Rectory Road

Little Oakley, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5LD

Guide Price

£550,000

  • Status: FOR SALE SOLD UNDER OFFER
  • First Marketed: Jan 2023
  • Removed: Date Not Available
  • 0.48 acres
  • 4 beds

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Open house Saturday 28th Jan. Viewings available from 10am.

This is a rare opportunity to purchase a semi rural cottage with modern extensions amounting to in excess of 1,890sq feet of accommodation residing in a plot of half an acre (0.48 acre subject to land survey) with various outbuildings and over 160ft of road frontage.

Situated on a country lane in the heart of the North Essex Countryside, the property backs and sides onto undulating farmland offering a superb and ever changing outlook of the surrounding countryside enhanced by the Southerly aspect to the rear.

Outbuildings include a double garage, summerhouse, brick built office (with cloakroom), shed, woodstore and a workshop that offer great versatility and cater for all of your outside endavours. This is enhanced by a convienient in and out driveway with excellent parking facility for eight to ten cars.

The cottage is believed to date back to the 1800's and retains character features such as exposed beamwork and red brick fireplaces. Extensions of circa twenty and two years ago provide contemporary and social living space to the rear and capiltalise on the natural light provided from the southerly orientation.

On the ground floor you will find flexible accommodation that is comprised of eight rooms that incorporate a large open plan kitchen / breakfast room into a dining room / conservatory, two reception / living rooms, a utility room, a ground floor shower room and two further genrously sized rooms to the front and rear elevations that are currently used as bedrooms. These two rooms could offer a myriad of potential uses yet suit the custodians well as a private space for their independant childen.

The aforementioned kitchen / breakfast room and open plan dining area are the newest additions to the property being 2 years old. The hand crafted Pine Valley kitchen is of excellent quality in keeping with the fabric of the era of the cottage boasting a 2m sq central island with breakfast bar overhang for seating. These two new additions are filled with natural light provided by tall windows, the open plan design and two sets of French doors to the rear.

Upstairs you will find a superbly proportioned and dual aspect first bedroom, a fourth double bedroom and another bathroom.


EPC Rating: D

Porch


The porch at the front the house is approached by wood panelled entrance door with adjacent windows, of brick base construction, leading into the entrance hall.




Entrance hall


The main entrance hall is approached via a UPVC glazed entrance door from the porch and is fitted with carpet. Features include base red brick exposed walls with horizontal exposed beams above and a part wood clad wall adjacent to the entrance to the kitchen. Doors lead to the snug, to the kitchen / diner, the living room, bathroom and first (large) ground floor bedroom at the front of the cottage.




Kitchen / Breakfast room


(These are maximum dimensions for this L-shaped space)



The kitchen / breakfast room begins in the original part of this 1800s cottage and leads into modern extension with French doors leading out to the patio at the rear of the property. The entire kitchen was refitted less than 2 years ago with Pine Valley sage handcrafted base units comprised of soft closing cupboards and drawers with a square edge maple work surface above and matching wall mounted cabinets. Within an original redbrick inglenook fireplace lies a range master cooker, carved into the work surface double butler sink with mixer tap and tiled splash back surround. There is space for a tall standing fridge freezer and you will also find two full height double fronted pantry cupboards. The showpiece of this modern kitchen is the 2 m² island with further cupboards and drawers beneath and an overhang to two sides providing space for breakfast seating. The kitchen has tiled flooring and open plan into the new conservatory.




Conservatory / dining room


As aforementioned this light filled space is open plan from the breakfast area and has been constructed new within the last two years. There is a vaulted glass ceiling above, and there are windows to the easterly and southern elevations with the southern glazing providing an outlook over the immediate garden to undulating countryside. French doors lead outside onto a paved patio area and an internal opening leads into the snug.




Living room


A bay fronted and character rich retreat in the original part of the building. There is a wealth of exposed red brick to the walls and beamwork and you will also find here a feature working fireplace with brick hearth, surround and timber mantle and inset wood burning stove. This living room at the front of the house is open (between beams) to the kitchen / breakfast room.




Snug


The snug is a versatile reception found in the centre of this period home and it offers flexible accommodation tailored to suit your needs. It is fitted with carpet, has doors that lead back into the entrance hall another, through to the utility room and the last, into the second bedroom found at the rear of the property.




Utility room


The utility room has useful space that can be accessed by the snug or via the second porch found inside the house. It has plumbing for dishwasher machine, American-style fridge freezer plus a further tall fridge freezer. An internal door leads through to the side porch and you will also find work surface with low-level cupboards beneath a worksurface with matching wall mounted cupboards above.




Shower room (ground floor)


Fitted with an enclosed shower cubicle incorporating a thermostat shower tap, WC, sink, tiled splash back and extractor fan.




First ground floor bedroom


This large bedroom at the front of the property is fitted with carpet and has two double glazed windows to front elevation. Similarly to the second ground floor bedroom, both rooms offer excellent flexibility dependent on your household needs.




2nd ground floor bedroom


Another versatile room that is fitted with carpet and has a new PVC door leading out to the rear garden with adjacent window.




First floor landing


The stairs from below lead up to a carpeted section of the landing which has doors to the bathroom on the left and to the second first floor double bedroom directly in front of you. A step up to your right leads to extension of this landing that has useful fitted storage cupboards at either end and a door to the first bedroom in between.




First bedroom


A superbly proportioned dual aspect first bedroom with windows to front and rear elevations and laminate flooring underfoot.




Second bedroom


The second bedroom on the first floor is another comfortable double bedroom which has a window to the front elevation whilst being fitted with carpet .




Bathroom


This first floor bathroom has tiled flooring and a corner panelled bath with inset body jets and mixer tap and a thermostatic shower. You will also find a WC, pedestal hand wash basin and a deep integral storage cupboard.




Garden


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Front Garden


The plot at the front of the house offers an exceptional 164 foot of road frontage. There is an In and Out shingle laid drive comfortably offering a parking facility for 8 to 10 cars. This logically leads to the double garage (which itself has electric roller door) and immediately to the front of the property is a lawned garden retained by low redbrick wall.




Parking - Off Road


In and out shingle laid driveway providing off street parking for 8 to 10 cars.




Parking - Garage


A double garage of 4.77m x 5.59m with light and power connected auto roller electric garage door and door to the rear elevation that leads out into the garden.




Marketed by: Churchwood Stanley, Manningtree

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