Windmill Road, Bradfield, CO11

Kingswood is a detached 1950s bungalow on Windmill Road, Bradfield, offering generous single-level accommodation, extensive parking and an east-facing rear garden that backs directly onto open farmland. Vacant and offered with no onward chain, it is a home with immediate practicality, a peaceful village setting and a rear outlook that gives it a very different feel from a standard bungalow.

The approach sets the tone well. A broad gravel frontage provides parking for several vehicles, with a covered car port to the side adding useful shelter for a car, bikes, bins or garden equipment. The bungalow itself has a traditional, balanced appearance, with curved front-facing bay-style windows to both bedrooms and a central porch creating a bright, useful transition between the driveway and the main accommodation.

Inside, the layout follows a classic bungalow arrangement, with rooms leading from a central hall rather than being pushed into an open-plan format. This gives the home a clear sense of structure: bedrooms towards the front, practical rooms through the middle, and the garden-facing living space to the rear. The hall is wider and more usable than buyers may expect, with space for furniture and display pieces, while the loft above is described by the seller as large, boarded and lit, giving valuable additional storage.

The living room sits off the hall and provides a comfortable, traditional reception room. It is separate enough to feel calm and cosy, yet connected through glazed doors to the conservatory beyond. This relationship works particularly well, allowing the living room to remain a quieter everyday sitting room while the conservatory becomes the larger garden-facing space.

The conservatory is one of Kingswood’s standout features. Substantial in size, it works as both a dining room and second sitting area, with tiled flooring, a high roofline and wide glazing drawing in the garden and countryside view. Doors open directly onto the patio and lawn, making this the natural place for morning coffee, family meals or simply sitting with the garden and fields in sight. It gives the bungalow a more generous lifestyle feel and creates a strong connection between the house and its setting.

The kitchen sits to the rear and offers a practical, well-established layout with extensive cabinetry, worktop space, display cupboards, integrated oven, hob and bold blue tiled splashbacks. The seller notes the kitchen dates from around 1995, so some buyers may see an opportunity to personalise in time, but the existing space is generous, functional and well connected to the rest of the home.

Beyond the kitchen, the utility adds a second working area and makes day-to-day living much easier. It includes its own sink, fitted storage, worktop space, dishwasher, washing machine position and room for freestanding appliances. A glazed door opens directly to the garden and patio, while a second doorway links into the conservatory, making this a genuinely useful connection between the kitchen, outside space and garden-facing living area. A separate cloakroom sits off this area, adding further practicality.

Both bedrooms are genuine doubles and are positioned to the front of the bungalow. Each benefits from a curved bay-style window, giving the rooms extra shape, light and a more characterful feel. The principal bedroom is traditionally arranged with space for a large bed, wardrobes and freestanding furniture, while the second bedroom offers similar flexibility as a guest room, main bedroom, hobby room or study.

The shower room is centrally placed off the hall and is arranged for practical single-level living, with a large glazed shower enclosure, WC, wash basin with vanity storage, tiled walls and flooring, grab rails and a heated towel rail. The seller notes that the shower has been updated recently, which is a useful improvement within the overall layout.

The rear garden is where Kingswood truly comes into its own. A broad patio runs behind the bungalow, giving immediate seating space outside the conservatory and utility, before steps rise to a lawn framed by established planting, shrubs and mature trees. A summerhouse creates a destination point within the garden, while the open farmland beyond the rear boundary gives the whole space a sense of depth, privacy and calm. The garden faces east, making it well suited to morning and earlier daytime light, with the front of the home facing west.

The property also benefits from owned solar panels, with the seller noting eight panels owned outright under a feed-in tariff arrangement. Further practical points include gas central heating, mains water, mains drainage, freehold tenure and Council Tax Band D.

Windmill Road is an established Bradfield address, placing buyers within a village setting while keeping Manningtree, the Stour Estuary and mainline rail connections within reach. For those seeking single-level living, countryside views, practical parking and a garden that feels genuinely connected to the surrounding landscape, Kingswood offers a rare combination of comfort, space and setting.

Porch

The porch creates a useful pause between the driveway and the main accommodation, giving the bungalow a proper sense of arrival rather than opening straight into the hall. Glazing on three sides brings in plenty of natural light and gives a clear view back across the gravel frontage, while the tiled floor makes it practical for coats, shoes and day-to-day comings and goings. It an important space, softening the transition from outside to inside and adding a bright, sheltered entrance point before moving through into the central hall.

Entrance Hall

4.7m x 1.54m

The entrance hall gives Kingswood the feel of a traditional bungalow, with the main rooms arranged from a central spine rather than flowing straight into open-plan space. From here, the two bedrooms sit towards the front, the living room opens to one side, and the kitchen, shower room and rear accommodation continue further into the home. That layout creates a clear, familiar rhythm: private rooms to the front, practical spaces through the middle, and the garden-facing conservatory beyond.

