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A deceptively spacious Three Bedroom House offering versatile living accommodation with the exceptional bonus of a beautifully landscaped Garden with a detached insulated Cabin at the top if it, incorporating an Ensuite WC Room at the rear - perfect as a 4th Bedroom! (As it is presently used).
The Cabin would also make for a great home office, Gym, Home Bar or teenager's retreat and there's plenty of room in the Loo room to add in a shower or kitchen units..
Walking up the new-last-year 3-Car block paved Front Drive and through the front door, we see an open-plan Entrance Porch/Hall with attractive grey tiling, leading to a dual-aspect Lounge with sliding patio doors and a contemporary feature media wall. The Kitchen is fitted with white gloss units and solid wood worktops, whilst a separate utility room provides additional storage and secondary front access - there are no fitted units iin this room so it could also make for a good size Stiudy - ideal for a home business.
Upstairs, the master bedroom benefits from built-in storage, complemented by two further bedrooms, again with built-in wardrobes. The bigger two bedrooms are great sizes and even the third may squeeze in a double bed too. The refitted Bathroom features a grey gloss Vanity unit and 'ShowerBath' with dual shower options.
Outside, the landscaped split-level garden is a real highlight, with an extensive 20ft deep x full width Patio with steps up to an artificial grass area, and the impressive Cabin featuring its own WC with space for a shower cubicle, separate consumer unit, and electric heating. NOTE: The Cabin is being 'finished' with new side boarding and facia's etc.
Perfectly positioned for families, South Green Infants and Junior School is just a 2-minute walk away, whilst Grange Parade shops (including Tesco Express) are only 4 minutes on foot too. Open countryside sits 3 minutes away at the top of Hickstars Lane, the highly-rated Duke of York Restaurant is a 7-minute stroll, and the High Street is exactly one mile.
Billericay Station is 1.3 miles away with the A127 accessible within 5 minutes' drive as well.
The Accommodation in more detail:
PORCH/HALL
Now open plan to give a slightly larger hall area with attractive grey floor tiling.
LOUNGE 18ft 5" x 10ft 10" (5.61m x 3.30m)
Dual aspect, with front-facing set of windows and rear-facing sliding patio doors which maximise light.
The original fireplace has been boarded out to create a feature media wall with space for the large TV above and a swish Linear Fireplace below. Attractive wood laminate flooring completes the look.
KITCHEN 13ft 6" x 9ft 8" (4.11m x 2.95m)
Fitted with a range of white gloss units with solid wood worktops and incorporating a built-in electric Hob with a Multi-function Oven/Grill below and Extractor Hood above.
Two recesses within the units house the washing machine and dishwasher, and there is plenty of space on the opposite wall for a large American-style fridge/freezer.
The handy under-stairs cupboard discreetly houses the tumble dryer.
UTILITY ROOM 7ft 6" x 7ft 4" (2.29m x 2.24m)
A high-level cupboard houses the electricity consumer unit and smart gas meter, and the floor is tiled.
A handy part-glazed external door gives secondary access from the front (perfect for muddy dogs or children!) and there's an extra small window for further light as well.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Stairs from Hall. The built-in airing cupboard now houses the independent 30 Combination Boiler - the old hot water cylinder now gone, so there's plenty of room for xxtra storage.
MASTER BEDROOM 12ft 8" x 10ft 10" (3.86m x 3.30m)
The measurements exclude a large 3ft x 2ft 4" (0.91m x 0.71m) built-in cupboard going over the stair bulkhead.
BEDROOM TWO 10ft 6" x 9ft 2" (3.20m x 2.79m)
Another double bedroom and again with a large built-in wardrobe.
The measurements also exclude the door recess.
BEDROOM THREE 8ft 2" x 7ft 5" (2.49m x 2.26m)
A rear-facing bedroom that could potentially squeeze in a double bed as well. The measurements also exclude a built-in wardrobe.
BATHROOM 10ft 10" narrowing to 7ft 6" x 5ft 5" (3.30m narrowing to 2.29m x 1.65m)
Refitted featuring a grey gloss Vanity unit and a shower bath with both rainfall shower and a separate handset too. The WC is hidden around the corner. Fully tiled and with two windows maximising light.
