Property description

Sowerbys are pleased to offer this most attractive Victorian farmhouse, occupying grounds of approximately 0.8 acres (sts), overlooking un-spoilt farmland on the outskirts of Saham Hills. Built of red brick elevations under a pitched pan-tile roof, with sash windows overlooking the grounds; this property enjoys a traditional aesthetic appeal. The current owners have complimented the nature of the building by stylishly decorating the interior and retaining many of the delightful original features, such as the quarry tiled flooring in the entrance hall and numerous fireplaces throughout. The internal space has been further enhanced by the sympathetic addition of a glass roofed garden room on the south wall, which serves as a dining room and additional seating area. The accommodation briefly comprises entrance hall, sitting room with fireplace, garden room, kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, double aspect music/dining room with fireplace, snug with original bread oven and utility room with WC. From the first floor landing there are doors to all four bedrooms and the luxurious family bathroom. Outside, the grounds extend to a little under an acre and include an ‘in & out’ carriage driveway, formal gardens, a large area of grass which could easily be adapted into a paddock, an original clay lump barn and a pair of timber stables. Throughout the beautifully maintained grounds there are a range of mature trees, specimen shrubs and fruit trees; as well as an array of colour on display within the many planted beds and herbaceous borders.   

SAHAM HILLS The village of Saham Hills is less than a mile from the neighbouring Saham Toney, on the edge of Breckland, approximately 2 miles north of Watton. The city of Norwich is 20 miles north east of Saham Hills and the coastal resorts of Hunstanton and Wells-next-the-Sea are roughly 25 miles from the village.



Saham Toney is approximately nine miles from East Dereham , two miles from Watton and eight miles from Swaffham. Within the village there is a public house called the Old Bell, the Broom Hall Country Hotel and the property is only about five minutes from the Richmond Park Golf Course. The village also has a Church of England Primary school, Parker's School with just over 100 pupils. The Church of St. Georges is a handsome flint building with a tower containing 6 bells and a clock. The Church has some very beautiful stained glass windows, the east window of the chancel portrays the Last Supper, this was a gift by the late Rev. W. H. Parker, who restored the whole building at considerable expense in 1864. There is a well-used Sports and Social Club with a hard working committee that keep the sports grounds in excellent condition for football and cricket matches throughout the year, there is a small bar for members and their guests.  

ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:- Storm porch entrance with original tiles and partially glazed timber door opening into… 

ENTRANCE HALL Charming reception space with original quarry tiled flooring and timber staircase rising to the first floor landing. Stripped four panel doors leading to the sitting room, music room, kitchen/breakfast room and snug. Further door opening to a useful understairs storage cupboard, radiator with cover, dado rail and high level cupboard housing the consumer unit. 

SITTING ROOM 13' 0" x 13' 0" (3.96m x 3.96m) An immaculately presented reception room with a cast iron Victorian fireplace with tiled decorative inserts and working flue, serving as the rooms’ main centrepiece. Sash window to front, television point, picture rail, radiator and formed opening to the garden room. 

MUSIC ROOM 13' 0" x 13' 0" (3.96m x 3.96m) A versatile reception room with identical proportions to the sitting room. Double aspect with sash windows to the front and also the north facing side elevation. Attractive cast-iron fireplace, picture rail and radiator.  

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 20' 3" x 10' 9" max (6.17m x 3.28m max) A brightly decorated room with an east facing sash window on the rear wall and a formed opening to the garden room which allows further light to flood in. Two door oil fired Aga in pale blue with twin hotplate, set into a tiled recess providing domestic hot water. Fitted beech block work surfaces extending along one wall, with brushed steel splashbacks and a range of birch fronted base level and wall mounted storage units. Twin bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap set into work surfaces and integrated appliances which include a four ring Smeg gas hob with extractor hood and Bosch dishwasher and Bosch electric double oven. Space for further appliances, telephone point, television point and doors leading to the snug and as previously mentioned, the opening to the garden room.  

GARDEN ROOM 23' 11" x 10' 0" (7.29m x 3.05m) A superb addition to the overall accommodation made by the current owners. The garden room extends along the south facing elevation of the house and currently serves as the main dining area and additional sitting room. Timber frame double glazed units extending along three walls, with a pair of double doors opening onto the garden. Pitched glass panel roof, tiled flooring and radiator.  

SNUG 13' 0" x 11' 0" (3.96m x 3.35m) Another versatile and “quirky” space with a range of features which include an original bread oven. Sash window to side, quarry tiled flooring, tongue and groove timber panelling to waist height and radiator. Door to utility room and stable style door opening into the rear garden.  

UTILITY ROOM Another useful room, doubling up as the ground floor cloakroom. Close coupled WC and porcelain butler sink set over a brick built base with a section of timber work surface. Below the counter surface there is plumbing and space for a washing machine, alongside which there is space for an additional appliance. Wall mounted storage units and wall mounted gas boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating to the property. Quarry tiled flooring, Velux roof light, radiator and timber door opening to the rear garden.  

FIRST FLOOR LANDING Pleasantly proportioned spit-level landing area with a sash window on the front elevation. Dado rail, radiator, access to loft space and doors leading to all four bedrooms and the family bathroom. 

BEDROOM ONE 14' 2" x 13' 0" (4.32m x 3.96m) Double aspect room with a cast-iron feature fireplace and sash windows to the front and side. Radiator with cover, television point and telephone point. 

BEDROOM TWO 13' 0" x 13' 0" (3.96m x 3.96m) Cast-iron feature fireplace, sash window to front and radiator. 

BEDROOM THREE 14' 0" x 10' 10" (4.27m x 3.3m) Another neatly presented double bedroom with a sash window on the south facing side elevation and a range of built in storage cupboards providing extensive shelving and hanging space. Telephone point and radiator. 

BEDROOM FOUR 11' 0" x 8' 8" (3.35m x 2.64m) Double bedroom with sash window to rear, dado rail and radiator. 

FAMILY BATHROOM Luxuriously appointed suite comprising free standing bath with central chrome taps, tiled corner Matki shower with glass door and chrome shower over, contemporary washbasin set over storage unit and close coupled WC. Partially travertine tiled walls, tiled flooring with under floor heating, sash window to rear and chrome heated towel rail. Cupboard housing immersion heater providing domestic hot water. 

OUTSIDE The property is approached from this quiet country lane over a carriage style “in & out” driveway, with five bar timber gate at either opening. As well as continuing in a loop at the front of the house, the shingle drive also extends along the side of the property to provide additional car parking. At the front of the house there is a central lawn with mature hedges at either side of the drive. An opening within one of these hedges leads through to a secret garden on the properties southern perimeter which is also mainly laid to lawn with a range of fruit trees consisting mainly of apples. The main gardens are located at the rear of the property. The largest area is currently used with an area of open grass which the owner’s children use as a play area, however, with minimal work this area could be adapted into a paddock. At the far area of this section of the garden there is an enclosure which includes two 12” x 12” stable which come complete with electrical power and lighting and water supply. Immediately to the rear of the house there is a shingle seating area with a block paved pathway which leads through to the formal lawn where there is a paved terrace which provides the ideal outside entertaining area. Adjacent to the formal lawn at the side of the property, there is a clay lump outbuilding, formerly used as a cart shed and stable (24” x 24”), which is currently used for storage but also provides the opportunity to either create a covered outside entertaining area or, pending the necessary consents, additional accommodation.  

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING E. Ref:- 0158-5047-7218-1627-1930