3-bedroom house · CM8 3NF
For saleReduced £25k (−4.5%) on 2 OctListed 57 days
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This three bedroom detached property located in the village of Wickham Bishops, in need of a degree of updating and modernisation, benefits from a large garden and is available with no onward chain.
This three bedroom detached property located in the village of Wickham Bishops, in need of a degree of updating and modernisation, benefits from a large garden and is available with no one with chain.
Some More Information From the entrance door you enter the entrance hall where stairs rise to the first floor and doors give access to the dining room sitting room and ground floor cloakroom which is fitted with a wall mounted wash hand basin and low-level WC.
The dining room has a window to the front elevation and a further door leading into the kitchen which is fitted with a range of eye and base level cupboards and drawers beneath rolled edge worksurfaces and spaces for undercounter fridge, dishwasher and tumble dryer.
Fitted appliances include the four-ring electric hob with extractor over, a single eye-level oven and integrated microwave above.
An opening leads from the kitchen into the utility room where a further door leads to the side and a further area of worktop has space beneath for a washing machine and undercounter freezer.
The sitting room has a sliding patio door leading out to the rear garden, central fireplace and a single door leading into the conservatory, which is a uPVC construction beneath a polycarbonate roof with brick wall adjoining the neighbouring property.
French doors lead from the conservatory to the paved rear terrace, where steps lead up to the rear garden.
To the first floor there are three bedrooms bedroom one is fitted with a spacious deep wardrobe and has a window to the front elevation whilst bedroom two located to the rear also has wardrobe and shower cubicle.
Adjacent is bedroom three which is of a single sized room with window also to the rear and a fitted storage cupboard.
The landing provides an area for bookshelves or a study space with a window to the side.
Completing the first floor accommodation is the family bathroom comprising panel enclosed bath wash hand basin inset into vanity and low-level WC with obscured window to the side elevation.
Externally To the front of the property the driveway leads to the single garage which is attached to the neighbouring property’s garage and a pathway leads to the front flank spine area of lawn to the side and around to the rear.
To the immediate rear of the property the paved terrace provides excellent space for outdoor dining; steps lead up to a further area of paved terrace before giving way to an expansive lawned area flanked on either side by deep shrub beds and dissected through the centre with established planting and Rose arbour.
To the foot of the garden, the mature shrub planting extends to all sides and the lawn leads around the a central tree stump creating a silvered feature to the centre.
Location Centrally located in the village of Wickham Bishops, the property is located just 0.3miles from the community village hall, which offers a range of classes, clubs and activities as well as having a children’s play area within the grounds.
The village of Wickham Bishops also offers Library, village shop and Post Office, Mrs Salisbury’s Tea Rooms, along with Health Food shop, Estate Agents, nail salon and two hair salons.
Located just 1.2miles from the property is Benton Hall, Golf, Health and Country Club, which offers not only an 18 hole championship golf course as well as the “Bishops” par 3,9 hole course.
The health club offers various classes along with indoor swimming pool, gymnasium and spa facilities.
The nearby town of Maldon with its historic quay offers a number of independent and national high street retailers as well as supermarkets and restaurants, as does Witham, which is located 2.4miles from the property but in addition has a mainline railway station with a fast and frequent service to London Liverpool Street Station.
Sitting Room (5.51m x 3.58m (18'1" x 11'9" )) Dining Room (2.69m x 3.12m (8'10 x 10'3")) Kitchen (2.64m x 3.12m (8'8" x 10'3")) Utility Room (1.73m x 2.39m (5'8" x 7'10")) Cloakroom (1.83m x 1.09m (6'0" x 3'7")) Conservatory (4.78m x 3.38m (15'8" x 11'1")) Bedroom 1 (3.71m x 3.10m (12'2" x 10'2" )) Bedroom 2 (3.56m x 3.07m (11'8" x 10'1" )) Bedroom 3 (2.64m x 2.31m (8'8" x 7'7" )) Services Council Tax Band - E Local Authority - Maldon District Council Tenure - Freehold EPC - tbc Mains Electric Oil Fired Heating Mains Water Mains Drainage Planning Applications in the Immediate Locality - Speak with selling agents.
Construction Type - We understand the property to be of brick and block construction. Accessibility Notice - The property does not have step free access.
Broadband Availability - Supafast Broadband Available with speeds up to 1,000 mbps (details obtained from Ofcom Mobile and Broadband Checker) – August 2026.
Mobile Coverage - It is understood that the mobile phone service is available from EE and O2 (details obtained from Ofcom Mobile Checker) - August 2026.
Flooding from Surface Water – Very Low Risk Flooding from Rivers and Sea - Very Low Risk Flooding from Reservoirs Unlikely In This Area Flooding from Ground Water - Unlikely In This Area (details obtained from long term flood risk search) - August 2026
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