Summary - 12 EMPRESS DRIVE WEST MERSEA COLCHESTER CO5 8BN
3 bed 2 bath Detached
Quiet, spacious family home within minutes of beaches and good rail links.
Chain-free detached home on private road
Three double bedrooms plus ground-floor reception/bedroom
Master bedroom with en suite
Large lounge/diner with patio to garden
Driveway parking for 2–3 cars and single garage
Large plot with lawn, patio and garden shed
Three–four minute walk to Mersea beaches
Likely requires some modernisation and updating
Hidden away on a quiet private road off Empress Avenue, this three-bedroom detached house offers spacious family accommodation and immediate chain-free possession. The ground floor features a large lounge/diner with patio doors to the garden, a separate reception room (suitable as a fourth bedroom or home office) and a practical kitchen with cloakroom. Upstairs are three generous double bedrooms, including an en suite to the master, and a family bathroom.
Externally the plot is notably large for the area, with a lawned rear garden, patio, driveway parking for two to three cars and a single garage. The property has been used for boat storage to the side and offers scope for owners with vehicles, a caravan or motorhome. Mersea’s beaches are a short three- to four-minute walk away, and Colchester station is approximately twenty minutes by car for rail links to London and Norwich.
This is a house with clear potential for further improvement. The layout and room sizes are strong selling points for families or buyers seeking an adaptable home, but some modernisation and updating are likely required to bring it to contemporary standards. Broadband speeds are average; mobile signal is excellent. No flooding risk has been recorded and the property is freehold and offered without onward chain.
Local amenities and two good Ofsted-rated primary schools are nearby, and Colchester’s wider retail and leisure facilities are within short driving distance. For buyers seeking a well-sized detached home close to coast and commuter links, this property provides a roomy, quiet base with scope to personalise and add value.
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