Five bedroom house with outbuilding in about 1.27 acres on the fringes of Billericay.

Description

Foxhurst sits within an attractive leafy country lane on the fringes of Billericay, but within 2.4 miles of the High Street and station. The house offers versatile accommodation in a plot of about 1.27 acres including a substantial outbuilding.

With accommodation approaching approximately 2,000 sq ft over two floors, this versatile property has up to five bedrooms (two on the ground floor), two larger reception rooms - both with lovely outlook over the gardens - and a kitchen which is open-plan to a breakfast room extension with windows framing a wonderful garden and a woodland view. There is a separate utility/boot room and two dual-aspect double bedrooms which could also be utilised as further reception rooms such as a home office and playroom if required. There is also a ground floor shower room adjacent to one of the bedrooms.

The first floor offers three bedrooms and two bathrooms (one en suite). Each of the bedrooms have a lovely outlook over the gardens and surrounding countryside.

Outside
The house occupies a lovely position on a leafy country road. The plot has a frontage of approximately 167 ft to Coxes Farm Road and stands on a mature west-facing plot extending to about 1.27 acres. The house stands deep within its own extensive lawns with a long drive along the southern edge, to the garaging and outbuilding.

The outbuilding is approximately 1,800 sq ft and is currently used as a workshop, studio and shower room, machinery store, stables and potting room. To the rear of the plot lies a small private wood, planting beds and a secret garden.

Location

Billericay railway station: 2.4 miles; A127: 3 miles, M25 (J29): 9.4 miles. All distances approximate.

Billericay provides good local shops for day-to-day needs and includes a Waitrose, a selection of restaurants and pubs and is on the mainline railway service to Stratford and London Liverpool Street.

Leisure amenities in the area include Stock Brook Country Club with golf course and gym, Greenwoods Hotel and Spa, and the surrounding countryside is very popular with walkers, horse riders and cyclists.

There is a good selection of both state and private schools in the area including St John's and Mayflower at Billericay, Woodlands School and Brentwood School, and Chelmsford County High School for Girls and King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford city.

Square Footage: 2,040 sq ft


Acreage: 1.27 Acres

Directions

From Billericay proceed south on the A129 towards Great Burstead. Turn left opposite the Kings Head pub into Coxes Farm Road. Foxhurst will be found on the left after a mile.

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Additional Info

Services: Mains water and electricity. Oil-fired central heating. Mains drainage.

Agent's note: The site lies within the metropolitan greenbelt, as such development will be limited. The outbuilding does have the potential for conversion to an annexe, subject to obtaining planning permission.