5-bedroom house · CO2 0NF
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About
**guide price £475,000-£500,000** Offered for sale with field views to the front and farmers field to the rear, is this extended five bedroom semi-detached house, situated in the highly regarded semi-rural village of Birch to the south-west of Colchester within walking distance of Birch Primary School.
There be are beautiful countryside walks close by and a bus service into the village.
Tollgate Retail Park at Stanway is home to many national retailers including Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's, whilst Colchester Zoo is also nearby.
The A12 provides direct routes to Ipswich, Chelmsford and London, and Marks Tey and Kelvedon train stations are both under 6 miles away.
Internally, the spacious family accommodation on the ground floor comprises of an entrance porch, hallway, lounge featuring a fireplace with red brick surround, a good-sized kitchen/diner with a butler sink, and access to a modern shower room, whilst on the first floor are five bedrooms.
Externally, the property benefits from a generous and private rear garden, mainly laid to lawn and bordered by mature trees and established hedging, providing a high degree of seclusion.
The garden offers ample space for outdoor seating and entertaining, with a pleasant outlook throughout the seasons and benefits from an outbuilding with power and light connected.
To the front of the property the house is set back from the road with a driveway providing ample off road parking and giving access to the detached garage.
Palmer & Partners would recommend an early internal viewing to avoid disappointment.
EPC: Tbc Entrance Porch Entrance Hall Storage Room Lounge (3.83m x 4.41m) Kitchen/Diner (2.59m x 5.43m) Shower Room (1.79m x 2.06m) Porch (0.81m x 2.39m) First Floor Landing Bedroom One (3.08m x 3.6m) Bedroom Two (3.88m x 2.39m) Bedroom Three (2.38m x 2.66m) Bedroom Four (2.28m x 2.67m) Bedroom Five (2.72m x 1.96m)
Value & comps
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About 14, Birch Street, Colchester
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