- Extended Bungalow in sought after North Billericay boasting a 120ft Garden
- OFFERED WITH NO ONWARD CHAIN!
- 5-Car Drive plus 20ft long Garage/Store. Behind the Garage a 21ft long covered area too
- 3 living rooms: Lounge, large Dining Room and lovely big all-year-round Conservatory (2 radiators)
- Kitchen/Breakfast Room with door to the big covered 'Lean-to' - apparently great for clothes drying!
- 3rd Bedroom now a Dressing Room and Ensuite off the good size Master Bedroom
- 2nd Bedroom may have previously been the original lounge as it is has a boarded up Fireplace
- Refitted Bathroom in addition to the aforementioned Ensuite Shower Room
- 3 & 5 minute walks from Buttsbury Infants and Junior Schools respectively
- Local shops on Stock Road (5-6 min walk). Park 0.5 mile. High Street & Station also walkable
In need of TLC but offered with the benefit of NO ONWARD CHAIN and boasting a fabulous and lovingly tendered 120ft long Garden, this extended Two Bedroom Semi-detached Bungalow was three bedrooms, the third bedroom now a large Dressing Room with an Ensuite, off the Master Bedroom.
Out Front there is a big In/Out Drive that will park 5 cars with ease and there's a Garage to the side too, although this more for storage now.
Another huge plus is its location in North Billericay close to Buttsbury and Mayflower Schools (Buttsbury Infants is a 3 minute walk - literally just up the road, with Buttsbury Junior School and Mayflower High School both just 4 and 5 minute strolls away too.
Local shops including a well stocked Co-op are a 6 minute walk, Lake Meadows Park is only half a mile away, and the High Street and Station are also within walking distance too. Plus, there is an excellent local bus service too.
Back inside the Bungalow, the accommodation comprises a Hall with a big walk-in cupboard at the end (apparently originally a WC room - some pipework still visible), a rear Lounge overlooking the Garden, lovely big Dining Room with double doors through to the all-year-round Conservatory (there's 2 radiators for winter heating), fitted Kitchen with door to big covered side area, the Bathroom (arranged as a Shower Room) and the two bedrooms - the Master with its big Dressing Room and Ensuite Shower Room.
Further key features to note is that the bungalow has a new roof, there's a modern boiler in the kitchen, Bedroom 2 may have been the original Lounge as it has a Fireplace, the Garage is nearly 20ft long - so great storage, and the Loft... well now that was a surprise. The roof space is HUGE and part of it has been converted into a 'room', accessed by a fitted ladder, boarded out, with insulation behind, lighting, power sockets and even some carpet.
The Accommodation in more detail:
HALL
There is a large walk-in cupboard at the end of the hall measuring 5ft x 3ft 6" (1.52m x 1.07m), which we understand was originally a WC room. We can see a waste connection and capped-off water pipe and presume the waste might be under the carpet. Either way, it certainly makes a fabulous storage facility - currently shelved out.
DINING ROOM 16ft x 11ft 2" (4.88m x 3.40m)
At the end of the hall, with a 5ft 9" (1.75m) wide arch on the left, going through to the Lounge and a set of French doors ahead leading through to the conservatory.
An additional side-facing window provides even more light.
LOUNGE 13ft 9" x 11ft 1" (4.19m x 3.38m)
A cosy sitting room with feature ornate Fireplace.
A part-glazed 'back door' and a large window provide easy access and a lovely outlook over the garden.
CONSERVATORY 14ft 6" x 9ft 5" (4.42m x 2.87m)
An excellent size garden room with two radiators allowing all-year-round use, a 'Pilkington blue' glass roof and double-glazed windows enjoying the vista of the garden.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 15ft 5" x 8ft 8" (4.70m x 2.64m)
Fitted with a range of Maple effect kitchen units and granite effect worktops.
There are spaces for a freestanding cooker, washing machine, slimline dishwasher and a tall fridge/freezer.
Two sets of windows and side part-glazed external door provide plenty of natural light, and there's also a two-seater breakfast bar at the near end.
MASTER BEDROOM 12t x 11ft 5" (3.66m x 3.48m)
A front-facing bedroom with the large window maximising light and a 4ft 8" (1.42m) wide arch leading through to what was bedroom three, now an ensuite dressing room along with a separate shower room.
DRESSING ROOM 9ft 8" x 7ft 6" (2.95m x 2.29m)
The measurements exclude a 2ft 10" x 2ft 7" (0.86m x 0.79m) recess that houses a Vanity with an inset sink and a separate light above.
Fitted along the left-hand wall are fitted wardrobes with sliding doors and along the back wall a matching unit incorporating central drawers with cupboards either side, twin lights either side of the fitted mirror and a handy 4ft (1.22m) high double power socket as well.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 6ft 7" x 2ft 6" (2.01m x 0.76m)
With a shower to the right with an electric shower, WC to the left and a high-level wall-mounted heater.
BEDROOM TWO 12ft 3" x 12ft (3.73m x 3.66m)
Although recently a bedroom, this may well have been the front lounge in its early days as it still retains its original chimney breast and knocking on the wall where the fire opening would've been produces a hollow sound, indicating it is simply boarded up, and so potentially able to be opened up again.
To the right of the chimney breast, a door opens to reveal a cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.
LOFT ROOM 16ft 10" x 10ft 8" (5.13m x 3.25m)
The loft holds a bit of a surprise. Back in its day, this was used as a trophy room for the owner's car collection - in effect an upstairs, out-of-the-way man cave.
Walls and ceiling have been boarded with plasterboard and where visible we can see insulation as well. The floor is carpeted, there are two fluorescent strip lights worked by a pull cord and two power sockets.
A proper internal door unlocks and leads through to the balance of this huge attic roof space.
LEAN-TO 21ft 1" x 6ft 10" (6.43m x 2.08m)
Accessed from the side door in the kitchen, this covered link-to-style sideway behind the garage provides a large waterproof additional storage area.
There is a rear set of sliding patio doors to the garden and here one can access the garage through the rear garage courtesy door.
GARAGE 19ft 10" x 8ft (6.05m x 2.44m)
With a front up-and-over door, mains power and repurposed old kitchen units providing handy storage.
EXTERIOR
The concrete In/Out Drive will take 5 cars.
The rear garden has been lovingly maintained over the years, commencing with a block paved drive.
Its layout and design has almost given it two areas, the top end very secluded and also housing two large sheds.
There are numerous beautifully kept trees and bushes including an impressive Apple tree and a beautiful huge Rose bush.
WHAT WE THINK
The bungalow is in need of updating but this has been reflected in the price and quite frankly this is more than outweighed by its fantastic garden and super potential (the huge Roof space offers easy Loft Conversion potential.
The cupboard at the end of the hall and the end part of the hall itself could easily be opened up with the Lounge and Dining Room to create an even bigger rear living area.
This is a really nice part of town and what many would describe as 'non-estate'.
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.
