Victoria Road, Lexden

Accommodation

Ground floor

Steps lead to an attractive entrance door with pediment and fan light, flanked by two pilasters creating a great first impression. Entering the vestibule, double doors open onto a spacious hallway. Immediately on your left you will find the snug, complemented with Victorian Fireplace and bay window. From the snug French doors access the sun filled conservatory. Moving back through the hallway you will locate the dining room with bay window and the dual aspect sitting room with Victorian fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room enjoys lovely views over the garden and comes with utility room. Completing the ground floor is a cloaks w/c and cellar.

First floor

Ascending the returning staircase a galleried landing gives way to five bedrooms and family bathroom. The master bedroom comes with en-suite shower and dressing room whilst the majority of bedrooms come with hand basins.

Outside

The property is set back from the road and accessed by a private driveway offering ample parking. A well-tended front garden offers a degree of privacy. There is an attached boiler room and large double garage which has rear access for garden machinery. The West facing garden commences with sun terrace leading to a well-tended lawn interspersed with a variety of trees, flowers and shrubs.

Colchester is a thriving ‘new’ city set in North Essex, bordering Suffolk which is only a few miles away. The town boasts nationally acclaimed Grammar schools, fast and speedy links to London in less than an hour, and a thriving town centre, as well as first class out of town retail centres. The lovely Colne valley is within 15 minutes’ drive of the centre, and the towns of Suffolk are a mere twenty minutes’ drive from the town. Mersea Island, Brightlingsea, and Frinton, all stunning coastal destinations are within half an hour’s drive of the town, and Suffolk’s resorts of Aldeburgh and Southwold within an hour.

Colchester City with shops and restaurants – walking distance

Schools

• Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester Girls High, St Mary’s, Philip Morant, St Benedicts, Oxford House, Colchester High School, Hamilton Road Primary, Prettygate Primary – all walking distance.

• Holmwood House - 0.5 miles

• Bus stop to Ipswich school, Gosfield, Royal Hospital, St Joseph’s College and Ipswich School - all leave from within 0.5 of a mile from the house

Colchester North and Town Stations – 1.2 miles (London Liverpool Street 50 mins)

Mercury Theatre and cinemas – walking distance

Hilly Fields Nature Reserve – walking distance

Lexden Park Nature Reserve – walking distance