STUNNING FOUR BEDROOM DETACHED FAMILY HOME NEAR THE STATION
A beautifully presented, modern detached house on one of Billericay's most desirable locations.
This premium property is beautiful to look at too, with cream render elevations, an impressive Oak-Framed Porch, and it is set safely behind a tall remote controlled iron rolling gate,
Inside, a spacious Entrance Hall with large porcelain tiles gives a great first impression, the tiles extending into the ground floor WC and gorgeous open-plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room with its bi-fold doors opening to the sunny West-facing Garden.
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This, the 'Heart of the Home', showcases a stunning kitchen area to the far end with contrasting light grey and wood effect units topped with Quartz worktops, integrated NEFF appliances, and an Island incorporating a Breakfast bar, plus a near-end Dining and Family area centred around the feature Media Wall with its inset linear electric Fire.
The large separate Lounge features a walk-in Bay and a Freestanding Woodburning Stove.
Upstairs, all four bedrooms are generous doubles with fitted wardrobes, and the Master Bedroom has a very large and rather impressive Ensuite Shower Room - there also a large Family Bathroom too.
Modern high end conveniences include Air conditioning throughout (yes, including in each and every bedroom - via discreet ceiling diffusers) and underfloor heating to the ground floor.
Set on a broad plot with the Driveway a blend of block paving and shingle, there is also a larger than average 22ft x 10ft Garage with a remote controlled sectional Garage Door, and landscaped Rear Garden featuring a full-width patio and a Hot Tub.
The property is also most conveniently located within close proximity of the High Street and Mainline Railway Station, the highly regarded St Johns Private School, Buttsbury & Mayflower Schools, Lake Meadows Park (an entrance further up Hillhouse Drive) and Norsey Woods - all within just short walks.
An exceptional family home combining contemporary luxury with practical family living in a prime Billericay location.
The Accommodation in more detail:
Combining style with security, the very attractive textured woodgrain effect composite Front Door with its twin side light panels, leads through to:
HALL 14ft 3" x 13ft 1" narrowing to 6ft 8" (4.34m x 3.99m narrowing to 2.03m)
A great first impression, with polished porcelain tiles extending onto the ground floor WC and the feature Kitchen/Dining/Family room.
GROUND FLOOR WC 7ft 10" x 3ft 4" (2.39m x 1.02m)
Fitted with a Roca suite including a wall mounted Vanity Unit and a small front facing window provides natural light.
LOUNGE 19ft 1" x 12ft (5.82m x 3.66m)
The measurements exclude a large walk-in Bay window measuring 7ft 1" x 2ft 3" (2.16m x 0.69m) and the focal point is the Termatech Freestanding Woodburning Stove.
The bay window features integrated blinds and there is a wall mounted LG 'Dual Inverter ThinQ' air conditioner for those hot summer days.
A further nice feature is the thick premium quality wool carpet, as also found upstairs.
OPEN PLAN KITCHEN/DINING/FAMILY ROOM 32ft 3" x 13ft 1" narrowing to 11ft 8" (9.83m x 3.99m narrowing to 3.56m)
The heart of the home, this stunning, social living and entertaining space has, to the far end, a very attractive range of contrasting light grey and textured wood effect integrated handle units, topped with sparkling Quartz worktops and incorporating a host of premium appliances for the keen chef.
The appliances comprise:
NEFF Induction hob with a pop-up matching NEFF Downdraught Extractor Fan (discreetly integrated into the kitchen countertop and which pops up for use, retracting afterwards).
NEFF 'Slide&Hide®' Multifunction Oven/Grill with adjacent matching slightly smaller Oven/Grill and with a Warming Drawer below.
CDA under-the-counter Wine Cooler
Integrated AEG Dishwasher and spaces for a washing machine and tumble dryer.
Plus further features include a pull-out recycling drawer and full height larder cupboard.
