Cottage for sale in High Street, Flowton, Ipswich, Suffolk IP8

The property occupies a prominent position, centrally located within the picturesque countryside village of Flowton. The village of Flowton is situated between Ipswich and Hadleigh and the villages of Somersham and Bramford are within a short driving distance offering a range of everyday shopping facilities. 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 period cottage has been substantially extended and remodelled in the past to provide well planned ground and first floor accommodation. Features include an atmospheric sitting room with inglenook fireplace and exposed beams which leads to the study/snug with vaulted cedar ceiling and Velux roof light which in turn leads to the generous conservatory overlooking the rear garden. There is also a good size kitchen/dining/family room, again with views over the garden. The ground floor accommodation is complimented by a utility room and cloakroom. On the first floor a spacious landing gives access to three good size bedrooms with the master bedroom being most generous with exposed chimney breast and views over meadowland. The gardens and grounds are a particular feature of the property with ancient walled boundary to the front and impressive useable lawned garden, to the rear there is parking for multiple vehicles and a useful double garage/workshop, further gardens extend backing into meadowland. Internal viewing is essential to appreciate the size and period features of the property.

Reception hall: 20' 5" (6.22m) Long. Heavy panelled wooden entrance door, staircase to the first floor with built-in understairs storage cupboard, ledge & brace doors, two radiators, PVC double glazed window to the front aspect.

Sitting room: 17' 4" x 13' 3" (5.28m x 4.04m) Massive red brick inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam over, inset wood burning stove and brick hearth, radiator, TV point, exposed ceiling timbers, open to the study/snug, PVC double glazed window overlooking the front garden.

Study/snug: 10' 7" x 7' 2" (3.23m x 2.18m) Vaulted cedar ceiling, Velux roof light, sliding patio doors leads to the conservatory.

Conservatory: 15' 8" x 8' 9" (4.78m x 2.67m) Double glazed with tiled floor, radiator, further electric heater, French doors opening to the rear garden.

Rear hall/utility: 7' 3" x 6' 9" (2.21m x 2.06m) Fitted storage unit inset with stainless steel single bowl sink unit with mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine, tiled floor, vaulted cedar ceiling, Velux roof light, stable door opens to the garden.

Cloakroom: Suite comprises low level WC and corner wash hand basin.

Live-in kitchen/dining room: 20' 3" x 10' 9" (6.17m x 3.28m) Kitchen area fitted with an extensive range of base and wall mounted units having solid oak panelled doors and drawer fronts, fitted worktops inset with one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, electric cooker point with extractor hood connected over, space for fridge/freezer, integrated breakfast bar, quarry tiled floor, floor standing oil fired boiler, radiator, triple aspect room with PVC double glazed windows to the front, side and rear aspects overlooking the gardens.

First floor landing: 13' 6" x 6' 4" (4.11m x 1.93m) Galleried balustrading, built-in storage cupboard, ledge & brace doors, PVC double glazed window to the front aspect with views over meadowland.

Bedroom 1: 13' 9" x 13' 4" (4.19m x 4.06m) Two radiators, exposed red brick chimney breast with a range of bespoke built-in cupboards/wardrobes with ledge & brace doors, two radiators, double aspect room with PVC double glazed windows to the front and rear aspects with pleasant views.

Bedroom 2: 10' 5" x 7' 8" (3.18m x 2.34m) Radiator, PVC double glazed window to the front aspect over meadowland.

Bedroom 3: 9' 9" x 7' 8" (2.97m x 2.34m) Radiator, built-in full height bespoke wardrobe with ledge & brace door, access to the part boarded loft space, PVC double glazed window to the rear aspect overlooking the garden.

Shower room: 6' 5" x 6' 2" (1.96m x 1.88m) Suite comprises low level WC, independent corner shower enclosure with glazed screen and pedestal wash hand basin, radiator, ledge & brace door, PVC double glazed window to the rear aspect.

Outside: To the front of the cottage there is a generous and useable garden, predominately laid to lawn with ancient walled boundary. Immediately to the rear of the house there is an established garden with sun terrace leading to a generous gravel parking area, suitable for various vehicles giving direct access to a detached double garage/workshop with twin up and over doors, power and light connected. Beyond the garage there is a substantial garden with established flowering shrubs and mature trees leading to a vegetable plot, fenced and hedged boundaries, backing onto meadowland with attractive views. Within the garden there is a water well, ideal for garden irrigation.

Postcode: IP8 4LE

energy rating: E - 40

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