3 bed detached bungalow for sale

Fordham Heath, Colchester, Essex CO3

A three-bedroom detached bungalow requiring modernisation/updating throughout, benefitting from an attic room and scope for re-development (subject to the necessary planning consents), with further benefits including a detached garage, tandem private parking and a total plot size of approximately 0.35 acres.

Obscured panel-glazed clad security door opening to:

Entrance hall: 25' 6" x 3' 8" (7.78m x 1.14m) With hatch to attic room and door to linen store housing water cylinder and further door to cloaks storage.

Sitting room: 16' 4" x 11' 9" (4.99m x 3.59m) Affording a dual aspect with bay window to front, window to side and central gas fireplace with tiled surround. Notable retained features including original skirting and dado rail.

Aga kitchen: 11' 10" x 11' 9" (3.61m x 3.59m) Fitted with a range of base units below a stainless steel single sink unit, gas fired aga and terracotta quarry style tiled flooring throughout. Door to pantry with useful fitted shelving.

Garden room: 11' 2" x 7' 0" (3.42m x 2.15m) Set beneath a pitched roofline on a brick base with a glazed surround on three sides with sliding panel door opening to the rear terrace and gardens.

Bedroom 1: 13' 4" x 11' 9" (4.08m x 3.59m) With bay window to front, skirting, dado rail and stripped pine flooring.

Bedroom 2: 11' 8" x 9' 11" (3.58m x 3.03m) With window range to side, skirting and dado rail.

Bedroom 3: 8' 10" x 7' 1" (2.71m x 2.16m) With window range to rear affording views across the established, well screened gardens.

Family bathroom: 5' 6" x 4' 4" (1.68m x 1.33m) Fitted with pedestal wash hand basin, bath with tiling above and obscured glass window to rear.

Cloakroom: 4' 3" x 2' 8" (1.32m x 0.83m) Fitted with ceramic WC.

Attic room (accessed via loft ladder): 12' 4" x 9' 8" (3.76m x 2.97m) With window range to front and opening to loft storage void.

Outside The property is situated on Wood Lane, largely hidden from view and approached via a tandem driveway providing parking for three vehicles. There is ample space to further expand the parking area with lawned frontage, fir tree and established border planting and gardens to both sides of the property with access to the:

Garage: 15' 1" x 8' 7" (4.62m x 2.62m) With pebble dash exterior set beneath an asbestos roofline with up and over door to front and personnel door to side.

The rear gardens are one of the property's most striking attributes washed with roses, substantial fir trees, a money puzzle tree, greenhouse and further archway planting. With eight-foot border hedging, the gardens are well-screened with redundant outbuildings set to the corner of the plot and enjoying a private, unoverlooked aspect.

Tenure: Freehold

services: Mains water, drainage and electricity are connected. Gas fired heating. Note: None of these services have been tested by the agent.

EPC rating: F. A copy of the energy performance certificate is available on request.

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local authority: Colchester City Council, Rowans House, 33 Sheepen band: E

viewing: Strictly by prior appointment only through David Burr.

Notice: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these sales details, they are for guidance purposes only and prospective purchasers or lessees are advised to seek their own professional advice as well as to satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. No representation or warranty whatsoever is made in relation to this property by David Burr or its employees nor do such sales details form part of any offer or contract.