5 bedroom house

An excellent late Georgian/early regency Grade II listed, comfortable family home with an annexe, garage and gardens, standing in a central village position, in about 0.3 of an acre.

Entrance hall, sitting room, dining/play room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom/utility room, lean-to conservatory, rear hall/boot room, utility room, shower room and a cellar.

Galleried landing, master bedroom with en-suite/family shower room, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Detached annexe/studio with studio living room/bedroom, mezzanine with ladder access, kitchenette and shower room.

Front and rear driveways with parking, detached garage, detached brick & clunch walled shed/outhouse and gardens. In all about 0.3 of an acre (sts).

THE PROPERTY
A handsome family home standing in a slightly elevated position back from the road. Presenting to the front and sides mainly timber framed, colour washed rendered elevations with a possibly extended exposed gault brick rear elevation, under a slate tiled roof. The house, which is Grade II listed, is believed to date back to the early 19th century retaining internal and external features such as the double opening panelled front door, 3 window range to the front, with small-paned sashes in flush frames and the exposed brick floor, pine staircase and internal window from the Hallway to Dining Room, which historically is believed may have been a merchants office.

The property has been improved by the current owners and the period detail maintained with the accommodation being now presented in good order throughout. There is still good scope for improvement, because whilst the current owners have upgraded lean-to rear conservatory, so it is now a useful rear hall/boot room, planning and listed building consent has been granted and works initiated, to replace this structure with a new porch, utility room and ground floor shower room/WC. The principal reception rooms are both well presented with fireplaces and shelved alcoves, and they benefit from the traditional proportions of the era. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a wide range of base level units, an integrated larder fridge, space and plumbing for a dish washer and a range cooker. There is a 1 ¼ bowl single drainer ceramic sink and an electric induction hob set into the worksurface. As well as doors out to the rear, the hall and the utility/cloakroom, a door opens to steps down to the traditional brick lined cellar that provides excellent further storage space. On the first floor the split landing gives access to the four family bedrooms, with the master bedroom having fitted cupboards, a ‘Jack & Jill’ en-suite access to the family shower room, and there is also a well-presented separate family bathroom off the back landing.

OUTSIDE
The property is slightly elevated and set back from the road with a side driveway leading to a parking area and a double garage (with possible scope for improvement) with twin opening doors to the front. There is also a 2nd gated drive access from the rear, with parking adjacent to the Annexe. There is a gate and vehicular access with further parking at the rear of the property, beside the annexe. Immediately to the rear of the house is a covered Well, which was planned to be incorporated within the extension as a feature. The garden features a terrace, immediately abutting the rear of the house, with a well, traditional shed/wash-house and mainly lawned grounds that extend to about 0.3 acres in all with fruit trees, raised vegetable beds, ‘polly’ tunnel and a path leading the Annexe.
The Annexe is superbly versatile, being a converted brick outbuilding under a pantiled roof, which now benefits from bi-fold doors opening from the garden, to the studio/living bedroom with mezzanine split level and well fitted kitchenette and shower room

LOCATION
Stanton has many amenities including a local store, post office, bakery, fish and chip shop, public house, a fuel station, hairdressers, doctor’s surgery and a primary school. Wyken Vineyards with its farmers market, country store and highly regarded Leaping Hare Restaurant is located nearby. The village is situated about 10 miles from the medieval cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds, which offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the public and private sectors, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including restaurants, cinemas, fabulous Theatre Royal, health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. There is good access to the A14, A11(M11) and the railway station at Diss (12 miles) has a mainline station to London’s Liverpool Street taking approximately 95 minutes.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.
Local Authority: West Suffolk Council
Implemented Planning Consent Ref. No: SE/08/0174
Listed Buildings Consent Ref No: SE/08/0175
Council Tax Band D



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