Entrance hall, sitting room, dining room/snug, kitchen/breakfast room, utility and cloakroom.  Two first floor bedrooms and family bathroom.   Master bedroom with en-suite shower on the second floor.  Gardens to front and rear.  Independent log cabin.  Off-road parking for several vehicles.

Location

School House is situated within the village of Worlingworth, which benefits from an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated primary school and is just 7 miles from Framlingham, which is best known locally for its fine medieval castle.  Here there is a further excellent choice of schooling in both the state and private sectors, as well as a variety of shops and services including a Co-op supermarket, medical centre, public houses and restaurants.  The villages of Stradbroke (5 miles) and Debenham (6 miles), as well as the market town of Eye (7 miles), all offer day-to-day shopping, medical facilities and excellent schooling.  The Heritage Coast is within easy reach, with Dunwich being just 18 miles away and Southwold 22 miles.  For commuters, the main railway station at Diss provides direct services to London’s Liverpool station, Ipswich and Norwich.  Located approximately 12 miles from the property, Diss also offers an 18-hole golf course, tennis and squash clubs, an indoor swimming pool and gym, as well as Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi supermarkets.  Just under 20 miles to the south of the property is the county town of Ipswich, which offers further national shops, services and a train station.   

Directions

From Framlingham take the B1119 to Saxtead Green and, at the junction with the A1120 opposite Saxtead Mill, turn right and then immediately left.  Continue on this road through Saxtead and Tannington before taking a sharp left turn signposted Worlingworth.  Upon entering the village, proceed past the church on your left, and continue to the primary school, where the property can be found adjacent.  For those using the What3Words app: ///upcoming.handover.bake.

Description

School House is a charming Grade II Listed, detached, timber-framed cottage with part brick, part rendered and colour washed elevations under a pantile roof, with delightful south facing garden.  During the current vendors’ tenure, a schedule of refurbishment has been carried out, and the property now offers comfortable family accommodation over three floors.  This charming individual cottage was originally the local Customs House and has many historical features including historic carved timbers throughout the ground floor.

School House was originally built in the 1650s as a village shop selling a variety of quality groceries, drapery, fine butter and a range of imported spirits.  The presence of the crown symbol in the front path suggests that a bonded warehouse stood behind the house, monitored by an Excise Officer who lived nearby.  By the 1830s, the shop and spirits business had ceased and the house became a dame school.  In the 1870s, the house was made the residence of the schoolmaster of the New School, which had been built next door in 1875.  Successive head teachers and their families lived here until around 1980.

The Accommodation

The Cottage

A solid front door with glazed top light opens to the 

Entrance Hall

With brick flooring, radiator and beamed studwork.  A door leads off to the 

Dining Room/Snug 17’ x 9’4 (5.18m x 2.84m)

A dual-aspect room with window to rear and Georgian-style bay windows to front with several panes of hand-inscripted and signed original glass.  The timbers have also been historically marked and inscribed.  Recessed wood burning stove on a tiled hearth.  Painted ceiling timbers, oak flooring, wall-mounted lighting and radiator. 

A door leads from the entrance hall to the

Sitting Room 17’ x 9’9 (5.18m x 2.84m)

A dual-aspect room with window to rear and Georgian-style bay window to front.  Heavily timbered front wall with carvings.  Inscripted window panes.  Redbrick chimney with recessed wood burning stove on tiled hearth and built-in cupboard to side with shelving.  Oak flooring, radiator and wall-mounted lighting.  A door leads through to the stairs that provide access to the first floor.  A further door leads to the

Kitchen/Breakfast Room  12’10 x 11’3 (3.91m x 3.43m)

Window to rear and door to garden.  Matching range of fitted wall and base units with oak worktop incorporating a butler sink with mixer tap over, tiled splashback and water softener below.  Space for electric cooker with extractor hood over and tiled splashback.  Two-oven ‘Sandyford’ range cooker.  Built-in understairs cupboard with shelving.  Vinyl tiled flooring and radiator.  Stairs rising to the first floor landing and continuing to the attic bedrooms.  Door to rear lobby that opens to the

Utility Room  8’ x 5’4 (2.44m x 1.63m)

Windows to rear.  A range of wall and base units with oak worktop incorporating a butler sink with ornate mixer tap over and tiled splashbacks.  Space and plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher.  Space for fridge freezer.  A further door from the inner lobby leads to the

Cloakroom

Window to side with obscured glazing.  Close-coupled WC and part panelled walls. 

