4 bed semi-detached house to rent

Venmore Drive, Dunmow CM6

EPC Grade C | Council Tax Band D | Holding Deposit £480

Security Deposit: £2,420
Monthly Rent: £2,100

Minimum 12 Month Tenancy.

Description:

Great dunmow area
Great Dunmow is a small, ancient market town in north-west Essex, with many mediaeval and other historical buildings in the town centre. It has a thriving selection of cafés, restaurants, pubs and shops, almost all independent retailers, as well as a museum. Great Dunmow Leisure Centre has excellent swimming, sports and gym facilities. Several good Primary and Secondary schools are found locally. Great Dunmow has a range of gp and dental surgeries, pharmacies and osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic clinics, as well as several churches. It is among the top ten safest small towns in Essex.

Transport links
Transport links are excellent to the M11 and A120, to Bishop’s Stortford, Harlow and Chelmsford railway stations for commuting to London Liverpool Street, and to nearby Stansted Airport. There are frequent bus services to Bishop’s Stortford and Chelmsford. Cambridge is in easy reach.

Summary - 22 venmore drive - town centre, four-bedroom house in quiet location
22 Venmore Drive is found up a hill, in a very peaceful, well-spaced residential cul-de-sac, but it is only two minutes’ walk from Great Dunmow’s Co-op supermarket and historic, thriving town centre.

The spacious, modernised, fully insulated, semi-detached house was built in the early 1960s. It is well-proportioned, with solid internal walls. It has recent, neutral, light redecoration in a bright, natural white, re-carpeting, reflooring and brand new, hand-made, lined curtains in high-quality, thick white cotton.

The property has four good-sized double bedrooms, sitting and dining rooms adjoining a study/exercise area, a bathroom, wet room and cloakroom. The bedrooms, landing and staircase have walk-in or integral wardrobes and barely used, high-quality, neutral, stain-resistant carpeting. Wide, double-glazed windows, provide plenty of natural light. The upstairs bathroom has a bath, shower and WC. Downstairs, the sizeable sitting room and dining room and study/exercise area have a wooden partition, and can be combined in an open plan arrangement. From the front hallway to the rear of the house, reception rooms have brand new, solid oak, bushed and oiled flooring. There is a modern wet room with a Mira shower and WC, as well as a separate WC.

The spacious, modern kitchen has a walk-in under stairs storage area, plenty of floor and wall units, a 90 cm Rangemaster pyrolytic range cooker and cooker hood, a Miele fridge/freezer and plumbing for a dishwasher. Downstairs disability access is excellent, with low paved or concrete ramp access, front and rear.

With a door and ramp from the sitting room, the integral single garage, with an electric roller door, contains a Miele washing machine and tumble dryer. The property has further parking on its drive and an additional off-road parking space nearby. The house has a low maintenance front garden, setting it back from the road. The minimum maintenance rear garden has a large patio and a large concrete shed with a brick-look finish, and several electrical sockets.

There is gas central heating, with a Smart Meter for gas and electricity. The combi boiler and radiators have been replaced recently, with the size of radiators carefully planned to ensure maximum fuel efficiency. It has a modern consumer unit, high quality lighting throughout and usb sockets in the kitchen, study area and bedrooms. The house has bright lighting throughout, with downstairs downlighters in all reception areas.

The house is double-glazed and fully insulated throughout. Cavity wall insulation of a high quality is installed in all cavity walls. The large loft is fully boarded, providing excellent storage space. There is full loft insulation under and around loft boarding, and the roof is insulated fully with thermal foil insulation.
The EPC rating of the property is a good “C”.

Although Great Dunmow is among the top ten safest small towns in Essex, the property has an excellent security alarm and all-round external security lighting. Neighbours are friendly and form a welcoming community.

Details
Hallway and downstairs cloakroom/WC

A glazed front door leads to a small entrance hallway. On the right, there is a cloakroom/WC toilet, with a basin. It has new Karndean light oak-coloured flooring. Brand new, solid oak, bushed and oiled flooring runs from the hallway to the rear of the house, covering all reception room areas.

Sitting room The sizeable sitting room has a large, double-glazed window, and is well-lit with LED downlighters. The sitting room has a TV ariel point and sockets for a router. There is a door to the internal garage. A solid wood movable partition divides the sitting room from the dining room and study/exercise area.

Dining room The dining room provides ample space for a table and other furniture.

Study/exercise area From the dining room, the room size narrows to the rear of the house, in an study/exercise area, with many electrical sockets, some with integral usb charging points. It has a Velux skylight and a fully glazed back door, with a ramp to the rear garden patio area.

Downstairs wet room Entered from the study/exercise area, the modern wet room has a Mira shower, vanity unit and toilet. Grey tiles extend from the floor to the ceiling. The wet room is well-lit, with a window and Velux skylight. It is ideal for disability use, if needed, including a wall-mounted shower chair that can be lowered when required.

