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About
This stylishly extended three-bedroom semi-detached home offers generous and versatile accommodation, with approximately 1,128.7 sq ft when including the substantial garden outbuilding.
The ground floor begins with a welcoming entrance hall, useful storage and a convenient WC, alongside a contemporary handleless kitchen featuring integrated appliances, extensive cabinetry and space for casual dining.
The real centrepiece is the impressive open-plan living and dining space.
A modern fireplace creates a comfortable focal point within the lounge, while the extended dining area is flooded with natural light through a large roof lantern and French doors opening onto the garden.
This layout provides an excellent setting for everyday family life, entertaining and hosting larger gatherings.
Upstairs are three bedrooms, including a generous principal bedroom with its own modern en-suite shower room.
The remaining bedrooms provide flexibility for children, guests or home working, complemented by a stylish family bathroom with a bath and overhead shower.
Outside, the property benefits from off-street parking and gated access to the rear garden.
The garden includes decked and paved seating areas, lawn and established planting, together with a substantial detached outbuilding measuring approximately 15'9" x 8'9".
Currently arranged as an entertaining room and bar, it could also make an excellent home office, gym, studio or games room.
Victoria Avenue is conveniently positioned for Rayleigh’s local shops, transport connections and amenities.
The expected local school catchments are Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School on Little Wheatley Chase and The Sweyne Park School on Sir Walter Raleigh Drive.
Tenure: Freehold Council Tax Band: D Room Measurements Ground Floor Kitchen: 3.51m maximum x 2.42m (11'6" maximum x 7'11") Living Room: 4.54m x 4.53m (14'11" x 14'10") Dining Room: 2.75m x 4.02m (9'0" x 13'2") First Floor Principal Bedroom: 3.51m x 3.58m (11'6" x 11'9") En-Suite: 2.30m x 1.54m (7'7" x 5'1") Bedroom Two: 2.66m x 2.55m (8'9" x 8'4") Bedroom Three: 2.66m x 1.88m (8'9" x 6'2") Bathroom: 2.06m x 1.73m (6'9" x 5'8") Outbuilding: 2.68m x 4.81m (8'9" x 15'9") Interior The entrance hall opens into a beautifully finished ground floor, where pale marble-effect tiling creates a bright, seamless flow.
A contemporary grey kitchen sits to the front, fitted with sleek handleless cabinetry, contrasting worktops and integrated appliances, alongside a useful breakfast bar.
Beyond, the generous living room features a modern fireplace and opens into a superb dining area beneath a roof lantern, with French doors leading outside.
There is also a ground-floor WC and useful storage.
Upstairs are three bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with a stylish en-suite shower room, plus a modern family bathroom with a bath and overhead shower Exterior The property has an attractive brick frontage with a bay window, private entrance and off-street parking.
Gated side access leads to a well-proportioned rear garden arranged for both relaxing and entertaining, with a decked terrace adjoining the house, paved pathways, lawn and established planting.
At the end of the garden sits a substantial detached outbuilding measuring approximately 12.9 sq m, currently arranged as a sports bar and lounge with additional space for a desk.
It offers excellent flexibility as a home office, gym, games room or entertaining space, creating a genuine extension of the home Location Victoria Avenue is positioned in a convenient part of Rayleigh, placing everyday amenities, schools and transport links within easy reach.
An Asda supermarket is approximately 0.3 miles away, while Rayleigh Station is around 0.7 miles from the postcode and provides regular services towards London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria.
Rayleigh High Street offers a broad mix of shops, cafés, restaurants and services, alongside the town’s weekly market.
Road users can connect towards the A127 and A130 for wider travel across Essex School Catchments The school catchments are Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School on Little Wheatley Chase and The Sweyne Park School on Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, both positioned close to the property.
School priority areas and admissions criteria can change, particularly for faith schools, so purchasers should confirm eligibility directly with Essex County Council and the individual schools
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