Detached house for sale in Southminster CM0, 4 Bedroom

Centrally located in the village of Southminster offering easy access to the shops, restaurants, railway station and doctors surgery, is this very eye appealing four bedroom detached period cottage.
Believed to date back to 1700 the cottage is steeped in much of its original features and although modernised this has been sympathetically done to keep the property in character, offering a very generous lounge and a equally impressive sitting room with a fabulous cosy open fire, a large kitchen/dining room, utility area and shower wet room with an additional bathroom. The first floor offers four good size bedrooms and a large landing which could easily double as an excellent study area or similar and externally the garden is surprisingly large in excess of 95 ft with a garage/ply room office and its own drive to the side for 2/3 vehicles.

Entrance And Lounge (5.59m x 2.74m (18'4 x 9))

Wooden entrance door with a peephole window leading into the lounge, this a very generous room and as with the cottage as a whole has many of its original features including original exposed wall and ceiling beams. Two windows to the front one of which is a bay, television point and two radiators, single built in cupboard housing the electric metre and triple folding wooden doors to the sitting room and further door to the kitchen/breakfast room.

Sitting Room (4.06m x 2.84m (13'4 x 9'4))

Wooden triple folding doors to the sitting room, this again is a good size and made all the more cosier by the original open working fire, original exposed ceiling beam and a square bay window to the front, radiator and door with a step down into the kitchen and dining room.

Kitchen/Diner (7.32m x 4.14m (24 x 13'7))

The kitchen compromises of black high gloss eye level units with back tiling, matching base units and draws with solid wood work surfaces over, one and a half enamel sink, space for electric oven, plumbing for dish washer. Tiled flooring and down lighting and window to the rear, oak staircase to the first floor with under stair cupboard.Door to inner hallway, utility area, wet room and bathroom.
The dining area is a good size but please note the ceiling height is reduced in this room 5.9 ft and 6 ft in the kitchen, this only adds further character to the room and it has a continuation of tiled flooring, windows to the side and french doors leading to the rear garden. There is also a range of oak coloured eye and base units with complimentary work surfaces over, radiator.

Inner Hallway/Utility Area

The inner hallway doubles also as a utility area with plumbing for washing machine, down lighting and a tiled floor, doors to both the shower wet room and bathroom.

Wet Room

Fully tiled with shower, w/c and built in cistern, pedestal hand wash basin and above fitted back mirror, down lighting and chrome towel rail, expel air and window to the rear.

Bathroom

Tiled flooring and walls, free standing ball and claw bath with taps and shower attachment, close coupled w/c, pedestal hand wash basin with vanity cupboard below, down lights and expel air.

Landing (3.66m x 2.31m max (12 x 7'7 max))

The lading is unusually large and has a window to t he rear and radiator, this area could easily be used as a study area or similar.

Bedroom One (3.51m x 2.90m (11'6 x 9'6))

Cast iron fireplace, built in wardrobe with above bridging cupboards, radiator and window to the front.

Bedroom Two (3.25m x 2.51m (10'8 x 8'3))

Windows to both the side and front, built in wardrobe with above bridging cupboards and radiator.

Bedroom Three (2.90m x 2.90m (9'6 x 9'6))

Window to the front and radiator.

Bedroom Four (2.90m x 2.26m (9'6 x 7'5))

Loft access, window to the front and radiator.

Rear Garden (28.96m ft (95 ft))

The garden is an impressive in excess of 95 ft and commences with a large patio/entertaining area which extends alongside the garage, there is some planting and the main area is laid to lawn with close board fencing and a garden shed.Side access to the driveway.

Garage

Please note the garage is currently set up as a games room/office with power and light. It also has an external power socket and two wall mounted electric lights.

Drive

The property has its own driveway approached via two wrought iron gates and offers parking for 2/3 vehicles.