Property description
A detached cottage bungalow of brick construction with a tiled hipped roof and raised Essex lime pargetting features. The property has full mains water and drainage and has oil fired central heating, powered by a Grant Pro Plus \"A\" grade oil fired condensing boiler located in its own boiler house. Entrance to the property is via a gravel drive way which sweeps up to a detached double garage. The main entrance door to the bungalow is located under a covered pergola with both latticed and open windows. The pergola provides shelter for an established black grape vine and offers an ideal setting for covered alfresco dining. The entrance door to the property opens into a hall with with built in airing cupboard and storage cupboard, housing smart electricity meter and smoke detector. Doors from the hall lead into all main rooms of the property. There are three well proportioned bedrooms all to the front of the property, to the rear of the property is the living accommodation comprising of the lounge, conservatory and kitchen all of which have views out over the gardens. Chatham Green is located approximately half way between Chelmsford and Braintree and is reached by turning off of the A131 road onto a country lane. Dorham is situated approximately 400 meters down the lane on the left opposite the Essex Young Farmers headquarters building and the Wilderness Foundation, this charity has been responsible for the planting of many thousands of native trees in the past couple of years with funds from the queens jubilee grant. HRH the Princess Ann planted the first of these trees, this nature trail can be accessed readily from Dorhams and offers some beautiful local walks. The property's grounds total approximately half an acre (STLS) and are landscaped with many fruit trees and multiple flower and established shrub borders these border a large expanse of well kept lawn. Several paths exist around the garden, Acer, Silver Birch, Copper Beach and other established specimen trees are present. There is a large garden shed and a greenhouse, together with a concrete base for further garden enclosure, for example summerhouse or cabin at top of garden overlooking open farm field with views across field to Chatham Green Hamlett. A Treehouse structure, a pond with many goldfish and a working well with hand pump are also present in the garden.
| Hall | Built in airing cupboard and storage cupboard, smoke detector. Electricity smart meter.
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| Kitchen | 12'1\" x 7'6\" (3.68m x 2.29m). Range of eye and floor level units, roll edge worktops with inset electric hob and single electric fan oven under. Round stainless steel sink fitted. Kitchen has window with rear garden views and glazed multi panel door to conservatory. The floor is fitted with \"baked earth\" floor tiles. Space for free standing cooker, fridge, freezer and plumbing for washing machine. Whilst the kitchen does not have a radiator fitted all the other rooms do with thermostatically controlled valves fed from the two year old Grant pro plus boiler fitted in the boiler house.
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| Lounge | 17'7\" x 11'4\" (5.36m x 3.45m). The lounge has neutral decor with light walls and has a feature multi fuel stove. There are two double radiators, wall lights and two ceiling lights. There are two windows with blinds, both of which look out over the rear garden.
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| Conservatory | 18'3\" x 7'9\" (5.56m x 2.36m). South facing with dwarf wall to rear, fitted with horizontal pleated blinds (to remain). Polycarbonate roof has \"gold\" tape in all channels to minimise glare and help to reduce overheating by providing thermal insulation. The floor to the conservatory is fitted with white ceramic floor tiles. Double glazed French doors opening onto rear garden.
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| Bedroom 1 | 11'5\" x 9' (3.48m x 2.74m). Two UPVC double glazed windows one to the front the other looking out to the side. Wall mounted radiator, ceiling light.
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| Bedroom 2 | 11'5\" x 8'7\" (3.48m x 2.62m). Double glazed UPVC window to front looking out over the property's shingle driveway and beyond to the mature and established front garden.
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| Bedroom 3 | A fair sized third bedroom currently utilised as a study by the owners, with a double glazed UPVC window again looking out over the driveway and front garden beyond.
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| Shower Room | A well finished spacious shower room with wash hand basin and low level WC and a generous double walk in shower cubicle. A double glazed obscure window looks out to the side of the property.
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| Garage | A generous detached double garage with up and over door also houses a dedicated workshop area. Full power and light connected. A courtesy door to the side gives direct access for pedestrians straight into the garden.
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| Boiler Room | The boiler room is located to the side of the property and is accessed via a shingle pathway. The bungalows oil tank which is made of high grade plastic is also found along this pathway and is screened so as to soften the asthetic.
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| Storage | A useful storage room found within the garage building, ideal for storage or could be made into an office as has power and lighting and external window.
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| Covered Patio | A really lovely outside space which in our opinion, with its grape vine and scots pine tree conjurs up a feeling that you are out in the Mediterranean enjoying an alfresco lunch a stones throw from the sea. The fact that the area is decked and sheltered gives the owners the ability to dry washing even when raining.
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| Vendor Comment | The current owners have asked us as the selling agent to pass on the fact that they shall be very upset to leave Dorham where they raised both of their children and have some wonderful memories especially playing and relaxing in the privacy of the south facing gardens.
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