A door from the dining room leads to a staircase to the that rises to the

First Floor

Landing

Part panelled walls and decorate wrought iron balustrade.  The inner landing has a leaded light window to front and exposed timbers.  A door opens to

Bedroom Two 16’6 x 11’3 (5.03m x 3.43m) 

A dual-aspect room with leaded light windows to front and timber casement windows to rear.  Exposed timber floorboards and ceiling timbers.  Cast iron feature fireplace with cast mantel over.  Recessed wardrobe space with hanging rail and shelving.  Wall-mounted radiator.  

A door leads from the landing to

Bedroom Three 13’ x 11’3  (3.96m x 3.43m)

A further double bedroom with timber casement windows to rear, exposed ceiling timbers and exposed timber floorboards.  A cast iron feature fireplace with pamment hearth, cast surround and wooden mantel over.  Wall-mounted radiator.  A second door from bedroom three leads to the 

Galleried Landing

Windows to side.  With exposed floorboards and radiator.  A further staircase leads down to the kitchen.  A door opens to the

Family Bathroom

Timber-framed casement windows to rear.  Panelled room with free standing rolltop bath with clawed feet and ornate mixer tap over with shower attachment.  Pedestal hand wash basin with tiled splashbacks, close coupled WC and floor-mounted column radiator.  Airing cupboard housing the pressurised water cylinder with cupboards above.

Stairs from the landing rise to the

Second Floor Principal Bedroom  22’6 x 15’ (6.86m x 4.57m)

Window on the gable end and two skylights to rear.  Exposed timbers and floorboards.  Ample eaves storage and wall-mounted radiator.  A door opens to the

En-Suite Shower Room

Window on the gable end.  Exposed timbers and floorboards.  Podium shower with mains-fed rain shower over, close-coupled WC and basin with mixer tap over.  Heated chrome towel radiator.  Built-in shelving.

Outside

School House is approached via a shared accessway to the side of the property which leads to a private driveway providing ample off-road parking for several vehicles and a covered carport.  There is also concrete hardstanding and gated access to the rear garden, which is cottage-style and mainly laid to lawn with established trees and shrubs.  There is a large timber shed, summer house and greenhouse.  There is a pond with a pontoon and decking area that provides an excellent area to relax.  There is also a paved terrace to the rear of the property, and outside water tap.  There is a timber lean-to shed at the side of the property and log store.  Steps lead down to the Cellar.  The front garden is enclosed with picket fencing, a five bar gate and Laurel hedging, and is mainly laid to lawn with a cobbled pathway leading to the front door.

Timber Cabin  20’ x 14’  (5.09m x  4.27m)

The self-contained timber cabin offers perfect use as an exercise studio or home office.  French doors open to the front, and windows overlook the cottage-style garden.  This is a superb space for home office.  There are bathroom facilities with close-coupled WC and basin with taps over.  Window to rear.  Paved terrace to the front.

The Cellar

Steps lead down to the Cellar, which is dry with a pump for overflow.  Here there is a brick floor and ceiling timbers, as well as the connection for the water softener. 

Viewing 

Strictly by appointment with the agent.

Services  

Mains water and drainage.  Oil-fired central heating. 

Council Tax  

Band D; £1,899.66 payable per annum 2022/2023.

Local Authority  

Mid Suffolk District Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Rd, Ipswich IP1 2BX; [use Contact Agent Button].

NOTE

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March 2023