2 bedroom detached bungalow for sale

Tenure: Freehold

THE LOCATION
Leavenheath is a pleasant village set close to the Suffolk/Essex borders, midway between the market town of Sudbury and historic Colchester. The surrounding area contains much delightful countryside with many other pleasant villages. Sudbury offers a good range of shops, schooling and recreational facilities, the many clubs and associations including rugby, football, cricket, bowls, tennis and rowing. Colchester itself offers extensive amenities, together with fast trains through to London’s Liverpool Street and road links by the A12 to the M25 and the surrounding area. Sweet Briar Close is a cul-de-sac of mainly detached bungalows away from the main Colchester road in a quiet residential area. No. 20 has the advantage of being at the end of a private drive spur, giving particular privacy and extensive private parking.

THE PROPERTY
The bungalow is built of traditional masonry construction with an attractive brick and roof tile and the windows are a mixture of traditional white painted wood and uPVC, all with sealed double glazing. The present owners have substantially upgraded the property in recent years, with a superb solid oak fronted fitted kitchen, two beautiful bathrooms and a large heated conservatory. There is a detached double garage and a further brick building (previously a garage) now converted to provide a fully equipped utility room and home office. A particular feature of the property is its extraordinarily large garden, very nicely laid out and surprisingly unoverlooked.

THE ACCOMMODATION
Arched Porchway 5’ 3” x 3’ (1.6m x 0.9m). With a fine traditional brick arch and dwarf walls, halogen downlights and uPVC panelled and glazed inner door to:

Reception Hall 17’ 9” x 7’ (5.4m x 2.1m) maximum. A good sized hall with radiator, cloaks cupboard, airing cupboard.

Sitting Room 18’ x 12’ 3” (5.5m x 3.7m). A triple aspect room with a pair of patio doors looking through the conservatory out to the garden, window to the side overlooking the garden and a pair of bevel cut glazed doors looking through the dining room to the front. Fine Minster stone style heavy fireplace with mantelpiece and matching hearth fitted with an inset gas coal effect living flame fire. Two radiators.

Conservatory 13’ x 11’ 6” (4m x 3.5m). A good all year round conservatory at the back of the house with cavity brick lower walls and wide gap double glazed windows all around with six opening fanlights and a pair of French doors out to the terrace and gardens. Terracotta ceramic floor tiles, radiator, ceiling circulation fan and retractable blinds all around.

Dining Room 13’ 6” x 9’ 3” (4.1m x 2.8m) into bay. With wide bay window to the front overlooking the driveway and private gardens opposite – a very pleasant outlook. Pair of bevel cut glazed doors to the sitting room and a matching single door from the hall. Radiator.

Kitchen and Breakfast Room 12’ x 11’ 3” (3.7m x 3.4m). With a wide window above the sink and a half-glazed hardwood stable door both opening on to the rear terrace and gardens beyond. Fitted with an excellent range of Heritage oak solid wood fronted wall and base cupboards all around with beaten pewter style handles, grey granite effect laminate working surfaces with matching splashbacks and limestone tiling above with halogen downlights over – a very comprehensive range of units in excellent condition. Comprehensively equipped with Bosch five ring black glass gas hob with filter hood above, high level Bosch electric fan oven and inset Neff microwave all in black glass. Integral fridge, freezer and dishwasher. 1 ½ bowl black composite stone style sink with mixer tap. Radiator, two quadruple halogen light units and high quality grey slate style vinyl flooring.

Bedroom 1 14’ 9” x 11’ 6” (4.5m x 3.5m), into bay. With a wide bay window to the rear overlooking the terrace and gardens, radiator, whole wall length, ample room for wardrobes. Door to:

En Suite Shower Room 6’ 9” x 5’ 6” (2m x 1.7m). An impeccably presented suite comprising a corner tiled shower cubicle with integral shower assembly and curved glass Kudos shower door, low flush WC and handbasin washstand style with cupboards below, mixer tap and pop-up waste. Mirror above with theatre downlights and display shelves (shaver point and cupboards below). Walls three quarter tiled in large light grey marble effect with grey slate style high quality vinyl flooring, chromium heated towel rail. Halogen downlights, pattern glazed window, air exchanger.

Bedroom 2 12’ 6” x 10’ 6” (3.8m x 3.2m), into bay. With bay window to the front overlooking the drive and private garden opposite. Radiator.

