- Extended Three Bedroom Home With its Own Driveway
- Master Bedroom With Shower Cubicle
- Refitted Four Piece Bathroom
- Entrance Porch and Hallway
- Engineered Oak Flooring to Reception Areas
- Ground Floor Cloakroom
- Lounge, Dining and Separate Sitting Areas
- Lovely 50' Garden With Established Borders and a Sunny Aspect
- Short Walk From The High Street & Quilters School Catchment
- Viewing Recommended
Situated within a short walk up the High Street and within the well-regarded Quilters and Billericay school catchment areas, this extended partially air conditioned three-bedroom semi-detached house is decoratively well presented and gives you a super base from which a family could evolve.
Most notably having an extended ground floor living space, this home already provides you with three defined reception spaces, ideal for entertaining, living and working with the main rear area that opens onto the garden boasting its own air conditioning system to ensure comfort all year round.
In addition, with the convenience of a downstairs WC this house could also be the ideal home in a central location for those looking to downsize.
As well as having two double bedrooms both with built in storage and a single bedroom that could be a home office, there is a generously sized and luxuriously fitted four-piece bathroom with under floor heating, an oversized bath and a 1m square shower cubicle. It's also worth noting the front bedroom which has two front facing windows also incorporates a walk-in shower cubicle while the rear bedroom has its own air conditioning system: perfect for those hot stuffy summer nights.
Enjoying a brick paved driveway together with an attached single garage there is parking for several cars while the established rear garden which measures approx. 18m and with two seating areas, one an Indian Sandstone patio and the other a composite deck, give good space for both guests and relaxation.
Additional notable points of interest at this house include having a fiberglass flat roof fitted on the extension these are reported to typically last for at least 30 years with no measurable deterioration. There is also a burglar alarm, a hardwired CCTV system and recently upgraded loft and cavity wall insulation to help bring the property up to current standards.
All in all, a property worthy of consideration.
ACCOMMODATION AS FOLLOWS..
PORCH
Having double opening entrance doors, this porch with wood flooring and inset spots, gives a useful space for dirty shoes whilst providing extra security and installation for the house.
HALLWAY
The engineered Oak flooring continues from the porch into the hallway and effortlessly compliments the matching Oak newel post, stair rail and the Shaker Oak veneer panel doors that give access to each of the reception rooms.
The carpeted stairs have a side window to bring in natural light, rise to the first floor and enjoy a good storage space underneath. It's also worth noting the hallway adjoins the attached garage and subject to necessary consents a doorway could be created to give internal access.
LOUNGE 15ft x 11ft ' (4.53 m x 3.36m)
Being positioned at the front of the house this naturally bright lounge has bespoke cabinets that incorporate a feature fireplace and gas fire to make this the perfect cosy lounge.
KITCHEN 12ft 4' x 8ft 6' (3.8m x 2.58m)
Accessed via a pocket door leading from the hall, the kitchen enjoys a window overlooking the rear garden and a door giving convenient access. Stylishly finished, this kitchen with a Amtico vinyl tiled floor, has a good range of gloss white base and wall units with granite worktops and upstands which incorporate a gas hob, dishwasher and sink unit.
To one wall is a full height set of cabinets that provide fantastic storage and incorporate an integrated fridge/freezer, two Neff Electric ovens and an AEG microwave.
Please note the current owner chose to provide space and plumbing for the washing machine and tumble dryer within the garage.
GROUND FLOOR WC
Stylishly finished with a wall hung push button WC with a concealed cistern and a wall mounted hand basin suite, this WC has inset spot lighting, built in storage, a glass block side window, a heated towel rail plus a sensor operated light.
LIVING ROOM 23ft 6' x 12ft 1' > 10ft 9' (7.2m x 3.7m > 3.31m)
This extended reception room provides you with both designated areas giving ample space for a sizeable dining table while to the rear of the room is a lovely light and bright sitting area that affords natural warmth and enjoys double doors that open onto a patio which conveniently fold back flat onto the walls and into the corner overlapping with the kitchen door.
It's also worth noting for the hot summer months, this living room can make full use of its own air conditioning unit.
LANDING
A side window brings natural light into the ground floor hall and first floor landing, there is also a drop-down hatch and loft ladder while matching Shaker Oak veneer doors lead into each of the first-floor rooms.
MASTER BEDROOM 17ft 2' x 11ft 6' narrowing to 9ft 6' (5.23m Max x 3.5m > 2.89m)
The main bedroom is positioned to the front of the house, this lovely wide room incorporates two front facing windows. Fitted to one side of the room are fully height fitted wardrobes together with additional shallow storage cupboards incorporating a bed position.
Unusually but most thoughtfully within a recessed area there is a fully tiled walk-in shower cubicle with a neat glass screen, chrome trim and feature inset spot lighting.
BEDROOM TWO 12ft x 11ft (3.66m x 3.35m)
This is another double bedroom and overlooks the rear garden. There is also built-in storage and an air conditioning unit to ease the discomfort during some of the hot summer nights
BEDROOM THREE 6ft 2' x 5ft 8 (1.9m x 1.76m)
This room is a front facing bedroom which would blend well as a nursery or home office.
BATHROOM 10ft x 7ft (3.01m x 2.13m)
What a stunning room: Refitted with a quality suite this fully tiled four-piece bathroom with inset downlighters, under floor heating and concealed storage, has a tasteful stylish modern theme.
Incorporating an oversized bath with wall mounted taps, a wall mounted wash basin with mirror behind, a close coupled wc and a 1m x 1m walk in shower with glass screens and a chrome trim this bathroom will serve you well for many years to come.
OUTSIDE
FRONT
To the front of the house is a brick paved drive providing good parking and access to the garage, there are established shrub beds that adjoin the drive to provide decorative surroundings.
REAR GARDEN
Enjoying good seclusion from mature ever greens, this approx. 60' (18m) rear garden enjoys the majority of the morning and afternoon sun.
Commencing with an Indian Sandstone patio that wraps around the both the rear and side of the house, there is plenty of room for entertaining or relaxing.
From the patio a path leads up to the lawn and extends along the side boundary towards the summer house that is positioned to one corner while to the other is an additional small composite deck.
As mentioned, the borders are well stocked, and the current owners have planted well placed mature lollipop trees to ensure a good degree of privacy is afforded throughout the year.
To one side there is a path that leads down to the side door to the garage and a gate providing direct access onto the drive. Discretely positioned of this house to side is also a tidy recycle bin and refuse bin store
GARAGE 14ft 11' x 8ft (4.54m x 2.43m)
Convenient hardwood swing doors give access and there is power, and light connected and a side door for convenient access from the garden.
To the rear of the garage is a base unit housing the water softener and a hobbies stainless steel sink unit with space to either side for an additional fridge freezer and a stacked washing machine and tumble dryer.
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.