At the near end is the Dining and Family Area centred around a full width Media Wall incorporating a smart electric Linear Fire, recess for a 50" TV and cupboards and shelving either side. The large glossy porcelain floor tiles match in perfectly with the decor and the bifold door system has integrated blinds.
The combination of the wide bi-folding doors and a further wide window in the kitchen area, bathes this room in light.
Stairs from Hall to:
1ST FLOOR LANDING 20ft 3" x 6ft (6.17m x 1.83m)
A huge Landing area with a large built-in cupboard providing great storage. Looking up we see a flip-down hatch accessing the roof space (with a fitted ladder, light and boarding).
MASTER BEDROOM 16ft x 10ft 9" (4.88m x 3.28m)
A generous size master bedroom with his and hers twin double wardrobes at either end, two windows maximising light, two built-in diffusers within the ceiling for the central air-conditioning and enjoying a notably pleasant outlook overlooking the Garden and surrounding gardens.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 9ft x 5ft 10" (2.74m x 1.78m)
A very stylish Ensuite boasting a large 1750mm x 760mm low profile Walk-in Shower, with both a fixed 'Rain' showerhead as well as a separate handset.
There is also a wall mounted 'White Gloss' Vanity unit, close coupled WC, tall chrome towel radiator, LED bathroom mirror, attractive ceramic tiles to the floor and walls and a side facing window for lots of natural light.
BEDROOM TWO 13ft 6" x 10ft 9" (4.11m x 3.28m)
The measurements exclude 2.5 x double built-in wardrobes, plus there is also a separate further run of wardrobes on the left wall too, so lots of clothing storage.
Again, this is a rear facing double bedroom so also enjoying a particularly pleasant outlook over the surrounding gardens.
As with the master bedroom, this also has two ceiling diffusers for the built-in home air-conditioning.
BEDROOM THREE 13ft 6" x 10ft 4" (4.11m x 3.15m)
Just like bedroom two, measurements of this bedroom also exclude 2.5 x double built-in wardrobes running along the left wall, and it also has fitted wardrobes on the right wall as you enter.
This large double bedroom faces front and also has two diffusers for the air-conditioning.
BEDROOM FOUR 11ft x 7ft 10" (3.35m x 2.39m)
The measurements exclude built-in wardrobes at each end of this bedroom, which is front facing and also comes with two diffusers for the integrated air conditioning system.
BATHROOM 11ft 9" x 6ft (3.58m x 1.83m)
Refitted as a luxury Shower Room featuring a full width 1800mm x 760mm Walk-in Shower, with both a fixed Rain Showerhead as well as a separate handset.
There is also a wall hung Vanity unit, close coupled WC and attractive ceramics to the walls and floor.
Over the basin is an LED bathroom mirror, plus there's also a very tall chrome towel radiator and a side facing window for plenty of natural light.
EXTERIOR - FRONT
A remote controlled (App on your phone too) rolling iron gate, slides right revealing the large block paved Drive, with a separated shingled area to the right for additional parking.
There is access on one side, the right hand side being notably wide, with the gate opening itself 3ft 7" (1.09m) wide.
GARAGE 22ft 7" x 10ft (6.88m x 3.05m)
A much larger than average Garage, with a remote controlled sectional garage door and a rear UPVC glazed courtesy door from the garden.
It also houses the Vaillant ecoTEC plus 637 boiler and its accompanying Joule unvented hot water cylinder (pressurised, so it heats water faster and keeps it hot longer ideal when more than one hot water tap/shower is being used at the same time).
The garage also houses the manifolds for the underfloor heating, modern electrical consumer unit and has lighting and power.
GARDEN
A full width paved patio invites outside entertaining and barbecues, and being West facing, makes it quite the afternoon Sun Trap, especially with its high brick wall to the right and fencing to the rear and left.
In the bottom right hand corner is a covered hot tub, which will be remaining.
We also noted an outdoor electrical socket on the back wall of the house, tap and outside lighting.
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.
