Situated in a prestigious semi rural location but still within a short drive of Southend Town Centre and Seafront this property offers the best of both town and country living. A detached 'Georgian style' residence occupying a plot of nearly half an acre with fields to the side and far reaching views across farmland but also conveniently located for schools including Thorpe Hall, Alleyn Court and Southend High School for Girls (Grammar). The property has excellent connections for commuters via road, train and air, with the A127 with links into the M25 within easy reach, Thorpe Bay Station serving London Fenchurch Street approximately 1.5 miles away and the new and expanding London Southend Airport within a 10 minute drive. This family property offers three double bedrooms with a dressing room to the master, a spacious lounge overlooking the garden, dining room, a garage currently converted into a music/play room, fitted kitchen, utility room and ground floor bathroom. The south facing rear garden measures approximately 300ft with multiple sections including a pool house (in need of renovation), while the pretty frontage provides ample parking. This property offers scope for extension to the side and rear (subject to local planning) and is located in an area which could comfortably accommodate any improvement. Approximately 1,642 square foot.
| Entrance Hall | Front double doors opening onto the driveway, double glazed window facing the side overlooking fields, double doors opening to the dining room, engineered wood flooring, cupboard.
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| Ground Floor Cloakroom | Low level WC, wall-mounted sink, tiled splashbacks, obscure double glazed window facing the side.
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| Dining Room | 12'2\" x 12'3\" (3.7m x 3.73m). Double glazed window facing the side, stairs with balustrade leading to the first floor, coved ceiling, dado rail, engineered wood flooring, radiator, door to the kitchen, double doors opening to the lounge.
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| Lounge | 21'7\" x 15' (6.58m x 4.57m). Double glazed French doors opening onto the garden, double glazed windows facing the rear overlooking the garden, open fireplace with wood burner, coved ceiling, spotlights, engineered wood flooring, radiator.
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| Kitchen | 9' x 15'4\" (2.74m x 4.67m). Fitted wall and base units and drawer, granite work surfaces, 'butler' style sink and mixer tap with grooved drainer, space for range cooker with overhead extractor hood, integrated fridge/freezer and dishwasher, tiled splashbacks, tiled flooring, raised double glazed bay window facing the front, spotlights, radiator, door opening to the garage.
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| Garage | 8'2\" x 23'1\" (2.5m x 7.04m). Currently converted to a music/play room, double glazed window facing the side overlooking fields, door to the utility room.
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| Utility Room | 8'2\" x 7'3\" (2.5m x 2.2m). Fitted wall and base units and drawers, roll edge work surfaces, one and a half bowl sink and drainer with mixer tap, space for washing machine and tumble dryer, tiled splashbacks, tiled flooring, boiler, double glazed window facing the rear overlooking the garden, double glazed back door.
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| Landing | Airing cupboard, loft access.
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| Master Bedroom | 12'10\" x 14' (3.91m x 4.27m). Double glazed window facing the rear overlooking the garden and fields, fitted wardrobes, coved ceiling, spotlights, engineered wood flooring, radiator, access to the dressing room.
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| Dressing Room | 8'5\" x 7'5\" (2.57m x 2.26m). Fitted wardrobes and dressing table, double glazed window facing the rear overlooking the garden and fields, coved ceiling, spotlights, engineered wood flooring.
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| Bedroom Two | 8'11\" x 15'6\" (2.72m x 4.72m). Double glazed windows facing the front and side, built-in storage cupboard, engineered wood flooring, radiator.
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| Bedroom Three | 9' x 10'3\" (2.74m x 3.12m). Double glazed window facing the front overlooking fields, built-in storage cupboard, engineered wood flooring, radiator.
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| Bathroom | 6' x 10'2\" (1.83m x 3.1m). Low level WC, panelled bath with shower over and glass screen, 'his and hers' pedestal sinks, tiled splashbacks, tiled flooring, obscure double glazed window facing the side, spotlights, extractor fan, radiator.
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| Frontage | The property enjoys a pretty frontage of 58' x 50', feeling even more spacious due to the sweeping cornfields to the east bordered with a post and rail fence. A shingled driveway leads to the house and provides off street parking for numerous cars. There is also a lawn with a central tree and conifer screening to the west aspect. The property offers an excellent opportunity for extension to the side and rear to really maximize the space and potential of this superb plot.
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| Rear Garden | A gardeners dream this plot measures around 400' in length with nearly 300' at the rear being mainly lawned with shrub and tree borders - huge potential for landscaping. To the immediate rear of the house is a large paved patio and, approximately half way down the garden is a pool house beyond which the garden continues. To the side of the house are open cornfields. Side access to the front garden.
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| Pool House (Redundant) | This brick building measures approx 48' in length and houses an in ground swimming pool and has doors and windows overlooking all aspects of the garden. Both the pool and building are in need of attention. The pool can be reinstated as the owners have not used for several years, otherwise the building could be utilised as a gym, home office, workshop/storage, playhouse etc.
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| Agents Note | The Vendor of this property is an Estate Agent within the meaning of the Estate Agents Act and a declaration to that effect is hereby made in accordance with Section 21 of that Act. The vendor advises that the Study/Playroom has been converted from the garage and although this work has been carried out over 10 years ago, there are no building regulations.
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