A truly impressive 5 Bedroom Detached Family Home of approximately 2,000 sq ft, situated in the sought-after village of Noak Bridge - well known for its 20-acre Nature Reserve and attractive 'model village' design, with woodland walks and green spaces very much at its heart.
Positioned on the Billericay side of the A127, the property enjoys swift access to both Billericay and Basildon town centres, with mainline train services to London Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street. Laindon station is just 2.7 miles away (6 minute drive), Basildon is even closer at 2.1 miles (5 minutes), and Pipps Hill Retail Park home to a large Asda Superstore and new Lidl is just one mile away. Plus Basildon Sporting Village and Gloucester Park are only 1.2 miles via a cycling-friendly route.
The versatile and spacious accommodation is arranged over three floors and briefly comprises: Entrance Hall, ground floor WC, a generous 22ft Lounge with a feature Fireplace, a stunning Edwardian-style conservatory, a separate playroom/reception room with garage access, and a well-appointed Kitchen/Breakfast room with sage coloured Shaker units topped with Granite worktops. An integral Garage (with remote controlled door) and an attractive Gardens complete with a pergola, hot tub, and slate patio, complete the ground floor picture.
To the first floor, the Master Bedroom is a genuine Suite of three rooms Dressing room with a feature Juliette balcony, lower level main bedroom area, and a stylish Ensuite Shower Room alongside two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.
The second floor offers two additional double bedrooms (one currently a study), both with skylight and arched windows enjoying far-reaching countryside views, lending themselves perfectly to a teenager's suite.
Further benefits include plantation shutters throughout, a striking double-height Gabled Dormer window to the front, and gas central heating.
The Accommodation in more detail:
HALL
With wood laminate flooring that extends throughout the ground floor bar the Lounge.
Looking up the stairs, you can see all the way through to the top floor, the freshly white-painted walls and ceilings giving a real feeling of light and space.
GROUND FLOOR WC ROOM 5ft 5" x 3ft 9" (1.65m x 1.14m)
Fitted with a white cloakroom suite and with an elegant plantation shutter fitted to the front-facing obscure glass window.
(Up high on the wall is the electrical consumer unit.)
LOUNGE 22ft 10" x 11ft 3" narrowing to 10ft 3" (6.96m x 3.43m narrowing to 3.12m)
Formerly the Lounge/Diner, now a lovely-sized living room, the focal point being the fireplace with its limestone surround and inset gas fire.
Plantation shutters have been fitted to the front window here as well, and in fact also to the front-facing first floor bedrooms too, nicely framing and complementing the striking centrepiece of the front elevation the feature double-height central gabled dormer window.
A wide set of double bi-folding doors opens out to:
CONSERVATORY 15ft 10" x 9ft 2" (4.83m x 2.79m)
A stunning Edwardian style conservatory with a vaulted roof stretching up nearly 10 feet (3.05m), and a set of double doors opening out to the garden.
Accessed from both the lounge and kitchen, and with its own set of double doors leading through to the third living room/playroom.
PLAYROOM 16ft 4" x 8ft 10" (4.98m x 2.69m)
An incredibly versatile extra downstairs reception room/living room, accessed off the conservatory and with a door to the garage for even more options (home-based business, etc.).
As it is, it makes the perfect gaming/playroom with two windows for plenty of natural light and a proper radiator running off the gas central heating.
There is also a full-height fitted triple wardrobe with walnut-effect doors providing fabulous storage.
Storage continues above, as there is a small loft above this rear extension as well.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 17ft 1" x 11ft (5.21m x 3.35m)
A lovely-sized room, fitted with an attractive range of textured wood-grain finish shaker-style units in a pleasant light pastel shade of Sage, topped with black galaxy granite worktops and with a host of built-in integrated appliances.
There is a 4-Burner Gas Hob with a glass and stainless steel Chimney Extractor Hood above, a Multi-function Bosch Oven below, integrated Bosch Dishwasher, integrated Bosch Washing Machine, and a recess for a large American-style fridge/freezer.
A comprehensive array of kitchen units includes a pull-out full-height larder unit, lots of drawers, a pantry cupboard, and a peninsula unit providing separation to the breakfast area.
Note: The understairs cupboard has been divided into two cupboards, each with their own matching sage green doors in keeping with the rest of the kitchen ones (the lower cupboard also with a useful light).
There is also a part-glazed side external door and a rear-facing kitchen window, so plenty of natural working light too.
Stairs from Hall to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Hugely impressive!
Featuring a double-height gable window the striking main architectural feature of this property which streams light across and over the stairwell and up to the top floor as well.
There is also a built-in airing cupboard which, following the replacement of the original boiler with a modern combination boiler, has freed up extra space for linen and towel storage. (The hot water cylinder is gone, with the modern combi boiler in its place.)
MASTER BEDROOM SUITE
A 3-Room Bedroom Suite comprising a large initial Dressing Area (aptly named 'Retreat' in the original new homes brochure!) which then steps down to the Main Bedroom area and also has an internal door opening to reveal its own private Ensuite Shower Room.
