- Exceptional 5/6 Bed Detached House, built in 2000 with a Rear extension and a Garage conversion
- 6 min walk to Billericay Railway Station (London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes)
- 7 min walk to the High Street with its central Waitrose, shops, bars and restaurants
- Open plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room with part vaulted ceiling and two sets of Bi-fold doors
- The bifolds open out to a low maintenance and very sunny SOUTH-WEST facing Garden
- Separate original Lounge plus a 4th Reception Room (Garage conversion) which could be Bedroom 6
- First floor has 4 bedrooms and Two BRAND NEW Bathrooms
- Huge top floor Master Suite with huge Ensuite Bathroom with both a Freestanding Bath and sep Shower
- Contemporary features include plantation shutters and designer radiators
- Catchment for the highly regarded Buttsbury Infants & Junior Schools, and Mayflower High School
EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY HOME WITH SOUTH FACING GARDEN IN PRIME BILLERICAY LOCATION
Situated just a 6 minute walk from the Railway Station and a 7 minute walk from the High Street, this Five/Six Bedroom Detached House has been thoughtfully expanded to create the perfect blend of contemporary style and practical family living. Built by Laing Homes in 2000, this property has been cleverly reimagined to offer the modern family everything they desire.
The Hub and Heart-of-the-Home is the magnificent L-shaped fully open plan Kitchen/Dining Area/Family Room, featuring a vaulted ceiling Extension (the Family Room) with two sets of Bi-folding Doors that seamlessly merge indoor and outdoor living. Two extra ground floor reception rooms (the original Lounge and the Garage converted to another living room/bedroom) provide additional and flexible living space for the growing family.
Upstairs on the First Floor are four generously proportioned bedrooms, including the original Master Bedroom which has a brand new En-suite Shower Room and the main Family Bathroom - also newly refitted.
Up on the top floor is an impressive Master Bedroom Suite boasting a palatial 19ft x 13ft Bedroom complemented by a luxurious hotel-style en-suite bathroom with both a Freestanding Bath as well as a large separate Shower too.
Further features include Oak flooring running throughout the ground floor, some swish designer radiators and a C rating on the Energy Performance Certificate.
The house is unique as it's the largest property on this quiet cul-de-sac and occupies a corner plot with a landscaped Garden low maintenance SOUTH-WEST facing Garden.
On one side, is a discreet 'out-of-the-way bin storage area, plus there are two sheds, including a very large composite one which is has electric supply.
The location is simply unbeatable it's literally just a few minutes' walk from the Station, the bustling High Street, historic Norsey Woods, and Lake Meadows Park.
Outstanding schools are all within easy walking distance too with the property falling within the catchment area for the outstanding Buttsbury Infants & Junior Schools, as well as Mayflower High school, and St. Johns Independent School is just a 5 minute walk away on Stock Road as well.
A rare opportunity to acquire a superior family home in one of Billericay's most sought-after and most convenient developments.
The Accommodation comprises:
HALL
With attractive wood flooring that extends throughout the whole of the ground floor.
FEATURE OPEN PLAN KITCHEN/DINER/FAMILY ROOM 27ft 10" x 25ft 5" narrowing to 9ft 7" (8.48m x 7.75m narrowing to 2.92m)
This contemporary living space offers adaptability and multifunctional use.
For the purposes of description will divide into two areas:
KITCHEN/DINER 27ft 10" x 9ft 7" (8.48m x 2.92m)
Spanning the full width, with the kitchen area up one end, the dining area at the other.
The kitchen area is fitted with range of Cream Gloss units topped with Granite effect worktops and incorporates a Rangemaster 'Professional' Range Cooker.
There is also an integrated Bosch washing machine, matching integrated Dishwasher, integrated Larder Fridge and matching Freezer and a built-in Bosch Combination Microwave/Oven.
FAMILY ROOM 14ft 7" x 19ft 1" (4.45m x 5.82m)
This fabulous extension features a vaulted ceiling soaring up nearly 10 feet (3.05m)
The area is bathed in light courtesy of two skylight windows, and two full width and full depth sets of aluminium bifold doors.
