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An attractive DETACHED FAMILY HOUSE built in 1954 of traditional brick construction under a tiled roof with a recent first floor extension to form a new principal bedroom and en-suite shower room.
The house is delightfully situated on a pretty, landscaped plot of approximately 1/3 acre providing much seclusion and privacy. It is well set back from the road at the junction of Paget Road and Constitution Hill, in what is generally regarded as one of the premier and most sought after residential areas of Ipswich, to the North of the town centre.
This most appealing house provides light and airy accommodation with all the principal rooms facing south and enjoying a view of the lovely gardens.
On the ground floor there is an enclosed porch opening to a hall off which is a cloakroom. There are 2 well proportioned reception rooms together with a good sized kitchen/breakfast room which in turn leads to a utility room and double garage. On the first floor the generous galleried landing has ample provision for a desk and computer with fine views over the front garden from a wide window. There are 5 bedrooms including a superb master bedroom which has recently been added over the garage and which has casement doors leading to a balcony affording delightful views over the rear garden. The 2 principal bedrooms have their own en-suite shower room and there is also a good sized family bathroom.
The double garage has an electronically operated up and over door and to the rear of the house is a crazy paved terrace and gently sloping established gardens which have been attractively landscaped and are a feature of the property. The property is delightfully secluded and very quiet.
The house has the benefit of a fitted burglar alarm, 6 panelled internal doors with brass furniture and thermostatically controlled radiators.
The property provides an ideal opportunity to acquire an individual detached family house in good decorative order and in a lovely setting within a prime location and an internal viewing is strongly recommended.
SITUATION The house is located in a Conservation Area in what has previously been stated is one of the most sought after residential area of Ipswich only 10 minutes walk from the town centre and close to the beautiful Christchurch Park. Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk and as such provides all the amenities associated with one of Suffolk's largest conurbations including 2 modern shopping malls.
Culturally there is much to admire - an active theatre, multiplex cinema and there is also a wide range of wine bars and restaurants together with the regeneration of the Waterfront which is an exciting and on-going development for the town and houses Dance East a leading dance venue in the country. There are also a number of top golf courses in the area including Purdis Heath, Woodbridge, Hintlesham Hall and Felixstowe. Ipswich School, the leading independent school in the area is only a short walk away whilst there is also easy access to Northgate High School and St Margarets C of E and St Matthews C of E Junior Schools.
The Suffolk Heritage coastline with its internationally renowned Minsmere Bird Reserve and Snape Maltings is only 40 minutes away, whilst much closer is "Constable Country" with the villages of Flatford and Dedham, made famous by the artist John Constable. For sailing enthusiasts there is a good choice of rivers in the area and Suffolk Yacht Harbour at Levington is only 20 minutes by car.
For commuters, Ipswich main line railway station with its regular inter-city service to London's Liverpool Street (approximately 70 minutes) is only 5 minutes by car. In addition, there is easy access to the main A12 and A14 trunk road providing a link to the East Coast Ports, the Midlands and London's M25 motorway.
ON THEGROUND FLOOR Glass panelled door opens to:
ENTRANCE PORCH with pine panelled ceiling and inset spotlights. Glazed front door opening to:
ENTRANCE HALL Double radiator. 2 wall light points. Coved ceiling. Telephone point. Window to front. Stairs to First Floor with oak handrail. Smoke detector.
CLOAKROOM with wash basin (h & c) with tiled splashback and low level WC. Radiator. Ceramic tiled floor. Window to front. Consumer unit.
SITTING ROOM 25' 7" x 12' 0" (7.8m x 3.66m) Feature open fireplace with baxi grate and white adam style fire surround and mantel with marble inset and hearth. 3 radiators. 4 wall light points. Triple aspect double glazed windows with oak sills. TV point. Dimmer control. Coved ceiling. art glazed double casement doors opening to rear garden.
DINING ROOM 16' 0" x 14' 8" (4.88m x 4.47m) 1 double and 1 single radiator. 3 wall light points. Coved ceiling. Dimmer control., Double glazed windows to rear and side overlooking the rear garden with double glazed casement door opening to terrace at rear.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 19' 0" x 9' 1" (5.79m x 2.77m) 1.1/2 bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit (h & c mixer tap) with separate cold water drinking tap and cupboards under. Range of medium oak fitted units comprising base cupboards and drawers with postformed worksurfaces and tiled splashbacks. Matching eye level wall cupboards incorporating leaded glass front display cabinet with display shelving and concealed lighting under, shelved tall cupboard and wine rack. Fitted breakfast bar. Built-in appliances comprising stainless steel "Neff" double oven and 4 ring ceramic halogen hob unit with pull out extractor and light unit over. Plumbing facilities for automatic washing machine. 2 radiators. Ceramic tiled floor. Coved ceiling. Recessed spotlights. 2 wall spotlights. Telephone and TV points. Double aspect windows to front and rear being double glazed to rear. Part glazed door to front garden.
