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About
Unexpectedly Re-Available! Must View. Heron Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 - An improved and beautifully presented four bedroom detached family home.
Location: Set within the highly regarded and family-friendly suburb of Stanway, Colchester, this home is ideally positioned for both convenience and lifestyle.
Nearby Tollgate Retail Park and Stane Retail Park offer an excellent selection of amenities including Marks & Spencer, a Sainsbury’s superstore, restaurants, coffee shops and a wide range of retail outlets.
Regular bus services provide easy access into Colchester city centre, while Marks Tey railway station offers direct links to London Liverpool Street.
The property also benefits from superb road connectivity, with the A12 providing routes towards London and the A120 linking to Braintree and Stansted Airport.
The surrounding neighbourhood is well established and popular, with many everyday amenities accessible on foot.
Property: Approached via a private driveway, the property immediately makes a strong first impression with its attractive frontage, featuring two double box bay windows, mature hedgerow borders and an accompanying double garage.
Upon entering, you are welcomed by a warm and inviting reception hall, complete with a convenient ground floor cloakroom.
The well-proportioned dining room showcases wood-effect LVT flooring, ideal for both everyday family meals and more formal occasions.
A spacious formal reception room enjoys patio doors opening onto the rear garden, allowing natural light to pour in, and is further enhanced by a feature gas fireplace creating a cosy focal point.
The upgraded shaker-style kitchen has been tastefully finished in dove grey and features oak work surfaces, an inset ceramic butler sink with mixer tap, breakfast bar seating, an integrated double oven, benefit of a water softener and space for additional appliances.
Completing the ground floor is a bright and airy orangery, with a glazed roof and large windows, providing a wonderful space for relaxing or entertaining while enjoying views across the garden.
The first floor offers three generous double bedrooms, with the principal bedroom benefitting from a modern en-suite shower room.
Bedroom four offers itself as the ideal dressing room, study or children's bedroom.
Further highlights include built-in storage and wardrobes, along with a luxury family bathroom serving the remaining bedrooms.
Outside: Externally, the property boasts a well-proportioned and enclosed rear garden, predominantly laid to lawn with a block-paved patio area, ideal for outdoor dining.
The garden enjoys a desirable south-west facing aspect, while off-road parking is provided via a private driveway and double garage.
To the front, the home enjoys an enviable outlook over Lakelands Central Lake and the surrounding green space, offering a tranquil setting, attractive open views and a strong sense of privacy, rarely found in such a convenient residential location.
Viewings via Michaels Property Consultants without delay - appointment required.
Entrance Hall Cloakroom Sitting Room 21' 4" x 10' 7" (6.50m x 3.23m) Dining Room 12' 8" x 11' 7" (3.86m x 3.53m) Kitchen 15' 0" x 12' 3" (4.57m x 3.73m) Rear Porch Conservatory 18' 6" x 10' 11" (5.64m x 3.33m) Landing Master Bedroom 12' 3" x 10' 8" (3.73m x 3.25m) En-Suite 8' 4" x 5' 6" (2.54m x 1.68m) Bedroom Two 12' 3" x 9' 1" (3.73m x 2.77m) Bedroom Three 10' 8" x 10' 8" (3.25m x 3.25m) Bedroom Four 10' 8" x 7' 9" (3.25m x 2.36m) Bathroom 8' 6" x 6' 7" (2.59m x 2.01m) Double Garage 17' 5" x 17' 0" (5.31m x 5.18m)
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