Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester

This three-bedroom Victorian detached house in Fordham Heath has two reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room and a ground-floor shower room. The kitchen has fitted units, worktops and space for utilities, with a stable door providing access to the side and rear garden. Upstairs, the principal bedroom has fitted furniture, while the other rooms include a single bedroom and a third bedroom with eaves storage, reached by steps from the landing. The house retains period features and is described as needing modernisation, offering scope for a buyer to update it to their requirements. Outside, the garden is mainly lawn with mature trees and hedging, and includes a pond. There is off-road parking for two vehicles in front of a double garage. Fordham Heath is near allotments, sports fields and countryside walks. Local facilities in the wider Eight Ash Green area include a primary school, dental practice, pub and restaurant, shops and petrol station. Colchester and Marks Tey stations provide mainline services to London Liverpool Street, with road access to the A1124 and A12 nearby.