- Stunning 5/6 bedroom Victorian villa over four floors +
- Sitting room & dining room +
- Study/at home office +
- Cellar +
- Bespoke kitchen/breakfast room with sitting area +
- Master suite with en suite & dressing room +
- Two bathrooms +
- Detached laundry/utility room +
- Gated +
- Landscaped front and rear garden +
A stunning 5/6 bedroom Victorian villa which has undergone an extensive and sympathetic refurbishment program over recent years. Accommodation extends to 3368 sqft.
South House is a stunning Victorian Villa constructed with mellow reds, enhanced with decorative brickwork and finials set under an attractive Dutch gabled roof. The accommodation which extends to some 3,368 sq ft has been extensively and sympathetic refurbished over recent years, both internally and externally.
Entrance door with fan light leads to an impressive entrance hall with Victorian tiled floor and wood panelling. The dining room has stripped wood floorboards, fireplace and a central rose, whilst a bay window overlooks the south facing garden. Access is granted to the comprehensively fitted bespoke kitchen/breakfast room, complemented with Oak style tiled flooring with underfloor heating which extends into the vaulted seating area. There is a home office/study located to the back of the house adjacent to the cloakroom. The ground floor is complete with a stylish sitting room, with stripped pine flooring, bay window overlooking the garden, fireplace and central rose.
Access to the sizable L shaped cellar is to the end of the hall beneath stairs.
Stairs ascend the first-floor landing, which gives way to three good size double bedrooms, one of which has been converted to a dressing room, which can now be accessed via the master bedroom that also comes with en-suite. The first floor is complete with a family bathroom.
On the second floor you will find a further three good size double bedrooms serviced by a family bathroom.
Outside, the property is accessed by electric gates that lead to the brick paved driveway and attached car port. A recently installed outbuilding comprises of bike store and handy shed. The front garden is laid to well-tended lawn with sun terrace.
The landscaped rear garden offers the ideal place for entertaining with large terrace and various seating areas. There is a useful outbuilding which is being currently used as a laundry/utility room with kitchenette.
LOCATION
The property is a short stroll to the town centre with its diverse shopping facilities and is also within easy reach of excellent choice of schooling facilities including Girls High School, Royal Grammar, Oxford House, St Mary’s and Sixth Form College.
Colchester's North Station is also in easy access serving London's Liverpool Street with approximate journey time of 45 minutes. The property also enjoys excellent access to the A12 southbound at junction 27, and north and southbound at junction 26.
DISTANCES
Town Centre - ½ a mile
Railway station - 1 mile (London Liverpool Street 50 mins)
Access to the A12 - 3 miles
DIRECTIONS (CO3 3JA)
Travelling in a northerly direction take the A12 bypassing Witham and Kelvedon, Marks Tey and Eight Ash Green. Take the Spring Lane, Colchester Essex junction 27. At the roundabout take the third exit to Stanway. At the roundabout at the brow of the hill turn left into Lexden Road . After about 1¼ miles turn right into Oxford road and then left into Creffield Road when the property will be found second on the left.
Alternatively, traveling in a southerly direction from Ipswich, leave the A12 at junction 28, turning onto the A134 passing Colchester Hospital. Remain on this road until reaching the roundabout, heading straight over onto the B1022, Maldon Road, taking the first right into Creffield Road where the property will be found on the right-hand side, prior to reaching the junction with Oxford Road.
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SERVICES
Mains gas, electric, water and drainage are connected.
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Items regarded as fixtures and fittings, including carpets and curtains, are initially excluded from the sale, although certain items may be available by separate negotiation.
VIEWINGS
By appointment with Jackson-Stops.