SLEEPY WILLOWS Laindon Common Road | Little Burstead | Billericay |CM12 9TL SLEEPY WILLOWS Laindon Common Road | Little Burstead | Billericay | CM12 9TL SLEEPY WILLOWS | Laindon Common Road • Refurbished detached 4 bedroom character home originally built circa 1800 • En-suites to 2 bedrooms • Secluded position in a charming village • Large plot to both the front and rear offering exceptional privacy When the current owners bought this exceptional property some 13 years ago they had a vision and a dream to transform it into the fabulous home that it is today. Although the property is over 200 years old they have managed to strike the perfect balance between old and new by adding such features as en-suites, vaulted ceilings and skylight windows, whilst still retaining the properties exceptional character. Family time can be spent in the kitchen/diner and conservatory while more formal dining and relaxing with guests can be enjoyed in the semi-open plan lounge and dining area. The feature chimney breast fireplace neatly zones the lounge and dining area making this a wonderfully social space perfect for hosting dinner parties. The ground floor bedroom with en-suite ensures that guests feel welcome to stay over on a Saturday evening, but be warned the moment they step into your garden on Sunday morning to enjoy breakfast, they won’t want to leave. It is such a private and secluded position that you really do feel like you are in the middle of the countryside and it’s the perfect place to relax the day away. Although in a semi-rural position the property is within a few minutes of bustling historic Billericay that also has a mainline railway station offering fast and frequent services into London Liverpool Street station. THE CURRENT OWNER SAYS When we bought the property around 13 years ago we had big ideas on as you enter the property the vaulted roof is a nice feature with natural how to modernise and transform it into the home that it is today. light flooding in from the skylight window. Originally the village store and post office, we altered the façade and All the bathrooms have been refitted in recent years and the kitchen enjoys position of the main entrance door to give the home even greater kerb granite work surfaces and if you enjoy the great outdoors, Little Burstead appeal than when we first viewed it and it was the approach up the drive Golf Course is just around the corner where during New Year celebrations that originally captured us as you are set back from the road so far and one you can take a stroll and enjoy the festivities. of our favourite parts of the home is actually standing at the back of the The home being in such a private and secluded position it is incredible garden and admiring the rear elevation which makes us realise how lucky to think we are only a few minutes from Billericay town centre and if you we are to live in a home like this. work in the city living here really does offer the best of both worlds. A We have added many modern touches to the property including the side semi-rural life style great for the commuter. addition that incorporates a bedroom and en-suite to the ground floor and GROUND FLOOR Ground Floor Approx. 177.2 sq.metres (1907.8 sq. feet) Inner Hallway Ground Floor Cloakroom Ground Floor Bedroom 2 12’4 x 12’ En-Suite Shower Room Lounge Area 19’ x16’3 narrowing to 14’6 Dining Area 13’5 x 10’3 Conservatory Kitchen Area Kitchen Area 15’8 x 9’5 BreakfastEnergy Area Performance11’ Certificate x 9’3 Utility Room 8’5 x 5’2 Additional Ground Floor Cloakroom ConservatorySleepy Willows, Laindon Common Road,21’ x 9’9Little Burstead, BILLERICAY, CM12 9TL Dwelling type: Detached house Reference number: 8206-5424-1629-1907-0863 Breakfast Utility Date of assessment: 02 August 2016 Type of assessment: RdSAP, existing dwelling Area Room Inner Date of certificate: 04 August 2016 Total floor area: 189 m² Hallway FIRST FLOOR Use this document to: Landing With Office Area • Compare current ratings of properties to see which properties are more energy efficient Bedroom• Find out 1 how you can save energy and14’ money x 9’6 by installing improvement measures En-Suite Bathroom Estimated energy costs of dwelling for 3 years: £ 7,611 Bedroom 2 Dining Bedroom 3 11’ x 9’7 Area Garage Over 3 years you could save £ 1,866 Lounge plus Study Area Area BedroomEstimated 4 energy costs of this9’8 xhome 8’ Bathroom Current costs Potential costs Potential future savings Lighting £ 567 over 3 years £ 291 over 3 years OUTSIDE Heating £ 6,528 over 3 years £ 5,211 over 3 years Front Garden You could £ 516 over 3 years £ 243 over 3 years ExtensiveHot Water Parking save £ 1,866 First Floor Totals £ 7,611 £ 5,745 over 3 years Approx. 