Splendid Victorian home with character and style
2:54pm Thursday 9th October 2008
Located close to Epping Forest, yet convenient for Loughton town centre, this late Victorian four bedroom detached house is an ideal family home.
The property, in Forest Road, has recently undergone substantial refurbishment and extension by the present owners to provide bright and spacious living accommodation while retaining character features.
The luxury, bespoke kitchen/breakfast room features granite work surfaces, a comprehensive range of wall and base units, a butler sink with mixer tap, space for a range style cooker with splash back tiling, integrated appliances including a Miele fridge/freezer and dishwasher, and a central isle with cupboards and drawers below. It also features two electrically operated Velux roof windows, French doors opening to the rear, a shuttered window and limestone flooring.
The sitting room, measuring 13'4" x 10'10" (4.06m x 3.3m), features solid oak flooring, and a fireplace with original slate surround and hearth.
Folding double doors lead into a lounge measuring 15' x 10'5" (4.57m x 3.18m), which contains a fireplace with log burner and stone surround with slate hearth, display shelving with cupboards to either side and solid oak flooring.
The ground floor also features a cloakroom, comprising wc with concealed cistern, and wall mounted wash hand basin with splash back tiling, as well as limestone tiled flooring, and walnut shelving and storage. A utility room contains a worktop with two appliance spaces below.
Upstairs, the master bedroom, measuring 14'9" x 10'6" (4.5m x 3.2m), features double glazed sash windows with shutters, vaulted ceiling, a range of fitted wardrobes, and an en-suite shower room.
This has a large shower cubicle with rain style shower head, a wc with concealed cistern, wash hand basin with mixer tap, porcelain tiled flooring and walls, and heated towel rail/radiator.
Bedrooms two and three include fitted wardrobes and cast iron fireplaces, while the fourth bedroom, like the others, features double glazed sash windows.
The family bathroom has twin electrically operated Velux roof windows, and a suite comprising tile sided bath with mixer tap, wall mounted wash hand basin with mixer tap, and low flush wc with concealed cistern.
There is also a towel rail/radiator, limestone flooring, part limestone tiled walls and a range of mirror fronted cabinets.
Outside, the property boasts a rear garden measuring approximately 70ft in depth, which includes a paved patio area with outside lighting, a wooden gate giving access to the front, retaining ornamental walls, and steps up to the remainder of the garden which is predominantly lawn with flower and shrub beds to either side.
At the rear of the garden is a small patio area with a shaped retaining wall and summerhouse. The garden is retained by wooden fencing to three sides.
The front of the house features a retaining brick wall with wrought iron fencing and a gate, as well as a paved area to provide parking.
Furthermore, Forest Road is close to Loughton’s Central Line tube station and therefore within easy reach of the City, and is also within the Staples Road School catchment area.
AT A GLANCE
Price: £650,000 freehold
Location: Loughton
Agents: Hetheringtons
252 High Road,Loughton
Essex IG10 1RB
CONTACT: 8508 5424
loughton@hetheringtons.co.uk
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Splendid Victorian home with character and style
At the rear of the garden is a small patio area with a shaped retaining wall and summerhouse and the bathroom (inset) is a luxurious place to indulge
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