3 bed semi-detached house for sale

Shakespeare Avenue, Rayleigh SS6

Quote ref:- GW0451 - guide price £400,000 - £425,000 - This wonderful three-bedroom semi-detached family home occupies an enviable position on the highly desirable Poets Estate in Rayleigh, ideally placed for an excellent range of local amenities and transport links, including Rayleigh Mainline Station and the charming and vibrant Rayleigh High Street. The property also falls within catchment for superb local schools, including Grove Wood Primary School and The FitzWimarc School.

Offered with vacant possession and no onward chain, this beautifully presented home is ready to move straight into and, in our opinion, really stands out from the crowd thanks to its generous plot and excellent outside space.

Internally, the accommodation is bright, spacious and well proportioned throughout, commencing with a generous entrance hall and featuring two reception areas and a fitted kitchen to the ground floor. The first floor provides three sizeable bedrooms together with a family bathroom, making this an ideal home for growing families.

Externally is where this property truly comes into its own. The nicely maintained 55ft south-facing rear garden and patio provides a wonderful space for relaxing, entertaining and alfresco dining, whilst enjoying a good degree of privacy.

A particular highlight is the larger-than-average detached garage positioned to the side of the property. Easily capable of accommodating a medium-sized vehicle whilst retaining additional storage space, it also presents fantastic future potential to create a home office, gym, studio or even annexe-style accommodation, subject to the necessary planning permissions and consents.

A real gem within this sought-after Rayleigh location, combining generous accommodation, a superb plot, south-facing garden and an unusually substantial detached garage. Properties offering this combination are rarely available.

Call now to enquire and arrange your viewing on this wonderful home.

Entrance hall

Accessed via a double-glazed front door with obscured double-glazed window panels inset, complemented by an additional uPVC double-glazed obscured window to the side, allowing for plenty of natural light. Finished with light grey oak-effect flooring, radiator, telephone point, power point and wall-mounted thermostat. Stairs rise to the first-floor landing, with a deep understairs storage cupboard housing the gas and electric meters. Doors provide access to the ground-floor accommodation.

Living room - 3.84m x 3.25m (12'7" x 10'8")

A bright and well-proportioned living space featuring a large uPVC double-glazed window to the front aspect, allowing for plenty of natural light. Recently laid carpet to flooring, radiator, power points, television aerial point and telephone point. Feature wooden mantelpiece (for presentation purposes only – no fireplace fitted). A large open archway flows seamlessly through to the dining area.

Dining room - 3.51m x 2.87m (11'6" x 9'5")

Opening directly from the living area and continuing the recently laid carpet flooring, this generous dining space features a radiator and power points. UPVC double-glazed double doors open directly onto the rear patio, complemented by additional uPVC double-glazed windows to either side, creating a bright and airy feel with an attractive outlook over the rear garden. Additional door providing access to the kitchen.

Kitchen - 3.51m x 2.18m (11'6" x 7'2")

Fitted with a range of units to both eye and base level, complemented by wood-effect roll-top work surfaces and metro brick-style tiled walls. Inset stainless steel sink and drainer unit with stainless steel mixer tap, integrated electric oven with four-ring induction hob and extractor hood over. Space and plumbing are provided for a washing machine and freestanding fridge/freezer.

Further features include light oak-effect flooring, radiator, power points, smooth plastered ceiling and a wall-mounted 'Worcester Bosch' combination boiler. Built-in storage cupboard plus an additional deep storage cupboard housing the water meter.

A uPVC double-glazed window overlooks the side aspect, while a uPVC double-glazed door, with an additional double-glazed window alongside, provides direct access to the rear garden and patio area.

Stairs to first floor landing

Recently laid carpeted flooring with a large uPVC double-glazed window to the side aspect providing plenty of natural light. Power points and loft access leading to a fully insulated and part-boarded loft space. Doors provide access to all first-floor accommodation.