73 sq.metres (786.1 sq. feet) Own Drive To Garage 19’ x 10’6 RearThese Garden figures show how much the average household would spend in this property for heating, lighting and hot water. This excludes energy use for running appliances like TVs, computers and cookers, and any electricity HW C generated by microgeneration. Landing Energy Efficiency Rating The graph shows the current energy efficiency of your home. Bedroom 1 The higher the rating the lower your fuel bills are likely Bedroom 3 to be. Bedroom 4 The potential rating shows the effect of undertaking the recommendations on page 3. The average energy efficiency rating for a dwelling in England and Wales is band D (rating 60). Top actions you can take to save money and make your home more efficient Typical savings Available with Recommended measures Indicative cost over 3 years Green Deal 1 Internal or external wall insulation £4,000 - £14,000 £ 426 2 Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets £165 £ 213 3 Replace boiler with new condensing boiler £2,200 - £3,000 £ 876 See page 3 for a full list of recommendations for this property. To find out more about the recommended measures and other actions you could take today to save money, visit www.direct.gov.uk/savingenergy or call 0300 123 1234 (standard national rate). The Green Deal may allow you to make your home warmer and cheaper to run at no up-front cost. Page 1 of 4 TRAVEL INFORMATION HEALTHCARE ENTERTAINMENT • 1.7 miles from Billericay High Street Doctors Surgeries: Restaurants and Bars: • 2.1 miles from Billericay Railway Station Billericay Health Centre - 01277 658071 Lake Meadows Recreational Park • 15.6 miles from Southend Airport St. Andrews Health Centre - 01277 626153 Festival Leisure Park • 30.7 miles from Stansted Airport General Hospital: Ask Restaurant - 01277 631144 • 14.5 miles from Lakeside Shopping Centre Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital - 01268 524900 Prezzo Restaurant - 01277 658273 Wildwood Restaurant LEISURE CLUBS & FACILITIES EDUCATION Dukes Head Public House Stock Brook Manor and Golf Club - 01277 650400 Primary & Secondary Schools: Little Burstead Golf Club - 01277 631171 Quilters Primary School - 01277 624773 LOCAL ATTRACTIONS/LANDMARKS Greenwoods Spa - 01277 82999 St. Johns Private School - 01277 623070 Norsey Wood Basildon Sporting Village with Olympic pool The Billericay School - 01277 655191 Hanningfield Reservoir Visitors Centre Buttsbury Junior School - 01277 623217 Lake Meadows Recreational Park & Swimming Pool Mayflower High School - 01277 623171 Pipps Hill Retail Park St.Peters Catholic School - 01277 653770 Festival Leisure Park Directions From Douglas Allen Fine & Country office proceed south along the High Street and at the mini roundabout at Sun Corner proceed across into Laindon Road. At the next main roundabout bear right into Noak Hill Road and take the first turning on the right hand side into Laindon Common Road. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Fine & Country’s offices in: Billericay on 01277 654 555 Cumberland House, 129 High Street, Billericay, Essex CM12 9AH Email: [email protected] Opening Hours Monday to Friday 8.30am – 6.30pm Saturday 9.00am – 5.00pm London office 121 Park Lane, Mayfair, London, W1K 7AG All dimensions are approximate and are quoted for guidance only, their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Reference to appliances and/or services does not imply they are necessarily in working order or fit for the purpose. Buyers are advised to obtain verification from their solicitors as to the Freehold/Leasehold status of the property, the position regarding any fixtures and fittings and where the property has been extended/converted as to Planning Approval and Building Regulations compliance. 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