5 Bedroom detached house ● Chantry Drive, Wormingford ● £800,000 (Guide Price)

GUIDE PRICE £800,000 to £825,000

LOCATION
A spacious and impressive double gable detached five double bedroom home set in a private cul-de-sac of only six properties in the tranquil village of Wormingford, on the Essex/Suffolk borders and edge of the Stour Valley. With open countryside on your doorstep. The village has a diverse friendly community with a mixture of various family sizes, old and young, with activities for all, a local farm shop, public house, church and an abundance of dog walks, country walks and cycle rides.

Approximately 15 minute drive to Colchester North Station, frequent service and a direct link and, at peak, less than an hour into London Liverpool Street. Alternatively the branch line at Bures, changing at Marks Tey, is 6 minutes away.

This select development was originally built in 2000-2001 and this home illustrates the high quality of that original build. Internal accommodation of approximately 2,303 sq. ft. A wonderful home, that offers flexible living and that you can ‘move straight in’.

This has been a very enjoyable family home for our current vendors for over 15 years and when leaving they will undoubtedly turn back and remember the happy times and celebrations they’ve had. They’ll miss the convenience and contrast of being so close to the open countryside and only a short drive to Sudbury town and Colchester city centres and, the mainline station.

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation includes five double bedrooms, three bathrooms - Jack and Jill, en-suite to principle bedroom and family bathroom. Three reception rooms – large lounge, family room and study (that has been used as a 6th bedroom), a kitchen/diner with separate utility, double garage and a very generous amount off street parking. The rear garden is not overlooked and backs onto the village playing fields and village hall, providing a high level of privacy.

GROUND FLOOR
A large feature solid wooden door opens to a generous entrance hall. To the far left is the lounge with double doors onto the garden. Directly to the front is the family room or playroom overlooking and with double doors onto the rear garden. In summer months both of these rooms make the most of bringing ‘the outside in’ and allow a cool breeze through the home in those hot summer months. Also off the hall is the study (a large room that is currently used as a bedroom) and downstairs cloak room. To the far right of the front door is the door to the kitchen and dining area. A good size kitchen, with a selection of light wall and base level units with contrasting dark granite worktops, sink and drainer with mixer tap over, electric oven and induction hob, extractor fan, integrated dishwasher. A central island with granite top doubles as a breakfast bar but is perfect for prep and serving snacks and meals throughout the day, with drawers and cupboards beneath.

To the far end of the kitchen opens up to the dining area with space for a 6 or even 8 seater table. There is also a separate utility room with plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer, sink, granite worktops and useful fitted storage units.

FIRST FLOOR
On the first floor there are five double bedrooms. Immediately at the top of the stairs, to the left, is the principle bedroom with en-suite shower room, with windows out to the rear garden. Adjacent is the smallest double bedroom in the house, then a double bedroom to the front which overlooks the drive and front garden.
To the rear of the landing is the family bathroom. The final two double bedrooms to the opposite end of the landing are almost identical in size, both with access to a Jack and Jill shared shower room.


OUTSIDE
This home offers a very generous level of off street parking for 7 or more vehicles.

Front of Property

Double garage and driveway providing off road parking for multiple vehicles and at the other end of the plot is another large parking area. Well maintained garden with lawn areas, flower beds and shrubs

Rear Garden

Fully enclosed and private, generous in size, well maintained, laid to lawn, large patio seating area, two large outbuildings The garden backs onto the village green/playing fields. One outbuilding houses the hot tub and studio (if nothing else useful storage for garden furniture), the other is a summerhouse that could easily be used as a home office.

SETTING THE SCENE

Wormingford is about five miles North West of Colchester and sits on the Essex/Suffolk borders and the edge of the Stour Valley and is well known as an area of outstanding natural beauty, whilst being within constable country and a short walk or drive away from unspoilt countryside surrounding the river. Chantry Drive is secluded, no through roads, set back from the main road and features six exclusive detached homes. There is a local farm shop offering a variety of local fresh produce including beef, pork, lamb and dairy.

WHATft S NEARBY

For everyday needs you are a short drive to the village of West Bergholt with a supermarket, chemist and doctors. The nearby village of Bures has a hair salon, delicatessen and two public houses, which is a leisurely walk from the village via the banks of the River Stour. The picturesque village of Nayland is only a short drive, perfect for lunchtime treat at the riverside village pub or tasty treats, tea and cakes at the new village delicatessen. Approximately 15 minute drive to Colchester North Station, frequent services, a direct link and, at peak, less than an hour into London Liverpool Street. Alternatively the branch line at Bures, changing at Marks Tey, is 6 minutes away.

WITHIN EASY REACH

For a more extensive variety of national and boutique shops, amenities, and services Colchester City Centre is a 20 minute drive and the pretty Suffolk market town of Sudbury is approximately a 25 minute drive. The A12, giving access to London, Ipswich and the Suffolk Coast is located about five miles away. Stansted airport is less than hour.

BROADBAND

Wormingford has 2 types of Fibre Broadband available Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC)The first is supplied through the BT network and is a ‘Fibre to the Cabinet’ service. This means that the Broadband service is provided along an existing copper cable from the Cabinet to your property.Depending on how far you are away from the Cabinet will affect the broadband speed.If you are very close (within ¼ of a mile) to the Cabinet then you could expect to receive up to 80Mb download and up to 20Mb upload. If you are further away, then the speed will drop away commensurate with the distance.There are a range of Broadband Service Providers that you can choose from for this service.Fibre to the Premises (FTTP, also called ‘Real Broadband’)Fibre to the premises has become more recently available and can be ordered from 2 companies at present, County Broadband and Gigaclear.You will need to check if the service is actually available now or if it is still being constructed and you are placing a ‘pre-order’.As it’s name suggests this service is Fibre Broadband all the way to your property and whatever speed service you order that is the speed you should receive both for download and upload of data. Services generally start at 40Mb minimum and can be as much as 1000Mb.Also with the ’FTTP’ service you might find that you have to change your existing telephones and any other services that are connected such as alarm systems or care lines.

INFORMATION

TENURE – FreeholdCOUNCIL TAX - GLOCAL AUTHORITY - ColchesterSERVICESMains electricity, water, oil fired central hearing and mains drainage

• Property reference CWR080213370
• Council Tax Band G
• Tenure Freehold
• Broadband Check availability
• Energy rating D
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