Property description

Saxmundham - 4.5 Miles

Ipswich - 25 Miles

Aldeburgh - 4.1 Miles



An opportunity to acquire a handsome Grade II listed house dating from 18th century, offering elegant and spacious family accommodation. Set in attractive gardens with garage and parking located in the popular market town of Leiston.



Accommodation comprises briefly of:

Entrance/reception hall

Kitchen

Dining room

Sitting room

Cloakroom

Cellar

Master bedroom

Guest bedroom

Three attic bedrooms

Family bathroom

Walled garden

Attractive terrace area

Garage

Off-street parking



The Property

This charming character house is presented in good condition throughout and has a wealth of character features together with spacious and elegant accommodation. Period features include window shutters, picture rails, ornate cornicing, high ceilings, original flooring and original fireplaces. A entrance hall welcomes one into the house with original wood floors and high ceilings. A passage leads through to a hall with a door to the kitchen. Well fitted kitchen with a good range of units with solid wood worktops, stainless steel cooker, space for a fridge/freezer and dishwasher. The impressive dining room with ornate fireplace and large windows, interconnects with the kitchen and thus provides an excellent entertaining and living space. The sitting room is outstanding with full length sash windows overlooking the garden and a door leading out to the terrace, impressive marble fireplace with tiled hearth and very high ceilings. Separate downstairs cloakroom, area for hanging coats. Off the hall are steps down to wine cellar. Attractive stairs leads up to the first floor. The master bedroom is at the side of the house with ¾ length windows overlooking the grounds. The second double bedroom has a wall of fitted cupboards/shelf‘s with fireplace. A large family bathroom with large walk in shower and white bathroom suite complete the first floor. Two further double bedrooms and a single bedroom and on the third floor.



Outside

The garden in mainly laid to lawns and is principally walled with a variety of planted borders, shrubs. To one side of the garden is a paved terrace area. A garage and parking space is accessed via a private road.



Location

The popular town of Leiston lies about a mile and a half inland from the Suffolk Heritage Coastline and offers a good range of shops in a traditional High Street setting, together with a Solar supermarket, library, bank, doctors and dentists surgeries, swimming pool complex and has the oldest cinema in Suffolk. Primary and secondary schooling is within walking distance and Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets may be found in nearby Saxmundham, about four miles distant and which also has a railway station on the East Suffolk branch line giving hourly services to Ipswich with connections there to London Liverpool Street.



Tenure

Vacant possession of the freehold will be given upon completion.



Fixtures & Fittings

All fixtures and fittings including curtains are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be available in addition, subject to separate negotiation.



Agents Note

The property is offered subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private, all way leaves, easements and other rights of way whether specifically mentioned or not.



Services

Gas fired central heating and hot water. All mains services are connected.



Local Authority

Suffolk Coastal District Counci

Tax Band: TBC

Postcode: IP16 4ES