5 Bedrooms Detached house for sale in Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne, Colchester CO6 | £ 725,000

Property Description

A well-appointed five-bedroom detached family home situated in the picturesque village of Earls Colne, the residence sits on generous grounds approaching half of an acre with fabulous countryside views to the rear.

A well- appointed five-bedroomed detached family home situated in the picturesque village of Earls Colne, offering generous accommodation amounting to almost 3000 sq. Ft., this house stands within attractive grounds of approximately 0.5 of an acre with countryside views to the rear. It was built in the mid-1970's in a traditional style with spacious bright rooms on two levels.

It is approached from the front by a shared gravelled drive leading to garaging, with ample off-road parking enhanced by well-designed ornamental beds stocked with flowers and shrubs. The front door opens to a large hall with a staircase leading to the second floor. The ground floor rooms consist of a superb spacious sitting room with an open fireplace and a deep bay window to the front, with French doors opening to the rear terrace offering lovely views of the rear garden, and double doors opening to a second reception room which could be used as a family room or a formal dining room. Additional doors to both rooms give access to and from the hall. The kitchen, study and a downstairs cloakroom are also accessed from the hall, plus a good sized coats cupboard.

The impressive dining kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of custom-made solid light oak units at wall and floor level, with striking granite work surfaces and built-in appliances including a cooker, dishwasher and fridge/freezer. The dining area has the benefit of a bay window with French doors opening on to the terrace overlooking the back garden and a small pond. There is also a utility/boot room with a walk-in larder and a further range of custom-made units. It has a glazed door forming the rear entrance to the house and a solid door giving access to the built-in double garage.

The rooms on the first floor consist of a very large master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and en-suite bathroom, a guest bedroom (also with an en-suite facility), three further double bedrooms, a family bathroom and a generous airing cupboard.

The generous rear garden, which backs onto open fields, comprises a split-level terrace which is perfect for outdoor dining and entertaining. Steps lead down to a formal garden laid to lawn and beds planted with shrubs and flowers. It also has the benefit of an unusual domed greenhouse and a vegetable patch.

Location Earls Colne is a picturesque village situated in the Colne Valley on the North Essex/Suffolk border. It is surrounded by beautiful open countryside with a network of public footpaths offering great opportunities for walkers. Nearby Chalkney Wood is one of the countries few remaining ancient woodlands, renowned for its stunning bluebells and wood anemones in the Spring, and is rich in wildlife, ancient trees and plants. The village has its own Millennium Green just off Halstead Road complete with woodland and meadow areas which, together with the Brick Meadows Nature Reserve (accessed from Park Lane and Church Hill) and smaller play areas in Queens Road and Tey Road, provides more opportunities for walking and playing.

Earls Colne has all the amenities needed by its residents in the form of independent shops, boutiques, pubs and restaurants, doctors surgery, a large Co-op and a Primary School that was rated as good in a recent Ofsted Report. The A20 is within easy reach and offers routes to Cambridge, London and Stansted Airport in around 40 minutes. Kelvedon and Marks Tey Stations also provide easy access to London and the village is on a regular bus route to Halstead and Colchester.

The current owners have enjoyed living in Coggeshall Road very much – so much that they have resided here for 45 years. Their children grew up here and spent many happy years at the local schools.

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