Hallway, dining room, sitting room, conservatory, kitchen, utility room and cloakroom.  Bedroom one with en-suite shower room, two further bedrooms and bathroom.  Ample off-road parking, double garage, store/garage and home office/studio.  Pleasant, mature gardens extending to 0.85 acres.

Location
Elder Farm Bungalow is situated between the hamlets of Silverley’s Green and North Green, that are within the parish of Cratfield.  It is a particularly pleasant rural setting that has the advantage of only being 3 miles from Laxfield which offers a small Co-op store, pubs and primary school.  Halesworth is just 7 miles and has further shops and services as well as a railway station.  The historic town of Framlingham is just 10 miles and here there is further schooling, shops and its well known 12th century castle.  The Heritage Coast with destinations such as Southwold is 15 miles.  Diss, with direct trains to London, is approximately 15 miles.

Description
Elder Farm Bungalow is an impressive dwelling and offers spacious accommodation of over 1,790 square feet.  It offers a well-equipped kitchen, a 21’ x 11’ conservatory, 20’ x 15’ sitting room, dining room, utility room and cloakroom.  There are three bedrooms, en-suite shower room and bathroom.  The original bungalow is understood to date from the 1970s and was extensively extended and renovated in the early 2000s.  It offers an oil fired central heating system and UPVC double glazed windows throughout. 

Outside, the bungalow sits in delightful gardens extending to approximately 0.85 acres.  Here there is a double garage, store/garage and home office/studio.

The Accommodation
A partially glazed timber front door provides access to the 

Hallway
Radiators. Doors off to the kitchen, utility room, bedrooms and reception rooms.  Built-in airing cupboard with slatted shelving, radiator and automatic light.  Hatch to roof space.

Kitchen  15’0 x 12’11  (4.57m x 3.94m)
Fitted with a stylish range of high and low level wall units.  Granite effect work surface with one and a half bowl stainless steel sink with drainer and mixer taps above.  Integrated dishwasher. Induction hob with extractor fan above.  Two oven electric cooker with plate warmer below.  Integrated fridge, combi microwave. Pantry cupboard.  Tiled flooring with underfloor heating.  North facing window.  Recessed spotlighting.  French doors open to the 

Conservatory  21’2 x 11’4  (6.45m x 3.45m)
A spacious room of UPVC construction under a polycarbonate roof.  Wall-to-wall north, south and west facing windows overlooking the garden and French doors to the patio.  Engineered oak flooring with underfloor heating.  French doors lead to the 

Sitting Room  20’0 x 15’0  (6.10m x 4.57m)
A particularly large room with south facing windows overlooking the garden with field views beyond.  Brick fireplace with woodburning stove in timber surround.  Underfloor heating.  Door to the hallway and glazed double doors  to the 

Dining Room  15’0 x 11’5  (4.57m x 3.48m)
Some may choose to convert this to a fourth bedroom.  It has a south facing window overlooking the front of the property and fields beyond.  Radiator. Door to the hallway.

Utility Room
High and low level wall units, one of which houses a water softener.  Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer.  Space for fridge and freezer.  Partially glazed door to the exterior flanked on one side by a north facing window. Built-in store cupboard and further cupboard housing the  modern hot water cylinder and pressurising tank.  Oil fired boiler.  Tiled flooring.  Recessed spotlighting.  

Further doors from the hallway lead to

Bedroom One  12’9 x 12’7  (3.89m x 3.84m)
A double bedroom with fitted wardrobes, dressing table and bedside cabinets.  Radiator.  South facing window with fine views over open countryside.  A door opens to the 

En-suite Shower Room 
Comprising shower, WC and hand wash basin set within cupboards and drawers.  Tiled flooring and part-tiled walls. Ladder style chrome towel radiator.  Recessed spotlighting.  South facing window with obscured glazing.  Electric under floor heating.

Bedroom Two  12’7 x 10’11  (3.84m x 3.33m)
A double bedroom with north facing window to the rear of the property.  Radiator.

Bathroom
Comprising bath with shower over and glazed  screen.  WC and hand wash basin set within cupboards and drawers.  Ladder style chrome towel radiator.  Tiled flooring and part-tiled walls.  North facing window with obscured glazing.  Electric under floor heating.

Bedroom Three  12’0 x 8’0  (3.66m x 2.44m)
North facing window to the rear of the property. Radiator.

Cloakroom
Comprising WC and hand wash basin.  Ladder style chrome towel radiator.  North facing window with obscured glazing.

Outside
The property is approached from the small lane via a shingle driveway where there is a brick paved parking area to the front of the bungalow.  The shingle drive continues to the rear where there is a substantial amount of parking for ample vehicles.  Here there is a range of outbuildings that comprise a double garage, store/garage and home office/studio.  The double garage measures 20’10 x 18’4 and has two up-and-over remote controlled garage doors to the front and a window to the rear.  Power and light are connected.  To one side is the store/garage measuring 17’0 x 8’8 with double doors to the front.  In addition is the office /studio.  It is understood that this was previously used as a small hair salon.  It measures 18’4 x 9’0 and has a UPVC door and window with obscured glazing and wall units with a work surface, stainless steel sink and hot and cold water.  There is tiled flooring and an electric heater.  At one end is a cloakroom with WC and hand wash basin.
The gardens are mainly to the west of the bungalow where there is a substantial sandstone patio area enclosed by shrubs and a brick wall.  Beyond this is a lovely area of lawn enclosed by hedging with separate access through a five bar gate onto Spong Lane.  To the rear/north of the bungalow, as well as the main outbuilding, is a former vegetable garden adjacent to which is a greenhouse and timber built store.  It measures approximately 11’8 x 8’9 and has a window overlooking the garden.  Power is connected and there is an electric heater.  The grounds extend to approximately 0.85 acres.

Viewing 
Strictly by appointment with the agent.  Please adhere to current Covid guidelines.

Services
Mains water and electricity.  Modern sewage treatment plant.  Oil fired central heating system.      

EPC 
Rating = D   Copy available on request

Council Tax
Band B; £1,530.00 payable per annum 2023/2024

Local Authority
East Suffolk Council; East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT; [use Contact Agent Button] 

NOTES
1.  Every care has been taken with the preparation of these particulars, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed.  If there is any point, which  is of particular importance to you, please obtain professional confirmation. Alternatively, we will be pleased to check the information for you.  These Particulars do not constitute a contract or part of a contract.  All measurements quoted are approximate.  The Fixtures, Fittings & Appliances have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order.  Photographs are reproduced for general information and it cannot be inferred that any item shown is included.  No guarantee can be given that any planning permission or listed building consent or building regulations have been applied for or approved. The agents have not been made aware of any covenants or restrictions that may impact the property, unless stated otherwise.  Any site plans used in the particulars are indicative only and buyers should rely on the Land Registry/transfer plan. 
2. The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 require all Estate Agents    to obtain sellers’ and buyers’ identity.
3.  This is a probate sale.  Probate is yet to be granted. May 2023