Bedroom one - 3.89m x 3.12m (12'9" x 10'3")

A spacious principal bedroom featuring a large uPVC double-glazed window to the front aspect, offering stunning far-reaching views across the neighbouring fields. Recently laid carpeted flooring, radiator and power points. Built-in storage cupboard with shelving, together with ample space for a king-size bed and plenty of additional space for freestanding bedroom furniture.

Bedroom two - 3.43m x 2.82m (11'3" x 9'3")(max into wardrobes)

A generous double bedroom with a large uPVC double-glazed window to the rear aspect overlooking the rear garden. Recently laid carpeted flooring, radiator and power points. Deep built-in walk-in storage cupboard complete with shelving and fitted clothes rail. Ample space for a double bed with plenty of room for additional bedroom furniture and storage.

Bedroom three - 2.84m x 1.96m (9'4" x 6'5")(max)

A well-proportioned third bedroom featuring a uPVC double-glazed window to the front aspect, radiator, recently laid carpeted flooring and power points. Built-in storage cupboard with shelving and hanging rail, plus ample space for a single bed with additional storage space around.

Family bathroom

Fitted with a two-piece white suite comprising a pedestal hand wash basin with stainless steel mixer tap and a panel-enclosed bath with stainless steel mixer tap, additional shower attachment and glazed folding shower screen. Fully tiled walls, light grey oak-effect flooring, smooth plastered ceiling, chrome heated towel rail and uPVC double-glazed obscured window to the rear aspect.

Potential: The existing family bathroom and separate WC could easily be combined, subject to any necessary works and consents, to create one larger and more spacious family bathroom if preferred.

Separate WC

Comprising a low-level WC with flush mechanism, complemented by fully tiled walls, grey oak-effect flooring and a smooth plastered ceiling. UPVC double-glazed obscured window to the rear aspect.

Potential: The existing family bathroom and separate WC could easily be combined, subject to any necessary works and consents, to create one larger and more spacious family bathroom if preferred.

Southerly facing rear garden approx 55ft

A beautifully maintained, low-maintenance south-facing rear garden, commencing with a crazy-paved patio area providing the perfect setting for alfresco dining, barbecuing and entertaining. This leads onto a generous, mainly laid-to-lawn garden, complemented by an attractive array of mature shrub borders, fencing to boundaries and external lighting.

A paved pathway runs along the side of the property, complete with an external tap and providing a practical area for bin storage and access to the rear. The garden then opens onto a particularly impressive wider-than-average side plot, currently accommodating a brick-built larger than average detached single garage.

A standout feature of the property, the additional side plot measures approximately 15ft in width x 21’ in length, (very unique in the road/area) including the garage, and offers exciting potential for a substantial side extension, subject to the necessary planning permissions and consents.

Frontage

The property boasts bundles of kerb appeal, occupying a larger-than-average and particularly wide plot with an attractive front lawn and paved driveway providing off-street parking. The driveway leads to the detached garage positioned to the side of the property, with wrought-iron double gates providing access to the side and rear. Further features include external lighting and fencing to one boundary.

For those requiring additional parking, the front lawn could potentially be paved to create off-street parking for up to four vehicles, subject to any necessary consents.

Detached garage

Located to the side of the property with a generous amount of space separating it from the main house, this wider and longer-than-average detached garage is accessed via an up-and-over door to the front and benefits from power and lighting, together with a uPVC double-glazed obscured window to the side aspect.

Currently utilised for storage and additional kitchen appliances, the garage could comfortably accommodate a medium-sized vehicle if required.

The particularly generous side plot, together with the positioning of the garage, offers fantastic scope and potential for a substantial side extension, while there is also further potential to extend to the rear of the property, all subject to the necessary planning permissions and consents.

Parking

Paved driveway providing off-street parking for up to two vehicles, with the detached garage offering an additional secure parking option. Further potential exists to increase the frontage parking provision by utilising the existing front lawn, if required.