Lower Road, Hockley
- Land size
- 1 acres
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 3
Key Features
- A superb, detached, semi-rural family country home set on a beautifully landscaped, mature plot of around one acre
- Completed to an extremely high specification throughout
- Sitting room with beautiful Inglenook fireplace, impressive family room/sun lounge and hand painted ‘in-frame’ family kitchen/breakfast room with centre Island
- Three double bedrooms to main residence
- Luxurious Spa style bathroom with porcelain tiling
- Great range of versatile outbuildings including home gym and professionally fitted steam room
- Self contained Garden Lodge
- Gated in & out driveway and large covered car port
- Air conditioning to the sun lounge/family room and home gymnasium
- Within 1.9 miles of Hockley Mainline Station (Liverpool St.), 4.7 miles of Southend International Airport & 0.8 miles of Ashingdon Primary Academy
Description
A fabulous gated, semi-rural family home set within beautifully landscaped grounds extending to over an acre, enjoying panoramic sunrise and sunset views across open countryside. This exceptional three-bedroom detached bungalow is finished to an extremely high specification and complemented by an outstanding collection of outbuildings, including a self-contained garden lodge annexe, home gym, games room, steam room and detached summer house, offering exceptional flexibility for leisure, business or multi-generational living. All this within easy reach of Hockley's amenities and mainline railway station, and just 4.7 miles from London Southend Airport. Get in touch to arrange your private viewing appointment.
Accommodation Comprising - French vanilla oak pitched storm porch with solid oak entrance door leading into
Entrance Hall - Polished oak flooring, radiator, wall light points, smooth plastered coved ceiling with loft access, oak doors to...
Living Room - 5.18m 2.44m x 4.88m 1.22m (17' 8 x 16' 4) - Leadlite double glazed french doors to sun room/ family space, additional lead lite double glazed window to side with shutters, polished oak flooring, feature brick 'Inglenook' style fireplace with herringbone brick hearth, inset multi-fuel cast iron log burner, smooth plastered ceiling, door to kitchen...
Sun Room/ Family Room - 7.01m 2.74m x 3.66m 3.35m (23' 9 x 12' 11) - Double glazed leadlite french doors and windows overlooking beautifully maintained gardens, tiled flooring, wall mounted hot & cold air conditioning unit, tiled flooring. vaulted Reflectorlite glazed roof, door to...
Kitchen - 4.98m x 3.05m (16'4 x 10') - Comprehensive range of professionally spray painted units with solid black quartz textured working surfaces, inset 'Villeroy & Boch' butler sink with grooved drainer, integrated Rangemaster stove and feature brickwork, integrated fridge/ freezer and dishwasher, matching range of wall mounted units, feature central island breakfast bar, tiled flooring, smooth plastered ceiling, leadlite double glazed window to rear looking towards open farmland...
Bedroom 1 - 4.57m x 3.35m (15' x 11') - Leadlite double glazed window to front, radiator. range of fitted floor to ceiling wardrobe cupboards, feature timber panelling to one wall, polished oak flooring, smooth plastered coved ceiling...
Bedroom 2 - 3.56m x 3.35m (11'8 x 11') - Leadlite double glazed window to front, radiator, smooth plastered coved ceiling...
Bedroom 3 - 3.56m x 3.38m (11'8 x 11'1) - Leadlite double glazed window to side, radiator, smooth plastered coved ceiling...
Luxury Bathroom - Beautiful fully tiled family bathroom with a four piece suite comprising of designer egg bath with freestanding mixer tap and shower attachment, dual-flush close coupled WC, walnut vanity unit with polished stone countertop basin and frameless glass walk-in shower enclosure with rainwater and handheld shower fittings, large built in storage/ linen cupboard, heated towel rail, smooth plastered ceiling with inset LED spotlights, zoned underfloor heating, obscure leadlite double glazed window to side...
Potential Annex - Garden Lodge - Self-contained garden lodge providing additional accommodation, currently comprising lounge, kitchen and shower room with independent access, underfloor heating and its own alarm system. Ideal for guests, multi-generational living or a home office. Accessed via front driveway and rear gardens...
