2 bed maisonette for sale

Latchingdon Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford CM3

A Maisonette With a Little More Up Its Sleeve...

Maisonettes are supposed to be practical. Easy to maintain. Convenient.

This one apparently didn't get the memo about stopping there.

Because tucked away in the sought-after village of Cold Norton, this two-bedroom ground floor home brings together a spacious open-plan interior, allocated parking and – the bit you might not expect – its very own private rear garden.

And yes, you can walk straight into it from the principal bedroom. Morning coffee just got considerably easier.

Step through the entrance porch and you're welcomed into the home's open-plan living and kitchen area – a bright, sociable space that feels equally suited to quiet evenings on the sofa and the slightly less quiet evenings when friends come round.

Windows to more than one aspect help fill the room with natural light, while the open layout gives you plenty of flexibility to create separate lounging and dining areas without losing that spacious, connected feel.

The kitchen sits neatly alongside the living area, with a good range of storage and work surfaces together with an integrated oven, hob and extractor. It's practical enough for the Monday-night pasta and sociable enough that whoever is cooking doesn't disappear from the conversation.

Head through the inner hallway and you'll find two bedrooms and the main bathroom.

The principal bedroom has one particularly lovely trick: Double doors opening directly onto the rear garden.

Throw them open on a summer morning and suddenly that first coffee of the day has somewhere rather nice to go.

There's also a walk-in wardrobe, which was previously an en-suite shower room. We understand that the plumbing remains in situ, giving future owners an interesting opportunity to explore reinstating an en-suite if desired, subject of course to the necessary checks, permissions and consents.

Bedroom two offers useful flexibility. Guest room? Nursery? Home office? Gaming den? The room won't judge.

The main bathroom completes the accommodation and includes a bath, wash basin and WC.

And Then There's The Garden...

Private outside space isn't something you can take for granted with a maisonette, which is exactly why the rear garden deserves its own moment.

Low maintenance and enclosed by boundary walls and fencing, it's somewhere to put a table and chairs, enjoy a drink after work, dry the washing or simply sit outside when the British weather decides to cooperate.

For buyers who want the convenience of a maisonette but aren't ready to give up having their own patch of outdoors, it could be the feature that makes all the difference.

There's also an allocated parking space within the residents' parking area to the rear.

Because the only thing better than arriving home is knowing where you're going to park when you get there.

The property also benefits from a solar-assisted hot water cylinder. We're advised that the system can generate some hot water using solar energy and is particularly productive during the summer months, with electricity available to provide additional hot water when required.

Village Life, Without Disappearing Off The Map

Cold Norton offers that increasingly sought-after combination: A genuine village setting without feeling cut off from everything else.

The village has its own primary school, convenience store and community-run pub, The Norton, while Three Rivers Golf & Country Club is also nearby.

For days when village life isn't quite enough, the historic waterside town of Maldon is approximately 5.5 miles away, with its independent shops, restaurants, supermarkets, Hythe Quay and Promenade Park.

Chelmsford is approximately 11.5 miles away, providing a much broader range of shopping, dining and leisure facilities alongside mainline rail connections.

In other words, you can enjoy village life without having to wave goodbye to civilisation.

The Practical Bits

Entrance Porch
A useful entrance space leading into the main living accommodation.

Open-Plan Living Room
Bright and versatile, with double-glazed windows to the front and side, built-in storage, wall-mounted electric heaters and inset ceiling lighting. Open plan to the kitchen.

Kitchen Area
Fitted with a range of wall and base units and complementary work surfaces, together with an integrated oven, hob and extractor. Stainless-steel sink and drainer, tiled splashbacks and a double-glazed window to the side.

Inner Hall
Connecting the bedrooms and bathroom, with an airing cupboard housing the solar-assisted hot water cylinder.

Principal Bedroom
A well-proportioned double bedroom with glazed double doors opening directly onto the private rear garden. There is also a walk-in wardrobe, formerly an en-suite shower room, where plumbing is understood to remain in situ.

Bedroom Two
A versatile second bedroom overlooking the rear of the property, equally useful as a bedroom, guest room or work-from-home space.

Bathroom
Fitted with a panel-enclosed bath, pedestal wash basin and WC, along with tiled splashbacks and an extractor fan.

Outside

Private Rear Garden
Your own enclosed, low-maintenance outside space – and one of the home's standout features. Predominantly paved and enclosed by walls and fencing, with an outside light.

Allocated Parking
One allocated parking space can be found within the residents' parking area to the rear of the development.

The property benefits from a solar-assisted hot water cylinder. We understand that this can generate some hot water through solar energy and is said to be particularly productive during the summer months. Electricity is required to provide supplementary hot water.

With two bedrooms, open-plan living, allocated parking, its own garden and an onward chain that's already complete, this is a home that manages to tick quite a few boxes without feeling like a box itself.

Maisonette convenience. Village setting. Your own front door, parking space and garden.

That sounds rather good to us

The small print:

Material Information:

Annual Service Charge: £1,019.70
Annual Ground Rent: £100
Length of Lease: 25 years from 2019 – approximately 118 years remaining

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