The Avenue, Loughton, IG10

Guide Price £1,500,000-£1,650,000. Distinguished Edwardian Family Residence with Additional Detached Bungalow, Outdoor Pool & Exceptional Development Opportunity.

An exceptional Edwardian family home dating from 1910, offering approximately 3,559 sq ft of beautifully presented accommodation arranged over three floors, together with a detached one-bedroom property, double garage, outdoor swimming pool and superb leisure facilities.

Occupying a mature and private plot, this handsome period residence successfully combines the character and proportions of the Edwardian era with the comforts and efficiencies required for modern family living. The property offers versatile accommodation ideally suited to growing families, multi-generational living and those who enjoy entertaining on a grand scale.

The heart of the home is an impressive 31ft open-plan kitchen and dining room, providing an outstanding social space for everyday family life and entertaining alike. Complementing this are an elegant bay-fronted sitting room, formal dining room, utility room and cloakroom.

The first and second floors provide five generously proportioned bedrooms, including a superb principal suite featuring a walk-in dressing room and en-suite facilities. Twin air-conditioning systems serve the ground and first floors, ensuring year-round comfort.

Outside, the property enjoys beautifully maintained gardens with established apple and cherry trees, creating a private and attractive setting. The gardens benefit from an automated irrigation system and a professionally installed drainage system, ensuring ease of maintenance throughout the seasons.

A particular feature of the property is the private outdoor swimming pool and dedicated pool house, complete with changing room, sauna, shower room and WC, creating a wonderful space for relaxation and entertaining during the warmer months.

The detached one-bedroom annex offers excellent additional accommodation and benefits from its own independent combi boiler, making it ideal for guests, extended family, home working or a variety of ancillary uses. Further enhancing the property's appeal is a substantial double garage providing extensive storage and housing the controls for the solar energy system. Eight solar panels installed on the annex roof contribute significantly to the property's energy efficiency, generating approximately 50% of the main house's electricity requirements.

This remarkable home presents a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial period residence with outstanding lifestyle amenities, versatile ancillary accommodation and beautifully maintained grounds, all combining to create one of the area's most distinctive family homes.

Development Opportunity

In addition to its exceptional residential appeal, the property offers significant future development potential.

The house is semi-detached and benefits from private side access leading to a substantial parcel of land extending across the rear boundary of the property and behind the two adjoining neighbouring homes. This extensive area currently accommodates the detached one-bedroom annex, double garage, pool house with sauna facilities, outdoor pergola and ornamental pond.

Subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions and consents, there may be an opportunity to separate this land onto a new title and create an individual building plot. This could provide scope for the construction of an additional dwelling, presenting an attractive proposition for developers, investors or purchasers seeking future value enhancement.

The existing arrangement offers considerable flexibility, allowing buyers to enjoy the property's outstanding leisure and ancillary facilities whilst exploring the long-term development possibilities afforded by this unique site.

Please note: Any development potential is subject to obtaining all necessary planning permissions, building regulations approval and other statutory consents. Interested parties should make their own enquiries with the local planning authority.

Disclaimer: These particulars are intended as a general guide only and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. All measurements, descriptions and details should be independently verified by any prospective purchaser. EPC in progress.