Langham Crescent, Billericay

OIEO £285,000 - New Instruction


This well presented Two Bedroom Ground Floor Maisonette boasts a large L-shaped Rear Garden enjoying a massive full width Patio area, and two brick outbuildings offering conversion to Home Office or Bar etc possibilities.

The Flat itself offers generous living spaces and modern updates, with a new Kitchen and Bathroom last year and both bedrooms are very large double bedrooms, the master bedroom spanning an impressive 17 feet in length.

To the front is a large lawn that provides opportunities for landscaping or a potential Front Drive and to the rear, the Garden with its huge patio, is ideal for entertaining or relaxing, with to the right-hand side of the patio a particularly private haven. Adjacent to this are the two brick outbuildings, which can easily be converted into a home office just steps away from the kitchen door.

Inside, the accommodation briefly comprises a Hall with stylish herringbone wood-effect vinyl flooring that extends into the Kitchen - refitted last year with fully integrated appliances and a new boiler for enhanced energy efficiency .

The Lounge has a feature Fireplace, and the Bathroom has also been recently refitted too.

Billericay High Street with its central Waitrose Store is an easy walk at 0.7 mile and local shops including a handy Tesco Express, are just a 5-6 minute walk away too.

The local Infants & Primary Schools re just as close, plus open Countryside is literally around the corner - a 2-minute stroll away.


The Accommodation in more detail


HALL

With attractive wood effect flooring which extends into the kitchen and a built-in cloaks cupboard with a cupboard above.



LOUNGE 13ft 5" x 12ft 3" (4.09m x 3.73m)

South facing with a hint of West, this is thus a very light and bright living room, with windows overlooking the garden and a glazed door providing direct access.

The original fireplace has been boarded up and the owners have a freestanding electric fire standing in front.

To the left of the fireplace is a large full height cupboard providing excellent additional storage.



KITCHEN 12ft 4" narrowing to 9ft 1" x 8ft 4" (3.73m > 2.78m x 2.56m)

Refitted last year with a range of 'Sandstone' gloss kitchen units topped with 'black galaxy' granite effect worktops which perfectly complement the wood effect flooring.

The appliances comprise an Electric Hob with a stainless steel Chimney Extractor Hood above, Multi-function Oven/Grill below, further built-in Microwave, integrated Fridge/Freezer and an integrated Washing Machine.

Up on the wall is a Glow Worm Flexicom 30cx gas combination boiler serving the gas central heating via radiators and hot water.

Plenty of natural light comes in through the roof facing window and part glazed door.



MASTER BEDROOM 15ft 4" x 8ft 3" (4.67m x 2.51m)

A lovely sized principal bedroom with a large 'walk-in' understairs cupboard and a front facing window.



BEDROOM TWO 13ft 5" x 8ft 8" (4.09m x 2.64m)

Another really generous bedroom, this also has a front facing window and a full height built-in wardrobe.



BATHROOM 6ft 3" x 5ft 5" (1.91m x 1.65m)

Re-fitted with a modern white suite complemented by glossy grey granite effect wall tiling and matt grey travertine effect floor tiling.

There is a fixed shower in addition to a separate handset over the bath and the rear facing window brings in plenty of natural light.



GARDEN

This particular property enjoys the benefit of a particularly large area of garden grounds, to an L-shaped design. The max Garden length is 68ft.

The initial patio area extends some 34 feet wide by 14 feet deep (10.36m x 4.27m), inviting great summer parties and barbecues.

The lower lawn area extends off at the right angle as a traditional garden, measuring approximately 53ft x 23ft (16m x 6.8m)

Trees give a nice backdrop to the Garden, the trees bordering the boundary of the field behind Langham Hall, so it is not overlooked from the rear, and with the established planting and fencing, the whole area is notably private and secluded.

We noted a handy external water tap too.

There are two brick storage sheds offering outside home office/bar conversion possibilities!

BRICK STORE 8ft x 5ft (2.44m x 1.52m)

With a lockable door and window overlooking the patio.


BRICK SHED 4ft 10" x 3ft 5" (1.47m x 1.04m)

With a lockable door.



LEASE

This has 104 years left to run.

(Note: With the ground rent being so low at just £10 per year, and the lease being a healthy 104 years long, if you did want to extend the lease even more, this would not cost a lot of money. The Leasehold Advisory Service gives a projection of just £2,000 - £3,000)


GROUND RENT

This is £10 per year. Incorporated within the Service Charge.


SERVICE CHARGE

This is £239.20 payable quarterly.



Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band C

Lease Length
104 Years

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

Floor Plan
EER Chart

The Energy-Efficiency Rating is a measure of a home's overall efficiency. The higher the rating, the more energy-efficient the home is, and the lower the fuel bills are likely to be.

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Parking No
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