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Tenure: Freehold This beautifully presented, three-bedroom bungalow would make an excellent family home; enjoying a number of desirable features including a light and airy reception room with access to a large and enclosed rear garden through patio doors, three well-proportioned bedrooms, an attractive kitchen alongside an integral garage and private driveway. The property also enjoys a quiet village location within easy reach of open countryside but is also only a few minutes drive from all the amenities available in nearby Colchester. INTERIOR RECEPTION HALL: The main access to the property is via a passageway on the left-hand side which leads to an external door opening onto the L-shaped reception hall. Immediately to the right are internal doors to Bedrooms 2 & 3. Access to all the remaining rooms is around the corner to the left. LIVING ROOM: 15 11 (4.84m) x 11 3 (3.42m) Easily large enough to accommodate comfortable soft furnishings, the living room boasts plenty of natural light through both double patio doors and casement windows that overlook the rear gardens. The living room is heated by a wall-mounted radiator and benefits from a wood laminate floor. A TV, phone, and wi-fi connection are also available as well as wall sockets on either side. KITCHEN / DINER: 11 9 (3.59m) x 9 10 (2.99m) The modern kitchen is also bright and airy with natural light from casement windows and a glass-paneled external door allowing direct access to the rear garden. The room is equipped with an easy-to-clean, stone-effect vinyl floor offering room enough for a modest dining table and chairs. Wood laminate worktops are laid out in a U shape and surround the dining area. Ample storage above is available above and below the counters in shaker-style base and wall units in cream. The kitchen design also incorporates a one-and-a-half-bowl stainless steel sink and drainer with a chrome mixer tap beneath the windows; space and plumbing for a washing machine; an integral upright fridge/freezer as well as an electric oven and grill and built-in microwave oven. Additional culinary options are also offered by the four-ring gas hob beneath an illuminated extractor. Pet owners may be interested in the chip-operated cat flap already installed in the door which opens onto the rear garden. BEDROOM 1: 11 3 (3.42m) x 9 11 (3.01m) The largest of the three bedrooms, fully carpeted Bedroom 1 is adjacent to the living room and benefits from casement windows overlooking the private rear gardens. An integral wardrobe offers ample storage along one entire wall with warmth in winter provided by a wall-mounted radiator.. BEDROOM 2: 10 6 (3.21m) x 6 3 (1.90m) Bedroom 2 is large enough to accommodate a double bed and also includes an integral double wardrobe. Casement windows overlook the drive at the front of the property. The room is also carpeted and heated by a wall-mounted radiator. BEDROOM 3: 10 6 (3.21m) x 6 2 (1.89m) Bedroom 3 can also accommodate a double bed and is carpeted and fitted with a wall-mounted radiator. The room overlooks the private driveway through casement windows and incorporates its own double integral wardrobe. BATHROOM: 7 9 (2.35m) x 6 2 (1.88m) Tastefully tiled throughout, the contemporary bathroom includes a white suite including a panel bath, dual-flush WC with a concealed cistern, and a drop-in hand basin set within a vanity unit which also incorporates a double-doored cupboard beneath. More storage is also available in a second cupboard located beneath a black marble washstand set below a wall-mounted mirror. EXTERIOR The impeccably presented bungalow is on a private spur off Robert Way and is fronted by a gravel bed ideal for pot plants. To the right is a concrete driveway large enough for two cars in front of the integral garage. A flagstone path from here leads around the left side of the house to the main external door. A head-high timber gate also opens onto the private and enclosed rear garden which can be accessed from both the living room and the kitchen. Here, features include a lawn around two sides of the property, plenty of shade from established shrubs and trees, and color and variety offered by well-stocked flower beds around the boundaries. There is also a timber shed for storage, an outside tap, some external lighting, plenty of space for decking or an extended patio if required and fixtures for rotary clothes drier. LOCATION The property enjoys a cul-de-sac location on the northern edge of the village of Wivenhoe approximately 3.5 miles from central Colchester but within easy reach of open Essex countryside. Amenities close by include a One Stop convenience store and ATM, a pharmacy, a fish-and-chips shop and a hairdressers salon on Vine Drive not more than 400m from the property. The village post office, a vets surgery, and the Horse and Groom pub are only a little further at the junction of The Cross and Rectory Road. The villag