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See how verdicts work4-bedroom detached house · CM2 6QA
For saleReduced £25k (−4.8%) on 10 SepListed 480 days
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*Property of the month - transport facilities have just improved even further with the brand new opening of Beaulieu Park railway station * An excellent four bedroom detached family home including spacious kitchen/breakfast room, formal dining room, separate reception room, cloakroom, bathroom, off street driveway parking, garage and generous sized garden all ideally positioned within sought-after Chelmer Village offering easy access in to Chelmsford City Centre.
Offered with no onward chain.
Offering a considered layout throughout as well as versatile living, to the ground floor the property consists of an entrance hallway, cloakroom, reception room, kitchen/breakfast room and formal dining room.
The first floor provides four bedrooms and a family bathroom.
The spacious entrance hall (including useful floor to ceiling storage cupboards) provides access to the cloakroom, reception room, kitchen and dining room as well as stairs leading to first floor landing.
The comfortable reception room to front has an attractive bay window complimented by wood laminate flooring.
To rear aspect is the well proportioned kitchen/breakfast room offering an extensive range of base and eye level units, work surfaces, sink with mixer tap and drainer, range cooker with overhead extractor hood, space for dishwasher, space for washing machine, space for fridge freezer, tiled flooring and side door to garden.
Offset is the formal dining room/reception two with Bi-Fold doors opening on to the garden.
The first floor provides four bedrooms all positioned off the landing (including airing cupboard) with the main bedroom featuring built-in wardrobes.
The family bathroom comprises of a three piece white suite including panel enclosed bath, low level WC and wash hand basin. There is also a wall mounted ladder style chrome heated towel rail.
Lastly, the generously sized private rear garden commences with a paved patio area with the rest mainly laid to lawn (including a secondary patio - perfect for following the sunshine) as well as featuring various borders, a tree and shrubbery, all neatly enclosed by timber fencing.
To front there is off street driveway parking for several cars and an integral garage (accessed via an up and over door as well as courtesy door to side).
Barlows Reach is in the heart of Chelmer Village which offers a well stocked retail park as well as the Miller and Carter restaurant amongst other establishments.
The recreational grounds are close by and just under a mile away is the Asda Superstore. The area is appealing for families with children with Chancellor Park Primary School amongst others nearby.
A bit further afield are two highly acclaimed Grammar Schools (King Edwards School and Chelmsford County High) and in the private sector, New Hall School and Felsted are also within reasonable proximity.
For the commuter, Chelmsford's mainline station offers a frequent service to London's Liverpool Street (approximate journey time thirty-five minutes).
The newly opened Beaulieu Park Station (Great Eastern Main Line) is an approximate thirty-five minute walk away (frequent buses through Chelmer Village also service the station).
It provides a flexible service with three platforms and more than seven hundred car parking spaces.
You can get to Liverpool Street in around forty minutes with up to four trains an hour in peak times.
Chelmsford itself combines the best brand name stores including John Lewis, with an abundance of small independent speciality shops, designer boutiques, bars and restaurants.
Also very much worthy of note is Moulsham Street, offering a further fabulous array of quirky eateries, pubs and cafes.
The Chelmer Valley Nature Reserve is also a great spot as is Central Park where the ever popular Park Run commences each week.
For the motorist, the A12 offering access to London, Suffolk and beyond is also easily accessible.
Important Information Council Tax Band - E Services - We understand that mains water, drainage, gas and electricity are connected to the property.
Tenure - Freehold EPC Rating - tbc EPC Rating: D Location Barlows Reach is in the heart of Chelmer Village which offers a well stocked retail park as well as the Miller and Carter restaurant amongst other establishments.
The recreational grounds are close by and just under a mile away is the Asda Superstore. The area is appealing for families with children with Chancellor Park Primary School amongst others nearby.
A bit further afield are two highly acclaimed Grammar Schools (King Edwards School and Chelmsford County High) and in the private sector, New Hall School and Felsted are also within reasonable proximity.
For the commuter, Chelmsford's mainline station offers a frequent service to London's Liverpool Street (approximate journey time thirty-five minutes).
The newly opened Beaulieu Park Station (Great Eastern Main Line) is an approximate thirty-five minute walk away (frequent buses through Chelmer Village also service the station).
It provides a flexible service with three platforms and more than seven hundred car parking spaces.
You can get to Liverpool Street in around forty minutes with up to four trains an hour in peak times.
Chelmsford itself combines the best brand name stores including John Lewis, with an abundance of small independent speciality shops, designer boutiques, bars and restaurants.
Also very much worthy of note is Moulsham Street, offering a further fabulous array of quirky eateries, pubs and cafes.
The Chelmer Valley Nature Reserve is also a great spot as is Central Park where the ever popular Park Run commences each week.
For the motorist, the A12 offering access to London, Suffolk and beyond is also easily accessible. Parking - Garage Parking - Driveway
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