KEEN GARDENER REQUIRED

This charming village home enjoys a beautifully landscaped garden, thoughtfully designed to make the most of outdoor living. The patio areas provide ideal spots to relax and enjoy the summer sun, while an ornate rockery promises a vibrant display of colour throughout the seasons. Mature shrubs and bushes, a vegetable patch and a variety of fruit trees complete this wonderful garden. A greenhouse and essential toolshed add to the appeal, making it a true haven for keen gardeners and those seeking the good life.

This individual and attractive detached home offers three double bedrooms, two bathrooms and is set within the friendly and sought-after village of Abberton. Located less than seven miles south of Colchester city centre and mainline station and just three miles north of Mersea Island, renowned for its seafood, beaches, sailing, watersports and nature reserve.

Styled as a modern country cottage, this has clearly been a much-loved home — a welcoming space for friends and family, and a cherished weekend retreat for grandchildren. Comfortable and cosy, it offers the perfect balance for those looking to upsize from a smaller property or downsize to something more manageable, without compromising on a generously sized cottage-style garden.

This is a home you can simply move straight into. Collect the keys, kick off your shoes, unpack the essentials and begin enjoying relaxed village living from day one.



ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor - Entering this lovely home, the spacious living room sits to the left, running from front to back and enjoying French doors that open directly onto the rear patio. A feature fireplace with a log burner creates a warm and inviting atmosphere, perfect for cosy evenings by the fire.


To the rear of the hallway is the modern kitchen, fitted with a cooker, hob and fridge freezer, and offering pleasant views over the rear garden. Subject to the necessary planning permissions, there is excellent potential to extend and create a larger open-plan kitchen/diner. Leading off the kitchen is a useful utility room with plumbing for a washing machine and a door providing direct access to the garden. Also accessed from the hallway is the separate dining room, along with generous under-stairs storage.

First Floor - The first floor offers three well-proportioned double bedrooms. The principal bedroom benefits from an en-suite shower room with walk-in shower. A family bathroom completes the accommodation on this level.

Externally - The rear garden extends to approximately 115ft, offering a high degree of privacy and not being overlooked. Beautifully designed and thoughtfully maintained, the garden features multiple patio seating areas, a feature rockery, vegetable patch, mature shrubs and bushes, along with a variety of fruit trees. Additional benefits include a garden shed, a well-kept greenhouse, and access to the single garage, with power and light.

To the front of the property is a shingle driveway providing off-road parking for three to four vehicles.

What's Nearby - The village of Abberton in Essex is situated approximately 5 miles south of Colchester on the B1025. It has a long history and was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as 'Edburgetuna' meaning "Estate or farmstead of a woman named Eadburh".

Notable landmarks include an old parish church and a moated hall. A popular visitor attraction is the nearby Abberton Reservoir, to the south-west, which is inhabited by swans and other wildfowl, with Osprey visiting in the spring and autumn.

A very friendly community with a higher respected primary school and, recently opened community ran village shop catering for everyday needs. There are an abundance of dog and leisure walks, and cycle routes on your doorstep.

You are a ten minute drive to Mersea Island with its sandy beaches, sailing and seafood, particularly its famous oysters. Ten to fifteen minutes to the City centre and less than twenty minutes to Colchester North Station.

Nearby Abberton Reservoir, is one of Europe's top wetland sites, being of international importance as a safe haven for swans, wild ducks and various water birds, whether passing through, on migration or resident. Visitors to the site can enjoy walks on the Essex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, where from the higher ground there are wonderful far reaching views across the reservoir and surrounding village

Within Easy Reach - The historic City of Colchester, lying approximately 5 miles away, provides an extensive range of shops, restaurants, social facilities and highly regarded schools and its main line railway station provides a regular service into London Liverpool Street with an estimated average journey time of 1hr.

For the golfing enthusiast Five Lakes Hotel, Spa, Golf and Country Club can be found approximately 6 miles away from the property.

For the sailing enthusiast, there are two prestigious sailing clubs to be found in West Mersea and the Yacht Club and moorings at nearby Tollesbury.

Just over 3 miles. in the neighbouring village of Layer De La Haye, there is the doctors, post office and two family friendly public houses The Fox and The Donkey and Buskin both offering a variety of food and beverages. For superb heath and leisure facilities there is Bannatynes, Clarice House Kingsford Park – with its excellent indoor pool and fitness center and used by many people within the community.

Schools - There are a choice of highly respected local primary schools. In the village, walking distance and priority admission from this home is Langenhoe Primary and Pre School. There are alternative primary schools at the nearby villages of Birch and Layer De La Haye.

Secondary schooling facilities in the city centre include Colchester Royal Grammar School and the Girls High School, Phillip Morant Comprehensive School, St Mary's School for Girls, Oxford House and Colchester Prep and High School all only a 15 minute journey. There is also a school bus service available from the village to all of Lexden schools. Holmwood House prep and independent school at Stanway is only 20-25 minutes by car