Church Road, Peldon

ROOMS WITH A VIEW

With a west facing garden and backing onto open farmland, this home has been purposely built to best exploit and enjoy the picturesque vista of the surrounding farmland and far reaching panoramic views to Great Wigborough Church, Abberton Reservoir and, on clear days, as far as Layer Marney tower. A tireless feature.

The tranquil and friendly village of Peldon, just seven miles south of Colchester, offers a welcoming community of all ages and family sizes. The village boasts a hall, church, local pub, and park, along with beautiful country walks and cycle routes right on your doorstep—including scenic paths by the reservoir. Its close proximity to Mersea makes it ideal for those who enjoy sailing and watersports but prefer to live off the island and a shorter drive to main roads and rail links for easy travel.

THE HOME
Hidden away behind electric gates, and almost central to the plot is this stunning four-bedroom individual, contemporary stylish home that invites you to experience a life of privacy, luxury and effortless modern living. This home exudes quality from its floorings to fixtures and fittings, to the selection of the natural cedar for the external cladding.

Set over three floors. four double bedrooms, en-suite to principal, family bathroom, expansive open plan kitchen / dining / living area, large feature pantry, separate utility and lounge. Externally there is a double garage with storage above. The total plot is over three-quarters of an acre and with approximately 5,021 square feet of total accommodation. This home has been crafted with care, creating a seamless blend of elegance, comfort, and connection to nature. Built to a high specification by the current owners between 2013-2015. A vision of their dream home.



INTERNALLY

Ground Floor - Step inside, and sunlight floods the open spaces through expansive floor to ceiling windows and doors, framing sweeping views of the garden and rolling landscape beyond.
To the front left is a good size utility, with plumbing for appliances, and a cloakroom.

The hub of the home is the spacious open-plan kitchen/dining/living area that even with a large table has enough space for sofas and soft chairs as a ‘chill out’ area, a generous space that provides practicality at all times of the day. Ideal for children to relax when home from school, waiting for dinner to be served.

The quality of this home is further enhanced with a Nicholas Anthony kitchen with a large central island and fitted with Gaggenau appliances - including induction hob, microwave oven, convection oven, steam oven and two plate warmers - must have features for those keen and aspiring chefs. A large standalone walk-in pantry is another pleasing and useful feature. The open plan design works well for family dining, romantic diners for two or large family gatherings and entertaining friends. Glazed doors from the back of the kitchen open onto the large enclosed terrace that help bring the outside in. A perfect area to enjoy breakfast, dinner or summer evenings, with al-fresco dining, plenty of wine and a place to debate, discuss and put the world to rights or simply have fun and laughter with friends and family. With the west facing garden the terrace is also ideal for lazy afternoons listening to music, a podcast, catching up on the latest best seller or simply relaxing. The central hallway would perfectly suit a piano or, for less musical people, bookshelves providing a relaxing reading area or even exercise equipment, as do our current vendors. To the right of the staircase is the lounge which is filled with light from the front window and rear patio doors.

First Floor - Another key feature of this home is the superb and spacious principal bedroom suite. With en-suite shower and walk-in wardrobe. Light filled with a vaulted ceiling and glazed doors opening up to the expansive rear balcony facing out across the open fields perfect for a breakfast treat or late evening nightcap before retiring for the day.
All remaining double bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and, the fourth bedroom also has direct access to the rear balcony. A four piece family bathroom completes the first floor.

Second Floor - There is an exciting opportunity to add value and additional accommodation. Currently the second floor provides an extensive attic and useful storage space. However, the infrastructure, plumbing and electrics, are in place to allow for this to be fitted as a playroom, home office, cinema room,guest suite or a combination of uses. An air source heat pump is in place to be connected to provide heating

Externally - Electric gates, that can be controlled remotely, give access to the spacious shingle driveway with off street parking for multiple vehicles, small boats and canoes. Easily enough parking space for a large family and their guests. The large double garage with power and light has a ladder for first floor storage.

The almost west facing rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with an abundance of trees and shrubs providing a high level of privacy. Plenty of space for children to run and play securely and enjoy outdoor life

Village Life - Life at Peldon is one of relaxation with a friendly community, with a mixture of residents of all ages and family sizes, a village to enjoy a relaxed way of living. With some enjoyable walks and cycle rides on your doorstep, including to nearby Little Wigborough – down to the seawall and Blackwater estuary and, at the top of the village, down Lodge Lane to Abberton Reservoir.

The new village hall and church (dating back in parts to 11th century) are the hub of the village, holding activities and events for all age groups. Peldon also has its own village pub, The Plough. Family & Pet Friendly Pub, perfect place for meeting friends and family or a brief refreshment on a Saturday evening or Sunday lunchtime.

Schools - There are a choice of highly respected local primary schools, Mersea Island and at the nearby villages of Birch, Layer De La Haye and Langenhoe. Priority admission from this home is Langenhoe Community Primary and Pre School or Fingringhoe COE

Secondary schooling facilities, priority admission is Thomas Lord Audley with the free school bus from the top of Church Road. There is also a paid bus service from Lower Road to Thurstable in Tiptree. Others include in the city centre Colchester Royal Grammar School and the Girls High School, St Mary's School for Girls and Colchester Prep and High School all only a 20 minute journey. There is also a school bus from the nearby Peldon Rose to the Royal Hospital School and Lexden Grammar Schools.

Holmwood House prep and independent school at Stanway is only 20-25 minutes by car

Property Information - TENURE - Freehold
COUNCIL TAX - G
LOCAL AUTHORITY - Colchester City Council

SERVICES
Mains electricity, mains water and mains drainage.
Heating is provided via a ground source heat pump and underfloor heating to the Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery system.
There is plenty of scope and potential for solar panel installation. Underfloor heating throughout main house
Broadband speed up to 900 mbps available via subscription

What's Nearby - Peldon is located east of Abberton Reservoir and is approximately 7 miles south of Colchester. The village has a relatively new village hall, the hub of the village, which hosts a variety of events, evening and daytime activities. Peldon has its own historic Grade I Listed church, St Mary the Virgin. A short walk to local public house with a good selection of beverages and food prepared from local produce.

For everyday essentials there is a community shop in the nearby village of Abberton, Tesco and Co-op in West Mersea or a convenience store in nearby Layer De La Haye. There is Bonners farmshop on The Strood that has an excellent range of fresh fruit and veg plus a seafood stall. For a variety of meat produce there is Wick Farm shop in Layer.

The property has easy access to Mersea Island - with its selection of boutique shops, eateries, a Co-op and Tesco supermarket, beaches, wind surfing, water sports, country park and Yacht Club, being a notable centre for sailing. The town also hosts an annual regatta, known as Mersea Week, which is usually in August each year. The area is also well known for its fresh fish and oysters.

Within Easy Reach - The centre of Colchester is approximately a 15 minute drive which caters for a broad range of facilities, amenities, the infamous Castle Park, cinemas, sports halls and clubs, shopping – boutique and national, and good selection of state and private schools.

Colchester North railway station is under 8 miles away and provides a regular service to London Liverpool Street and at peak times with an approximate journey time of just under an hour. The A12 North to Ipswich and A14 or South to Chelmsford and M25 is just over 8 miles.