Property description

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Sowerbys are pleased to offer this well-proportioned chalet style property set in a private plot of just under a quarter of an acre (sts) in the pleasant village of East Bilney. The property is priced to reflect its current condition, with refurbishment and modernising required throughout.



In all, the property provides just under 1,800 sq. ft. of internal floor space with accommodation comprising entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, ground floor bedroom/study, cloakroom, side lobby, utility room and garage on the ground floor; with three bedrooms and family bathroom arranged around the first floor landing. There is substantial outside space at either side, as well as a rear garden and generous parking to the front.  

EAST BILNEY Situated approximately 7 miles south of the market town of Fakenham and 6 miles north west of Dereham, both of which have regular farmers markets and excellent shopping facilities. The local Medieval church of St Mary is a grade II listed building which was restored and largely rebuilt in Victorian times. A stained glass window is dedicated to the memory of martyr Thomas Bilney who was born in the village in 1495. The village sign is copied from this window. 

ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:- Fully glazed timber door with windows on either side opening into... 

ENTRANCE PORCH Tiled flooring, glazed timber door to reception hall. 

RECEPTION HALL 12' 2" x 10' 0" (3.71m x 3.05m) Spacious entrance area with doors to sitting room, kitchen breakfast room, guest bedroom and the cloakroom, with an additional door to a useful built in storage cupboard which houses an oil fired boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating. An obscure glass inner window borrows light from the dining room, exposed brick work, timber staircase to first floor landing, telephone point and radiator. 

SITTING ROOM 19' 10" x 13' 8" > 12' 3" (6.05m x 4.17m > 3.73m) Well sized family sitting room with timber frame windows on three sides, making this a wonderfully light area. Feature marble fireplace with open flue, a pair of fully glazed doors opening to the dining room with an additional glazed door opening to the garden room, television point and two radiators. 

GARDEN ROOM 12' 3" x 3' 5" (3.73m x 1.04m) Until recently, used as an area to cultivate specimen shrubs, with one complete wall of timber framed glazing and a pair of UPVC double glazed doors opening onto the rear garden. 

DINING ROOM 10' 8" x 10' 5" (3.25m x 3.18m) Well sized reception room with a pair of fully glazed sliding doors opening onto the rear patio and inner door to kitchen/breakfast room. 

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 11' 1" x 10' 8" (3.38m x 3.25m) 1.5 bowl sink unit with mixer tap set into work preparation surfaces under a timber frame double glazed window with views across the rear garden. Selection of base level and wall mounted pine fronted units with plumbing and recess for a dishwasher and space for an additional appliance. Electric cooker point, tiled splashbacks, low level fitted worktop incorporating a circular breakfast bar, partially glazed door to side entrance lobby and a sliding door returning to the reception hall. 

GUEST BEDROOM 12' 1" x 9' 6" > 8' 1" (3.68m x 2.9m > 2.46m) Ground floor double bedroom with window to front and radiator. 

CLOAKROOM Close coupled WC and a wall mounted washbasin.  

SIDE ENTRANCE LOBBY 24' 2" x 4' 11" (7.37m x 1.5m) Useful and versatile area with entrance doors to the front and rear, tiled flooring, radiator and doors to integral garage and utility room. 

UTILITY ROOM 8' 11" x 5' 1" (2.72m x 1.55m) Stainless steel sink unit set into work preparation surfaces under window to rear aspect, plumbing and recess for washing machine and space for an additional appliance, quarry tiled flooring and radiator. 

FIRST FLOOR LANDING Gallery style landing with a timber frame window on the front elevation allowing light to flood in. Doors to three first floor bedrooms and the family bathroom, built in linen cupboard, radiator, access to loft space and an additional door to the built in airing cupboard which houses an insulated hot water cylinder. 

BEDROOM ONE 15' 10" x 12' 9" (4.83m x 3.89m) Generously proportioned double aspect bedroom with windows to front and rear, a selection of built in wardrobes providing extensive shelving and hanging space alongside two low level eaves' storage compartments. Telephone point and radiator. 

BEDROOM TWO 12' 37" x 9' 0" (4.6m x 2.74m) Timber frame window to front, radiator and low level door to eaves' storage compartment. 

BEDROOM THREE 12' 2" x 7' 9" (3.71m x 2.36m) Timber frame window to rear aspect, radiator and low level door to eaves' storage compartment. 

FAMILY BATHROOM White suite comprising panel sided bath with tiled splashbacks, fully tiled cubicle with shower over, close coupled WC and pedestal washbasin. Obscure glass window to rear with internal secondary glazing, radiator and louvre door to built-in storage cupboard. 

OUTSIDE The property is entered through an opening in a mature laurel hedge which leads on to a gravel driveway, providing off road car parking for numerous vehicles. A five bar timber gate at the side of the property leads to a well sized area of garden which currently houses a timber shed and provides useful storage space, but also offers fantastic scope for extending the property (pending the necessary planning consents). Outside the dining room and garden room doors there is a paved entertaining area with a water feature. From the rear garden, there is an arbour cloaked into the side lawn which is completely private. 

INTEGRAL GARAGE 18' 2" x 9' 1" (5.54m x 2.77m) Up and over garage door to front, timber frame window to side and electrical power and lighting. 

SERVICES CONNECTED The property is connected to mains electricity, drainage and water supply. Oil fired central heating. 

AGENT'S NOTE The Drift is a private road which is co-owned by the residents. 

COUNCIL TAX Band E. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING E. Ref:- 9288-9021-6205-9382-5930

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