East Stockwell Street, Colchester, CO1

Part of our Signature collection, this Grade II listed period 4/5 bedroom townhouse with Georgian façade stunning landscaped walled garden and parking within a 'stone's throw' of both the city centre and Castle park.

The house blends period charm with a quality modern interior, featuring high ceilings, wooden flooring, dual staircases, fireplaces and a cellar. The gas centrally heated house has flexible accommodation including a study/5th bedroom on the ground floor with an en suite, and of particular merit is the large 22’ x 16’ kitchen/living space leading out to the beautiful walled garden.


This period column entrance with an impressive fanlight door leads through to a patterned tiled floor and steps up to the main hall with stairs to the first floor, door to the cellar and door to the side passage. The front reception room has an ornate fireplace, wooden floorboards and sash window with shutters. This room leads through to the second staircase with coat recess and has access to the study/5th bedroom. This versatile room has wooden flooring, a range of built in shelving and a large sash shuttered window to one side. Making an excellent occasional bedroom it connects to the shower room with a wash basin and high level WC, this has a second door back to the hall.

Next is the sitting room with 9’5” high ceilings, wooden floorboards, central fireplace with wood burner and 2 sash windows to either side with shutters. Moving through to the rear extension is a cloakroom with toilet and wash basin. The adjoining utility room has wooden worksurfaces, storage cupboards and shelving, space and plumbing for a washing machine and further appliance with a door to the boiler room with hot water tanks and gas fired boiler.

Finally at the rear is a stunning kitchen/dining room with tiled underfloor heating, a wonderfully light room with dual aspect and two sets of doors out to the gardens and large lantern light. The room has space for a generous table and other furniture whilst the kitchen area has wooden worksurfaces with cupboards beneath and wall mounted cupboards. There is a butler sink, pull out bin, integral dishwasher whilst we understand that the Rangemaster cooking range with extractor hood above are to remain.

On the first floor all the bedrooms are accessed from the two landings.

The principal bedroom is at the rear with wooden floorboards, fireplace with adjacent wardrobe and 2 secondary glazed windows. There is another good double bedroom with wooden floorboards and a fireplace that has a second door back on to the main landing. This provides access to the two further remaining bedrooms with the larger at the front having a closed fireplace, wardrobe, two sash windows with shutters. The fourth bedroom makes full use of the 9’5” ceiling height with a cabin bed accessed from a ladder above a wardrobe area freeing up the wooden flooring for other furniture. An ideal teenagers room! The bathroom is travertine tiled throughout with a bath, independent shower above, wash hand basin and toilet.

Outside
The second door at the front provides access to a covered passage through to the rear garden which has a useful open storage area for bins, bikes etc. A further gate leads through to the main rear garden with a tiled terrace, raised planted borders and a variety of mature plants and shrubs including climbing plants which cover the trellis topped walls. On one side is a water feature with waterfall flanked by fig trees. At the rear is a row of trees trained to provide a green backdrop in front of the decorative trellis. There is an irrigation system and Hunza spot lighting, all of which creates a very private town garden oasis.

On the other side of East Stockwell Street is a private parking area with one specified parking space.


Location

The property is found within a few hundred yards from Colchester’s high street. The city centre offers a vibrant array of restaurants, bars and includes 2 cinemas, 2 theatres and an art gallery. Much of the centre exposes the cultural heritage of Britain’s first and most recent city with Roman walls and its Norman castle in the nearby Castle Park, being a 2 minute walk. There are two railway stations which can be walked to from East Stockwell Street including mainline services to London Liverpool Street with regular fast trains around 50 minutes to the capital. Further recreational facilities are found the other side of Castle Park with leisure world and aqua springs. Colchester has a variety of excellent schools, including the Boys and Girls Grammars’.

Directions

Postcode CO1 1SS. For pedestrians from our High Street office take the second road on the left into East Stockwell Street and the house will be found on the right hand side.

Important Information

Services – mains electricity, water gas and drainage are connected to the property.
EPC rating – not required as listed building
Council Tax band – F
Tenure – Freehold
Ref - COL210575/JDP