3-bedroom semi-detached house · CO3 4EE
Sold STCListed 262 days
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About
**Guide Price £475,000 - £500,000** An exceptional extended and improved three-bedroom semi-detached family home, positioned on Prettygate Road, West Colchester, CO3.
Located in the highly regarded Prettygate area of Colchester, the property benefits from excellent access to a wide range of local amenities including doctors, dentists, a library, Co-operative store, and both primary and secondary schooling.
A regular bus network provides convenient routes to Colchester city centre and neighbouring towns and villages.
The property is also within a short drive of the mainline railway station and the A12, offering direct access to London.
Upon entering, you are immediately greeted by a welcoming entrance hall featuring tiled flooring, a striking glass balustrade staircase and a cleverly incorporated ground-floor cloakroom beneath the stairs.
A warm and inviting reception room sits to the front of the property, complete with an oak mantle, bespoke storage and a feature bay window.
The focal point of the home is the impressive 22’ x 19’ open-plan kitchen, dining and family room, offering notable specifications including a shaker-style kitchen, ceramic butler sink, tiled splashbacks, inset spotlights and Velux windows.
Expansive patio doors open onto the rear garden, flooding the space with a wealth of natural light.
The first-floor landing provides an ideal seating or study area and continues the glass balustrade design with dual-aspect windows.
A spacious double bedroom enjoys feature wall panelling, bespoke fitted wardrobes and wall-mounted lighting, while bedroom three is also a comfortable double.
This floor is serviced by a luxury tiled shower room with geometric tiled flooring, walk-in shower cubicle, full-height wall tiling and a wall-mounted W.C.
The second floor is occupied by an impressive loft-converted master bedroom, benefitting from eaves storage, dual-aspect Velux windows and a private en-suite shower room.
Outside, the property offers a mature and private enclosed rear garden featuring a patio area sheltered by a timber pergola, garden shed, summer house/workshop, and a variety of established plants and hedges.
Gated side access leads to a block-paved driveway providing off-road parking for two vehicles. An exceptional home that must be viewed to be fully appreciated.
Viewings are available through Michaels Property Consultants by appointment only.
Entrance Porch Entrance Hall Cloakroom Living Room 12' 2" x 12' 1" (3.71m x 3.68m) Kitchen/Dining Room 22' 0" x 19' 4" (6.71m x 5.89m) Landing Bedroom 12' 0" x 12' 1" (3.66m x 3.68m) Bedroom Three 12' 9" x 10' 2" (3.89m x 3.10m) Family Bathroom 8' 11" x 8' 10" (2.72m x 2.69m) Second Floor Landing Master Bedroom 13' 10" x 10' 5" (4.22m x 3.17m) En-Suite Shower Room Eaves Storage Workshop 15' 9" x 10' 1" (4.80m x 3.07m)
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