Meadow View, Lower Road, Middleton, CO10

Meadow View is a unique chain free detached bungalow located on the Essex/Suffolk border in rural countryside hidden behind a perimeter of trees, with a gated driveway offering a sense of total privacy.

Built by its current owners in 2015, the property sits in a plot of 1 acre with extensive mature gardens surrounding the property, along with fruit trees/bushes, a vegetable patch with greenhouse and large storage shed.

There is a further 0.6 acres of extended garden land which is also available for sale.

The property benefits from a 20KW built-in roof solar panel rig on the south side and an iBoost system which heats the large water tank using any spare power from the panels which reduces electricity costs, especially in the spring/summer months. The electric meter has a dual tariff giving cheaper electric overnight along with a water meter and 6 person private condor sewage system. The property is heated by electric under-floor heating throughout with individual controllers to tailor heating requirements in each room. The windows are double glazed with wood effect UPVC frames. There is also a multi-fuel wood burner in the lounge and a wood burner in the games room (with plenty of logs ready to burn from the wood store). The floors are laminated and there are ample electric sockets to cope with today’s increasing consumption.

Meadow View is approached via double wooden gates and a shingle drive with ample parking for up to 8 cars and also a single integral garage with automatic roller and a side door.

The main entrance has a lit covered porch leading into a T shaped hallway providing access to all rooms and staircase to the upper level. There are 3 storage cupboards one of which contains the very large hot water tank.

The kitchen diner is a large space with ample cabinets and worktops with an additional walk-in larder area for added storage. There is an electric double oven and separate 5 ring hob and also space for washing machine; dishwasher; fridge and chest freezer.

The spacious lounge has double French doors leading to the garden and has a corner bar with optics. There is a multi-fuel wood burning stove and a cupboard giving more storage. A study leads off the lounge containing 3 high bookcases.

The fully tiled main bathroom incorporates a large corner bath with walk-in electric shower and shaver/toothbrush point.

The large games/family room is a great bonus giving more living space again with double French doors leading to the garden. This room has a wood burning stove and houses a pool table and dartboard. Light floods into this room with windows on 3 sides with wonderful views of the garden.

The master bedroom includes an ensuite with shower and shaver/toothbrush point, dressing room with plenty of hanging and shelving space and a cupboard with hanging rail and shelving. The 3 further bedrooms are all doubles, one with an ensuite with shower and shaver/toothbrush point, and a cupboard with hanging space and shelving.

Moving upstairs there is ample space for additional bedrooms and ensuites if required. The door to the right gives access to a very large room which was previously used as a gym with velux window and under-floor heating. There is plenty of storage on the landing and also another large space through the door to the left which is currently used as a tool/storage room. The whole roof space is boarded out so you can walk around with ease and can also be converted to extra accommodation if required. There are a further 4 velux windows in the roof giving lots of light.

The gardens attract a host of wildlife from bees and butterflies to garden birds and birds of prey such as kestrels and owls. There are also resident green and great spotted woodpeckers, the latter of which is regularly seen hanging from the bird feeder. Nesting ducks are also yearly visitors to the garden to hatch their eggs before returning to the river.

There are abundance of flowers and bushes throughout the garden giving splendid colour for most of the year with various conifers giving height and status. There are outside lights and a paved patio area with laurels screening the property from the road. There are many fruit trees, with raspberry bushes and strawberries and the garden also contains a small woodland walk area (NE corner). There are various compost areas for the recycling of grass cuttings etc. and water butts for water harvesting.

Although Meadow View is located rurally, bordering arable fields on every side, it is ideally located for local amenities including catchment areas for both primary and secondary schools. It is only a short 5-10 min drive (or a 35 min walk) to Sudbury and to the train station for commuting (or a 18 min drive to Colchester main line station), with Aldi, Waitrose, Iceland, Sainsbury’s and Tesco in and around the town (Thursdays and Saturdays being market days).

Sudbury still has a great assortment of pubs and a good live music scene too. The poplar Henny Swan pub is only a short 15 min walk away. Additionally, you can visit the Lamarsh Lion community pub (approx. 2.5 mile away) featuring panoramic views of the Stour Valley (Gainsborough Country) which can be best seen from the high viewpoint just around the corner from the pub.

Broadband is currently provided by Three wireless service, but Gigaclear is now available should you choose that route.

Council Tax banding: F


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