5 bed detached house for sale

Middleton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood CM15

A very substantial and tastefully renovated family home occupying a prominent position in one of the most favoured roads of Old Shenfield. This 1950's built house extends to 4,160 square feet of well proportioned accommodation that comprises five bedrooms, four bath/shower rooms, four reception rooms and a magnificent hand crafted classic shaker style open plan kitchen/breakfast room and utility room. The south westerly plot measures 0.302 acre and the property is just a short and pleasant walk to Shenfield mainline railway station and Crossrail terminus. This property is offered to the market with no onward chain.

Upon entry, a practical lobby area fitted with a most useful double-width coat cupboard opens to the entrance hall. A spacious entrance fitted with a fine polished herringbone-style hardwood parquet flooring. A study faces the extensive front garden and will ideally suit those that work from home. A ground floor WC has been tastefully refitted with feature marble style tiling. A staircase rises to the first floor. Like the entire house, the drawing rom is bright and spacious, illuminated by large windows that face the front and side elevations, plus the French doors that open to the rear garden sun terrace. A central focal point is a splendid marble fireplace with ornate grate and inset coal effect gas fire. The feature polished herringbone-style hardwood parquet flooring continues from the entrance hall into the drawing room and also into the dining room. The dining room is conveniently situated between the drawing room and kitchen breakfast room, drawing maximum light from a window that overlooks the well screened and south westerly garden to the rear. The sitting room offers an informal alternative to the drawing room and would serve as an excellent children's play room, if required.

This modern designer kitchen delivers a truly luxurious experience. Featuring modern elegance and functionality, it has been comprehensively fitted with a fine quality range of shaker style units that comprise base cupboards, drawers and wall matching cabinets. A long, light quartz worktop incorporates a porcelain Butler style sink unit with mixer tap. Integrated appliances to remain include a Rangemaster range style cooker with canopy and concealed extractor unit above, dishwasher and a Fisher & Paykel fridge/freezer. A contrasting island unit incorporates a wine cooler and has been fitted with a quartz top, with overhang to provide a spacious breakfast bar. A parquet wood effect flooring runs throughout and large glazed doors connect this space seamlessly to the rear garden. The utility room is an excellent companion to the kitchen/breakfast room, delivering a perfect blend of modern luxury with traditional craftmanship. This well designed utility room provides a washing machine, tumble dryer, sink, a boot room area fitted with extra storage for shoes and coats and even additional pantry space. Doors connect the utility room to the oversized double garage and the rear garden.

The first floor landing extends virtually the entire width of the house and draws light from windows to both the front and side elevations. As previously mentioned, there are five double bedrooms that are serviced by four luxuriously appointed bath/shower rooms. The primary bedroom suite overlooks the well screened rear garden and features a walk in-wardrobe/dressing room and tastefully appointed en-suite shower room.

The rear garden has a south westerly elevation, so is in sunshine throughout virtually the entire day. The rear garden measures approximately 74'6 in width by 53' in depth. In fact the overall plot measures 0.302 acre. Across the rear of the property is a substantial paved terrace with brick edging, of an ideal size for outside entertaining. The remainder of the garden is laid to lawn and the house is screened on all three boundaries by a mature array of shrubs, plants and trees, all serving to offer a high degree of privacy and seclusion. A pathway leads to the front garden through a wrought iron gate. The house is set 82' back and occupies a broad frontage of 78'6 to Middleton Road. Accessed via a large sweeping brick paviour carriage driveway that provides extensive off- street parking and leads to the over-sized double garage, fitted with twin up and over doors. The front garden is largely laid to lawn, interspersed with a variety of trees, in particular a mature magnolia to the front of the property.