Detached house for sale in Barking Tye, Needham Market, Ipswich IP6

The property
Lower Farmhouse is a Suffolk County Council owned home which has been under the occupation of tenant farmers for a number of decades.

The property is offered for sale with significant modernisation required, but provides a super opportunity for the successful buyer to create an imposing family home that takes full advantage of its excellent plot, orientation, and location. Subject to planning consent we also expect it would be suitable for extension to the rear.

The accommodation includes four first-floor bedrooms, two reception rooms built around a large chimney, a ground floor bathroom, and a kitchen. There are two separate staircases and front and rear hallways.

Grounds and outbuildings

The grounds allocated to the house total 0.92 of an acre and include a formal garden at the front which faces east, and a west facing rear garden. The remainder of the grounds are mainly meadowland, albeit with established boundary hedges and a number of trees.

To the front, the house has its own single garage which is wide enough to be converted into a double sized garage if required (stp). This also has an attached shed/outhouse.

Location

The property is one of four residential dwellings accessed from a privately owned, 700m track leading from the B1078. The house enjoys a peaceful setting (except for occasional air traffic activity from nearby Wattisham Air Base) and has a delightful outlook over farmland to the rear and over Barking Tye Common to the front. The common also provides excellent dog walking and play space for children.

Needham Market is just over three miles from the house, as is access to the A14 in both directions. Both Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds are around twenty minutes away by car.

Directions

Postcode: IP6 8JD
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Points to note

The property is accessed via a private road and the purchaser would be expected to contribute 25% of the maintenance and repair costs when required. It is connected to mains water, electric and sewerage. Heating is provided by an oil-fired boiler (which has not been tested).

The house is registered in council tax band E with Babergh District Council and payments of £2450.98 pa. The house has not been EPC assessed due to its listing.

The property has broadband download speeds in the region of 5.0 Mbps (based on Offcom data) with Superfast upgrades available to 40 Mbps. Offcom expects mobile phone coverage to be available on all networks outside the property and limited mobile coverage inside the property, except on O2.

We understand that the neighbouring barns which are also owned by our client may be subject to an application for residential development in due course.

The proposed new Norwich to Tilbury Pylon route will run around 400m to the rear of farm house at its closest point.

General advice

Before booking a viewing of any Brooks Leney property, we suggest buyers view its full online details including the street-view representation, the site map, the satellite view and the floor plan. If you have any questions, please contact Brooks Leney. A PDF version of the floorplan is available on request. These sales details were produced in good faith and are believed to be correct.