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An imposing Georgian-style House approaching 3,000 sq ft, where the first thing you'll notice inside is the remarkable sense of space.
Unlike most modern homes, it boasts 9ft ceilings throughout the ground floor and even more impressive 11ft ceilings upstairs, creating a wonderful sense of grandeur, with elegant sash windows and a spectacular Galleried Reception Hall and Landing completing its timeless 'Georgian' appeal.
Designed for modern family living, there are four generous reception rooms, including an elegant 'Drawing Room' Lounge, an equally generous rear Family Room, separate Dining Room, and a versatile 4th Reception (eg study/playroom).
The 30ft Kitchen/Breakfast Room in the heart of the home is fitted with Shaker-style 'Oak' units topped with Granite worktops and a large Central Island unit.
The spacious Family Room and already big Kitchen could be easily combined to create a stunning and exceptionally large open-plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room, while the rear section of the double-length garage also offers further potential.
Upstairs, all four double bedrooms enjoy their own Ensuite facilities, with the principal suite also benefiting from a Dressing Room and Bedroom Four having 'Jack and Jill' access to the main Bathroom.
Outside, a driveway accommodates 3-4 cars and the 70ft SOUTH-WEST facing Garden enjoys sunshine from late morning until the late evening, and a substantial detached outbuilding offering excellent potential as a home office, gym, games room, bar or even an annexe (subject to any necessary consents).
The location is equally appealing. Billericay High Street is just a 5-minute drive away, the A127 (2 minute drive away) and M25 are within easy reach, open countryside is only a short walk from the doorstep, Noak Hill Golf Club is nearby, and a large Asda supermarket is around a mile away combining excellent convenience with a non-estate lifestyle.
The Accommodation in more detail:
HALL 12ft 6' x 11ft 7' (3.81m x 3.53m)
A great first impression, with the eye naturally drawn upwards to the impressive Galleried Landing, where the double-height ceiling soars up over 21ft.
Note the feature Barley Twist oak staircase and the hardwearing black floor tiles that extend through to the adjoining Kitchen/Breakfast Room and there's also a handy understairs storage cupboard.
LOUNGE 21ft 6' x 11ft 7' (6.55m x 3.53m)
The high ceilings and twin sash windows give it an almost 'stately Drawing Room' feel.
There's a feature Fireplace, and a set of double doors sweep open, leading through to the Dining Room beyond.
DINING ROOM 15ft 6' x 10ft 3' (4.72m x 3.12m)
Quite the grand dining room, with its high ceiling and rich red painted walls complementing the cherrywood-effect laminate flooring.
A set of double doors with adjacent sidelights open out to the garden.
FAMILY ROOM 19ft 8' x 13ft 6' (5.99m x 4.11m)
Another equally impressive reception room featuring the 9ft 5' (2.87m) high ceiling which creates an even greater sense of light and space, especially with its sunny south-west aspect.
The rear set of double doors with adjacent sidelights bathe the room in natural light and also provide direct access to the garden.
PLAYROOM/STUDY 13ft 1' x 10ft 2' (3.99m x 3.10m)
Another high-ceiling room featuring twin front-facing double-glazed sash windows, in keeping with its Georgian design.
Like many of the rooms, it is finished with elegant ceiling cornicing and also benefits from a very useful ceiling fan/light for the summer months.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 30ft 8' x 13ft 2' narrowing to 11ft 8' (9.35m x 4.01m > 3.56m)
This large social 'family friendly' kitchen offers plenty of space for the largest kitchen table, whilst still accommodating timeless Shaker-style fitted 'Oak' units with black granite worktops and a large feature central island to gather around.
There is a 5-Ring Gas Hob beneath a ceiling-mounted Extractor Hood, a built-in Multifunction Oven/Grill, an Integrated Dishwasher, and plenty of room for the seller's large American style fridge/freezer.
UTILITY ROOM 13ft 1' x 7ft 7' max (3.99m x 2.31m)
A generously sized utility room with space for all the usual appliances and a good range of kitchen units providing plenty of storage too.
Mounted on the wall is the Worcester Greenstar 'Salus' Boiler, and a glazed external door provides access to the side of the house.
