House For Sale £1,250,000
Family home with a modern annexe in this attractive costal village enjoying views towards the River Blackwater.
Description
The Wells is a delightful four bedroom family home with a modern one bedroom annexe occupying a peaceful setting on Mersea Island with views towards the Blackwater Estuary.
The original part of the property dates back to 1929 and has benefited from recent extensions providing well balanced and flexible family accommodation. The annexe was constructed in 1988 and although it is linked from the house, it also has its own independent access and could therefore be utilised as a rental investment, subject to the necessary permissions.
The property sits comfortably within its grounds providing privacy, parking and garaging, all in around 1 acre.
An entrance porch leads to the principal reception room with views over the front gardens. There is an open fireplace and access into the dining room and kitchen. The dining room shares a similar outlook and is a versatile room with a traditional fireplace. The kitchen is positioned within the centre of the house and has been fitted with a range of storage units and appliances leading to a useful utility room. Beyond is a further reception room accessed via double doors providing side external access. To the rear is a garden room providing glazed elevations offering a wealth of natural light and access to the garden. Concluding the ground floor space to the main house is a cloakroom and a spacious lobby.
The annexe is slightly set back from the main dwelling and accessed through an inner hall with independent access to the front. The annexe has been thoughtfully designed providing a sitting room, a double bedroom and a modern kitchen together with a bathroom, separate cloakroom and access to the rear garden.
To the first floor are four generously proportioned bedrooms and a luxury family bathroom with large walk-in shower, marble-effect tiling and sink inset to vanity unit. The principal bedroom enjoys wonderful views over the gardens and surrounding countryside with en suite facilities and walk-through dressing room.
Outside
The property is set back from the road and is approached over a sweeping in-and-out drive providing ample parking with a front area of lawn and a collection of trees and shrubs offering a degree of natural privacy. Adjacent to the house is a detached double garage of pitched roof design. Side access leads to the rear of the house which commences with a terraced seating area opening to a substantial area of lawn interspersed with a variety of fruit trees and wonderful eucalyptus tree to the eastern boundary. The garden has been thoughtfully designed into several sections with a central pergola sun terrace and a kitchen garden to the immediate rear of the garden which also includes a summerhouse and a modern greenhouse. The established garden provides mature hedgerows and trees to most boundaries with the plot totaling around an acre.
Services
Mains services connected.
Note
Internal photos taken August 2021.
Location
Colchester: 10 miles, Chelmsford: 27 miles, Ipswich: 26 miles, Central London: 68 miles. All distances approximate.
The Wells occupies a delightful rural position in East Mersea with views towards the Blackwater Estuary which flows into the North Sea. The property is discreetly set back from East Road which links to the popular Cudmore Grove Nature Reserve; a site designated as a Special Area of Scientific Interest covering some 102 acres providing coastal and countryside walks, bird watching and other rural pursuits. The property is also close to the Mersea Barns which is a wonderful shop and cafe restaurant. There is also a nearby vineyard and shop.
Mersea Island is accessible from the mainland over The Strood, which can be covered at high tide, giving the island a special quality. The neighbouring area of West Mersea provides the local shopping facilities in addition to a primary school, a yacht club and a sailing club. The island also has a tennis club and courts available for hire along with beautiful beach walks all on the doorstep.
The nearest town is Colchester, providing wider facilities including further education ranging from secondary schools through to the University of Essex. As well as having major shopping centres, the town also provides a mainline railway station with services to London Liverpool Street.
Square Footage: 3,190 sq ft
Acreage:
1 Acres
Directions
Take the B1025 to Mersea and on crossing The Strood onto the island turn left towards East Mersea onto East Road. The property will be found on the right-hand side shortly before Meeting Lane.
Postcode: CO5 8TA
Description
The Wells is a delightful four bedroom family home with a modern one bedroom annexe occupying a peaceful setting on Mersea Island with views towards the Blackwater Estuary.
The original part of the property dates back to 1929 and has benefited from recent extensions providing well balanced and flexible family accommodation. The annexe was constructed in 1988 and although it is linked from the house, it also has its own independent access and could therefore be utilised as a rental investment, subject to the necessary permissions.
The property sits comfortably within its grounds providing privacy, parking and garaging, all in around 1 acre.
An entrance porch leads to the principal reception room with views over the front gardens. There is an open fireplace and access into the dining room and kitchen. The dining room shares a similar outlook and is a versatile room with a traditional fireplace. The kitchen is positioned within the centre of the house and has been fitted with a range of storage units and appliances leading to a useful utility room. Beyond is a further reception room accessed via double doors providing side external access. To the rear is a garden room providing glazed elevations offering a wealth of natural light and access to the garden. Concluding the ground floor space to the main house is a cloakroom and a spacious lobby.
The annexe is slightly set back from the main dwelling and accessed through an inner hall with independent access to the front. The annexe has been thoughtfully designed providing a sitting room, a double bedroom and a modern kitchen together with a bathroom, separate cloakroom and access to the rear garden.
To the first floor are four generously proportioned bedrooms and a luxury family bathroom with large walk-in shower, marble-effect tiling and sink inset to vanity unit. The principal bedroom enjoys wonderful views over the gardens and surrounding countryside with en suite facilities and walk-through dressing room.
Outside
The property is set back from the road and is approached over a sweeping in-and-out drive providing ample parking with a front area of lawn and a collection of trees and shrubs offering a degree of natural privacy. Adjacent to the house is a detached double garage of pitched roof design. Side access leads to the rear of the house which commences with a terraced seating area opening to a substantial area of lawn interspersed with a variety of fruit trees and wonderful eucalyptus tree to the eastern boundary. The garden has been thoughtfully designed into several sections with a central pergola sun terrace and a kitchen garden to the immediate rear of the garden which also includes a summerhouse and a modern greenhouse. The established garden provides mature hedgerows and trees to most boundaries with the plot totaling around an acre.
Services
Mains services connected.
Note
Internal photos taken August 2021.
Location
Colchester: 10 miles, Chelmsford: 27 miles, Ipswich: 26 miles, Central London: 68 miles. All distances approximate.
The Wells occupies a delightful rural position in East Mersea with views towards the Blackwater Estuary which flows into the North Sea. The property is discreetly set back from East Road which links to the popular Cudmore Grove Nature Reserve; a site designated as a Special Area of Scientific Interest covering some 102 acres providing coastal and countryside walks, bird watching and other rural pursuits. The property is also close to the Mersea Barns which is a wonderful shop and cafe restaurant. There is also a nearby vineyard and shop.
Mersea Island is accessible from the mainland over The Strood, which can be covered at high tide, giving the island a special quality. The neighbouring area of West Mersea provides the local shopping facilities in addition to a primary school, a yacht club and a sailing club. The island also has a tennis club and courts available for hire along with beautiful beach walks all on the doorstep.
The nearest town is Colchester, providing wider facilities including further education ranging from secondary schools through to the University of Essex. As well as having major shopping centres, the town also provides a mainline railway station with services to London Liverpool Street.
Square Footage: 3,190 sq ft
Acreage:
1 Acres
Directions
Take the B1025 to Mersea and on crossing The Strood onto the island turn left towards East Mersea onto East Road. The property will be found on the right-hand side shortly before Meeting Lane.
Postcode: CO5 8TA
