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6 bedroom detached house for sale

Harborough Hall Lane, Messing, Colchester, Essex, CO5

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

6

BATHROOMS

3

SIZE

4,530 sq ft

421 sq m

TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • Six bedroom early 18th village house
  • Grade II
  • Drawing room
  • Sitting room
  • Dining room
  • Office
  • Cellar
  • Three bathrooms
  • Two garages and gated parking
  • West facing garden - total plot approx 0.25 acres

Description

Bell House is a charming Georgian home situated in the heart of the highly regarded village of Messing. The property offers well-proportioned, light-filled accommodation that combines character features with modern comforts, creating a warm and inviting living environment.

Bell House

This a rare opportunity to acquire a distinctive village home in one a most desirable rural locations, perfectly suited to those seeking charm, space, and lifestyle in equal measure.

The house provides approximately 4,500 sq ft of well-proportioned accommodation, including formal and informal reception rooms, and up to six bedrooms with two en-suite bathrooms. The charming interior has kept most of its original details, including fireplaces, tall sash windows and exposed wooden beams along with very impressive ceiling heights adding to the feeling of space and grandeur.

Accommodation

Ground floor

The house is grand in scale and character, providing balanced accommodation arranged over three levels plus a very useful cellar. There are three east-facing reception rooms with ornate fireplaces and some remarkable timbers. To the rear of the house, and enjoying views over the garden, is the kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom and office. The kitchen provides a contemporary feel with light-coloured units and a range of integrated appliances. Off the kitchen is an octagonal garden room with glazed elevations providing views and access onto the garden.

First floor

The first floor is equally as charming with three large double bedrooms, two providing en suite bathrooms and dressing rooms. There is a family bathroom with three further bedrooms located to the upper level. One of the rooms is accessed through, another making for an ideal teenage level.

Outside

The property enjoys a private West facing rear garden with total plot in all about 0.25 acres.
There is an attached double garage of pitched roof design with off-road parking to the immediate front of the garage.

A second, gated drive leads to a further area of parking and a prefabricated garage/storage building. There is a small front garden with a retaining red-brick wall and a scattering of shrubs. The gardens extend from the side and rear of the property, predominantly laid to lawn with a collection of specimen trees, providing a large amount of natural privacy. A terrace extends from the rear of the house providing a wonderful area for outside dining and entertaining.

What’s Nearby

The property is situated in the heart of the charming historic village of Messing, surrounded by open countryside, around 14 miles north-east of Chelmsford and 2.7 miles from Kelvedon train station with its frequent links to London Liverpool Street.

All in about 0.25 of an acre.

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PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
Yes
GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
Yes
ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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About Jackson Stops, Colchester

10 Church Street Colchester CO1 1NF

Jackson-Stops Colchester is one of the central links between our network of London offices and Jackson-Stops offices in Suffolk and Norfolk, enabling us to serve the natural migration from the City into Essex. Our newly opened office will provide the link between the Chelmsford and Ipswich offices, offering a full agency experience across the East Anglia area dealing with a Director from start to finish.

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