5 bedroom detached house for sale

Large house for modernisation with pool and tennis court in about 1.2 acres.

Description

Coppers is beautifully situated within a pretty leafy lane between the villages of Margaretting and Ingatestone, occupying a mature plot of about 1.2 acres. Available for the first time since construction in 1962, this is a property with great potential.

The accommodation extends to over 3,600 sq ft, now in need of modernisation, offering great possibilities. From a spacious hallway to the light-filled reception and bedrooms, the house has been designed and orientated to overlook the beautiful gardens.

Three generous reception rooms, including a garden room conservatory, overlook the gardens to the south. The kitchen/breakfast room lies at the rear of the house, overlooking the pool. Adjacent is a utility room, and double and single integral garages. The garages offer the potential for further accommodation or an annexe, subject to the necessary consents required. On the first floor are up to five bedrooms with an additional ground floor bedroom/study. The principal bedroom suite occupies the front corner of the house, with en suite bathroom and fitted dressing room. A family bathroom serves the remaining bedrooms.

Outside
A 50m long drive culminates with a circular parking area around a mature oak tree. There is access into a double and single garage. The gardens have been designed to provide all-year colour and interest. Swathes of lawns are bordered by matures beds and hedgerows. Terraces are situated to the side and rear of the house providing outside spaces for dining in the summer months. Behind the house is an enclosed garden containing a kidney-shaped pool and pool house. Occupying the front portion of the gardens is an enclosed tennis court
There is also a garden shed and the solar panels at the property are utilised to heat the pool with a heat exchange pump – there is a feed-in tariff for the solar panels.

Services
Mains water, electricity, and drainage. Oil-fired central heating. 16 solar panels (feed in tariff).

Location

A12 (junction 14): 0.8 miles; Ingatestone railway station: 2.2 miles (London Liverpool Street from 29 minutes); Chelmsford city and railway station: 5 miles. Transport links from Shenfield have been greatly enhanced with Crossrail – . All distances approximate.

The nearby village of Ingatestone offers a good range of village shops, traditional pubs, several restaurants and a mainline service into London Liverpool Street. The towns of Shenfield and Brentwood to the south also provide a choice of shops, whilst educational facilities are close at hand including a village school at the end of the lane, the Anglo-European School at Ingatestone, King Edward Grammar School and Chelmsford County High School for Girls at Chelmsford and a choice of other state and private schools, including Brentwood School, close by.

Square Footage: 3,610 sq ft


Acreage: 1.2 Acres

Directions

From London, exit the A12 at Junction 14 and turn right towards Margaretting village. At the T-junction turn right towards Ingatestone and proceed to the bottom of the hill. Pennys Lane will be found on the right-hand side and the house will be found on the right-hand side.

From Chelmsford, proceed south on the A414 passing Hylands Park. At the roundabout with the A12 proceed underneath and at the next roundabout continue on to the B1002 towards Ingatestone. Continue over the crossroad and proceed down the hill where Pennys Lane will be found on the right-hand side.

Postcode: CM4 0HA