Lower Green, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6

Part of our signature collection, a delightful Grade II listed 4 bedroom detached ‘chocolate box’ cottage standing within grounds approaching one and three quarter acres in a semi-rural, yet commutable location.

Willow Meade provides a wealth of character with exposed timbers and red brick fireplaces, with modern facilities including a large contemporary kitchen/breakfast room and oil fired central heating.

An entrance porch provides access to the entrance hall where a staircase rises to the first floor with useful cupboard. At the end of the hall is a shower room with shower, wash basin and toilet. Leading off the hall are the three reception rooms.

Firstly, a dining room with a dual aspect, red brick fireplace with wood burning stove, exposed timbers and pine flooring. The main sitting room has an attractive red brick fireplace with wood burning stove, exposed timbers and triple aspect. A snug with tiled flooring and exposed timbers has a walk in storage cupboard leads through to the rear lobby with door to the outside and door through to the boiler room with oil fired boiler and hot water tank.

Finally, at the rear of the cottage is a modern extension with a contemporary kitchen/breakfast room with triple aspect including doors out to the decked area. The room has tiled flooring with underfloor heating. The kitchen itself compromises of granite worksurfaces with range of cupboards and drawers beneath and further storage cupboards. Built in appliances include a double oven, 4 ring halogen hob, 2 fridges with freezers beneath, dishwasher. There is a seating area with space for a table.

On the first floor is a landing with exposed timbers and storage cupboards. At the rear of the cottage in the modern extension is the principle bedroom with dual outlook overlooking the grounds of Willow Meade with an en suite shower room with walk in shower, wash basin and toilet. The second bedroom enjoys a dual aspect, exposed timbers and access to eaves storage space with the third bedroom overlooking the front gardens, again having exposed timbers and having excellent wardrobe and storage to either side of the room. The final bedroom is again a double and is next to the family bathroom with bath, wash basin and toilet.

Outside
Willow Meade is superbly positioned with its plot approaching 1.75 acres. At the front are extensive lawns with established trees being well screened from Lower Green. An electric gated entrance has a long drive down to Willow Meade and the neighbouring lodge with further gated entrance through to a large drive providing parking. There is a outhouse providing utility facilities whilst the lawns sweep round the other side of the cottage where there is a wildlife pond. Leading off the kitchen is a large decked area.

Beyond the drive is the stable building and turnout area willow trees and gates through to a paddock.

Location

Lower Green is a wonderful semi-rural location with access to hacking through the East Anglian Farm Rides in the area. Chappel and Wakes Colne have local amenities including public house/restaurant, village shop, primary school, church and railway station with museum. The railway station is on the Sudbury to Marks Tey line where connections to the main line take you into London Liverpool Street.

The A1124 takes you quickly back to the A12 and the western side of Colchester where there are retail parks, supermarkets and wider educational facilities. Colchester provides much of what you expect of a small city with retail, recreational and leisure facilities with good road connections to the coast.

Directions

Pleas use postcode CO6 2AZ for Satnav.

Important Information

Services – mains water, electricity are connected to the property whilst the heating system is oil fired from an onsite oil tank. There is a private drainage system.

Council tax band – F
EPC rating – Band D
Tenure – Freehold

The shared driveway to the side of Willow Meade which also serves the lodge, is owned by Willow Meade but both properties are jointly responsible towards maintenance.