Family Bathroom 7’ 6” x 6’ (2.3m x 1.8m). With immaculate modern suite comprising Carronite curved shower bath with mixer tap and chromium shower attachment above and curved glass shower door, low flush WC and washstand style handbasin with cupboards, shaver point and drawers below and mixer tap. Two walls fully tiled and two three quarter tiled in light grey large light grey marble effect tiling and grey and white high quality slate style vinyl flooring. Pattern glazed window, chromium heated towel rail, halogen downlights and air exchanger.

OUTSIDE
OUTBUILDINGS
Detached Double Garage with Remote Control Doors 17’ long x 19’ 6” wide (5.2m x 6m). A good sized detached double garage of brick construction under a pitched tiled roof, to match the house. With twin remote control automatic up and over doors, personal door and double glazed window to one side. Space for large fridge, freezer etc. and working surface with filter hood above for barbecues etc. Power, light and water tap connected.

Office and Utility Room (Former Garage) This was a single detached garage but it has been converted professionally to provide an office and a utility room. Of brick construction under a pitched tiled roof with uPVC fascias etc:

Utility Room 7’ 6” x 5’ 6” (2.3m x 1.7m). With a good fitted range of wall and base units in limed oak woodgrain with charcoal working surfaces, 1 ½ bowl stainless steel sink with mixer tap and spaces for washing machine and tumble dryer. Double glazed window along the front, half-glazed door.

Office 7’ 6” x 10’ 3” (2.3m x 3.1m). Fitted out as a home office with half-glazed door, double-glazed window to the rear, woodgrain flooring, quadruple halogen spotlight.

Barbeque Shelter 8’ 6” x 6’ (2.5m x 1.8m). Of oak frame construction under a tiled roof, behind the office and utility room, providing a very useful covered space for patio chairs, barbeque etc.

Additional Outbuildings Timber Shed 12’ x 8’ (3.65m x 2.5m) and timber greenhouse.

DRIVEWAY AND GARDENS
Driveway and Front Garden The bungalow is located at the end of a private hammerhead leading to just three properties. There is an extensive tarmacadam and block paved driveway providing parking for numerous cars, both on the drive itself and in front of the former garage (now utility room and office) and current double garage. The drive is 77’ (3m) long. To the right of the drive (opposite the bungalow) is a lawn with conifer hedge screen and at the end a bark chipping flower border with hedgerow beyond. In front of the house are further lawns with pathways up to gates on either side of the bungalow around to the rear. Adjacent to the double garage is a lean-to store for storage of bins etc. There is also a paved path giving access onto The High Road.

The Main Garden The garden is almost certainly the largest on the development, measuring around 125’ wide x 62’ deep (38m x 19m). It is superbly laid out with many different areas. To the rear of the house and well screened is a large flagstone terrace with a picket fence all around, water tap connected, giving an extensive seating area and with the covered store behind the garage handily close by. This opens out onto the main lawn with a double width path all round the conservatory, surrounded by sleeper edged flower borders, with a variety of plants, shrubs and trees. To the left is an extensive vegetable garden with raised sleeper edged beds, fruit cage and timber greenhouse. On the other side is an extensive area with sleeper edging and chipped bark containing more plants and shrubs and with flagstone step path to plenty of further seating. In the far corner is the timber shed. The garden is remarkably unoverlooked for a house in the village. Overall plot 125’ x 120’ (38m x 36.5m).

MISCELLANEOUS
SERVICES We are advised that mains gas, water, electricity, drainage and telephone are connected,
although we have not made enquiries to confirm. Please note we have not carried out a survey, nor tested
the plumbing, heating, electrical or drainage systems. House purchasers are always advised to have a
survey.

COUNCIL TAX Babergh District Council (Tel: 01473 822801) advise Charge Band D, amount payable 2011/2012 £1,456.54.

TENURE, SOFT FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES Freehold. We have not inspected the title deeds.
Carpets, curtains and other fixtures may be available, by negotiation. Full list provided with formal contracts.

VIEWING AND DIRECTIONS Viewing by appointment please through the Vendor’s agents, as above. Coming through Leavenheath on the main Sudbury to Colchester road, turn right onto the High Road and follow down for around a quarter of a mile, turning second right into Wrights Way. Bear right into Sweet Briar Close and then turn down the first main spur on the right. The property is the last one at the end on the left.