16, Pole Barn Lane, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9NJ

Positioned in one of Frinton-on-Sea’s most desirable residential settings, Thorpe Villa is a five-bedroom 100-year-old, detached home just 200yds from the beach offering charm, safety, community and seaside life.

Swap congestion for sea-side calm, enjoy a slower pace without isolation and benefit from a coastal lifestyle upgrade.

This fabulous Edwardian house, full of character, features a modern open-plan kitchen diner, large utility room, a living room, four first floor bedrooms surrounding a family bathroom and a principal bedroom with en-suite in the loft conversion.

There is also driveway parking for two cars, a garage, a huge rear un-overlooked garden with two adjoining brick-built sheds, a workshop, a greenhouse and a garden office.

The entrance hallway, with its picture and dado rails, gives access to the kitchen/diner and living room.

The recently designed and upgraded kitchen has all Siemens appliances, a full-size integrated fridge and freezer, a double oven, with the top oven also a microwave - plus warming drawer, two dishwashers, a Blanco boiling tap, a plethora of built-in units and a breakfast bar.

The dining area, with its own built-in units, can house a large dining table and sits in front of a generous bay window to the front.

Off the kitchen is the utility room with sink, plumbing for white goods, a cloakroom and a door to the rear garden.

The cosy living room has patio doors to the garden plus a fireplace with hearth and mantlepiece. To the first floor...

Where there are four bedrooms - three double and one single (currently used as an office) - and the remodelled family bathroom.

It's on this floor that you really notice the sizes of the bay windows in the house. The third bedroom has a double-glazed door to the balcony at the front.

On the second floor is where the converted loft brings a principal double bedroom with dual aspect windows and an its own ensuite.

Overall, the home brings space and light across all areas of the house, yet there is scope to make it even larger with an opportunity to extend (subject to planning permission) at the rear and side.

The rear garden extends some 130 feet from the house. It's mainly laid to lawn, with patio areas and established borders.

At the bottom of the plot is the garden office which is well insulated (cool in summer and warm in winter) and has sockets and lights.

To the front a gravelled drive provides parking for two cars, and the rest is laid to lawn with shrubbery borders. Property details Internal area: 1704 sq. Ft.

Plot size: 0.22 acres ( Kitchen/Diner: 21'11" x 14'6" Utility Room: 15'7" x 7'11" Living Room: 15'2" x 12'4" Bedroom Two: 14'10" x 13'0" Bedroom Three: 11'8" x 13'3" Bedroom Four: 12'5 x 7'10 Bedr00m Five: 9'4" x 7'11" Bedroom One: 17'11" x 10 10" En-suite: 8'9" x 4'10" Council Tax Band: E (£2,773 p/yr) EPC Rating: D (62) Flood Risk: None Double Glazing throughout - sealed units are Argon filled 24mm toughened glass Gas central heating New consumer unit plus full eicr Ohme 7.4kW EV Charger Frinton train station is a five-minute walk (90mins to London Liverpool Street).

The greensward is a one-minute walk with the beach just a few more minutes down the cliff slope. The Doctors surgery is at the end of the road.

Local schools include St Philomena's, an independent primary school (three minutes' walk) and three other primary schools (five to ten minutes' drive).

Lift Tendring is a secondary school with a sixth form just a 20-minute walk. The 'high street', Connaught Avenue, hosts independent retail shops, coffee shops, hairdressers and restaurants.

Frinton has a well-respected tennis club, a cricket club and a links golf course. Every summer Frinton Literary Festival and Frinton Summer Theatre are big favourites with locals.

Agent comment: Thorpe Villa, under the current owners, has been restored and updated with good attention to detail, using only the best of materials throughout.

The new owners will benefit from a character filled 100 year old house that has been revitalised