GROUND FLOOR WC 5ft 10' x 2ft 5' (1.78m x 0.74m)
Fitted with a white two-piece 'cloakroom' suite.
Return staircase from Hall to:
1st FLOOR LANDING 28ft, narrowing to 18ft 5' x 12ft 3' (8.53m > 5.61m x 3.73m)
Another hugely impressive feature of this home.
As mentioned earlier, this house has the unusual benefit of even higher ceilings upstairs, further enhancing the feeling of grandeur, particularly here on the landing.
The distinctive large arched window also beautifully displays the chandelier during the evening.
MASTER BEDROOM SUITE
Comprising the huge master bedroom, a walk-in dressing room and a large ensuite:
MASTER BEDROOM 22ft 8' x 18ft 9' narrowing to 12ft 8' (6.91m x 5.72m > 3.86m)
The towering 11ft (3.35m) ceiling transforms this already substantial bedroom into something quite special, while a row of three sash windows framing the far wall beautilfully.
DRESSING ROOM 11ft 7', narrowing to 5ft 6' x 9ft 3' (3.53m > 1.68m x 2.82m)
An L-shaped room, currently with freestanding wardrobes.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 10ft 5' x 7ft 1' (3.18m x 2.16m)
Featuring a large 5ft 2' x 2ft 6' (1600mm x 760mm) curved walk-in Shower Enclosure, close-coupled WC and a tall, white freestanding Vanity Unit.
A large window provides plenty of natural light.
BEDROOM TWO 18ft 5' narrowing to 10ft 6' x 14ft 10' (5.61m > 3.20m x 4.52m)
Another lovely-sized bedroom, this one also featuring twin rear-facing sash windows which, thanks to their south-west aspect, flood the room with mood-boosting natural sunlight.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 8ft 8' x 3ft 5' (2.64m x 1.04m)
Featuring a 3ft 2' x 2ft 4' (970mm x 710mm) Shower, along with a close-coupled WC and wash basin.
Note the tall white towel radiator, handy bathroom cabinet and large side-facing window, which also floods this room with natural light too.
BEDROOM THREE 12ft 5' x 11ft 7' (3.78m x 3.53m)
Another generous double bedroom, with the 11ft (3.35m) high ceiling further enhancing the feeling of space, together with twin front-facing sash windows.
Again, this bedroom benefits from its own private Ensuite shower room.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 11ft 5' x 4ft 9' (3.48m x 1.45m)
Another excellent-sized Ensuite with a double shower and side-facing window providing natural light.
BEDROOM FOUR 13ft 3' x 13ft 1' (4.04m x 3.99m)
Another bedroom of excellent proportions, with the high ceiling again highlighting the centrally positioned twin front-facing Georgian-style sash windows.
MAIN FAMILY BATHROOM 13ft 3' x 10ft 1' (4.04m x 3.07m)
Jack and Jill with Bedroom Four, this spacious bathroom has allowed for a well-spaced three-piece period-style suite, purposely chosen to complement the property's Georgian styling.
Complementing the Savoy basin and close-coupled WC is a white 'slipper' bath featuring ornate chrome feet and a freestanding traditional-style tap and an in-keeping combination towel rail radiator.
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DOUBLE LENGTH GARAGE 35ft 10' x 8ft (10.92m x 2.44m)
With an up-and-over Garage door to the front and a set of timber double doors at the other.
Four strip lights provide excellent illumination, and there are also a couple of electrical power sockets.
The garage also houses the electrical consumer unit.
REAR GARDEN
Incredibly sunny, this absolute sun trap features a large full-width decked area with steps leading down to the main lawn.
The Everald Hot Tub will be remaining.
To one side of the property is the aforementioned double-length garage and, to the other, the side access. Along the side is a handy outside tap, and we also noted an external power socket on the rear decking.
At the end of the garden is a large brick outbuilding with a pitched tiled roof and its own decking measuring 22ft x 9ft 3' (6.71m x 2.82m).
OUTBUILDING 20ft x 11ft 10' (6.10m x 3.61m)
The vaulted ceiling rises to over 11ft (3.35m), creating an even greater impression of space.
With an electricity supply via the garage consumer unit, several double power sockets, and laminate flooring, this is an incredibly versatile space.
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band E
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.
