A STUNNING five-bed home with a 1.6 acre garden and a heated swimming pool has gone on the market for offers between £1.5 million and £1.65 million.

The detached period property is located in Dedham Road, Ardleigh, and being marketed by Fine and Country Colchester and Zoopla.

It features five bedrooms, three receptions rooms and three bathrooms.

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Offers with no onwards chain, the property also includes a 1.6 acre garden plot, double garage and has a range of character features inside.

It is one of the most expensive properties listed for sale on Zoopla in the Colchester area.

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The advert states: "This impressive property is approached from Dedham Road via a driveway leading to a large front garden laid to lawn, with fruit orchard, and an extensive area providing off street parking for several vehicles, complete with a double garage.

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"On entering the property, you will be greeted by a good size entrance hall where coats and shoes/boots can be stored.

"Beyond the entrance hall is a warm and cosy dining room large enough to entertain at least ten/twelve guests in perfect comfort.

"Next to the dining room, to the left-hand side, is a snug with a wood burner serving both this room and the previously mentioned dining room.

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"Adjacent to the snug is a home office where both of the owners work running their individual businesses.

"The kitchen is modern and well equipped and comes with a central island doubling up as a breakfast bar with marble top.

"Next door to the kitchen is the utility room beyond which is a downstairs cloak room. There is a bathroom on this floor with a walk-in shower cubicle."

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The present owners have lived in the property for 25 years and extended to create a triple aspect reception room in 1999.

The advert adds: "As well as the reception room they added a master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, a family bathroom with separate bath and walk in shower cubicle and a further double bedroom overlooking the rear garden."

"There are a further three bedrooms with a cloakroom with sink on the first floor.

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"The large private and secluded garden is the perfect place to entertain friends and family or just to relax in.

"It comprises of a heated swimming pool with a pool side summer house, a storage shed, a chicken run, kennels, small paddock, and a vegetable garden.

"The views over the local farmland at the back to the garden are stunning."

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You can view the advert here.