Semi-detached house for sale in Stowmarket Road, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6

This period cottage occupies an easily accessible edge of village location offering easy access to Needham market, Claydon and Ipswich. Great Blakenham has a higly regarded Indian restaurant, a Budgens convenience store, a regular bus service and offers country walks along the river Gipping. The larger village of Claydon is approximately half a mile and offers a range of shops, post office, public houses, primary and secondary schooling. The Suffolk County town of Ipswich is approximately three miles distant offering a much wider range of facilities including mainline railway link to London's Liverpool Street. The A14 trunk road offers access in an easterly direction to The A12, Ipswich and Felixstowe and in a westerly direction to Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and on to the Midlands.

This delightful cottage has been substantially extended in the past to provide well planned, deceptively spacious accommodation offering all "mod cons" but with period details including exposed timbers, red brick inglenook fireplace and ledge & brace doors. Features include an atmospheric sitting room with exposed timbers, red brick inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, an impressive kitchen/dining room which has double doors opening to the good quality conservatory with underfloor heating and far reaching views over meadowland. On the first floor there is a landing and three bedrooms and a well fitted good quality bathroom. The property provides good amounts of off road parking together with well-built red brick detached double garage. Viewing is essential to appreciate the accommodation on offer.

Sitting room:
18' 7" x 12' 0" (5.66m x 3.66m) Double glazed entrance door, two windows to the front aspect, wood strip effect flooring, two radiators, feature staircase to the first floor with built-in understair storage cupboard, central red brick inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam over and brick hearth inset wood burning stove, exposed ceiling beams.

Kitchen/dining room:
15' 5" x 11' 0" (4.7m x 3.35m) An impressive kitchen with a good range of base and wall mounted units having shaker style doors and drawer fronts, fitted worktops inset one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, built-in double oven with five ring gas hob above and extractor fan connected over, space for American style fridge/freezer, inset spotlighting, integrated dishwasher and washing machine, tile effect flooring with under floor heating, ledge & brace door to the shower room, two double glazed windows to the side aspect, French doors opening to the conservatory.

Shower room:
White suite comprises low level wc, wall mounted wash hand basin and separate built-in shower enclosure with glazed screen, inset spotlighting, extractor fan, chrome towel radiator.

Conservatory:
17' 2" x 8' 7" (5.23m x 2.62m) Of PVC double glazed wood grain effect construction, red brick plinth wall, decorative tiled floor with underfloor heating, French doors to the side aspect with extensive views.

First floor landing:
Exposed pine flooring, access to loft space, decorative balustrading, exposed beams, double glazed window to the side aspect.

Bedroom 1:
12' 0" x 11' 2" (3.66m x 3.4m) Ledge & brace door, radiator, stripped and polished pine floor, double glazed French doors part opening to Juliette balcony with far reaching views over meadowland.

Bedroom 2:
12' 2" x 9' 0" (3.71m x 2.74m) Feature exposed red brickwork with original fireplace, radiator, double glazed window to the front aspect.

Bedroom 3:
9' 2" x 6' 2" (2.79m x 1.88m) Radiator, built-in wardrobe inset fitted shelf with double pine doors, double glazed window to the front aspect.

Bathroom:
Good quality suite comprises corner shower/Jacuzzi bath, low level wc and pedestal wash hand basin, chrome towel radiator, extensive mosaic wall and floor tiling, built-in airing cupboard housing the gas fired boiler, double aspect room with windows to the side and rear aspects.

Outside:
Wooden gates open to the extensive parking and turning area and in turn gives access to the detached red brick garage 24' x 20' with twin up and over doors, power and light connected, personal door to the rear. Immediately to the rear of the house there is a raised deck with balustrading, steps lead to generous lawn, fenced boundaries, and further decking area, with external electricity, water and lighting.

Postcode: IP6 0LS

energy rating: D - 61

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