Kitchen The spacious, modern kitchen has ample, white floor and wall kitchen units, with under-cupboard lighting, white metro tiles and black worktops. It has several electrical sockets, some with integral usb charging points. Facing the window is a black, composite stone, double bowl sink. To deal with the exceptionally hard water in the area, a Monarch water softener is fitted. There is plumbing and space for a dishwasher. A barely-used black, dual fuel, pyrolytic 90 cm Rangemaster range Professional+fxp cooker, with five gas burners and two electric ovens, is provided, below a powerful, black 90 cm Rangemaster cooker hood. A tall, white Miele fridge/freezer is provided. Unused further parts and accessories for the cooker are in the under-stairs storage cupboard. There is plumbing for a dishwasher. The kitchen has large, double-glazed windows, with blind, and a fully glazed door to the back garden patio area.

Walk-in, under-stairs storage cupboard Next to the kitchen door, there is a large walk-in, under-stairs storage cupboard, with further low-level storage around a corner.

Internal single garage With an internal door from the sitting room, the spacious, well-lit internal single garage has a secure, black electric roller door. In the garage, there is a Miele washing machine, with a separate pump for water extraction to the drain, and Miele tumble dryer. A long hose is provided and near the roller doors, there is a tap for garden use or car cleaning. The garage has several electrical sockets. Gas and electricity meters are located in the garage.

Additional parking for two further cars As well as parking for one car on the drive, the deeds of the house include an additional single parking space, one of several other spaces for other Venmore drive properties, further up the hill of Venmore Drive, on the right-hand side. Road parking is very good also.

Staircase A wide staircase, with a solid wooden banister and a landing half-way up the stairs, leads to the upstairs landing. It has been carpeted recently with a neutral, stain resistant, high-quality carpet, like the entire upstairs floor.

Front right double bedroom The front right double bedroom is the largest bedroom. A six-sectioned, built-in armoire, with mirrors and an integral chest of drawers, on two walls, provide very extensive floor-to-ceiling storage space. It has a large, double-glazed window, with new, handmade white cotton curtains, with detachable blackout lining, and new, handmade cotton net curtains.

Front left double bedroom The front left double bedroom is the smallest of the four bedrooms, but still a good size. It has a tall floor to ceiling window, new, handmade white cotton curtains, with detachable blackout lining, and new, handmade cotton net curtains. There is a walk-in wardrobe. A CCTV system control unit is stored in the walk-in wardrobe.

Rear right double bedroom The rear right double bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe, and a large, double-glazed window, with new, lined, handmade, white cotton curtains. Net curtains are hung. This bedroom has also a boiler cupboard for the combi gas boiler.

Rear left double bedroom The rear right double bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe, and a large, double-glazed window, with new, lined, handmade white cotton curtains. Net curtains are hung.

Upstairs bathroom The fully tiled upstairs bathroom has a bath, with an integral shower and shower curtain. The recently-installed shower control enables use of either the shower or the bathroom taps. There is a storage cupboard above to the bath, a basin with a vanity unit below, and an eye level mirror unit, with a light and shaver point above it. The bathroom has new Karndean light oak-coloured flooring.

Fully boarded, fully insulated loft, cavity wall insulation
The loft is reached from the landing, using an integral loft ladder. It is well-lit, fully boarded and fully insulated throughout. The roof has silver, SuperQuilt Insulation attached throughout. Thick insulation is laid between the rafters, underneath the boards. The loft is not rated for use as a bedroom, but can be used for extensive light storage. The landlord has stored some spare SuperQuilt Insulation, curtains and solid oak flooring in far corners of the loft. All cavity walls have full cavity wall insulation.

Front garden and drive The house is set well back from the road, with a drive that allows parking for one car. Next to the drive there is a low maintenance front garden, with groundcover plants adjoining the road. Behind this, there is a pebbled area with a flowering, decorative small tree. Low maintenance, tall shrubs are planted to the side of this, up to the boundary. A narrow paving path goes down the side of the drive to a paved front patio area, adjoining the front door. The front door has a rain cover porch above it. There is an external light and security lighting.

Side passage There is a black, wrought iron gate at the front of the house, with a side passage to the rear garden, lit by security lighting.

Rear garden The rear garden has a large, paved patio area, with doors from the dining area and the kitchen. There is external lighting and security lighting. An external tap and an external double electrical socket are located under the kitchen window.

To the right of the rear garden, there is a raised bed which has been covered with membrane and pebbles, minimising garden maintenance. Beyond this, there are some large shrubs, leading to the boundary.

Beyond the patio area, there is a pebbled area with a Brabantia 60m rotary dryer. There is solid wooden fencing on both sides of the rear garden, providing privacy. The garden is not overlooked by houses beyond the boundary to the rear, where an Affinity Water building is found, beyond which is the Catholic church.

Three very large, soil- filled plant pots are provided for tenant use. Tenants are welcome to use other pots of their own, with plant saucers.
Large concrete shed with brick look finish

At the end of the garden, there is a large, well-lit concrete shed, with a brick look finish. This has several electrical sockets. A tall, solid wood furniture item with shelving and drawers has been left for use by the tenant, containing some inventory items for tenant use.