A SUBSTANTIAL HOUSE IN A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER EDGE OF VILLAGE LOCATION OFFERING EXTENSIVE FAMILY ACCOMMODATION WITH POTENTIAL FOR RECONFIGUARATION AND EXTENSION (STP) – EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 5.4 ACRES (STS)

The PROPERTY
Dating back to the 1977, with brick elevations under a pan tiled roof, Maple House is an impressive 4,930sqft property. This substantial and versatile property has an impressive reception hall, three well-proportioned reception rooms with open fireplaces, office/playroom, study, large kitchen/dining room, useful laundry/utility room and two cloakrooms. The first floor has a large galleried landing, impressive master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, four further bedrooms, three with en-suites and a family bathroom. The property offers huge potential for reconfiguration and extension (subject to planning), with extensive gardens and paddocks approaching 5.4 acres (sts).

OUTSIDE
Maple House is approached through a gated entrance with electric wooden gates and a secondary wrought iron gate leading to a large driveway with parking and turning for several vehicles and access to the cart lodge, outbuildings and private grounds.

The attractive established grounds offer a high degree of privacy and extend to 5.4 acres in all (sts). The gardens are enclosed by wooden fencing and hedging with well-maintained lawns, mature specimen trees, two paddocks, well stocked flower and shrub beds and a terrace, ideal for entertaining. There is a useful detached annexe, currently used as a bedroom with shower room and kitchenet. The large detached outbuilding is divided into 5 sections which offers potential for alternative uses (subject to planning), outside lighting and water tap.

LOCATION
Lackford is well known locally because of the Suffolk Wildlife Reserve and also nearby Flempton Golf Course that also backs onto the Reserve. Bury St Edmunds lies just 5 miles away and offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the public and private sectors (Culford Private School 3.5 miles – Ages 1-18), extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including restaurants, cinemas, fabulous Theatre Royal, health clubs, swimming pools and further golf clubs. Newmarket, just 10 miles away also offers further leisure facilities including the world renowned horse racing tracks and the Jockey Club. There is good access from the property to the A14, A11(M11). The link line railway station at Bury St Edmunds connects with the London mainline at Cambridge and Stowmarket, giving access to London’s Liverpool Street and Kings Cross (from Cambridge).