Detached house for sale in Chapel Road, Boxted, Colchester CO4

Summary
Earlswood House was originally built in the early 2000s and has undergone significant improvements during our client’s period of ownership since 2015.

These include an extension, renovation and reconfiguration of large parts of the main house, the construction of an exceptional leisure complex, landscaping of much of the grounds, the creation of two paddocks, the renovation of outbuildings into equestrian buildings, and the creation of a one-bedroom annex and a new office building.

The result is an exceptional country home which makes the very best of its fine grounds and location, just four miles from Colchester City Centre.

The house

The house is significant, with 4751 square feet of living space over three levels.

The ground floor includes a kitchen breakfast room with a large island and an octagonal breakfast area that overlooks the garden; it includes a farmhouse style kitchen with granite surfaces. There are four reception rooms, each with outlooks over different areas of the grounds, with the sitting room having a modern log burner. Other ground floor accommodation includes a re-fitted utility room and two WC’s.

The first floor has been entirely reconfigured to include four-bedroom suites, each with their own dressing rooms and bath/shower rooms. The master suite has an octagonal bathroom and a Juliet balcony (both with views over the paddocks toward the leisure complex), and a dressing room with extensive wardrobes and shelves.

A fabulous cinema room on the second floor features an overhead projector, eight reclining seats with cupholders (four being raised), a separated kitchen (with a fridge, a sink and wine cooler), and its own WC.

Leisure complex

The leisure complex is an exceptional addition and enjoys a view back towards the house along a 70-meter ground-lit path.

It features an air-conditioned gym, a bar/kitchen area with room to sit, relax or eat, a sauna, a steam room, two changing rooms with showers and two WC’s. The pool itself measures approximately 10 x 4 meters and is the same depth throughout. Bi-fold doors at the front mean the poolside can be opened onto the patio for summer parties and there is even an oversized chess board (pieces included), an integrated sound system and an outside hot tub.

The pool is heated by an oil-fired system or by an air-source heat pump (subject to the outside temperature) with the associated machinery located in an internal plant room. There is also a separate storage room with an outside door (ideal for patio furniture/chess pieces etc). The building has its own gated access drive leading from the house.

Equestrian facilities

Beyond the immediate garden there are two grass paddocks, one measuring one acre and another measuring approximately two acres. These are fenced and gated and work well for equestrian use, alongside a recently constructed stable complex which features a tack room, two stables, three gated yards and a WC.

A 30-foot office is located above the stables which is ideal as a work from home space or could be upgraded to make a second annex.

Annex

A three-bay cartlodge sits opposite the house. This has electric roller doors and a large one-bedroom annex above and to the side; this features a kitchen, a shower room and first floor sitting room/bedroom, which measures over 35 feet.

Grounds

Other features not already mentioned, include several large block-paved, tarmacked or shingled parking areas, several large areas of well-kept lawn, well established boundary hedges featuring a variety of trees including a number of oaks, patios off the kitchen, games room and sitting room, and an electric gate set within brick-walled entrance.

Location

The property is located on Chapel Road, which is a quiet lane with little in the way of passing traffic.

The village of Boxted lies just to the north of the City of Colchester in north Essex, meaning there are extensive services only a few miles to the south, including a mainline railway station with direct services to London Liverpool Street with a journey time of fifty minutes.

The Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is located less than a mile to the north where there is excellent walking and a number of notable historic villages including Dedham, Nayland, East Bergholt and Stoke-by-Nayland.

Directions

Postcode: CO4 5RR
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Points to note

Council tax is band G with Colchester Borough Council and payments of £3,453.32 per annum.

The Aga in the kitchen was decommissioned during the renovations.

The property is fitted with an alarm security system with CCTV and is connected to mains water, drainage and electric. The heating system is run from an oil-fired boiler.

There are broadband download speeds in the region of 80-Mbps (based on Offcom data). Offcom expects mobile phone coverage is likely to be available on all networks outside the property with limited coverage inside the property.

Parts of the land abutting Straight Road are subject to an overage. Please ask for further details.

General advice

Before booking a viewing of any Brooks Leney property, we suggest buyers view its full online details including the street-view representation, the site map, the satellite view and the floor plan. If you have any questions, please contact Brooks Leney. A PDF version of the floorplan is available on request. These sales details were produced in good faith and are believed to be correct.