5 bedroom detached house for sale

*Guide Price £675,000 to £700,000* Part of our Signature collection, a spacious detached house located within walking distance of the River Colne in this desirable village to the South of Colchester. The property has 2 en suite's, large lounge, 2 further reception rooms and a good size rear garden.

*Guide Price £675,000 to £700,000* Cherley has been modernised by the current owners including windows, new kitchen and en suite, now has gas fired central heating and a delightful walled rear garden. Of particular merit is the sitting room with inglenook fireplace with a triple aspect, measuring some 33’ in length.

An entrance door opens to a spacious reception hall with staircase leading to the first floor landing. A large cloakroom houses the toilet and pedestal wash hand basin and a useful shelved cupboard. The sitting room runs from front to back with the focal point of the room being a large inglenook fireplace with brick floor and housing a calor gas fired stove. The room has a triple aspect including French doors leading out to the garden.

Also at the rear of the house is a dining room which has French doors out to the garden tiled flooring which flows through double doors opening to the kitchen/breakfast room, beautifully appointed with quartz worksurfaces over 3 sides of base cupboards and drawer units. There are matching wall mounted cupboards whilst built in appliances include a larder fridge, eye level oven and microwave, integral dishwasher and 4 ring electric hob.

Back off the reception hall is a study with window overlooking the drive. Finally on the ground floor is a utility room with worksurfaces, sink, plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble dryer. There is a useful storage cupboard with doors leading to the outside and also through to the double garage.

Stairs lead up to a large landing where there is access into the loft space. The principle bedroom has recently been refurbished and has a deep airing cupboard and plenty of space for wardrobes. A door leads to the re-fitted ensuite shower room with a corner shower with glass sliding doors, vanity unit with ample cupboards and shelving, a basin and toilet.

The second bedroom is an excellent size with 2 double door wardrobes along one wall and has a door leading through to a 'jack and jill' en suite which has been refitted with a tiled shower cubicle, vanity unit wash basin with low level WC. There is a further door from the en suite to bedroom 4 which is a double bedroom with a built-in double door wardrobe. The third double bedroom is found at the front of the house and has a single wardrobe, whilst the final bedroom would again take a double bed but is currently being used as an office. The main bathroom is an excellent size and has a corner panelled bath with seat, separate walk in shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin, bidet and toilet.

The house is set back from Ferry Road with a wall and established shrubs with a gated entrance to the drive providing ample parking and leading to the attached double garage with 2 electric up and over doors. The garage has power and light connected house the gas fired boiler along with the pump equipment for the mains drain. There is access round the side of the house with pathway and space for bins and recycling and round to the rear garden, where there is an extensive paved terrace and curved path leading through lawns to a further patio where there is a covered pergola. The garden has shrub borders and on one side and to the rear is an attractive brick wall.


Location

Fingringhoe is an attractive waterside village found on the south side of the City of Colchester. The village has a popular pub/restaurant- The Whalebone, and primary school and Church all found at the centre of the village. On the outskirts is a nature reserve. Back in Colchester is supermarkets with the closest being a Lidl and a small co op.

Colchester itself has all the facilities of a major town, which has just been awarded City status in 2022. There are 2 railway stations which provide access to both London Liverpool Street and also the coast. Wider educational facilities cover secondary schooling through sixth form to the university of Essex.

For the sailing enthusiast, Fingringhoe has good access to the island of Mersea with its popular water sports and sailing facilities, mainly found at the anchorage.

Directions

From Colchester proceed south easterly along the Old Heath Road out of Colchester through Old Heath and out towards the village of Fingringhoe. At the Whalebone public house turn left into Church Road and continue passing the Church and along for about half a mile turning left in to Ferry Road. Proceed down and Cherley will be found on the right-hand side.

Important Information

Services – mains electricity, gas, water and drainage are connected. Due to the nature of Ferry Road, the house has a pump to move drainage waste up to the main drain. There is calor gas cylinders for the stove in the Inglenook.
EPC rating - D
Council Tax band – G
Tenure – Freehold

Agents note
In accordance with section 21 of the 1979 estate agents act, we advise all parties that the owners of the property are related to a partner of Fenn Wright.