A wide feature designer 'raw metal' radiator and gable end glazing above the bifold doors complete a very modern and contemporary look.
SEPARATE LOUNGE 17ft 8" x 12ft 5" (5.38m x 3.78m)
The original Lounge, now following the extension a super extra reception room.
It still retains the original fireplace and a feature walk-in bay window with plantation shutters and a feature 'raw metal' contemporary radiator.
THIRD GROUND FLOOR RECEPTION ROOM 17'6" x 8ft 6" (5.33m x 2.59m)
This exceedingly versatile room (Garage conversion) has plantation shutters fitted to the front facing window and is equally at home as a playroom, study or even a 6th bedroom.
GROUND FLOOR WC ROOM
Fitted with white cloakroom suite and with a front facing window for natural light.
Stairs from hallway to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Spacious landing with a surprisingly large walk-in airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.
A further interior door off the Landing opens to reveal a 7ft x 6ft 2" (2.13m x 1.88m) 'room' with a staircase leading up to the Master Bedroom Suite.
BEDROOM TWO 10ft 7" x 10ft 8" (3.23m x 3.25m)
Originally the Master Bedroom. Thus it is a very good size double bedroom with the measurements excluding a large double wardrobe and a further wardrobe with a single door that goes back over 4 feet (1.22m) in depth!
Like the two front reception rooms downstairs and all the bedrooms on this floor, elegant plantation shutters have been fitted to the windows.
NEW ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 6ft 5" x 7ft (1.96m x 2.13m)
Newly fitted with a large Corner Shower incorporating a fixed showerhead as well as a separate handset, along with a Vanity combination unit in matt grey.
With a rear window giving natural light, chrome shaver socket, inset down lighting, chrome towel radiator and contrasting white stone effect and darker grey slate effect ceramic tiling to the walls and floor.
BEDROOM THREE 12ft 5" x 10ft 1" (3.78m x 3.07m)
Another very large double bedroom with the measurements excluding a built-in double wardrobe stretching over 6 feet (1.83m) wide and a further full height built-in single wardrobe.
Two front facing windows maximize light.
BEDROOM FOUR 11ft 10' narrowing to 9ft x 8ft 7" (3.6m > 2.74m x 2.6m)
A front facing bedroom that will take a double bed.
BEDROOM FIVE 10ft 1" x 7ft (3.07m x 2.13m)
A rear facing bedroom.
REFITTED MAIN BATHROOM 7ft 4" x 5ft 6" (2.24m x 1.7m)
Newly re-fitted with a fixed shower head with a separate handset over the Bath, along with a matte grey Combination unit Incorporating a WC and Vanity Unit.
Further specification includes a quiet extractor fan, chrome shaver socket, complementing contrasting light and dark grey ceramics and a side facing window for natural light.
Stairs from the aforementioned additional 'Room' rising to:
MASTER BEDROOM 19ft 2" x 13ft 5" (5.84m x 4.09m)
With a front facing window and two skylight windows.
Three double wardrobes with matching chest of drawers run along the left wall.
The far wall has a 3ft 5" (1.04m) high door, opening to reveal the eaves storage.
HUGE ENSUITE BATHROOM 13ft 8" x 8ft 1" (4.17m x 2.46m)
More than big enough to take its contemporary free-standing Bath as well as a freestanding 3ft 9" x 2ft 9" (1150mm x 850mm) Shower.
Also with a nicely spaced out pedestal hand wash basin and close coupled WC, rear facing window and traditional style combination towel rail/ radiator.
EXTERIOR
The Front Drive will take three cars with ease.
Gates on each size open to reveal an enclosed storage area housing a useful Shed to the left and access round to the Garden to the right.
The super sunny SOUTH-WEST FACING L-shaped Rear Garden has two areas of artificial grass for low maintenance.
In the top right hand corner is a 10ft 8" x 6'7" (3.25m x 2.01m) composite shed complete with its own circuit protector for the two double electric sockets and light.
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band G
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.
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