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Listing removedReduced £100k (−9.1%) on 22 SepListed 229 days
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About
Hunt Roche Leigh-on-Sea are honoured to offer for sale 'The Mount'. A unique and exceptional property with unrivalled potential.
Built in 1906, The Mount was once the location of a children’s home, before becoming two houses and now sits on nearly half an acre as one residence with approx.
5200 Sqft of property (including the garage). Offered with no onward chain, there is huge potential for modernisation and/or extension (STPP).
The main house offers a large reception hall, living room, morning room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, conservatory and two cloakrooms on the ground floor.
Upstairs are three double bedrooms, two en-suites and a fully-tiled four-piece contemporary family bathroom.
Two of the bedrooms benefit from adjoining rooms, currently used as dressing rooms but could easily be reinstated as fourth and fifth bedrooms.
The Pool House has a large heated pool with, changing room, shower and w.c. The Mount benefits from a triple garage, big enough for multiple vehicles and has loft space with a workshop attached.
The grounds have a gated entrance, a long gravel driveway with ample parking for multiple vehicles, flanked by two garden areas laid to lawn.
Located on Fairfield Gardens and within catchment for the Outstanding Eastwood Academy (Secondary), with a host of amenities and transport links close by.
The Accommodation Comprises: The Main House Reception Hall (5.72m x 4.3m (18' 9" x 14' 1")) Enter through main front door into bright and spacious reception hall, which could be used as a reception room, carpet to floor, double glazed sash style windows to rear, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, working fireplace, radiator, stairs to first floor, storage cupboard, doors to all ground floor rooms.
Morning Room (4.27m x 3.23m (14' 0" x 10' 7")) Double glazed sash style, bay window to side, as well as double glazed sash style window to rear, wooden flooring, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, 2 x radiator, working fireplace.
Lounge (7.95m x 4.27m (26' 1" x 14' 0")) A beautiful bright and spacious room with sash style double glazed windows to both sides as well as double glazed door to garden, carpet to floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, 2 x ceiling lights, wall lighting, 2 x working fireplaces and 2 x radiators.
Dining Room (4.52m x 3.6m (14' 10" x 11' 10")) Double glazed French doors leading into conservatory, radiator, carpet to floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, semi open plan to: Kitchen (4.2m x 3.6m (13' 9" x 11' 10")) Fitted with a range of eye and base level units, sink and drainer unit, oven, hob and extractor hood, stable door to rear garden, tiled floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling.
Conservatory 3.5m 3.35m - Leading off the dining room, spacious conservatory with tiled floor and door to rear garden.
Utility Room Tiled floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, double glazed window to rear, door to swimming pool, range of eye and base level units, sink with drainer unit, space for washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge freezer.
First Ground Floor WC Toilet, sink, double glazed obscure window to rear, tiled floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling.
Hallway (5.82m x 5.97m (19' 1" x 19' 7")) Enter through rear door into spacious hall area with tiled floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, 2 x double glazed sash style windows to side, storage cupboard and door to: Ground Floor WC: Tiled floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, WC, sink.
This room houses all the mechanics and boilers for the house.
First Floor Landing: Carpet to floor, smooth ceilings, spotlights to ceiling, doors to all first-floor rooms: Bedroom One (4.47m x 4.27m (14' 8" x 14' 0")) Large and bright room, with three double glazed sash style windows two to the rear, one to side.
Carpet to floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, radiator, door into: Dressing Room (3.23m x 3.15m (10' 7" x 10' 4")) Could be put back to an individual bedroom if required.
Fitted wardrobes to two walls, carpet to floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, double glazed sash style window, door to: Ensuite To Bedroom One (3.25m x 1.42m (10' 8" x 4' 8")) Vinyl flooring, tiled walls, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, radiator, double glazed obscure sash style window to side, shower, sink with vanity unit under, WC.
Bedroom Two (4.37m x 3.28m (14' 4" x 10' 9")) Another bright and spacious room with three double glazed sash style windows, two to rear one to side.
Carpet to floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, radiator, door into: Dressing Room (3.23m x 3.05m (10' 7" x 10' 0")) Could be put back to an individual bedroom if required.
Fitted wardrobe, carpet to floor, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, double glazed sash style window, door to: Ensuite To Bedroom Two Tiled floor, tiled walls, smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, shower, sink and WC.
Bedroom Three (4.2m x 3.28m (13' 9" x 10' 9")) Double glazed sash style window to side and front, carpet to floor, smooth ceiling, ceiling light, radiator, fitted wardrobes to one wall.
Bathroom (3.28m x 2.64m (10' 9" x 8' 8")) Smooth ceiling, spotlights to ceiling, tiled floors, tiled walls, double glazed sash style obscure window to front, bath, separate shower, sink with vanity unit under, WC, built in fitted cupboards.
The Swimming Pool (16.38m x 7.77m (53' 9" x 25' 6")) Housing heated swimming pool, changing room and shower with sink and WC, wall lighting, tiled floor, windows to rear garden.
Garage / Workshop (12.37m x 8.97m (40' 7" x 29' 5")) A triple garage which has the ability to house ample vehicles or could be converted depending on your needs.
There is a workshop at the back and a second floor which measures 29'8" x 16'3" Gardens The spectacular grounds and garden areas are beautifully presented.
Enter through gate both drive through and pedestrian where you are met with a large gravel driveway, which has space for ample vehicles, surrounding this is mostly lawn and semi separate, wrapping around the house allowing for a variety of options!
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