Location

Chelmsford station: 1.9 miles (Liverpool Street from 34 minutes), A12 (junction 16): 2 miles, M25 (junction 28): 12 miles, Stansted Airport: 23 miles. All distances approximate.

The house is situated on Galleywood Road, which lies approximately 1.5 miles south of the city of Chelmsford and a mile from Galleywood Common. Chelmsford city offers a wide variety of facilities - a bustling shopping centre, private and state schools and superb transport links, including a station on the main line into London Liverpool Street and access onto the A12. Within a mile is a Tesco superstore and a local parade of shops can be found opposite, as well as at Moulsham Lodge and in Galleywood.

Galleywood Common is an area of approximately 175 acres of woodland and open common, which borders the River Wid, was once famous for its racecourse (which was one of the oldest in England) and has subsequently been declared a local nature reserve.

Galleywood has three primary schools, a parade of shops, a village hall, a library, several pubs and St Michael and All Angels Church on Galleywood Common, which has a thriving congregation.

Description

An early 20th century semi-detached house with attractive Tudor-style elevations. The house has been in the same family for around 90 years and is now in need of restoration. Unusually, the house has a very large plot extending to about 0.17 acres including brick-built outbuildings.

The house retains many period fixtures, which would form welcome features to a programme of modernisation. The hallway includes a cloakroom staircase, on the left at the front of the house is a sitting room, lit by a deep front window and featuring a fireplace, picture rail and floorboards. At the rear is a separate dining room, with floorboards, picture rail and French doors. Adjacent to the dining room is a small kitchen and beyond is a garden room, in need of replacement. On the first floor are three bedrooms, two with fireplaces, and a family bathroom needing replacement.

Outside
A long independent drive provides off-road parking with lawns adjacent. Adjacent to the house is a garage, needing replacement, and beyond are substantial brick outbuildings. The rear garden extends to about 150 ft in depth. Much of the garden is n need of cultivation. Site plan attached.

Services
All mains services.

Agent's note
(1) As the house needs considerable refurbishment, it may limit the amount of mortgage available. Please check with your broker before submitting an offer. (2) Please note there are asbestos roof coverings in the conservatory and the outbuildings.

Directions

From the Tesco, Princes Road, roundabout, proceed on the B1007 towards Galleywood. At the top of the road (at the mini roundabout) the house will be found ahead of you. It may be best to park in the parade of shops opposite the house and walk over.