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**GUIDE PRICE £425,000 - £475,000** Superior Homes by Boydens are pleased to bring to the market this four bedroom cottage known as "Sleyes" which is on the corner of Church Road and Church Green in Peldon.

Sleyes is a Grade II listed property which is of a mid eighteenth century timber-framed cottage and gives no indication of the earlier age of the original house from the front. Records show that there is a references to it in a will from 1612. The cottage has been added to over the centuries to create a generous sized cottage. The part where the kitchen is situated, I am told by historical records that this part is the oldest.

The property can be accessed directly off of the green to the front of the property into a small porch area which in turn leads into a good sized dining hall with sash window to the front, open fireplace and door into the main hallway with stairs leading to the first floor. To the left is the lounge which has partially beamed ceilings with dual aspect windows (one of which is South facing and is a superb reading area) there is also another open fireplace and door into the dining hall. Across the hallway is the kitchen/breakfast room with beamed ceilings, window to the rear aspect and old rayburn (currently not working) There is a pantry/utility room off of here and a downstairs laundry/shower room with single shower cubicle and downstairs WC.

On the first floor there are four bedrooms two of which are good sized doubles with the principle bedroom benefitting from window to the front green and wash hand basin in the corner. A second bedroom is light and spacious room with fitted cupboard and dual aspect windows one of which offers views to across to Mersea island, the third bedroom also offers views across to mersea and make a superb home office or children's bedroom. The fourth bedroom is accessed through and inner landing/dressing room space and has restricted height with large window to the rear aspect.

Externally Sleyes has a garden which wraps around the property with a mixture of well established trees and shrubs with areas laid to lawn and block paved pathways and patios.

There is off road parking on the shingle driveway which in turn leads to the wooden garage which has stable doors and a rear access door, this has previously been used to storage vehicles, and dinghy. There is also a brick built storage cupboard and outdoor WC.

Sleyes is situated on the corner of Church Road and Church Green in the village of Peldon, and is one of three properties that lead up to St Mary’s Church. The village lies approximately 7 miles to the South of Colchester and 3.5 miles from Mersea. The parish enjoys the use of a village hall, two public houses, The Plough and The Peldon Rose, and schooling is available in nearby Abberton, Langenhoe, and Monkwick. The thriving island of West Mersea provides the community with day-to-day amenities, including a Tesco Express and Co-operative supermarkets, doctors, dentist, and a vet. For the water enthusiast, there is a yacht and sailing club. There are a number of bars and restaurants, as well as the renowned Company Shed and Oyster Bar. The historic town of Colchester has an array of shops, bars, and restaurants, the town's main railway station (North Station) serves Ipswich, Norwich and London Liverpool Street.

PORCH AREA - 4' x 5' (1.2m x 1.5m)

CLOAKROOM - 5'2'' x 3'8'' (1.6m x 1.1m)

LOUNGE - 12'4'' x 20'1'' (3.8m x 6.1m)

DINING ROOM - 12'6'' x 17'3'' (3.8m x 5.3m)

KITCHEN - 18'5'' x 11'11'' (5.6m x 3.6m)

PANTRY/UTILITY ROOM - 10'10'' x 6'4'' (3.3m x 1.9m)

SHOWER ROOM - 10'6'' x 7'3'' (3.2m x 2.2m)

LANDING - 9'2'' x 7'9'' (2.8m x 2.4m)

BATHROOM - 9'7'' x 7'2'' (2.9m x 2.2m)

BEDROOM - 1 - 15'10'' x 12'5'' (4.8m x 3.8m)

BEDROOM - 2 - 12'5'' x 13'10'' (3.8m x 4.2m)

BEDROOM - 3 - 9'11'' x 12'7'' (3m x 3.8m)

BEDROOM - 4 - 6'11'' x 10'10'' (2.1m x 3.3m)

OUTDOOR W.C - 7'3'' x 3'8'' (2.2m x 1.1m)

TIMBER-BUILT GARAGE - 20'2'' x 11'11'' (6.1m x 3.6m)