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About
*Short Walk To Writtle School & Hylands Park*.
Gary Townsend, at Paul Mason Associates, offers this well presented three bedroom semi-detached home with a well proportioned garden, detached garage, and off road parking, all within walking distance of the village amenities, school and parkland.
The ground floor offers a lounge / diner, fitted kitchen and ground floor bathroom. To the first floor are three bedrooms, with the master benefitting from an en-suite shower room.
The property is situated in the historic village of Writtle, located to the South West of Chelmsford close to the Hylands Park & Estate, and is desired for its picturesque Green (complete with duck pond) and Norman church.
It has a convenient selection of shops including a post office, a butcher’s shop, tea rooms, plus a supermarket and other independent shops surrounding the village green.
It also benefits from a range of highly regarded restaurants and pubs.
There is a pre-school, a primary school and a senior school and it is also home to Writtle College (part of Anglia Ruskin University); one of the UK’s oldest and largest agricultural colleges.
Distances - Chelmsford Station: 3.1 miles (Liverpool Street from 34 mins) Ingatestone Station: 7.5 miles (Liverpool Street from 29 mins) M25: 12.4 miles Stansted Airport: 17.1 miles Writtle Infant & Junior School: 0.2 miles (All distances are approximate) Accommodation - Ground Floor - Entrance Hall - Entered via a part glazed front door, stairs to first floor, radiator, under stairs storage cupboards, laminate flooring and smooth ceiling.
Lounge / Diner - 4.41m x 3.48m (14'5" x 11'5") - Double glazed window to front aspect, radiator, laminate flooring and smooth coved ceiling. Door to Kitchen.
Kitchen - 5.33m x 1.68m (17'5" x 5'6") - Two double glazed windows to rear aspect, range of matching base and wall units incorporating a one and a half bowl sink drainer unit with central mixer tap and tiled splashback, space for cooker, washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge/freezer, breakfast bar, radiator, laminate flooring and smooth ceiling with sunken spotlights.
Door to rear.
Bathroom - Opaque double glazed window to side, fully tiled, panelled jacuzzi bath with central mixer taps, LLWC, pedestal wash hand basin, heated towel rail, tilled flooring and smooth ceiling.
First Floor - Landing - Double glazed window to side, carpet to floor and smooth ceiling with loft hatch to part boarded loft with lighting and ladder fitted.
Bedroom One - 3.22m x 2.71m (10'6" x 8'10") - Double glazed windows to front aspect, range of mirrored built-in wardrobes, radiator, carpet to floor and smooth coved ceiling.
Bedroom One En-Suite - Opaque double glazed window to front aspect, fully tiled, shower, LLWC, vanity wash hand basin, heated towel rail, tiled flooring and smooth ceiling with sunken spotlights.
Bedroom Two - 3.20m x 2.60m (10'5" x 8'6") - Double glazed window to rear aspect, airing cupboard, radiator, carpet to floor and smooth coved ceiling.
Bedroom Three / Study - 2.21m x 1.87m (7'3" x 6'1") - Double glazed window to rear aspect, range of built-in wardrobes, radiator, carpet to floor and smooth coved ceiling.
Exterior - Driveway & Garage - The property benefits from off road parking for two vehicles, with the driveway leading to a detached garage with up and over door plus power and lighting fitted and courtesy door to rear.
There is also an access gate to the rear garden. Rear Garden - The spacious rear garden is well screened with a variety of tree and plant borders offering excellent privacy.
From the kitchen there is a patio area which leads you to the main lawn area, which continues to the rear of the plot.
There is also an additional patio area to one side ideal for a barbecue or seating area. Viewings - Strictly by appointment only through the selling agent Paul Mason Associates .
Important Notices - We wish to inform all prospective purchasers that we have prepared these particulars including text, photographs and measurements as a general guide.
Room sizes should not be relied upon for carpets and furnishings. We have not carried out a survey or tested the services, appliances and specific fittings.
These particulars do not form part of a contract and must not be relied upon as statement or representation of fact.
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