GARDEN
Landscaped to a split-level design.
There is a large paved patio extending out some 20 feet from the back of the house and the full width.
Steps rise to the higher level and an area of artificial grass in front of the fully detached cabin at the top of the garden.
We noted an outside tap and double power socket too.
CABIN:
MAIN ROOM 13ft 4" max x 10ft 9" narrowing to 7ft 10" (4.06m max x 3.28m narrowing to 2.39m)
Fully insulated and presently used as a fourth bedroom complete with its own Ensuite Shower Room.
UPVC double-glazed window and lockable French doors bring in plenty of light and overlook the garden.
It has its own separate consumer unit and electric heating.
Doorway leading through to:
ENSUITE WC ROOM 7ft 6" narrowing to 6ft 6" x 3ft (2.29m narrowing to 1.98m x 0.91m)
With a fully plumbed-in toilet and wall-mounted basin.
There appears to be wiring and space for a shower cubicle.
FRONT DRIVE
Completed last year in grey herringbone design block paviours, providing parking for three cars.
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band C
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.
Great Burstead as a village dates back at least to AD500, when it was settled by Saxons, from Lower Saxony, nowadays better known as Germany. It was first recorded, about 975, as 'Burgestede' meaning 'stronghold-site'.
The adjacent village of South Green was first recorded as 'Southwood Greene' in 1593, becoming the more recognised South Green in 1777.
GREAT BURSTEAD
The centrepiece of Great Burstead is the Conservation area, centred around the Church of St. Mary Magdalene on Church Street and a trio of listed buildings, one of which I had the pleasure of selling about ten years ago - a beautiful16th-17th century timber framed house.
The Grade 1 listed Norman church dates back to the 12th century and was the original parish church for the whole of the area, in those days encompassing Billericay too.
Great Burstead has a great local pub on the corner of Mill Road and Southend Road, which serves great food.
The King's Head Pub dates back to 1750 when it was known as the White Horse and interestingly travellers to and from Rochford and Brentwood would stop here before passing through the toll-gate which I think stood adjacent.
The 'Outstanding' St Peter's Catholic Primary School on Coxes Farm Road is almost opposite the pub and at school run times you'll often see the Lollipop Man/Lady on duty, guiding the children across the road in front of the pub.
Along Kennel Lane are the popular small housing estates of Coopers Croft and Froden Brook. Pretty developments built in the early 1990's by Countryside Homes, on the site of the Balls Plastics factory.
The old brook itself is still there, running underground but surfaces as a culvert in the lower part of Church Street.
Opposite the developments, on the other side of Kennel Lane, is a 1.25 acre, 12ft plus deep (in places) reed fringed Fishing Lake with a good mix of different fish.
As a local agent, I associate the whole of Church Street, Mill Road, Kennel Lane and some of the roads off these as Great Burstead. A few other pockets fall into the area (part of Southend Road, Coxes Farm Road and Grange Road, etc), with the rest coming under South Green.
SOUTH GREEN
Towards the top of Bell Hill, Gatwick House, a Grade II listed building from 1767, now secluded from the road by trees, presides over the area which heads down towards the village green on the right.
A great parade of shops on Grange Road overlook the ancient 'Green' (originally much bigger) and together they form the heart of the area.
The shops include a Tesco Express Supermarket, Post Office, Chemist, Greengrocer and a pretty good fish and chip shop.
The local South Green Infants & Junior Schools both have 'Good' OFSTED Reports and the area falls within catchment for Billericay Secondary School, also benefiting from a 'Good' OFSTED rating.
Built in 1956 the local village hall serves the community well and on the opposite side of the road a bit further up, 'Main Road Garage' provides petrol and the usual garage services.
The bulk of the residential development has been London Borough estates, built in the 1950's and 1960's to cater for London overspill. That said, there is a number of old properties in the area, particularly around the Green, providing character appeal.
Finally, public transport. There are bus stops a-plenty in the area taking you to Billericay High Street and Mainline Railway Station in minutes and the surrounding towns in little more.
In 1997 legislation was passed resulting in the two parishes coming under the Billericay area of the Basildon District Council.
Tim Kirkman
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