Detached house for sale in Cake Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, Norfolk NR17

An Extremely Rare Opportunity To Acquire A Double Bay Fronted Victorian Former Rectory House.

Introduction
This charming Victorian family house, formerly the village Rectory, presents an exceptional opportunity for those seeking a property with historical character and potential. Nestled adjacent to Old Buckenham Stud, this spacious detached home sits on a generous plot of just over three quarters of an acre, boasting an attractive established wrap-around garden, that offers privacy from the main road screened by mature trees.

The property, though requiring updating and restoration, exudes a timeless appeal and offers a wealth of space and original features including high ceilings. Fireplaces grace each bedroom and the main reception rooms, adding to the attraction of the home. Upstairs, six bedrooms await, with the sixth bedroom serving as a walk-through into the main bedroom from the landing.

On the ground floor, the entrance hall welcomes with its characteristic chequerboard tiled floor, leading to the dining room and drawing room on either side. The kitchen, with ample space for a table and chairs, connects seamlessly to a walk-in pantry and the utility room, providing convenient access from the garden. The main living room features a cosy multi-fuel stove set upon a slate hearth, perfect for chilly evenings with views out across the garden.

Outside, a winding driveway leads up to the property, offering ample parking with a vehicular side access to the detached outbuilding located to the rear of the house, which serves as a garage. This outbuilding, once housing pony and trap, also offers storage space above within what was once the former hayloft, along with two adjacent sheds formerly serving as stables.

With its idyllic setting, spacious interiors, and wealth of historical charm, this Victorian gem presents an exciting opportunity for restoration and transformation into a truly remarkable family home.

Property Accommodation & Details
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall
Front entrance door, red and black chequered board tiled flooring, radiator, picture rail, arch to inner hall with stairs to first floor.
Cloakroom
Comprising w.c., wash hand basin, tiled flooring radiator.
Drawing Room
Bay window to front as aspect, radiators x2, feature fireplace (boarded), picture rail, moulded ceiling cornice and lighting rose.
Dining Room
Bay window to front aspect, feature ornamental fireplace with tiled insets and wood surround, radiators x2, picture rail, moulded ceiling cornice and lighting rose, twin doors opening into garden room.
Garden Room
Requiring restoration, mono vaulted glazed ceiling on a single skin brick plinth with outside door to the front aspect.
Kitchen
Comprising space for cooker with adjacent work surfaces with drawers and cupboards under, pamment flooring, radiator, picture rail.
Pantry
Comprising open shelving, low level cupboard.
Utility Room
Belfast sink unit plumbing and space for slimline dishwasher and automatic washing machine, pamment flooring, shelved under-stair cupboard, former fireplace recess.
Living Room
Dual aspect with a multi fuel stove standing on a slate hearth (not in working order, non compliant, we understand that the chimney is not lined), radiators x2, picture rail, door to garden room.
First Floor
Landing
Galleried balustrade, picture rail, leading to inner landing with built-in cupboards x2.
Bedroom 1
Feature cast iron fireplace, picture rail, accessed through Bedroom 6.
Bedroom 2
Feature cast iron fireplace with tiled insets, dual aspect windows, picture rail, built-in cupboard, connecting door into bedroom 5.
Bedroom 3
Feature cast iron fireplace, dual aspect windows, picture rail, built-in cupboard.
Bedroom 4
Feature cast iron fireplace, picture rail, built-in cupboard, (part of the ceiling requiring repair).
Bedroom 5
Picture rail, accessed from the landing along with a connecting door into Bedroom 1
Bedroom 6
Built in cupboard, boarded fireplace with connecting door leading into Bedroom 1.
Bathroom
Comprising w.c., wash hand basin, bath, access to roof space.
Outside
The property is approached from the main road via an independent driveway leading up to the front of the property providing car parking. The gardens wrap round the property and are mature with a variety of established trees and shrubs including a magnolia tree and a mulberry tree.
There is a ditch (currently dry) running along the rear of the garden and changes direction and continues towards the main road, we understand this ditch is piped. The oil storage tank is situated to the right of the driveway, with the floor standing oil fired condensing combination boiler being located at the back of the house. The outbuilding/garage is also located to the rear of the house.
Outbuilding
Formerly housing the pony and trap, the main area is used as a garage/workshop with twin opening doors for vehicular access and a personal door to the side, there is a high level storage area formerly the hayloft. Adjacent are 2 storage sheds (back to back) along with a car port, where we understand the Water Well is located which is covered by a stone slab.

Agent Notes
We are informed that above the main bedroom in the roof space of the house there was, or maybe still a colony of Bats, prospective purchasers are advised to check this information along with any ongoing compliance in relation to the welfare of Bats.
We are informed that the property is on Mains Drainage however the disused septic tank remains within the curtilage of the property.

The information given in these particulars is intended to help you decide whether you wish to view this property and to avoid wasting your time in viewing unsuitable properties. We have tried to make sure that these particulars are accurate, but to a large extent we have to rely on what the seller tells us about the property. We do not check every single piece of information ourselves as the cost of doing so would be prohibitive and we do not wish to unnecessarily add to the cost of moving house.
" Once you find the property you want to buy, you will need to carry out more investigations into the property than it is practical or reasonable for an estate agent to do when preparing sale particulars. For example, we have not carried out any kind of survey of the property to look for structural defects and would advise any homebuyer to obtain a surveyor's report before exchanging contracts. If you do not have your own surveyor, we would be pleased to recommend one. We have not checked whether any equipment in the property (such as central heating) is in working order and would advise homebuyers to check this. You should also instruct a solicitor to investigate all legal matters relating to the property (e.g. Title, planning permission etc.) as these are specialist matters in which estate agents are not qualified. Your solicitor will also agree with the seller what items (e.g. Carpets, curtains etc.) will be included in the sale."

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