Living Room

3.81m x 3.6m

The living room sits just off the entrance hall and has the comfortable, traditional feel you would expect from a well-established bungalow. Glazed double doors connect through to the conservatory, so the room benefits from borrowed light and a visual link towards the garden beyond, while still retaining the cosier feel of a separate reception room. This gives Kingswood a useful balance: a defined living room for quieter everyday use, with the larger conservatory beyond acting as the garden-facing social space.

Conservatory

5.25m x 5m

The conservatory is a real centrepiece of Kingswood and feels far more substantial than a simple add-on. Its size allows it to work as both a sitting room and dining space, with tiled flooring, high roofline and wide glazing creating a bright, garden-facing room that draws the outside in. Doors open directly onto the patio and lawn, while the outlook carries through to the mature planting, large tree and open farmland beyond the rear boundary. This gives the room a calm, almost panoramic quality, making it the natural place for morning coffee, family meals or simply sitting with the garden in view. Connected back to the living room, it adds a second reception space and gives the bungalow a much more generous footprint.

Kitchen

3.82m x 3.6m

The kitchen sits to the rear of the bungalow and has the generous, practical feel of a room designed for proper day-to-day use. Arranged with extensive cabinetry on both sides, it offers a strong amount of storage and worktop space, with display cupboards, integrated oven, hob, sink area and under-unit lighting set against vivid blue tiled splashbacks. The terracotta-style floor tiles give the room warmth and help connect it visually with the utility and rear accommodation beyond. A wide opening links through towards the utility area.

Utility Room

3.82m x 3.29m

The utility is a particularly useful extension of the kitchen, giving Kingswood a second working area rather than leaving everything contained in one room. It has its own sink, fitted cupboards, worktop space, dishwasher, washing machine position and room for freestanding appliances, with the terracotta-style tiled floor continuing through from the kitchen for a practical, hardwearing finish. The wide internal openings keep it connected to the kitchen, while a glazed door gives direct access out to the garden and patio. There is also a second doorway into the conservatory, so the utility becomes a genuine link between the day-to-day working parts of the home and the garden-facing living space. It is ideal for laundry, boots, pets, garden access and overflow kitchen storage.

Cloakroom

Found neatly off the utility room, this essential second WC has a window to the rear, wc and hand wash basin.

First Bedroom

3.82m x 3.74m

The first bedroom sits to the front of the bungalow and is a comfortable double room, with the curved front-facing bay window adding depth, light and a softer architectural detail to the space. The proportions allow for a large bed, wardrobes, drawers and bedside furniture, while the wide window gives the room a pleasant outlook back towards the frontage. Its position off the central hall keeps it separate from the main living areas, giving it the quieter feel expected from a principal bedroom.

Second Bedroom

3.81m x 3.56m

The second bedroom is also positioned to the front and mirrors much of the bungalow’s traditional character, again using the curved bay-style window to bring in natural light and create extra shape within the room. It is a genuine double, with space for a bed, wardrobes and additional furniture, making it far more flexible than a simple spare room. Buyers could use it as a guest bedroom, main bedroom, study or hobby room depending on need. Together, the two front bedrooms give Kingswood a balanced and practical layout, with both rooms feeling generous, bright and properly usable.

Shower Room

2.61m x 1.21m

The shower room is positioned centrally off the hall and has been arranged for practical, easy single-level living. It includes a large glazed shower enclosure, WC, wash basin with vanity storage, tiled walls and flooring, grab rails and a heated towel rail. The shower has been updated recently, which is worth highlighting as a useful improvement within an otherwise traditional layout.

Front Garden

Kingswood has a broad, practical frontage that immediately suits the bungalow’s day-to-day appeal. A large gravel driveway provides extensive off-street parking, with the seller noting space for four or more vehicles in addition to the car port. The covered car port sits neatly to the side of the bungalow, giving sheltered parking or useful storage for bikes, bins and garden equipment. The front itself is low-maintenance but not plain, with shaped planting, pots and a small raised bed softening the gravel and giving the approach a cared-for feel. The porch sits centrally, framed by the bungalow’s curved bay-style front windows, creating a balanced traditional elevation.

Rear Garden

The rear garden is where Kingswood really separates itself from a standard village bungalow. A broad patio runs behind the house, giving immediate seating space outside the conservatory and utility, before steps lead up to a shaped lawn framed by established planting, shrubs and mature trees. The summerhouse adds a lovely destination point within the garden, while the open farmland beyond the rear boundary gives the whole space a sense of depth and calm that buyers will feel straight away. From the lawn, the view stretches directly across working countryside, making this feel private, settled and genuinely rural without being isolated.

Parking - Off street