COMING SOON:
Modernised 4 Bedroom Detached House with Double Garage
Sitting proudly on a slightly elevated plot on one of Billericay's most desirable tree-lined residential turnings, this beautifully modernised 4 Bedroom Detached House with its detached Double Garage has been thoughtfully updated throughout with clever structural and cosmetic alterations.
'The Grove' is a scenic, first class street - quite possibly the prettiest in the neighbourhood - and enjoys a most convenient location with the Mainline Railway Station (London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes) and the High Street (with its central Waitrose Store) just 1 mile away, local shops on Stock Road a 2-3 minute stroll, Mayflower Secondary School a 1 minute dash for the older kids, Buttsbury Infants & Junior Schools 0.5 mile, and a gated entrance to Norsey Woods just a 2 minute amble through the little known footpath at the top of the road.
The generous 4-Car Drive leads up to the 20ft x 17ft (6.1m x 5.3m) Double Garage, which benefits from a tall pitched tiled roof housing a useful additional loft storage area.
Inside.
The cleverly 'opened-up' Hall gives a superb first impression of the family friendly space this house provides, enhanced by contemporary oak doors and sleek modern styling.
Attractive wood flooring flows throughout the ground floor, leading to an impressive L-shaped 19ft (5.8m) Kitchen/Dining Room with stylish island separation, a 19ft 7" Lounge featuring a striking contemporary electric fireplace, and a light-filled 13ft (4.0m) extension beyond, bathed in natural light from two splayed skylights, rear window and French doors opening to the garden.
A ground floor cloakroom completes the grounmd floor accommodation.
The staircase sweeps up past an impressive 6ft 7' (2.0m) high, feature window to the light and airy Landing, which leads to four double bedrooms, all tastefully presented with grey oak effect flooring.
The 17ft (5.2m) Master Bedroom boasts extensive built-in wardrobes and its own refitted Ensuite Shower Room and te main Bathroom has also been beautifully refitted and cleverly incorporates a separate shower enclosure.
The impressive 66ft (20.1m) wide Rear Garden has been well maintained and features a large paved patio perfect for outdoor entertaining, with the remainder laid to lawn with well-stocked borders.
A secluded greenhouse sits in the generous side area behind the garage.
The Accommodation
HALL 11ft x 8ft 6' (3.4m x 2.6m) minimum
A welcoming hallway, beautifully opened up with contemporary oak doors and sleek modern styling. Useful understairs storage cupboard housing the modern electrical consumer unit.
CLOAKROOM 7ft 9' x 4ft 1' (2.4m x 1.2m)
A generously proportioned ground floor WC with white vanity unit providing storage below.
Rear facing window provides excellent natural daylight.
LOUNGE 19ft 7' x 11ft 6' (6m x 3.5m)
The impressive front facing window provides an abundance of light, with the focal point being the striking contemporary electric fireplace set within a feature chimney breast.
Attractive wood flooring throughout.
A wide arch leads through to the stunning extension beyond.
EXTENSION/SITTING ROOM 13ft 5' x 9ft (4.1m x 2.7m)
A beautifully light-filled contemporary space, bathed in natural light courtesy of two splayed skylight windows, a rear window and French doors with full height sidelight opening onto the garden.
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM 19ft 7" x 19ft (6m x 5.8m)
An impressive open plan space fitted with stylish 'Grey Oak' effect units topped with slim square edge Granite effect worktops.
The Island provides an attractive separation between cooking and dining areas.
Comprehensive range of integrated appliances even includes a Coffee Machine.
The dining area comfortably accommodates a 4-seater dining table with additional sofa seating.
Return staircase rising to:
1st FLOOR LANDING
The impressive 6ft 7' (2.0m) high front facing window on the half landing floods the stairwell and landing with natural light.
Ceiling hatch provides loft access and an internal door opens to the airing cupboard.
MASTER BEDROOM 16ft 10' x 11ft 6' narrowing to 9ft 6' (5.1m x 3.5m > 2.9m)
A lovely size rear bedroom tastefully presented with grey oak effect flooring and grey walls. Extensive built-in wardrobes in light wood and its own private refitted Ensuite Shower Room.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 7ft 8' x 5ft 5' (2.3m x 1.7m)
A spacious, beautifully refitted shower room with front facing window, fully tiled with attractive ceramics and complementing slip-resistant flooring.
White gloss vanity unit with storage below, tall contemporary chrome towel radiator and inset downlighting.
BEDROOM TWO 11ft 6' x 9ft 9' (3.5m x 3.0m)
A tastefully presented front bedroom with grey oak effect flooring and feature wallpapered wall adding character, complemented by soft deep pile grey carpet. Wide built-in wardrobe with sliding mirrored doors provides excellent storage.
BEDROOM THREE 11ft x 9ft 9' narrowing to 7ft 9' (3.4m x 3.0m narrowing to 2.4m)
Another front bedroom with grey oak effect flooring, currently utilised as a fine size study.
Built-in wardrobe with sliding doors.
BEDROOM FOUR 10ft 9' narrowing to 8ft 1' x 9ft 6' (3.3m narrowing to 2.5m x 2.9m)
This rear facing bedroom features attractive grey oak effect flooring.
BATHROOM - 7ft 1' x 6ft 3' (2.2m x 1.9m)
Beautifully refitted bathroom cleverly incorporating a separate shower enclosure.
Infrared radiator provides efficient heating.
Vanity unit with louvred doors opening to reveal generous storage below the basin. Bath features mixer taps and shower attachment. Rear facing window provides excellent natural daylight.
EXTERIOR - FRONT
The property enjoys a prominent, elevated setting looking down this attractive tree-lined road.
The large front lawn features a central flowerbed and an established oak tree which, along with others in the street, gives the road its distinctive character.
Adjacent to the lawn is a double width and double length block paved drive, providing ample parking and leading to the detached double garage.
GARAGE 20ft x 17ft 7' (6.1m x 5.4m)
A generous sized garage with remote controlled electric up and over door, rear window, courtesy door and both lighting and power.
The tall pitched roof houses a useful additional loft storage area, accessed via a sturdy hand-built ladder.
EXTERIOR - REAR GARDEN
The impressive 66ft (20.1m) wide rear garden extends behind the detached garage, offering excellent width and privacy.
A generous paved patio provides ample space for outdoor furniture and entertaining, with the remainder mainly laid to lawn with well-stocked borders.
The 6ft+ (1.8m+) side area behind the garage houses a secluded greenhouse, perfect for keen gardeners.
Council Tax
Basildon Council, Band G
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.
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