Wellington Hill, Loughton, Essex, IG10

Located on the edge of Epping Forest this stunning chalet bungalow used to be the Epping Forest Youth Hostel. It has been superbly transformed by the current owners to become a delightful and very contemporary home surrounded by the forest and with fabulous views. It is approached by a gravel driveway that goes round half the building and provides off street parking for four or five cars. There are also steps down to two additional parking bays that are accessed from the neighbouring gated complex.

The entrance porch includes a cloakroom and leads directly into the awe inspiring, open plan lounge/diner/kitchen. This vast light and bright, triple aspect space has a beamed and vaulted ceiling, oak doors, polished concrete flooring with underfloor heating, Velux windows and bi-fold doors to the terrace. The kitchen includes a Lacanche range cooker, bespoke units, an American fridge freezer and a central island/breakfast bar with a twin drawer dishwasher and a wine cooler.

The lounge/diner section is large enough to happily entertain more than a dozen guests and you could easily seat the same number. There is also an adjacent utility room with an external door. A hallway leads to three double bedrooms that all have walk in wardrobes. A trendy ‘Jack and Jill' bathroom serves two of the bedrooms while bedroom one also has an en-suite double shower. Upstairs is a huge loft room that covers the length of the building, it includes a glass window that overlooks the lounge/diner/kitchen and would make an excellent games room.

Outside there is a delightful, paved terrace for outdoor entertaining that is flanked by boxed shrub beds. There are steps down to large artificial grass area which is ideal for kids to kick a ball around as well as a decked terrace where you can relax in the sunshine.

What the Owner says:

We have thoroughly enjoyed living here for the past five years however we need to move for family reasons. We bought the property when it was the original youth hostel and spent about seven months renovating it to become the lovely family home it is today. It is in a prime position as we are at the top of the hill so have wonderful views of the surrounding area. As we are on the edge of Epping Forest there are excellent places to go for walks and cycle rides and we can stop off at the fish stall or various tea huts while the Kings Oak pub is only a five minute walk.

Loughton is a delightful town with plenty of pubs, restaurants and independent shops as well as sports and entertainment including the Loughton Leisure Centre with a large indoor swimming pool. There are a wide selection of schools in the area including Hereward Primary and Debden Park High School, both rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The town is on the London Underground's Central Line so is ideal for commuters wanting to travel to the City or the West End and there is easy access to the M11 for the M25 as well as Stansted and Cambridge.

Room sizes:

• Entrance Porch
• Cloakroom
• Lounge/Diner/Kitchen: 41'9 x 23'1 (12.73m x 7.04m)
• Utility Room: 9'11 x 7'0 (3.02m x 2.14m)
• Hallway
• Bedroom 1: 16'1 x 15'8 (4.91m x 4.78m)
• Walk In Wardrobe: 7'3 x 6'7 (2.21m x 2.01m)
• En-Suite Shower Room: 8'5 x 6'6 (2.57m x 1.98m)
• Bedroom 2: 19'0 x 11'11 (5.80m x 3.63m)

• Walk In Wardrobe: 5'11 x 5'7 (1.80m x 1.70m)
• Jack and Jill Bath Bathroom: 8'8 x 6'4 (2.64m x 1.93m)
• Bedroom 3: 15'6 x 12'8 (4.73m x 3.86m)
• Walk In Wardrobe: 5'9 x 5'3 (1.75m x 1.60m)
• Loft Room
• Rear Garden
• Off Street Parking
• Outbuilding

 
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Council Tax band: G
Tenure: Freehold