Property Details: - Type: Apartment - Bedrooms: 4 - Bathrooms: 2

Agent: Chewton Rose - Colchester Phone: 01206 915783

A beautifully presented four-bedroom Victorian duplex apartment, positioned in the highly sought-after residential area of Lexden and offering easy access to Colchester city centre with its excellent range of shopping, dining and leisure facilities.<br/><br/>The property retains an abundance of fine original features and has been thoroughly and sympathetically refurbished over the past two years, blending period character with high-quality contemporary finishes. Benefits include two bathrooms, a south-facing courtyard garden and on-street permit parking.<br/><br/>Accommodation is arranged over two levels and comprises a welcoming long hallway, an elegant lounge and dining room showcasing classic Victorian high ceilings, a recently installed high-specification kitchen/breakfast room with marble work surfaces and a Fisher & Paykel range cooker, together with a ground-floor walk-in shower room. The lower ground floor offers three generous double bedrooms, including one with an en-suite, and a further single bedroom currently utilised as a study.<br/><br/>The apartment has undergone extensive improvements while carefully preserving its original charm. Works include a new heating system, new flooring throughout, upgraded bathrooms, a premium kitchen installation, new external doors to the lounge and bespoke Italian internal doors.<br/><br/>The building dates back to 1886 and was designed and built by stonemason and architect L J Watts, using reclaimed materials from the demolition of St Runwald’s Church. It forms part of a striking and prominent corner building on Creffield Road and Oxford Road, instantly recognisable by its distinctive turret. Originally constructed as a terrace of four houses, it later served in part as a primary school during the 1950s and 1960s, before being converted into the stylish apartments seen today.<br/><br/>Rich in history and architectural interest, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a characterful home within one of Lexden’s most notable and historic buildings.<br/><br/>This property is leasehold with no service charge or ground rent. There is a monthly maintenance and insurance cost. Each owner has a 1/3 of the freehold.