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Six-bedroom semi-detached family home for sale on Avellana Place in North Colchester.
With flexible accommodation across three floors, this home offers a hallway with cloakroom, lounge, kitchen-diner, four double bedrooms (en-suite to main), two single bedrooms and a family bathroom, approx.170sqm of rear garden, a 4m x 3m summer house and driveway parking for two cars.
Offers in excess of £390,000 This modern house, built in 2016, is only a couple of minutes from the A12 (Chelmsford or Ipswich bound), close to the A120 (Harwich or Clacton) and a 10 min drive to Colchester North Station with its connections to London Liverpool Street or on to Norwich.
Entering the house, the hallway leads you to the decent-sized living room to the front, and the kitchen / diner across the rear of the property.
With a good run of worktops, plentiful wall and base untis (spaces for white goods) the kitchen has a gas hob, electric oven, extractor and room for a dining table in front of the patio doors to the garden.
First floor is host to two double bedrooms -en-suite shower room to the main bedroom - a single bedroom and the three piece family bathroom with integrated shower.
The recent extension into the loft (2025) adds two more double bedrooms and a single bedroom. The single bedroom could quite easily be converted to a bathroom or shower room with little investment.
The south-west facing garden (170sqm), extends out across the the two parking bays is laid to lawn with patio areas near the house.
A 4m x 3m summer house (power and light) sits in the corner which could be a studio, gym or somewhere to just relax. There is also a shed and a gate out to the driveway.
To the front are shaled beds and a driveway (with new EV charger) accommodating two cars.
Avellana Place sits within the catchment of The Gilberd School and close to the popular St Johns CofE primary school. Agents note: How many bedrooms do you need? Big family?
This house has got you covered. Professional couple, both working from home, perhaps with one or two kids? This house has got you covered.
It's location ticks so many boxes too - close to road and rail connections and good schools! It won't be on the market long.
Property details Living Room: 4.85m x 3.20m (15'11" x 10'6") Kitchen/Dining Room: 3.05m x 5.46m (10'0" x 17'11") Bedroom One: 3.19m x 3.20m (10'6" x 10'6") Bedroom Two: 3.56m x 3.20m (11'8" x 10'6") Bedroom Three: 2.46m x 2.59m (8'1" x 8'6") Bathroom: 1.92m x 2.16m (6'4" x 7'1") Bedroom Four: 2.82m x 4.19m (9'3" x 13'9") Bedroom Five: 3.05m x 4.19m (10'0" x 13'9") Bedroom Six: 1.93m x 2.88m (6'4" x 9'6") Garden: Approx.
14m x 12m (45ft x 40ft) Summer House: 4m x 3m (13ft x 10ft) Shed: 2.4m x 1.5m (8ft x 5ft) EPC: B (83, potential 116) Council Tax Band: D (£2282pa) Flood Risk: None Gas central heating EV Charger (new)
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About 6, Dennis Randle Way, Colchester
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