Inglis Road, Lexden, Colchester, Essex, CO3

Nestled in the heart of Lexden,18 Inglis Road is a spacious seven bedroom, three storey Victorian residence that captures the charm and grace of early 20th-century living.

Accommodation

Ground floor

Entrance vestibule with partly stained lead door and fanlight opens onto a good size hallway. There is a personal door giving access the integral garage. The ground floor offers two generous reception rooms, each full of period features including original fireplaces, large sash windows, and decorative detailing that flood the rooms with natural light. The formal sitting room has French doors, while the dining room provides the perfect space for entertaining family and friends. Moving on you will find the breakfast room which gives way to the kitchen. Off the kitchen is a handy lean-to and double glazed conservatory. The ground floor is completed with a cloaks w/c.

First floor

Ascending the returning staircase a spacious landing gives way to three double bedrooms all of which offer period features. There a single bedroom to the rear and a family bathroom.

Second floor

The top floor provides three good size bedrooms – two with period features. There is also a family bathroom.

Outside

The property comes with a private driveway offering parking for two cars. There is also an integral garage. To the rear is a good size South facing garden commencing with sun terrace. The garden in mainly laid to lawn, interspersed with a variety of trees.

What's nearby

Colchester is a thriving City set in North Essex, bordering Suffolk which is only a few miles away. The town boasts nationally acclaimed Grammar schools, fast and speedy links to London in less than an hour, and a thriving town centre, as well as first class out of town retail centres. The lovely Colne valley is within 15 minutes’ drive of the centre, and the pink towns of Suffolk are a mere twenty minutes’ drive from the town. Mersea Island, Brightlingsea, and Frinton, all stunning coastal destinations are within half an hour’s drive of the town, and Suffolk’s resorts of Aldeburgh and Southwold within an hour.

Colchester City Centre with shops and restaurants – walking distance

Schools
- Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester Girls High, St Mary’s, Philip Morant, St Benedicts, Oxford House, Colchester High School, Hamilton Road Primary, Prettygate Primary – all walking distance.
- Holmwood House - 0.5 miles
- Bus stop to Ipswich school, Gosfield, Royal Hospital, St Joseph’s College and Ipswich School - all leave from within 0.5 of a mile from the house

Colchester North and Town Stations – 1.2 miles (London Liverpool Street 50 mins)

Mercury Theatre and cinemas – walking distance

Hilly Fields Nature Reserve – walking distance

Lexden Park Nature Reserve – walking distance