Abberton - 3 bed - £415,000 - Fenn Wright

Property details

Ownership: Freehold

Property type: Bungalow

Bedrooms: 3

Reception rooms: 2

Bathrooms: 2

Parking: None

Garden: Garden

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A beautifully presented and versatile three/four bedroom Grade II Listed period property situated close to the centre of the village of Abberton which lies to the south of Colchester between the town and Mersea Island.

Forge Cottage, as you would expect, includes a former village forge which now forms weather boarded garaging for the property with an attractive brick floor. The cottage itself has been most beautifully appointed by the current owner with quality fitments and extreme attention to detail. There is a glazed entrance hall, vaulted living room with three elegant windows and a large brick fireplace. The bespoke kitchen has hand painted units with particular attention to detailing and incorporates hob and extractor hood, oven, fridge/freezer and dishwasher, and leads through to a traditional double glazed and timber conservatory overlooking the courtyard garden. There is also a separate utility and an extremely useful drying room which houses the gas fired central heating boiler and hot water tank. The bedroom accommodation is all located off a further hallway with three double bedrooms, the main bedroom having built in wardrobes, affording ample hanging space and shelving, and an en suite bathroom. In addition there is a family bathroom, walk-in closet and a study which could be used as a fourth bedroom if required. The property benefits from gas fired central heating via radiators with additional under floor heating to the bathrooms. There is a mixture of original timber, single glazed windows and double glazed windows. The property is set well back from the Mersea Road with a gated entrance, garaging to the front and a shingle driveway affording ample parking. There is a further garden area to the front of the property with raised beds.

The village of Abberton lies to the south of Colchester between the town and the Mersea Island. The area is well known for its reservoir and the wildlife and nature reserves. The village itself has a primary school, public house and active village community, and there are regular bus services running to Mersea and through to Colchester where wider shopping, recreational and educational facilities are found as well as multi-screen cinema, two theatres and mainline railway station with direct services to Norwich and London’s Liverpool Street. Mersea offers excellent facilities including a country park and for the sailing enthusiast two sailing clubs and an annual regatta.






Entrance Hall

11’7" x 4’6"
Forming the link between the main parts of the property, with oak entrance door, double glazed windows overlooking the courtyard, two radiators, oak floor, halogen spot lights.


Living Room

22’2" x 15’5"
With high vaulted ceiling with exposed framework, varnished pine floor, three large gothic style windows to front with shutters, further internal window looking through to the conservatory, two covered radiators, red brick Inglenook fireplace with multi fuel burner standing on a flagstone hearth.


Conservatory

13’ x 8’5"
Of timber framed construction with double glazed windows to side and rear, vaulted roof with double glazed windows including electrically operated roof windows, tiled floor, old style radiator, double glazed French doors leading out to the garden.


Utility Room

4’7" x 4’
With work surface, space and plumbing for automatic washing machine under and further space, wall mounted cupboards, tiled floor.


Drying Room

9’3" x 5’5"
Housing the Potterton Profile wall mounted gas fired boiler and hot water tank with fitted immersion, laminate flooring, fitted shelves and drying rails.


Hallway

With oak floor, two radiators, halogen spotlights, access to second loft space.


Walk-In Closet

6’ x 5’3"
With laminate flooring, fitted shelves and hanging rails, radiator, halogen spotlights.


Study

9’7" x 6’1"
With sash window to side, oak flooring, radiator.


Outside And Gardens

The property is retained from the Mersea Road with brick pillars, a pedestrian gate and further double gate leading to the long shingle driveway providing off street parking. The former boarded forge at the front of the property has been converted into garaging 14’6 x 14’4 with double opening doors, power and light connected and attractive brick floor. A block edged flower and shrub border runs along the driveway to a picket fence with further gate to the front courtyard garden with three raised flower beds and stepping stone paving up to the front door. To the rear of the property is a paved courtyard with further shingle areas and brick circular feature with box hedging and young ornamental tree enclosed predominantly along one boundary by an old red brick wall and to the others by fencing and trellis with a number of established shrubs.