UTILITY ROOM 11' 0" x 10' 0" (3.35m x 3.05m) Fitted worktop with tiled splashback and plumbing facilities for automatic washing machine. Radiator. Double glazed windows to front and part glazed door to rear garden. Ceramic tiled floor. Recessed halogen lighting. "Potterton Netaheat Electronic" wall mounted gas fired boiler for central heating and hot water with digital programmer. Door to Double Garage.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR GALLERIED LANDING with space for desk and computer. Wide double glazed window to front. Radiator. Coved ceiling. Access to part boarded loft. Smoke detector. Moulded ceiling rose.
BEDROOM 2 13' 4" x 12' 0" (4.06m x 3.66m) Double glazed window to rear overlooking the garden. Coved ceiling. 3 wall light points. Telephone point. Recessed spotlights. Range of fitted furniture comprising 2 double wardrobe cupboards with hanging rail and shelf and matching eye level storage cupboards.
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM White suite comprising vanity wash basin (h & c) with triple cupboard below, panelled corner Jacuzzi bath (h & c) with "Mira" thermostatic fitted shower and "Showerlux" shower screen over and low level WC all with brass fittings. Part tiled walls and fully tiled surround to bath. Radiator. Vinyl flooring. Shaver point. Window to side. Coved ceiling. Wall light point.
BEDROOM 3 10' 11" x 9' 2" (3.33m x 2.79m) Double glazed window to rear overlooking the garden. Radiator. Coved ceiling. Fitted shelved cupboard and built-in double wardrobe cupboards with hanging rail, shelving and mirrored sliding doors.
BEDROOM 4 12' 10" x 9' 9" (3.91m x 2.97m) Double glazed window to front. Radiator. Built-in double wardrobe cupboards with hanging rails, shelving and mirrored sliding doors.
BEDROOM 5 10' 9" x 5' 10" (3.28m x 1.78m) Double glazed window to front. Radiator. Coved ceiling.
INNER LANDING Recessed halogen lighting. Coved ceiling. Laminate oak effect flooring. Built-in airing cupboard with insulated hot water cylinder, electric immersion heater and slatted shelf.
FAMILY BATHROOM White suite of tile panelled bath (h & c mixer tap), vanity wash basin (h & c mixer tap) with cupboard under. Matching range of fitted cupboards and shelving with mirror and lights over and low level WC. Shower cubicle with thermostatic power shower. Vinyl flooring. Window to rear with venetian blinds. Radiator. Chromium heated towel rail. Recessed halogen lighting. Fully tiled walls. Extractor fan.
LOBBY with double radiator and double glazed window to rear. Oak effect laminate flooring. Recessed halogen lighting.
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM Contemporary white suite comprising vanity wash basin (h & c mixer tap) with matching cupboards below and above with integral mirror and plate glass shelf with lights over and tiled splashback, low level WC and wide shower cubicle with "Showerlux" shower screen and travertine fully tiled walls with power shower and Victorian style shower head. Double glazed window to front. Double radiator. Recessed halogen lighting. Extractor fan. Vinyl flooring. Chromium heated towel rail.
MASTER BEDROOM 17' 8" x 15' 7" (5.38m x 4.75m) Oak effect flooring. Dimmer controls. 3 Velux double glazed skylights with automatically controlled sun blinds. Helicopter style fan. 2 wall lights. Telephone point. Double glazed window to front with venetian blinds and double glazed casement doors opening to BALCONY with delightful views over the rear garden with balustrading and decked flooring. 2 courtesy lights.
OUTSIDE There is access off St Edmunds Road to an Integral DOUBLE GARAGE (18'5" x 16') with electronically operated up and over door, fitted wall cupboards, side personal door to Utility Room and rear door to garden. Power and light are connected as is a "Domextra" water softener.
The enclosed and secluded gardens which extend to approximately 1/3 acre are a feature of the property. The house is well set back from the road behind a white brick wall by a good sized front garden which is laid to lawn with mature, shaped shrub and flower borders and beds displaying a variety of ornamental trees and shrubs.
A single wrought iron gate opens to a crazy paved path which leads to the front door with a climbing rose to the side. There is also a secluded pebbled area with victorian rope edging in a corner of the garden in front of the utility room.
The garden extends round one side of the property and is screened from the adjoining property by a line of established cedar trees and other shrubs including rhododendrons. A mature wisteria climbs the gabled flank wall. The rear garden which faces south and gently slopes up from a crazy paved TERRACE with a brick retaining wall is absolutely delightful. Extensive lawned areas are interspersed with shaped shrub and herbaceous borders and beds displaying many specimen flowering shrubs and trees including 2 magnolia
trees and various firs. There is also a lovely mature copper beech, an ornamental fish pond with rockery surround and waterfall and a dovecote.
At the end of the garden is a SUMMER HOUSE approx. 8' x 6' with double doors and a paved seating area to the front. Outside taps to front and rear. RCD point. Courtesy and security lighting to rear. .
The whole affords much seclusion and privacy.
SERVICES All mains services are connected to the property.
COUNCIL TAX Band "F"