Front Door' would've been and triple built-in cupboards under the stairs = lots of storage.
Attractive wood laminate flooring flows into the light filled open plan living area where there is plenty of room for the owners huge L-shaped sofa as well as a six-seater dining table, the gorgeous Matte Black Kitchen units topped with white Quartz worktops and featuring integrated appliances.
The versatile ground floor bedroom could serve as another reception room and the ground floor Bathroom has a 'ShowerBath' and gorgeous shiny beige porcelain tiles.
Upstairs the sunny Master Bedroom boasts a heating/cooling Wi-fi controlled Air-Conditioning unit and a big walk-in Wardrobe, plus its modern Ensuite features a large walk-in Shower. The second bedroom, again a double, also has its own Ensuite Shower Room.
A very well located property, as well as being so close to the Town Centre, it is also just a 3-4 minute walk to the 18 acres of open greenery of 'Sun Corner', a 7-8 minute walk to open countryside and the Station (at the other end of the High Street) is also within easy reach at 0.9 mile.
If education if a high priority, buyers may be interested to know that the property also falls within the priority catchment area of Quilters Infants and Junior Schools - both showboating Outstanding OFSTED Reports and only a 0.4 mile walk using the footpath at the top of West Ridge.
The Accommodation
Sturdy composite front door with obscure glass side window leading through to:
HALLWAY 13ft 2" (4 m) x 7ft 4' (2.2 m) narrowing to 4ft 9' (1.4 m)
Formed from the original front second bedroom and the side 'Front Door', so a really good size and enabling lots of storage. There's a full height built-in cupboard and three further doors opening to reveal more storage under the stairs.
Attractive wood laminate flooring flows on into the main living room.
OPEN PLAN LIVING/DINING/KITCHEN AREA
For the purposes of description, we will divide this into a Lounge/Diner and Kitchen Area:
LOUNGE/DINER 17ft 7' (5.4 m) x 11ft (3.4 m)
With mood boosting South facing sunlight streaming through the bi-folding door system, this really is quite a light and bright room.
KITCHEN AREA 9 ft (2.7 m) x 8 ft (2.4 m)
Fitted with a very modern and contemporary range of black Kitchen units with a 'super matte' finish which intensifies the dark charcoal colour for a real style statement and coupled with the White Quartz worktops and all integrated appliances, gives a really sleek and stylish look.
For the keen cook, there's a swish NEFF Induction Hob sitting below an integrated extractor, a matching NEFF Slide & Hide® Multi-Function Oven/Grill with an N70 NEFF built-in Microwave above, and the Integrated Appliances comprise a Bosch Dishwasher and matching side by side undercounter Fridge and Freezer and a Washer/Dryer.
The smoked glass splashbacks, black chrome sockets and the black undercounter sink with its matching black tap matches in perfectly with the matte black kitchen units and black glass and stainless-steel Oven/Microwave.
A side facing window adds to the light coming in through the bi-folds.
BEDROOM THREE 12ft 5" (3.8m) x 11 ft (3.4 m)
(As this is obviously a very versatile room, being downstairs, we have labelled Bedrooms One and Two as the bedrooms upstairs)
It is a large front facing bedroom offering great adaptability of use.
BATHROOM 6ft (1.8m) x 4 ft (1.2 m)
A very on-trend and stylish bathroom featuring a Shower/Bath and beautiful beige porcelain tiles.
The obscure glass rear facing window brings in plenty of natural light with finishing touches including a tall chrome radiator and a mirror-fronted bathroom cabinet.
Stairs from Hall to:
1st FLOOR LANDING
Obscure glass side facing window providing natural light and two doors lead through to the two double bedrooms.
MASTER BEDROOM 11ft 2" (3.4 m) x 11ft 1" (3.4 m)
Again, being south facing this bright double bedroom is flooded in light. The room also has its own private ensuite shower room along with a large walk-in wardrobe.
Up on the wall is a new Air Conditioner providing summer cooling and winter heating, controlled also by wi-fi..
WALK-IN WARDROBE 5ft 8" (1.7 m) x 4ft 8" (1.4 m)
With plenty of room for all your clothes, this room also houses the Ideal 'Independent C30' Combination Boiler.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 6ft (1.8m) x 5ft 8" (1.7 m)
Again with a good size south facing window and therefore exceedingly light and bright.
The focal point is the large full-length x 700mm wide walk-in Shower featuring a 'Rain' Showerhead with a separate handset too. The white sanitaryware includes a white gloss freestanding Vanity unit.
'Grey Oak' effect ceramic tiling, an LED mirror fronted bathroom cabinet and a chrome towel radiator complete the look.
BEDROOM TWO 12 ft (3.7 m) x 9ft 4" (2.8 m)
The third double bedroom of the house, again with its own Ensuite Shower room as well as two eaves storage cupboards, one surprisingly large - both providing super storage.
The front facing window enjoys a pleasant outlook over the green opposite with its central tree.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 5ft 3" (1.6 m) x 4ft 3" (1.3 m)
Making a great impression in a small space, this very modern shower room features a walk-in shower with a 'Drench' Showerhead with a separate handset too, a close coupled WC and a wall mounted white gloss vanity unit. With black slate effect flooring, bright white tiles, a chrome towel radiator, and a toothbrush/shaver socket.
GARDEN
Beautifully landscaped with a Porcelain Patio and an area of artificial grass.
In the corner, the light green summerhouse/shed provides great storage as well as a nice place to relax on hot summer evenings. A 'Garage Consumer Unit' in the Shed supplies the power for the sensor light in the shed and LED light in the Summerhouse which also has power sockets.
Side gate leads out to the shared drive.
FRONT DRIVE
Block paved and big enough for one car across ways or two cars side by side as the Vendor does.
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.
