3 bedroom house

A charming, well-presented Grade II listed detached cottage, standing in a good position in grounds of about 0.28 of an acre, within this highly regarded village close to Bury St Edmunds and the A14.

Entrance hall, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, dining room, garden/family room, cloakroom, utility room, study/ bedroom 4 and a shower/cloakroom. First floor master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Spacious driveway with parking, detached garage, garden shed, terraced patio courtyard area, part wall enclosed rear gardens and grounds extending to about 0.28 of an acre (sts).

THE PROPERTY
This Grade II listed property, also known as Little Cleve Cottage in the historic records, is believed to date back to around 1540. The property is principally timber-framed with a pantile roof and superb sawtooth chimney stack. There is a 19th century brick-clad wing to the east. The current owners have recently built an extension to the rear, providing an excellent semi-vaulted garden/family room. This extension has created a charming, south-facing rear courtyard, giving a fine view of the garden.

The accommodation comprises an entrance door leading from the rear of the property into the main hallway. A period staircase with a sliding Yorkshire sash window leads to a first-floor landing. The kitchen/breakfast room is a well-proportioned room with superb deep sash windows and internal shutters overlooking the garden, and there is also a casement window to the front. There is a range of base and wall mounted kitchen units, with a stylish solid bamboo worksurface and upstand, a 4-ring gas hob with extractor hood set into the former chimney, 1.5 bowl single drainer sink unit, integrated eye-level electric oven and integrated fridge/freezer and dishwasher. The cloakroom has a window to the front, exposed wall timbers, a WC and wash basin, a water softener and built-in useful storage unit with bench. The sitting room has windows to the front and rear, a superb inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam, inset log burning stove and exposed brick chimney breast. This room leads through to the dining room, which also has an inglenook fireplace with log burning stove, a window to the front, internal high-level window to the rear, an alcove store cupboard and a door to the rear staircase. The study/ground floor 4th bedroom has windows to the front and side, excellent built-in book shelving and space for a single bed. The link to the garden/family room at the back provides a utility room with worksurface, sink and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The shower room has a shower cubicle, WC, basin and electric underfloor heating. The light and airy garden/family room with a high semi-vaulted ceiling has wonderful bi-fold doors opening onto the terrace and French doors to the side.

The two staircases lead up to the first floor, which consists of a spacious master bedroom with ensuite bathroom/dressing room, another spacious double bedroom, which can be accessed from either landing, and a large single bedroom. The family bathroom has a panel-enclosed bath with a shower over, vanity worksurface with inset basin and cupboards below and a low flush WC.

OUTSIDE
The property, which is set back from Hengrave Road, is approached over the spacious gravelled drive and parking area, with a detached brick-built garage/workshop to the side of the house. The large garage/workshop has double doors, two windows, an inspection pit, power, light and a door to the rear garden. There is a gate to the gardens between the garage and the house. The grounds extend to around 0.28 acres in all. The front garden is arranged around the impressive cedar tree, with shrub and flower beds and gravelled parking. The private rear garden is beautifully presented with lawn, shrub and flower beds and mature borders, high hedges and a partial brick boundary wall to the rear.

LOCATION
The property stands in a charming yet convenient location, given further privacy by the positioning of its neighbouring properties. It is a very short walk from the popular and well-regarded Three Kings pub in the centre of this picturesque and sought-after village. The Fornhams collectively offer a useful selection of amenities that include the All Saints Hotel, Golf Club and Spa, The Woolpack pub at Fornham St Martin, a pizza restaurant, Community Centre, two parish churches, a garage and even a pet store. The village is a short distance from the historic cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds, which provides a full range of schooling, recreational and shopping facilities, including the Arc Shopping Centre. The property is well located for road communications with easy access to the A14, A11(M11), and for the rail commuter there is a fast and regular service to London Kings Cross from Cambridge, taking approximately 60 minutes, and from Stowmarket to London Liverpool Street, taking approximately 85 minutes.



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