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See how verdicts work2-bedroom semi-detached house · CM15 9SP
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About
Coming to the market with no onward chain and excellent potential for improvement and extension (STPP) is this two-bedroom, two reception, character cottage which benefits from having a first-floor bathroom, a long private rear garden and a large parking area to the rear.
1 Wishfields Cottages is positioned on spacious corner plot in Days Lane, a quiet rural lane in Pilgrims Hatch, and yet still being within easy reach of Brentwood, Shenfield where you have access to high street shops and mainline train services into London.
Entering the hallway there are stairs rising to the first-floor level and a door into the dining room which sits at the front of the property.
The dining room opens into a second reception room which serves as a spacious living room. The living room opens into a kitchen which forms the extension to the rear of the property.
The kitchen is fitted with wall and base units, has a gas hob with extractor above and an oven below. There is additional space for a freestanding fridge/freezer and washing machine.
You have access into the garden from the kitchen. Rising to the first floor landing you have access into both spacious bedrooms, the largest of which has a built-in storage cupboard.
The property benefits from having a first-floor bathroom which comprises of a panelled bath with shower over, wash hand basin and a w.c.
The property is accessible from the rear, where you have a large parking area, suitable for several vehicles.
A picket fence and gate give access into a private rear garden which measures approximately 60’ in length and a central pathway flanked by lawn leads down the garden.
A paved patio to the immediate rear of the property provides a quiet space to sit and enjoy then garden. Hallway Stairs to first floor.
Door into : Dining Room (3.66m x 3.05m (12'0 x 10')) Window to front aspect. Feature fireplace/ Opening through to : Living Room (4.57m x 3.43m (15' x 11'3)) Spacious understairs storage cupboard.
Brick-built fireplace with coal effect gas fire. Window to rear overlooking the garden. Opening through to : Kitchen (2.77m x 2.51m (9'1 x 8'3)) Window and door to side opening onto the rear garden.
Wall and base units, gas hob with extractor above and oven below. Space for freestanding washing machine and fridge/freezer. First Floor Landing Doors to all rooms.
Bedroom (3.61m x 3.05m (11'10 x 10')) Window to front aspect. Built-in storage cupboard. Feature fireplace. Bedroom (3.30m x 2.34m (10'10 x 7'8)) Window to rear aspect. Feature fireplace.
Bathroom (2.44m x 2.13m (8' x 7')) Obscure window to front aspect. Built-in storage cupboard. Fitted in a white suite, comprising panelled bath with shower over, wash hand basin and w.c.
Exterior - Spacious Corner Plot Good sized corner plot with a long, private rear garden. Central pathway flanked by lawn. Paved patio.
Pathway leads to the side of the property where you have access into the property. Garden to the front of the property is laid to lawn and is screened from the road with hedging.
Two Exterior Storage Rooms Exterior - Parking Large parking space to the rear of the property Agents Note Not on mains drainage - property has a shared cesspit.
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