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About
Guide Price £700,000 to £750,000 A superb brand new spacious bungalow that you can move straight it. Built to a very high quality and specification. Private and with few immediate neighbours.
A rare opportunity and what a delight to be the first owner. NOTE: The 'pylon' you can see if some of the pictures is actually a historic WW2 Chain Home radar station that is no longer in use.
The three bedroom home was completed in October 2024, with great attention to detail in its construction.
The internal accommodation extends to approximately 2405sqft including a separate double garage and offers practical and contemporary living spaces.
The open plan kitchen-living room of capacious proportions incorporating an impressive vaulted ceiling is flooded with natural light via the bi-fold doors that allow the room to open out to the Indian sandstone terrace and rear garden.
The property also offers solid eco-credentials with underfloor heating throughout with thermostats to each room, a modern MVHR unit to increase air circulation and heat recovery with eight south facing 3.5kw solar panels.
A high level of comfort continues throughout the home with engineered oak wood flooring starting at the entrance hall and seamlessly transitions through to the dining / living room and second lounge, which will be complete with a modern MCZ Halo pellet wood-burner fully programmable via your phone.
Accessing the open-plan kitchen/living room via a set of solid oak double doors that continue accentuate the dimensions of the living space, it is noted how versatile the living accommodation is.
To tie in with the countryside vernacular and living, a timeless solid wood shaker kitchen has been installed with an impressive family sized kitchen island, perfect for day to day dining and for entertaining.
Included in the kitchen are Neff cooking appliances with a ceramic induction hob in the kitchen island with a built in downdraft underfloor extractor, a built in washing machine and tumble dryer, dish washer, full height Bosch fridge/freezer and wine fridge.
The west side of the home houses the three double bedrooms and family bath/shower room. The principle bedroom comes with a high quality en-suite shower room with a rain shower head.
The property is accessed through two brick piers allowing the provision for an electric gate and onto an expansive block paved driveway offering parking for several vehicles.
The double garage is supplied with electric roller shutter doors and offers the ability to install EV charging points.
The rear and side garden has been laid to lawn with a row of silver birches planted on the boundary to provide privacy and dappled shade.
What's Nearby Willow Lodge is located in Hilliards Road in the Essex village of Great Bromley.
The area has a rich RAF history during the war with the site adjacent, a former radar station that tracked German aircraft during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.
The old radar transmitter is still part of the landscape today. Great Bromley is a tranquil village with a beautiful church, village hall, village school and friendly pub.
Day to day amenities can be found at the nearby village of Elmstead Market with local train stations at the neighbouring villages of Alresford, Great Bentley and Wivenhoe.
Within Easy Reach The centre of Colchester and Clacton, with broader range and variety of national and boutique/independent shops, eateries and services are both within a 20 minute drive.
Access to A120 main trunk road via Frating within 6-8 minutes for access to Harwich and A12 north and south. Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose all deliver and are only 15 minute drive away.
There is also a Budgens in nearby Elmstead selling a superb selection of food and drink, so excellent homemade and local produce.
Manningtree station is just over 4 miles away and provides direct service to London Liverpool Street in approx.
1 hour You are approximately 30 minute drive to the clean and safe beaches at Frinton on Sea.
One hour and an hour and half to the beautiful Suffolk seaside resorts of Aldeburgh and Southwold respectively.
Services TENURE - Freehold COUNCIL TAX - TBC LOCAL AUTHORITY - Tendring SERVICES Air source Heat Pump, electricity, water and private drainage 8 3.5kw.
pv panels registered to export green electric if required. Disclaimer Chewton Rose Estate Agents is the seller's agent for this property.
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