Ford Lane, Alresford, CO7

For sale is this impressive semi-detached five/six bedroom family home which has been much improved and extended and sits in the heart of the village of Alresford.
Located within an easy walk of the mainline railway station with its direct links into London Liverpool Street, Alresford Primary School and local amenities the house offers what we call versatile accommodation. What this means is that you have the five double bedrooms, the large kitchen/diner and lounge but you also have the opportunity to turn the downstairs study and the downstairs shower room into a sixth bedroom with en-suite. The double length garage could also be converted for extra living space and together (with the study and shower room) could create an independent annex (a self-contained living space - featuring a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom) perhaps for an elderly or a disabled family member.

With parking for numerous vehicles on the driveway, you then enter into a welcoming hallway which is home to the stairs and provides access to the study, the downstairs shower room, the lounge and kitchen/diner. The kitchen/diner, warmed throughout by underfloor heating, is the ultimate living space bathed in light from 3.90m of bi-fold doors, a huge roof lantern, two skylights, and the window above the butler style sink. A kitchen island hosts a long breakfast bar, a five ring gas range and a wine cooler to keep the chef sociable. Behind is a good stretch of worktop with ample cupboard storage above and below. The dining area can comfortably fit a table for ten and around the corner is a snug area to complement the kitchen/diner.
The lounge has doors to the hallway and kitchen/diner and features an open fire and large bay window to the front. The study (bedroom six?) is across the hall and behind that sits the downstairs cloakroom with shower.

Venturing upstairs the five double bedrooms, all have a little bit about them. The main bedroom has a dressing area, which could have an en-suite installed. The second bedroom has the ensuite and the third and fourth are identical sizes. The smallest double, bedroom five, sits at the front of the house next to the modern four-piece family bathroom with separate bath and walk-in shower.

The double length garage has an up and over door out to the front drive, a double glazed door to the rear garden and an internal door into the study. A hot-tub sits outside the side kitchen window and at the back of the garden is a summer house and shed. Mainly laid to lawn with a patio area near the house, the garden also boasts outside lighting and currently includes a kids play tree-house and a raised pond.

PROPERTY DETAILS
Open Plan Kitchen/Diner/Snug: 7.43m x 7.00m (24' 4" x 23')
Lounge: 4.52m x 3.18m (14' 10" x 10' 5")
Study/Bedroom Six: 2.91m x 2.28m (9' 7" x 7' 6")
Double Garage: 8.73m x 3.26m (28' 8" x 10' 8")
Bedroom One: 5.60m x 3.39m (18' 5" x 11' 1")
Bedroom Two: 4.52m x 3.18m (14' 10" x 10' 5")
Bedroom Three: 2.90m x 3.23m (9' 6" x 10' 7")
Bedroom Four: 3.63m x 2.38m (11' 11" x 7' 10")
Bedroom Five: 3.65m x 2.43m (12' x 8')
Bathroom: 2.02m x 3.41m (6' 8" x 11' 2")
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: B
EPC Rating: D (64), Potential B (82)

OTHER FEATURES
Double Glazing
Gas Central Heating
Underfloor Heating to Open Plan area
Lounge Open Fire
Services to Garage


ABOUT ALRESFORD
The village is well served by public transport having its own railway station on the Clacton branch line with direct services by Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street, plus there are good bus services. The village is about six miles from Colchester with Elmstead Market bordering Alresford to the north, with Frating to the north-east and Thorrington to the south-east. The centre of the village is split in two by the railway line with the main shopping centre, adjacent to the railway station in Station Road, haves a Convenience Store, Post Office, Fish-and-Chip shop, a Chinese take-away, Indian take-away and a Carpet shop. The Public House in Alresford is The Pointer in Wivenhoe Road. There are a number of businesses along Main Road (B1027) including another general store, Car Sales, Replacement Windows, Lawnmower Repairs ,Kennels and a Furniture Shop. The village has a Primary School that also hosts the Pre-School at the junction of Ford Lane and Church Road. St. Andrew's Church is a modern building that was built in 1976 when St. Peter's Church was tragically destroyed by fire in 1971.