Colchester, Essex · CO3
Inglis Road, Lexden
Inglis Road, Lexden, Colchester, Essex, CO3
Guide price
A handsome Victorian four-storey townhouse, 28 Inglis Road has undergone a full and comprehensive refurbishment programme over the past 12 months, combining elegant period features with contemporary living standards. The property is ready for immediate occupation.
The home, in the agent’s words
- Fully renovated Victorian town house
- Impressive vaulted kitchen/breakfast room
- Utilty room
- Three reception rooms
- Basement
- Five bedrooms inc Principal suite
- Three bathrooms in all
- South facing garden
- Private driveway
- No chain
Read the full agent description
The re-deveolpment was carried out by PROJECT NINE and a complete handover of all works is available upon request.
Accommodation
Ground floor
The house offers substantial and versatile accommodation arranged over four floors. A particular feature is the impressive 30ft vaulted kitchen/breakfast room, providing a superb heart of the home with ample space for both dining and entertaining. Further ground floor accommodation includes a separate dining room, spacious sitting room, study, and a utility room. There is also a cloaks w/c.
The basement houses a newly installed heating system, adding to the property’s modern specification.
First floor
Originally configured as a six-bedroom residence, the property has been reimagined as an exceptional five-bedroom home, creating a stunning principal suite. This impressive room features a dressing room with exposed bath, fitted cabinetry, and a stylish en-suite shower room. The first floor also benefits from a further shower room serving the second bedroom.
Second floor
On the second floor, three additional double bedrooms are complemented by a well-appointed family bathroom, providing excellent accommodation for family living or visiting guests.
Outside
The property is accessed by a private driveway allowing parking. The South facing rear garden commences with sun terrace with the remainder laid to lawn.
Combining Victorian grandeur with contemporary finishes, 28 Inglis Road is a rare opportunity to acquire a beautifully refurbished period townhouse in the sought-after Lexden area.
What's nearby
Colchester is a thriving 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 pink 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 Centre 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
A feel for the area
Connected for everyday life
96%of homes in the postcode can access 100+ Mbps broadband.
Available speed bands
- 30+ Mbps
- 100%
- 100+ Mbps
- 96%
- 300+ Mbps
- 96%
- 1,000+ Mbps
- 96%
Getting about
0.8 milesto Colchester Town Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 7.2 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 9.4 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km areaLocal information is approximate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the available location. Broadband describes postcode coverage, not the speed or service available at this home; check the address with a provider. Air quality is a modelled annual background estimate.
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