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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · CM22 6FR
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About
3 copper beech avenue is located in a gated development of only thirteen houses located in the village of Takeley.
The property is a substantial five bedroom executive style detached family home and was built in 2016.
Upon entering the property the current vendors have added a brick-built entrance porch/boot room to the front of the house which leads into the large impressive entrance hall.
All the reception spaces feed of the hallway including a downstairs cloakroom with fitted storage, the good-sized lounge with a large double-glazed window to the front aspect, office/playroom with window to the front aspect, and the main kitchen/dining/family room is to the back of the property which is the heart of the house and measures 32ft in length.
The kitchen itself has a range of eye and base level units, inset sink, five ring gas hob with chrome extractor, double oven, integrated microwave and hot plate, dishwasher, two wine fridges and space for a free-standing American style fridge/freezer.
The kitchen also benefits from inset lighting, windows overlooking the garden and a breakfast bar with seating for three people.
The rest of the living space is currently used as a dining area with double doors leading into the rear garden.
Off of the kitchen is a utility room with space for washing machine and tumble dryer, eye and base storage units, a cupboard which houses the gas boiler and a double glazed door to the side recess which has access to the front and rear of the property.
On the first floor, the master bedroom has fitted wardrobes and a large en-suite shower room. Bedroom 2 also benefits from an en-suite shower room.
There are two further double bedrooms both with fitted wardrobes, and there is a good-sized single bedroom, and a family bathroom.
Externally, to the front of the property there is driveway parking for three cars and a single garage, which is currently being used as a games room, with an additional boarded loft space with a pull-down ladder.
A timber gate gives access to the south-west facing rear garden which has a patio area feeding of the back of the property with a BBQ area, the rest of the garden is mainly laid to lawn with well-stocked shrub borders and tree plantings along the left flank.
At the foot of the garden is a decked area with a summer house which has power and lighting and an additional storage cupboard for garden tools etc.
Takeley, a West Essex village, is situated approximately 4 miles to the east of Bishop’s Stortford, and is now bypassed by the A120 trunk road.
There is a village shop, post office, primary school, cricket and football fields and public house.
The market town of Bishop’s Stortford provides a wide range of amenities including shops and schools and mainline station to London's Liverpool Street.
The M11 (3 miles) provides excellent road communications with London, Cambridge and the M25.
Value & comps
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