Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9
- PROPERTY TYPE
Semi-Detached
- BEDROOMS
4
- BATHROOMS
3
- SIZE
1,931 sq ft
179 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Substantial 1930s semi-detached character home
- Four bedrooms arranged across three floors
- Approximately 1,746 sq ft of main accommodation
- Three bathrooms including an en-suite
- Three reception spaces including a 24'5 lounge/dining room
- Generous first-floor dressing area
- Bay windows, fireplaces, ceiling roses and period detailing
- Block-paved off-street parking and gated side access
- Low-maintenance rear garden and detached garage/outbuilding with additional room
- Catchment for Eastwood Primary School & Nursery and The Eastwood Academy
Description
The ground floor has the scale and flow that makes a home work brilliantly day to day. A superb 24'5 lounge/dining room creates a generous main living space, with a bay window, fireplace and period detailing adding character, while a separate dining room gives you somewhere to host properly without sacrificing the family lounge. The modern kitchen sits alongside, and the conservatory draws the house out towards the garden. Upstairs, the first floor offers three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a large dressing area, before the second floor opens into a substantial fourth bedroom, giving older children, guests or those working from home a floor with a little more independence.
Outside, there is block-paved off-street parking, gated side access, a low-maintenance rear garden and a detached garage/outbuilding with an additional room suitable for office, hobby or storage use. The location completes the picture. Schools, everyday amenities, bus routes and the A127 are close by, while Belfairs Woods, Leigh Broadway, Old Leigh and the estuary put some of the area's best weekend lifestyle within easy reach. For families looking for character without compromising on space, this is the kind of home that can adapt through different stages of life rather than being quickly outgrown.
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: C
Room Measurements
Ground Floor
Lounge / Dining Room: 7.43m x 4.03m (24'5" x 13'3")
Dining Room: 4.18m x 2.54m (13'9" x 8'4")
Kitchen: 4.18m x 2.39m (13'9" x 7'10")
Conservatory: 3.63m x 2.60m (11'11" x 8'6")
Bathroom: 3.30m x 1.05m (10'10" x 3'5")
First Floor
Bedroom: 3.67m x 3.89m (12'0" x 12'9")
Dressing Area: 3.52m x 3.36m (11'7" x 11'0")
Bedroom: 2.67m x 3.65m (8'9" x 12'0")
Bedroom: 2.63m x 2.13m (8'8" x 7'0")
En-suite Bathroom: 2.86m x 1.48m (9'5" x 4'10")
Bathroom: 2.19m x 1.69m (7'2" x 5'7")
Second Floor
Bedroom: 4.45m x 3.46m (14'7" x 11'4")
Outbuilding
Garage: 3.95m x 3.29m (13'0" x 10'10")
Additional Outbuilding Room: No individual measurement shown
Total floor area: Approx. 179.4 sq m (1,931 sq ft)
Interior
Behind its characterful 1930s façade is a home with exceptional depth and flexibility, with the main accommodation extending to approximately 1,746 sq ft across three floors. The ground floor centres around a superb 24'5 lounge/dining room with bay window, fireplace, ceiling roses and decorative coving, complemented by a separate dining room, modern fitted kitchen and bright conservatory opening to the garden. There is also a ground-floor shower room. The first floor provides three bedrooms, an en-suite, family bathroom and a generous dressing area, while the converted second floor creates a substantial fourth bedroom. Period detailing, generous proportions and multiple living spaces give the house the substance of a traditional family home with the versatility modern life demands.
Exterior
The house has an attractive 1930s frontage with a prominent bay window and covered entrance, while the block-paved frontage provides valuable off-street parking. Gated side access leads through to the rear garden, which has been designed with ease of maintenance in mind, combining a broad paved terrace with artificial lawn and established planting. It is a garden made for everyday family life: easy to manage, practical for children and ready for outdoor dining when friends come over. To the rear sits a detached outbuilding incorporating a garage and separate additional room, previously used as a home office, adding useful space for storage, hobbies or working from home.
Location
Rayleigh Road places the home in a highly convenient part of Leigh-on-Sea, with day-to-day amenities, bus connections and access to the A127 all close at hand. Chalkwell station is around 3km from the postcode, while Leigh-on-Sea and Rayleigh stations are also within easy reach for wider rail connections. The lifestyle goes well beyond commuting: Belfairs Woods and its ancient woodland are nearby for walks, family weekends and time outdoors, while Leigh Broadway, Old Leigh, the estuary and the area's independent cafés, restaurants and shops are all accessible. It is a location where the practical school-and-work week can quickly give way to woodland walks, lunches by the water and evenings in Leigh.
School Catchments
Families are particularly well placed for education, with the property falling within the catchment for Eastwood Primary School & Nursery and The Eastwood Academy. Both primary and secondary schooling are conveniently close by, with The Eastwood Academy currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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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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