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See how verdicts work3-bedroom bungalow · CM15 0PE
Listing removedReduced £50k (−8.3%) on 21 JunListed 227 days
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About
** guide price £600,000 - £625,000 ** Offering excellent potential for improvement and extension (stpp) is this detached three-bedroom bungalow which sits on a corner plot in a quiet cul-de-sac location in Hook End.
The property has a mature, un-overlooked rear garden and plenty of parking to the front which includes an attached garage, and there is a large, paved inner courtyard which has fabulous potential to become additional living space.
Viewers will note that the property is within easy reach of Doddinghurst Village where you have a range of local amenities and is also within a short drive of around 5 miles to both Brentwood and Shenfield Town Centres.
Entering the property a long hallway gives access into all bedrooms, the dining room, the main bathroom and into a cloakroom. There are two handy, built-in storage cupboards.
All three bedrooms are of a good-size, and all have ample space for free standing or fitted furniture, the largest of the bedrooms even has access to its own en-suite shower room.
The main family bathroom offers a panelled bath with shower over, wash hand basin and w.c.
Benefitting from two separate reception rooms; a bright and spacious lounge with access into the rear garden and a spacious dining room.
Both rooms have access, via sliding patio doors, into a large block-paved courtyard. This space has potential to be developed and incorporated into the main building, creating additional living space.
The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units with integrated appliances including an oven and gas hob with extractor above, there is ample space for further appliances.
Externally, to the rear of the property there is a secluded garden, commencing with a paved patio leading into the lawned area.
The garden extends to the side of the property and leads to a block-paved courtyard measuring 23’6 x 13’5.
At the front of the property there is off street parking for up to two vehicles on block-paved driveway, plus there is an attached garage which offers access to the inner courtyard.
Entrance Hall Built-in storage cupboard. Cloakroom Coloured wash hand basin and w.c. Bedroom (3.00m x 2.31m (9'10 x 7'7)) Window to front aspect.
Bedroom (3.66m x 3.38m (12' x 11'1)) Window to front aspect. Door to : En-Suite Shower Room Main Bathroom Coloured suite, comprising : Panelled bath, wash hand basin and w.c.
Bedroom (3.56m x 3.10m (11'8 x 10'2)) Window overlooking courtyard. Dining Room (4.09m x 3.66m (13'5 x 12')) Window to side. Sliding doors opening onto courtyard. Doors into the lounge and kitchen.
Kitchen (3.51m x 2.72m (11'6 x 8'11)) Window to rear aspect. Door to garden at side. Wall and base units with contrasting work surface over. Gas hob with extractor above.
Integrated oven and further space for freestanding appliances. Lounge (5.77m x 3.51m (18'11 x 11'6)) Window and door to rear opening onto garden. Sliding patio doors into the courtyard.
Block-Paved Courtyard (7.16m x 4.09m (23'6 x 13'5)) Quiet and secluded. Exterior - Rear Garden Paved patio leading into lawn. Garden is secluded and un-overlooked.
Exterior - Front Garden Block-paved driveway allowing parking for two vehicles. Attached Garage (5.41m x 2.64m (17'9 x 8'8)) Access to the courtyard at the rear.
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