Part of our Signature collection An impressive conversion of the larger part of a red brick and timber Maltings barn, set back from the road with generous grounds including double garage/workshop to the rear with countryside views.

An impressive conversion of the larger part of a red brick and timber Maltings barn, set back from the road with generous grounds including double garage/workshop to the rear with countryside views.

1 The Maltings is an impressive home offering spacious and flexible accommodation over two floors with many exposed ceiling and wall timbers. There is an impressive central galleried landing with large window overlooking the front lawn and flooding the landing with natural light. Set on the fringes of this highly regarded and much requested Suffolk village where local primary school can be found which has an outstanding Ofsted rating plus conveniently placed for access to the market towns of Hadleigh and Sudbury.

Stepping in to the main entrance hall your eyes lead through to the living and kitchen area. The open-plan living is divided clearly into two zones with an opening to the left leading to an impressive half-vaulted dining room with exposed timbers and wood flooring. Opposite can be found a snug/ family room and an ideal space to relax.

The refitted kitchen is one of the key features of the house, an impressive space with stone work and a good range of painted oak units surround. Beyond the kitchen is a utility room with a good level of storage, worktop incorporating sink, space for further appliances and a door to outside.

The main sitting room is a spacious room with an impressive central brick fireplace with oak bressummer, brick hearth with inset wood burning stove. A comfortable dual aspect room enjoying views to the front and rear. There is also a useful study/office off the hallway with views over the front garden, then the accommodation on the ground floor is concluded with a cloakroom.

From the entrance hall a staircase rises up to an impressive galleried landing flooded with light from the large window overlooking the front gardens. The vaulted ceiling really giving the sense of space plus a number of exposed timbers. From the landing access can be gained to all five bedrooms of which the principal bedroom is of notable interest. A spacious vaulted room with a number of exposed ceiling and wall timbers with an en-suite shower room. A further three bedrooms are set to the rear enjoying views over the rear gardens plus a further bedroom to the front, all are double rooms. The accommodation is then completed on the first floor with an attractive vaulted, four -piece bathroom with exposed ceiling timbers.
To the front a driveway extends in providing parking to the front and continues round to the rear where there is a detached double garage/ workshop. The remaining front gardens are sweeping lawns with trees and established shrubs plus a pathway to the front door. The rear gardens are a key feature of the property having been designed in a Mediterranean style.

The immediate rear garden has an area of patio paving with the remaining gardens set to lawn with flower and shrub borders interspersed and a number of Mediterranean style tree and shrub planting creating a relaxing and enjoyable space. There are outbuildings/stores which need a degree of repair but provide adequate storage and with some imagination could be designed to form seating areas/work space/summerhouse on to the rear garden. At the far end of the garden steps lead up to the rear parking where the detached double garage/workshop can be found, a generous space with two doors to the front plus power and light.


Location

The village of Boxford is highly regarded and often requested with a mix of pretty period architecture, convenience store and outstanding Ofsted rated primary school. The market towns of both Hadleigh and Sudbury are also close by with their wider range of shopping and leisure facilities. Sudbury being the larger of the two and also benefiting from a branch rail link through to London Liverpool Street Station via Marks Tey taking approximately 70 minutes. Colchester is approximately 11 miles away and also has a rail link through to London Liverpool Street taking about 50 minutes. The A12, which by-passes Colchester, is also easily accessed providing a link to London M25 Motorway and Stansted Airport via the A120. Ipswich lies approximately 14 miles east of Boxford where the A14 can be accessed.

Directions

Using the postal code CO10 5JJ in your satellite navigation system and using Fenn Wright’s office in Market Hill as point of origin, continue on the A1071 straight ahead, passing the road leading you into central Boxford. Continue ahead on the road and the property can be found on the left hand side set back from the road.

Important Information

Services - We understand that mains water and electricity are connected. Private drainage to a septic tank. Oil heating.
Tenure - Freehold
Council Tax Band - F
EPC rating - E