Colchester Road, Wix, CO11

Discover a spacious retreat in the heart of Wix with this impressive four-bedroom detached home on Colchester Road

This generously proportioned property of approximately 2,040 square feet sits on a quarter-acre plot in the centre of this semi rural village in North Essex with excellent connectivity to the A120/A12.

Upon entering the expansive hallway, you're greeted by a sense of openness and light that continues throughout the home. The hallway, with its soft carpet underfoot, provides access to all of the ground floor accommodation. To your left, the kitchen/breakfast room awaits. This dual-aspect space, with its oak-fronted cupboards, Bosch double oven, and gas hob, is both functional and welcoming. Adjacent to the kitchen is a utility room, mirroring the kitchen's oak finish and providing additional storage and convenience with its own sink and space for white goods.

The living room, an impressive reception area at the rear, boasts a large south-facing window that bathes the room in natural light. Its decorative red brick fireplace adds a touch of warmth and character. Flowing from the living room is the conservatory, a perfect space to relax and enjoy views of the beautifully manicured garden. The dining room, accessible from both the hallway and the living room via internal French doors, offers a formal space for family meals and gatherings. With three reception rooms to the ground floor there’s plenty of flexibility here for your family’s needs.

You'll also find a versatile study here. This space, with its large front-facing window, is ideal for a home office, playroom, or even a fifth bedroom.

Upstairs, the open gallery landing connects you to four double bedrooms, each offering excellent space and comfort. The first bedroom is vast and benefits from a southerly aspect and an ensuite bathroom. The remaining three bedrooms are excellent, each with its own unique view of the surrounding area with the fourth having full height mirror fronted integral wardrobes. The family bathroom is fully tiled and includes both a bath and a separate corner shower cubicle.

The exterior of this home is as impressive as the interior. The south-facing rear garden, measuring approximately 130 feet deep by 40 feet wide, is a gardener's dream. It features a paved patio area, well-manicured lawns, and various flower and shrub borders. Towards the end of the garden, you'll find a shed and a post-and-rail fence separating the garden from paddock land beyond.

Parking is no issue with this property. A double garage, partitioned in half inside to provide a workshop, offers a sheltered parking space, with additional parking for two more vehicles on the tarmac drive.

Living in Wix provides a unique blend of rural charm and modern convenience. The village is surrounded by picturesque countryside, ideal for peaceful walks and scenic bike rides. Despite its rural setting, Wix is well-connected, with easy access to the A120/A12, linking you to larger towns like Colchester and Harwich. Commuting to London is straightforward, with Manningtree station offering a direct line to London Liverpool Street in just 55 minutes.

Wix is also home to excellent schools, making it a great choice for families. The local primary school has a stellar reputation, and there are highly regarded secondary schools in the nearby towns. The village playing fields and the ever-changing farmland views add to the charm, making this a wonderful place to call home.

Hallway

6.72m x 2.65m

This extremely spacious entrance hall sets the theme for the epically proportioned rooms that await you in this family home. It is approached vai an opaque glazed entrance door adjacent to a window at its side. The hallway provides you with access to the kitchen (on your left), the living room beyond (rear of the home), the dining room (adjacent to the living room), the ground floor cloakroom and to the versatile third reception (on your right as you enter). Fitted with carpet, a staircase with open balustrade leads you up to the first floor.

Kitchen / Breakfast room

5.11m x 3m

Situated at the front of the home and providing enough space for a breakfast table, the dual aspect kitchen is fitted with a range of Oak fronted cupboards and drawers beneath a square edge work surface with tile splashback and matching wall mounted cabinets. Cooking appliances include an integral Bosch double oven and grill and a four ring gas hob sat beneath an extractor fan. Here you will also find a 1.5 drainer sink and beneath the counter there is plenty of space for your additional white goods. At the rear of the kitchen you proceed to the adjacent utility room.

Utility Room

1.6m x 3.01m

Finished with identical Oak units and work surface to the kitchen, the useful utility room has plumbing beneath the counter for a washing machine and space provided for a tumble dryer. There is an additional stainless steel sink here, wall mounted storage, a personal door to the side elevation and you will also the wall mounted gas fired boiler.

Living Room

5.82m x 4.34m

Brilliantly proportioned reception with large window to the rear elevation (South), the living room has fitted carpet and decorative red brick fireplace.

Conservatory

3.64m x 3.23m

Of brick base construction with windows to two elevations and French doors leading you outside. The conservatory roof is vaulted and the flooring tiled.

Dining Room

3.11m x 3.5m

The dining room connects to the entrance hall and to the living room via internal French doors. There is a window to the rear elevation.

Study

2.91m x 2.77m

The third reception offers a versatile space be that a playroom, home office, fifth bedroom or another particular that will suit your specific needs. It's carpeted found at the front of the home and has a large window to that front elevation.

Cloakroom

Window to the side, Wc and hand wash basin.

Landing

3.11m x 3.01m

The open gallery landing is carpeted and has an airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder. Access to the loft is available here of a hatch and this impressive space connects you to all of the four first floor double bedrooms and to the family bathroom.

First Bedroom

4.89m x 4.12m

Light and airy due to its Southerly aspect with window with large window to the rear, the first bedroom suite is epic in size, carpeted and benefits from its own ensuite bathroom.

En Suite

1.84m x 2.01m

This ensuite bathroom is mostly tiled and includes a panel bath with stainless steel mixer tap and shower attachment, WC, pedestal hand wash basin, a window to the side elevation and an extractor fan.

Second Bedroom

4.56m x 3.95m

The second double bedroom is characteristically large, fitted with carpet and a window to the front elevation.

Third Bedroom

4.1m x 2.78m

The third carpeted double bedroom has a window to the front elevation.

Fourth Bedroom

2.27m x 3.52m

The fourth carpeted bedroom benefits from a recessed sliding mirror fronted wardrobe cupboard and also has a window to the rear overlooking the beautiful garden with Paddocks beyond.

Bathroom

2.11m x 2.94m

Fully tiled, the family bathroom includes a panel bath with stainless steel mixer tap and shower attachment, WC, pedestal hand wash basin, corner shower cubicle with thermostatic shower tap, window to the side elevation and an extractor fan.

Front Garden

Predominantly paved with slate chipping flower borders and gated access around to each side of the home.

Rear Garden

The south facing rear garden measures approximately 130ft deep by 40 wide and is true gardeners dream. Beginning with a paved patio area with a couple of steps up to the well manicured lawn retained by flower and shrub borders. This vast outside space offers you great deal of flexibility for entertaining, self-sufficiency or letting the kids run riot. At the rear of the garden you will find a shed and beyond that a post and rail fence separates the garden from Paddock land behind.

Parking - Off street

Two off street parking spaces are available here on the tarmac drive in front of the double garage.

Parking - Double garage

Measuring 5.31 meters wide by 5.21 meters deep, the double garage has light and power connected and plenty of storage above in the eaves. It has been partitioned by studwork inside to provide a workshop.