A delightful character four bedroom detached property in a beautiful semi-rural location positioned in the village of Little Burstead. This home sits on a plot of approx. 0.7 acres offering stunning gardens with farmland views, secure gated access, garage and outbuildings.

The quaint village of Little Burstead, boasts its own small community with a Village Hall, warm welcoming pub and restaurant - ‘The Dukes Head' and 14th Century Church. Set within rolling countryside there is no surprise that The Burstead Golf Club is located here and is open to both members and non-members.
Billericay Town Centre is found just two and a half miles from here. This established town offers an array of shops and eateries with its main Waitrose supermarket. Mainline trains take you to London Liverpool Street in 35 minutes and Shenfield station, with access to the new Elizabeth Line just one stop away.

The original building of Oakdene is understood to be around 100 years old and believed once to be the Rectory of St Mary the Virgin Church which sits majestically at the top of Rectory Road overlooking the fields.

Walled to the front with automatic gates allowing access to the drive, suitable for multiple vehicles, the character and history of the house is evident with the arched front door and mirroring windows to the side. The garage and outbuilding reflect the style of the house and features a small clock tower above.

Venturing inside, this home offers a complementary blend of traditional character mixed with contemporary. A large entrance hall reveals beamed ceilings, wooden flooring and traditional features reflected throughout. Original latched doors draw you through to each room throughout this lovely home. Formerly built as a bungalow, accommodation to the ground floor includes a cosy lounge with brick-built fireplace and French doors opening to the rear garden, a dining area once again with traditional features including a further fireplace, is blended with modern porcelain tiles underfoot with underfloor heating flowing through to the contemporary three-year-old kitchen incorporated in an extension to the rear. This lovely light bright space fitted with shaker style units and integrated appliances is finished with white quartz worksurfaces. Two double bedrooms sit to the front aspect with fitted wardrobes in keeping with the latched door theme to one bedroom and brick fireplace to another making this suitable as another reception room, if required. A stunning contemporary bathroom presents a luxurious freestanding bath with separate shower.

A wooden staircase takes you up and around to the first floor, the character continuing with exposed brickwork alongside wooden features and light flooding in from the Velux window above. Extended into the roof with two bedrooms and a modern separate W.C., these rooms have fitted storage to compliment the space.

Stunning gardens to the rear begin with a large patio area accessed via double gates from the front drive and continue onto this staged garden. Following on from the garage with its large storage room to the rear, a cabin provides a serene office space with picturesque views. This is complete with ultra- fast broadband connection mirroring that to the main house, heating and air-conditioning and would also suit use as a teens den or gym space. The next stage of the garden takes full advantage of this quiet location with a raised patio, the perfect place to dine in the sun with brick-built barbeque hut opposite. Then opening out to a reveal an expanse of green, lined with trees, this field like space is a child's dream. A small apple orchard to the rear surrounds the fenced pond before views of open farmland beyond.

It is worth noting that planning permission has previously been granted, but now expired, to raise the roofline further to create three bedrooms and a family bathroom to this floor. This can be viewed on Basildon District Council ref 16/00619/FULL. Also, separate certification was received under reference 16/00216/LDC to confirm squaring off the ground floor accommodation level with the existing kitchen extension and was granted under permitted development.

Further to this, there could be a potential opportunity at some point in the future of seeking planning permission for development in the rear garden for building additional properties as there are currently households and farmland going through planning with this in mind. (STPP)

Ground floor accommodation:

Entrance Hall
Lounge 11' x 11' 10' ( 3.34m x 3.62m)
Dining area 13'2' x 12'4' ( 4.02m x 3.75m)
Kitchen 13'9' x 8'3' (4.19m x 2.5m)
Bedroom one 12'3' x 12' (3.75m x 3.65m)
Bedroom two 12'11' x 11'10' (3.93m x 3.6m)
Family bathroom

First floor:

Bedroom three 14'2' x 11'8' (4.32m x 3.56m)
Bedroom four 11'8' x 7'10' (3.56m x 2.38m)
W.C.

Outside:

Automatic gated entrance with parking for multiple vehicles on the driveway
Large garage with separate brick storage room to rear
Outbuilding/Cabin
Brick built barbecue hut
Substantial overall plot with mature gardens, small orchard area and fenced pond to rear

The property is serviced by LPG gas with underground storage.
Council Tax Band F

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