4 Bedroom semi-detached house ● Beverley Road, Lexden ● £750,000 (Guide Price)

Looking for a period home, convenient location for the City centre, schools and station? Friendly community and a home you can simply unlock the door, kick off your shoes, relax and move straight in?

Set in the very heart of Lexden in one of the most sought after roads with an attractive mix of well-maintained mainly Victorian and Edwardian homes. Its location is incredibly convenient, with a short walk to the City centre and all of Lexden schools. For commuters Colchester North Station is just over a one and half mile walk or a seven minute bus journey directly opposite Beverley Road on Lexden Road.

An attractive period semi-detached home that is one of five prominent Victorian houses built in 1870 that exhibit a rarity of architectural stylings including black brick diapering and white brick dressings interwoven with mellow red bricks. The decorative barge boards to the roof line and open porch and the canted bay window are all iconic designs for this period and further original internal period features are prevalent throughout the house.

Greatly improved and updated over the last 8 months by our vendors. Redecorated throughout to a contemporary finish and, sympathetic to and in keeping with the original period resulting in a very stylish home that you can simply ‘move straight in’. Electrics have been replaced and updated as needed. Both fireplaces on the ground floor are now fully functioning – gas to the front sitting room and working open fire to the dining room, and at considerable cost, 11 new high-end replacement windows.


ACCOMMODATION
The accommodation which extends to over 1900sqft is set over four floors and comprises in brief, a ground floor sitting room that opens to the dining room with deep ornate cornices and a cast iron fireplaces and a utility with access the back garden. The kitchen/breakfast room occupies the lower ground floor with French windows leading out to the steps to the rear garden which streams in natural light with a further snug/ office to the front of the property and a cloakroom

There are two double bedrooms to the first floor with a family bathroom and a further two double bedrooms including the principle bedroom and a shower room on the top floor with an attractive view over Lexden rooftops and gardens.

Outside, the west facing walled garden approaches 80ft in length and laid predominantly to lawn with a paved sun terrace. The walled garden with its mature hedge line and flower borders backs on to an attractive neighbouring coach house and provides a good degree of privacy for the garden.

To the front, the property is set nicely back from the road with a shingle driveway providing off-street parking for several vehicles. Access via the side gate leads directly to the garden.

WHATft S NEARBY

Beverley Road is located within a quarter of a mile of the city centre with Crouch Street offering good local shops – including chemist, deli, hairdressers, supermarket, restaurants, pubs and wine bar. The area is highly sought after and is well known for its excellent schooling facilities including Colchester Royal Grammar School and the Girls High School, Philip Morant Comprehensive School, Six Form College, St Mary's School for Girls, Oxford House and Colchester Prep and High School.The centre of Colchester with it bars, restaurants and shops is just a short walk from Beverley Road. There is also the Arts Centre, Odeon Cinema and Mercury Theatre.For dog walking, nearby is Lexden Park and the larger open space of Hilly Fields.The train station is about a five-minute car journey, seven minute bus journey or twenty five minute walk. Trains from Colchester to London Liverpool Street take 50 minutes at peak times.

WITHIN EASY REACH

The A12, which connects with the M25, heads south towards London or north to Ipswich. London Stansted is the nearest airport.Dedham Valley and Constable Country, the landscape immortalised by the great painter John Constable, are approximately fifteen minute drive.For more variety of boutique and national stores - Chelmsford and Ipswich are approximately a thirty drive.The coast is also within easy reach. Fifteen minute drive to Mersea Island for its beaches, sailing and wind surfing, sea food – renowned oysters, walks at Cudmore Grove Country Park. Thirty minutes to the seaside town of Frinton with its superb family friendly beaches. Further afield are the beautiful Suffolk coastal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold, approximately one hour and ninety minutes respectively.Stane Retail Park at Stanway for the larger superstores of Aldi, Marks and Spencers, Sainsbury, PC World and a selection of eateries is a ten minute drive. Waitrose supermarket is approximately a ten minute drive. All supermarkets offer delivery to Beverley RoadStansted airport is less than an hour drive.

INFORMATION

TENURE – FreeholdCOUNCIL TAX – FLOCAL AUTHORITY – Colchester City CouncilSERVICESMains gas, electricity, gas central heating, mains water and drainageBROADBAND 1000 Mbps available subject to subscription

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