Tanfield Drive, Billericay, Essex, CM12

Pleasantly positioned in a central town centre private road with no through traffic and just moments from the High Street and train station, this characterful three/four-bedroom family home offers more than meets the eye.

With a new roof and a recently extended first floor, this home provides wonderfully versatile accommodation that will adapt to your needs as the years go by. Outside, gated access to the rear of the established 25m (82') garden leads to an additional area suitable for secure parking and storage.

As the photos show, there is an abundance of visual character throughout, exposed beamwork, original doorways, and fireplaces all combine to give this home a genuinely interesting and individual edge that is so hard to find in a modern property.

Three first-floor double bedrooms are served by two refitted shower rooms, whilst the additional family bathroom, complete with a sunken bath, is positioned on the ground floor.

As well as a welcoming and generous living room (understood to have been the classroom during the property's life as a school), there is also a study/optional fourth bedroom, a dining room with an incredible 3.43m ceiling height, and a 4.93m-wide kitchen breakfast room with an adjoining sun room/conservatory that also incorporates a useful utility area.

The rear garden enjoys a depth of approximately 85' and its various defined areas provide plenty of space to relax and play. Two insulated outbuildings and a detached workshop/garage offer a wealth of possibilities - one is currently used as a comfortable two-person home office, another as a craft room, while the garage/workshop adjoins the rear driveway and storage yard. All in all, a truly remarkable home with so many elements that can be adapted to suit.


ACCOMMODATION AS FOLLOWS...


RECEPTION HALL 6.23m x 1.74m (20'5 x 5'9)

With side and rear windows, natural light flows into this L-shaped hallway which immediately showcases the character features so evident throughout this property.

A staircase rises to the first floor, while doors lead into the kitchen, ground floor bathroom and living room.


GROUND FLOOR BATHROOM

This part-tiled bathroom has a rear-facing window and a heated towel rail.

The fitted suite comprises a sunken bath, a low-level WC and a pedestal wash basin, a somewhat unexpected feature at ground floor level. There is also a built-in storage cupboard housing the hot water tank.


LIVING ROOM 7.32m x 4.58m (24' x 15')

A truly impressive room with front and side-facing windows, exposed beamwork and a prominent brick-built fireplace housing a solid wood burner with a wood mantle, the perfect focal point for a room of this size and character.

Two doors lead in from the hallway, a window looks through to the kitchen, and further doors open to the study/bedroom four and the dining room.


STUDY/BEDROOM FOUR 3.95m x 2.51m (13' x 8'3)

Steps from the living room lead down into this versatile study, which equally offers the potential to serve as a fourth bedroom for guests or as a dedicated media room.


DINING ROOM 3.61m x 2.43m (11'10 x 8')

With a ceiling height of 3.43m, this room is quite unique in its style and scale.

Natural light is provided by a recently replaced rooflight and side windows, whilst a small gallery area runs around the room at high level, accessible via a fitted ladder, and sure to delight younger members of the family.

Open access leads through into the kitchen.


KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 4.93m x 3.63m > 3.06m (16'2 x 11'11)

With a rear window and a door into the adjoining conservatory, this kitchen has a wonderfully sociable feel.

Wood-fronted cabinets and a central island unit, all with wood-trimmed worktops, provide excellent workspace.

A built-in one-and-a-half bowl ceramic sink with mixer tap sits within the worktops, and there is also a double oven, gas hob and spaces for a dishwasher and fridge.


CONSERVATORY 6.75m x 2.42m (22'2 x 7'11)

Spanning almost the full width of the house, this brick-based conservatory with PVC panels provides a lovely seasonal space to complement the existing accommodation.

To one end is a practical utility area with wood-style cupboards, one of which houses a gas Potterton boiler, along with a worktop, a stainless-steel sink unit and spaces for both a washing machine and tumble dryer.


LANDING

The T-shaped landing has both front and rear-facing windows, a built-in storage cupboard and doors leading to each of the rooms.


BEDROOM ONE 4.49m x 3.09m (14'8 x 10'1)

A recent extension has helped create this generous main bedroom, which has a side window and an impressive wall of built-in wardrobes which also conceal two symmetrical 'His and Hers' walk-in wardrobes and a door opening to the en-suite shower room.


EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM

This fully tiled shower room features a heated towel rail, inset downlighters and attractive LED marker lighting at lower levels of the tiled walls.

The white suite comprises a shower cubicle, low-level WC and a pedestal wash basin.


BEDROOM TWO 3.69m x 3.03m (12'1 x 9'11)

A lovely sized second bedroom with an interesting side bay projection that draws in the maximum amount of natural light, a charming architectural detail.


BEDROOM THREE 3.1m x 2.66m (10'2 x 8'8)

With windows facing both the front and side, this bedroom enjoys good natural light.pleasant distant views and built in wardrobes.


REFITTED SHOWER ROOM

This stylish second shower room combines appealing aesthetics with practicality, inset spotlights, a dual fuel heated towel rail, wood-effect flooring and underfloor heating set the scene, while the modern white suite comprises a shower cubicle with digital shower, a push-button WC and an inset wash basin.


OUTSIDE


FRONT GARDEN

To the front of the house is an established garden incorporating a pathway with a walk-through canopy leading to the front door, along with parking for two vehicles.


REAR GARDEN

The rear garden measures approximately 25m in depth and opens with a raised decked area, whilst to the other is a DETACHED INSULATED OUTBUILDING measuring 4.9m x 2.16m (16'1 x 7'1), recently redecorated and now used as a comfortable two-person home office.

The immediate garden area is lawn with raised shrub beds and a pathway that leads to a charming 'secret garden' area, accessed via wooden sleeper steps and home to a TAILOR-MADE PLAYHOUSE/DECORATIVE SHED, also insulated and currently used as a craft room. A real summer time treat for families.

To the rear of the garden, gates provide access to the rear parking area and storage yard.


GARAGE/WORKSHOP 5.14m x 4.31m + 4.35m x 3.48m

There are two attached workshops - the first measuring 5.14m x 4.31m with a vaulted ceiling, corrugated roof panels and power and light connected. A second workshop/store measuring 4.35m x 3.48m adjoins the rear driveway and could provide covered parking if required.