5-bedroom detached house · CO3 4EF
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PROPERTY OVERVIEW ***GUIDE PRICE of £550,000 - £600,000*** John Alexander are delighted to offer this very spacious CHAIN FREE five bedroom detached family home conveniently located on a large corner plot situated in the popular area of Prettygate in the West of Colchester.
This home is beautifully presented throughout, benefiting from three receptions rooms, kitchen, study, a ground floor shower room, utility, four double bedrooms and a first floor family bathroom.
Externally, the property offers ample parking for up to six vehicles, a carport which intern leads to a garage.
There is also a very large and well established enclosed rear garden housing flowerbeds, shrub borders, patio areas and outside tap.
ENTRANCE HALL 12' 10" x 6' 6" (3.91m x 1.98m) stairs rising off, under stairs cupboard, radiator and doors to LOUNGE 24' 0" x 14' 6" (7.32m x 4.42m) Multiple windows providing plenty of natural light, open fire with a decorative tiled inset and wood surround, Original wood flooring and three radiators, french doors lead into the conservatory.
STUDY 14' 10" x 10' 5" (4.52m x 3.18m) Window to front, radiator and a door into: UTILITY ROOM 6' 3" x 5' 10" (1.91m x 1.78m) Window to side, fitted will eye level and base units, inset butler sink to work surface and mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine and wall mounted boiler, doors from here lead to the shower room, kitchen and the study.
SHOWER ROOM 6' 0" x 5' 6" (1.83m x 1.68m) Window to side, tiled shower cubicle, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, heated towel rail, extractor fan and underfloor heating.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 20' 0" narrowing to 13'10" x 18' 9" narrowing to 8' 2" (6.1m x 5.72m) Two windows and a door to the rear aspect, a range of wall mounted and base units, inset sink, rolled edge work surfaces with matching splashback, space for an American fridge/freezer and Rangemaster which has a glass splashback and a cooker hood over, an integrated dishwasher, loft access and a radiator.
CONSERVATORY 10' 4" x 6' 7" (3.15m x 2.01m) Windows and french doors opening out to the rear aspect.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING 10' 4" x 6' 7" (3.15m x 2.01m) loft access has a pull down ladder and the loft has power and light, doors to: BEDROOM ONE 12' 0" x 11' 0" (3.66m x 3.35m) Bay window to front, two fitted wardrobes with cupboards above, picture rail and a radiator.
BEDROOM TWO 13' 0" x 12' 9" (3.96m x 3.89m) Window to rear, picture rail and a radiator.
BATHROOM 8' 9" x 8' 0" (2.67m x 2.44m) Window to rear, enclosed panel bath with mixer top and shower above, separate shower cubicle, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, airing cupboard and a radiator with towel rail above.
BEDROOM THREE 10' 5" x 9' 0" (3.18m x 2.74m) Window to rear, radiator. BEDROOM FOUR 10' 8" x 10' 5" (3.25m x 3.18m) Window to front, triple fitted wardrobes with sliding doors and a radiator.
SHOWER ROOM 5' 6" x 3' 3" (1.68m x 0.99m) Double shower cubicle, low level WC, hand basin with mixer tap, fan heater and extractor.
BEDROOM FIVE 9' 0" x 6' 8" (2.74m x 2.03m) Bay window to front, two single wardrobes with shelving above, wooden flooring and a radiator GARAGE 18' 2" x 8' 0" (5.54m x 2.44m) Up and over door, window to side, with power & light connected.
The car port also has power and light and the garage has an exterior power socket by the patio.
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