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See how verdicts work4-bedroom detached house · CO6 3NE
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**guide price £500,000 - £525,000* Palmer & Partners are delighted to offer for sale this well-presented four-bedroom detached family home, enjoying open field views to the front and situated in the highly sought-after village of Fordham.
Fordham offers a charming village lifestyle with a range of local amenities including a traditional public house and a well-regarded primary school.
Colchester city centre and Tollgate Retail Park are just a short drive away, providing a wide selection of national retailers, shops, and restaurants.
The current vendors have significantly improved the home, reconfiguring it from a five-bedroom layout to create a spacious four-bedroom residence.
Enhancements include a newly added en-suite and bespoke fitted wardrobes to the principal bedroom. Upon entering the home via a stable-style door, you are welcomed into a spacious entrance hall.
The lounge, located at the front of the property, features a charming fireplace with a cast iron log burner.
To the rear, the kitchen/diner offers a range of fitted units, work surfaces, wall-mounted cabinets, and sliding doors leading into a double-glazed conservatory with French doors opening out to the rear garden.
From the kitchen, a door leads to a useful utility room with fitted worktop, sink unit, double-glazed window and rear access door, as well as internal access to the garage and a ground floor shower room.
Upstairs, the landing provides access to a boarded loft via a loft ladder, an airing cupboard, and four generously sized bedrooms, all hard-wired for internet connectivity.
The principal bedroom is spacious and features a dressing area with built-in wardrobes, farmland views to the front, and a contemporary en-suite shower room with walk-in shower and underfloor heating.
Bedrooms two, three, and four also offer good proportions, with bedrooms three and four enjoying field views to the front. The stylish family bathroom includes a jacuzzi bath and underfloor heating.
Externally, the property boasts a generous rear garden, mainly laid to lawn with a patio seating area, pergola, and a large timber garden shed.
Side access leads to the front of the property, where you’ll find a spacious driveway providing off-road parking for multiple vehicles and access to the garage, which features a roller door, power, and lighting.
Palmer & Partners highly recommend an early internal viewing to fully appreciate everything this exceptional home has to offer.
Entrance Hall Living Room (4.17m x 3.63m) Kitchen/Dining Room (3.45m x 5.44m) Utility Room (2.97m x 2.1m) Ground Floor Bathroom First Floor Landing Bedroom One (5.5m x 3.28m) En-Suite Bedroom Two (3.78m x 3.48m) Bedroom Three (3.5m x 2.84m) Bedroom Four (2.6m x 2.4m) Bathroom (1.78m x 3.25m) Garage (4.95m x 3.18m)
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About 40, Church Road, Colchester
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