4 bed detached house for sale

Daisy Green, Lexden Heath, Colchester CO3

Part of our Signature collection, a 4 bedroom detached unlisted period house occupying a delightful plot of 0.4 of an acre in a wonderful semi-rural location in the countryside to the west of Colchester.

Willow Farm retains much charm and character requires modernisation and improvement alongside structural repairs with potential to extend subject to planning and therefore is suitable for cash buyers only.

An entrance door opens to an entrance hall with tiled flooring and stairs leading to the first floor. Doors connect to the reception rooms. Firstly, the sitting room, which has wood flooring and a fireplace with a triple aspect overlooking the gardens and a door connecting through to the kitchen. On the other side of the hall is the dining room with a dual aspect, pamment tiled flooring and central sealed fireplace with door through to the kitchen.

The kitchen has pamment tiled flooring and a window overlooking the rear. There is a walk-in pantry and further cupboard under the stairs. Along one side are worksurfaces and sink with cupboard and drawers and recess housing the oil-fired boiler. A door leads to the rear hall with pamment tiled flooring and useful storage cupboard with a door leading outside.

On the first floor is a long landing with access into the loft space. At the front of the property are the two larger double bedrooms, both with a dual aspect and doors into deep cupboard space. At the rear of the property are two further good size bedrooms with the smaller having a range of built in cupboards. Finally on the first floor is a large bathroom with a bath with shower above, wash basin and toilet.

Outside
Willow Farm has delightful, mature ‘cottage style’ gardens with a wall along the front with lawns and mature trees. Steps lead to a paved terrace that wraps round the property and provides access to the front door. Along the side is a driveway that leads up to the garage and range of outbuildings. Extensive gardens are found at the side and round to the rear of the outbuildings with lawns with pathways and established flower and shrub beds and mature trees with well screened hedge borders. The range of outbuildings has a large potting shed, workshop and single garage and requires structural repair.

Location

Daisy Green occupies a delightful semi-rural position in the Essex countryside between Copford/Stanway and Eight Ash Green. Nearest facilities are located at Stanway where there are retail parks with national retailers including M&S, Boots, Next, B&Q and supermarkets including Sainsburys and Aldi. Educational facilities include private and state schooling and there is excellent access to the A12 as well as a commuter mainline railway station at Marks Tey with services to London Liverpool Street.

Colchester provides wider educational facilities including sixth form and the University of Essex. Its historic centre has Roman walls and a Norman Castle and recreational facilities and Museums, art galleries and cinemas.

Directions

Please use postcode CO3 8NF for Satnav.

Important Information

Services – mains water and electricity are connected to the property whilst the heating is oil fired with an onsite oil storage tank. Drainage is to a septic tank system.
Council Tax Band – G
EPC rating – tbc
Tenure – Freehold

Agents Note
The property has had structural movement in 2026 to the main chimney and also has movement to the range of outbuildings. Therefore it is unlikely that a mortgage could be obtained for purchase in its current condition.

Within the garden are two electric poles for which there is a wayleave consent.