£475,000
(£306/sq. ft)
3 bed semi-detached house for sale
High Street, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Colchester CO16Freehold
3 beds
2 baths
2 receptions
1,554 sq. ft
Key information
Tenure
Freehold
Council tax band
About this property
Grade II Listed 1600s house with later additions
Three bedroom (+ attic room) 1554 square foot home
Master bedroom with en-suite shower room
Modernised bathrooms and kitchen
Grand reception room with high ceilings and inglenook fireplace (with log burner)
South-facing garden, with two private patios and well stocked beds
Garden office, utility shed, private off-street parking for two cars
Recently extended on the ground floor to create lobby (with stable door) and WC
Village centre location with many nearby amenities
Frinton on Sea: Five miles. City of Colchester: Ten miles.
The property
Ashdon is a Grade II Listed, semi-detached home which originates from the 1600s. It is for sale following a ground floor extension and is an ideal home for anybody looking to enjoy convenience and community, being located at the very centre of Thorpe le Soken village.
Period features include exposed brickwork, oak beams, sash windows, period doors, wall panelling, recessed shelves and ceiling roses.
Highlights of the ground floor include a large reception room with high ceilings and a grand inglenook fireplace with a log burner, a dining room with a modern oak floor and a fitted cottage style kitchen with a gas range, a butlers sink and a breakfast bar.
There are three double bedrooms on the first floor with the master bedroom having an ensuite shower room. A fixed ladder provides access to a useful second-floor attic room which has been used as a bedroom in the past.
Garden and outbuildings
The property has a pleasant rear garden which enjoys a tree-lined backdrop and a number of well-stocked beds along the boundary. It also includes: A garden office, two private patios (one with a veranda above), a well-kept lawn, a garden shed and a utility shed (with plumbing and power).
Location
Ashdon is prominently positioned at the centre of Thorpe-le-Soken, a vibrant village in northeast Essex, between Frinton and Colchester. Facilities within a short walk include a Tesco Express, three pubs, a delicatessen, a bar/restaurant and several boutique shops. Tendring Technology College and Rolph Church of England primary school are less than five minutes’ walk from the front door.
Thorpe le Soken Train station is around three quarters of a mile from the house where a service to London Liverpool Street runs with an average journey time of one hour and twenty-six minutes.
Directions
Postcode: CO16 0EA
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Points to note
The house is registered in council tax band C with Tendring District Council and with payments of £156.00 pcm. The property is connected to mains gas, water, electric and sewerage. No energy performance assessment has been carried out due to the property being Listed.
Ofcom broadband estimate: Ultrafast available (1000 Mbps)
Ofcom indoor mobile phone coverage estimate: Likely on most networks
Ofcom outdoor mobile phone coverage estimate: Likely on all networks
A copper beach tree and a sycamore tree in the garden are both subject to tree preservation orders.
Rightmove's historic information is not update to date for this property, which sold to our clients for £399,995 in June 2021. The house has been extended since.
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