Sturrick Lane, Great Bentley, Colchester, Essex, CO7

Part of our Signature Collection - An elegant 5-bedroom detached house standing in delightful mature grounds of just under 1.25 acres towards the end of a ’no through’ road close to the green in this popular commutable village.

Sturricks is an imposing home with a wealth of character blending with modern facilities. Outside, there is a traditional range of red brick outbuildings suitable for storage or workshops with a modern double cart lodge and garage.

An entrance vestibule has stained and etched glass windows and is open through to the hall with its traditional quarry tiled floor and turning staircase to the first floor. On either side of the hall are the principal reception rooms, a sitting room with pine flooring, dual aspect including sash window to the front and a central fireplace. The family room has a large red brick inglenook fireplace with adjacent cupboards and a picture rail.

At the rear is a modern orangery with brick floor with underfloor heating, double glazed windows and French doors opening out to the gardens and a large roof canopy. This links through to the traditional kitchen with granite worksurfaces on hand painted cupboard and drawer units with double bowl butlers sink. There is an integral dishwasher, and gas fired 2 oven AGA set beneath an oak bressummer. Leading off the kitchen is an inner hall with walk-in pantry with original shelves and brick flooring. Also off the kitchen is a breakfast room with dual aspect, exposed timbers and a fireplace with stove.

Finally on the ground floor is a large boot room with space for coats and ideal for dogs with a door to the back staircase to the first floor with two useful cupboards beneath. A stable door leads to the garden and there is a cloakroom with toilet and wash basin and also a utility with worksurfaces with butlers sink and space for a couple of appliances as well as plumbing for a washing machine.

Heading up from the main staircase from the hall is the central landing which provides access to the three bedrooms on this floor. There is a double door cupboard with two hot water tanks and a further door to the stairs to the second floor.
The principal bedroom is at the front and has a sash window, central fireplace with either side a built in wardrobe. A door opens to the dressing room which also has independent access from the back staircase and has built in cupboards with further door onto the en suite bathroom with free standing slipper bath, walk in shower area with glass screen, vanity unit wash basin, toilet and heated towel rail. The second double bedroom is also at the front with sash window, fireplace and adjacent wardrobes. The smaller bedroom on this floor is currently being used as a study but would make a single bedroom. At this end of the house is a further bathroom with bath and wash basin and a separate toilet. Finally, is a shower room with walk in shower with glass screen, vanity unit wash basin, toilet, bidet and heated towel rail.
The second floor has sloping ceilings with a central large landing ideal as a reading area with walk in store and further deep storage cupboard. Leading off are two equal double bedrooms both with dual aspects and exposed timbers and one having a fireplace.

Outside
Sturricks is approached through a 5 bar gate with long shingle drive flanked on one side by lawns and trees and heads down to the modern built double cartlodge with double door garage and adjoining open log store. Along the front of the house is a large red brick wall with mature trees with the drive carrying on to a further 5 bar gate which provides access to the range of brick outbuildings with two workshops, tractor store, wood store and garden store, with power and light connected to these buildings. The rear garden has a paved terrace along the back of the property with attached potting shed with shelving and an outside boiler house. A path continues round to a paved covered pergola ideal for outdoor dining whilst the majority of the gardens are lawns interspersed with shrub beds and mature hedged and tree borders creating a large degree of privacy. A pathway cuts through the copse area by the pond which is enclosed by railings. In total the plot is just under 1.25 acres.

Location

Great Bentley is found in the Tendring district between Colchester and the coastal resort of Clacton on Sea. The village is dominated by one of the largest village greens in England, which hosts many sporting activities and events, with Sturricks being within walking distance. There is a doctor’s surgery, pub/restaurants, pharmacy and a Tesco Express. The church is also on the green whilst the road that leads to the railway station has the primary school. The station provides access to the coast and through to London Liverpool Street. The A133 provides road links to Colchester with wider educational facilities and larger shopping facilities with the city centre, retail parks and supermarkets.

Directions

Please use postcode CO7 8PT with the house found towards the end on the right.

Important Information

Services - Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected to the property whilst there is a pumped system to connect to the mains drainage.
EPC Rating - D
Council Tax Band - G
Tenure - Freehold

Agents Note
At the entrance to Sturricks is a further piece of land which has planning consent for a detailed two bedroom bungalow.