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** Guide Price £425,000 to £450,000 ** Whitehouse Cottages, Bourne Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 A charming, extended and much-improved three-bedroom semi-detached cottage located in the highly sought-after village of West Bergholt.
The village offers an excellent range of local amenities including the popular pubs The Queens Head and The White Hart, highly regarded Heathlands Primary School, convenient access to North Station with direct links to London, a regular bus network into Colchester city centre, and beautiful surrounding countryside walks.
The property begins with an entrance porch ideal for coats and boots, leading into an internal hallway with stairs to the first floor.
From here, you enter a cosy living room, with access to the kitchen.
The impressive kitchen/dining/family room spans the rear of the property and provides an excellent social hub, complete with bi-folding doors for seamless indoor–outdoor living.
The kitchen offers tasteful shaker-style units, a breakfast bar, tiled splashback, ceramic Butler sink, and space for a fridge/freezer and range-style oven.
A ground-floor bathroom finishes the level, fitted with white brick-tiled walls, vanity basin and geometric tiled flooring.
Upstairs offers a well-proportioned master bedroom with en-suite shower room, a further double bedroom and a generous single third bedroom.
Outside, the property enjoys a very generous rear garden with a raised decking area ideal for al-fresco dining, predominantly laid to lawn with an array of mature hedging.
A further decking area sits beneath a pergola, and the garden is complemented by secure side access. To the front, there is a wealth of off-road parking via a private driveway.
Viewings can be arranged without delay.
Entrance Porch Entrance Hall Living Room 15' 9" x 12' 2" (4.80m x 3.71m) Kitchen/Dining/Family Room 19' 2" x 17' 4" (5.84m x 5.28m) Bathroom 8' 1" x 7' 0" (2.46m x 2.13m) Landing Master Bedroom 15' 9" x 9' 3" (4.80m x 2.82m) En-Suite Shower Room Bedroom Two 10' 4" x 9' 6" (3.15m x 2.90m) Bedroom Three 9' 5" x 7' 6" (2.87m x 2.29m)
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