DRESSING ROOM 11ft 7" x 9ft (3.53m x 2.74m)
The eye will be immediately drawn to wide double doors, which open to reveal a Juliet balcony another lovely feature of this home.
Along the left wall, fitted wardrobes have been installed, with attractive navy Shaker-style doors.
Being split-level, the room then steps down to the bedroom area:
BEDROOM AREA 15ft 9" x 8ft 4" (4.80m x 2.54m)
The gently sloping ceilings at each end add a touch of character and personality to this room, which also has a front-facing dormer window.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 6ft 8" x 6ft 2" (2.03m x 1.88m)
A particularly attractive and stylish ensuite with beige marble-effect shiny tiles to the walls and 'Isle of Rhodes' patterned vinyl flooring complementing the white gloss combination unit and the glass and aluminium framed shower measuring 3ft 1" x 2ft 6" (950mm x 760mm) the shower fitted with both a fixed 'Rain' showerhead as well as a separate handset.
Specification also includes an illuminated LED mirror, chrome toothbrush/shaver socket, a surprisingly quiet extractor fan, chrome towel radiator, and a rear window for natural light.
BEDROOM TWO 13ft 1" x 7ft 9" (3.99m x 2.36m)
A fine-sized double bedroom with a front-facing window and fitted wardrobes with matt white shaker-style doors, running along 6ft (1.83m) of the 13ft (3.99m) length of the room.
BEDROOM THREE 11ft x 7ft 8" (3.35m x 2.34m)
A front-facing double bedroom with stylish matt grey fitted double wardrobes either side of the bed recess, a matching bridging unit above the recess, and feature LED lighting behind the headboard.
BATHROOM 6ft 3" x 6ft 1" (1.91m x 1.85m)
Matching the ensuite in terms of the attractive beige marble-effect shiny tiles, and also with a white gloss combination unit.
There is both a fixed wall-mounted shower as well as a separate handset to the bath mixer tap, a chrome towel radiator, two bathroom cabinets, a shaver/toothbrush socket, and a rear window for natural daylight.
Staircase from first floor landing rising to the:
SECOND FLOOR LANDING 7ft x 7ft (2.13m x 2.13m)
As well as enjoying lots of light from the aforementioned gable window, there is also a skylight window here flooding in extra light as well.
The landing area provides plenty of room for use as a quiet reading nook.
BEDROOM FOUR 13ft 10" x 7ft 8" (4.22m x 2.34m)
Presently fitted out as a study with a comprehensive range of office furniture incorporating two desks, two sets of bookcases, and additional storage shelving/cupboards.
Plenty of working light comes through the skylight window, which enjoys far-reaching countryside views, and there is a feature arched window as well.
A great-sized office for working from home!
BEDROOM FIVE 13ft 10" x 7ft 8" (4.22m x 2.34m)
The identical twin of Bedroom Four, again with the skylight window enjoying a lovely outlook and an additional feature arched window as well.
Two discreet low-level doors open to reveal eave storage areas.
GARAGE 16ft 2" x 8ft 6" (4.93m x 2.59m)
Slightly wider than a standard single garage and with a remote-controlled electric up-and-over garage door.
There is a rear lockable courtesy door from the extra rear reception room too.
EXTERIOR - FRONT
A long 'Own Drive' runs up to the Garage and the landscaped front could easily be paved over for more parking if desired.
Gated access on one side round to the Garden.
GARDEN
A slate patio gives plenty of room for table and chair sets, and in the far right corner is raised decking with a wisteria-covered pergola above, arranged around a hot tub.
In the top left-hand corner is a large shed.
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band F
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.
Noak Bridge is a modern neighbourhood village forming part of Basildon in south Essex. In setting, it is separate from Basildon as It lies to the north of the Town, separated from it by the A127, and in reality is closer to Billericay.
Although earmarked for large scale development at the turn of the 19th/20th Century, the modern village as it is today was first planned in the 1970s, as part of Basildon and was developed from the overgrown 'Central Park', an early area of 'plotlands'.
Because of its separation by the A127, it was decided that it should have its own identity and the character of a traditional English village, which we at Henton Kirkman think the project architects Maurice Naunton and George Garrard, achieved very well, especially by incorporating house designs from various centuries to give an almost instant history to a brand new village.
Building started in the 1970's through to the mid 1980's, with then BellwayHomes enlarging it further in the 1990's.
The village has now evolved into a very pleasant place to live with many amenities including its own Primary School, Costcutter Supermarket, Pharmacy, Village Hall and a Medical Centre.
The village was purposely designed with winding roads and numerous woodland footpaths with the centrepiece of the village the 20 acre Nature Reserve which was the remnants of the Woodland that developed from the site of the old plotlands.
Coming out of the village, one can be motoring on the A127 towards London or Southen in seconds with bus stops a-plenty in the village giving easy access to all the local towns.