Annex - Lounge - 4.34m x 3.94m (14'3 x 12'11) - A dual aspect room with double glazed windows to front and side and double glazed door onto a covered veranda, tiled floor with matching skirting, zoned underfloor heating, feature timber clad wall, smooth plastered ceiling with loft access, door to...
Annex - Shower Room - Fully tiled room with shower enclosure, vanity wash basin with gloss fronted storage cabinet and dual flush, close coupled WC., wall mounted electric heater, extractor fan, feature vaulted ceiling with recessed LED lighting, obscure double glazed window to side...
Annexe - Kitchen/ Breakfast Room - 3.94m x 3.71m (12'11 x 12'2) - Range of modern base and eye level cabinets with squared edged oak effect working surfaces and matching upstands. Inset stainless steel sink unit with designer mixer tap. Space, plumbing and drainage for automatic washing machine. Integrated split-level, fan assisted electric oven with four-ring hob and extractor canopy above. Built-in wine rack, cabinet under lighting, feature vaulted ceiling with exposed oak beams, window to side overlooking the landscaped gardens..,.
Outbuildngs -
Steam Room - 2.74m x 1.52m 2.13m (9' x 5' 7) - This professionally installed detached Steam Room is located to the rear of the garden terrace, with nearby access from the family room and is fully tiled in large and split-faced slate with mosaic tiled ceiling and inset LED lighting. thermostatic controls for steam generator, incorporates a built-in seated area for six and adjacent access to a garden W.C. with double glazed window to side and fitted with a two piece modern white suite...
Home Gym - 5.08m x 5.00m (16'8 x 16'5) - Double glazed leadlight windows to front and rear overlooking the landscaped gardens, hot & cold air conditioning unit, independent fitted security alarm, Travertine effect porcelain tiled floor and skirtings, access to loft space, smooth plastered coved ceiling, suitable for a variety of alternative uses...
Games Room - 5.64m x 3.66m (18'6 x 12') - Double glazed bi-fold doors overlooking the rear gardens, timber effect tiled flooring, lipped skirting, zoned underfloor heating, wiring for flat screen TV, smooth plastered ceiling with LED lighting, access to loft space...
Workshop/ Garden Store - A sizeable timber workshop/store, accessed to the side of the Games Room and suitable for storing equipment/mowers etc...
Little Acorns - 5.26m x 4.04m (17'3 x 13'3) - A charming, veranda fronted detached Summer House; located at the end of the gardens in a sheltered lightly wooded enclave. Exposed pine walls, oak effect flooring, double glazed window to side and double glazed French doors and twin windows to front...
Gated Car Port - A covered car port area, accessed via double gates from the main driveway and stands between the property and outbuildings...
Gardens - The outside space at Hollyoak has been carefully planned and landscaped to provide various al-fresco entertaining and family areas. The gardens commence with an extensive patio terrace that overlooks the family garden area and has access to the detached Steam Room, gated double car port and the principal, multi-room garden lodge. There is a wide, winding footpath that leads from the family garden and onto the central garden which has access to the Games Room, large garden store, children's play area and purpose built rabbit house. A timber gazebo outdoor lounge sits at the centre of this garden and there is an established wooded area to the rear boundary. The footpath leads through the centre gardens, through a lightly wooded area to the large detached Summer House (Little Acorns)...
Frontage - The property is approached via a sweeping In/Out driveway with remote controlled gated entrance system and parking for multiple vehicles. Independent entrance doors give access to the main residence and principal garden lodge. Double gated access to the covered car port...
Agents Note - In accordance with the Estate Agency Act 1979, Section 21, we confirm that the vendor of this property is a Director of 1st Call Sales & Lettings...
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- 2026-09-18
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Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
48 Mbps
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Mobile signal
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Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Lift Ashingdon0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 206
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lift Plumberow0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 633
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lift Hockley1.5 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 331
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lift Westerings1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 417
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holt Farm Infant School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 211
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Lift Greensward0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,605
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The King Edmund School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,318
- Type
- Academy converter
- William de Ferrers School2.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,237
- Type
- Academy converter
- The FitzWimarc School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,770
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Sweyne Park School3.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,429
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
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Amenities
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