Enjoying a country house setting on the edge of Ipswich, a handsome and beautifully presented residence set in a parkland setting, complete with a substantial, flexible use coach house annexe.

Set at the end of its long drive and standing amidst four acres of mature park and woodland grounds, Manderley Manor is a country house conveniently located on the edge of Ipswich. The property has benefited from a significant recent investment by the present vendors, which includes a fabulous, fully fitted kitchen/breakfast room by Orwell’s of Ipswich, featuring a modern electric AGA and high-quality appliances. A double set of twin front doors opens to a spacious panelled reception hall with oak flooring, with a further set of part-glazed double doors opening into an elegant drawing room, with full height bay windows, whilst set off the inner hall is an equally impressive sitting/dining room with full height ecclesiastical windows and a minstrel’s gallery above. The first floor is completed with a cloakroom, whilst below is a basement utility room/laundry, together with a wine cellar.

On the first floor, set off a central landing, are three double bedrooms, together with a dressing room/fourth bedroom, a newly appointed en suite bath/shower room plus a family shower room. A library landing, with a central gallery, provides access to a flexible use second floor with a spacious bedroom landing, further bathroom and access to a separate bedroom.

THE COACH HOUSE ANNEXE

Standing adjacent to the main house the substantial former coach house has been converted to a flexible use annexe, extending to some 2,189 sq ft. Well presented throughout, it includes a reception hall, shower/cloakroom, an open plan living room with a fully fitted kitchen, together with a spacious first floor landing, two large bedrooms, a bathroom and with potential for a second en suite bathroom. The rest of the coach house provides garaging and workshop space with wide doors opening onto the drive.

GARDENS & GROUNDS

An impressive brick pillared gateway accesses a long tarmac drive, which sweeps beyond well-kept lawns to a wide brick paved parking and turning sweep to the front of the house. Double gates open beneath a brick arch, leading into a sheltered terrace veranda, between the Coach House and the main house, which includes a pergola covered outside dining area and a number of sitting areas. The terracing flows into an area of sheltered landscaped garden with well stocked raised beds with lawns beyond, together with a pathway leading to a greenhouse.

Wide French doors from the kitchen open onto the terrace, which links around the house to a further stepped terrace from where there are views across the woodland grounds over the River Gipping and the adjoining conservation area water meadows. A series of pathways run through the grounds alongside the river and link into an original arbour, with the mature trees creating an enclosed setting. In all the property extends to about 4 acres.

LOCATION

Manderley Manor stands on the edge of the parish of Sproughton on the southwest border of Ipswich. The town centre is easily accessed and provides a full range of shopping and commercial facilities. There is a choice of top performing schools and the town’s rail station lies about a mile away from where there are regular main line rail services to London’s Liverpool Street Station taking around 70 minutes. The region’s main roads (A14 & A12) dual carriageway network run to the south and west of the town and provide direct access to Cambridge and the Midlands, Stansted airport and London’s M25.

DISTANCES

Ipswich Town Centre & Rail Station – 1 mile (London Liverpool Street Station 70 mins)
A14/A12 junction – about 1 mile

DIRECTIONS (IP2 0BT)

Approaching Ipswich on the A12 from Essex proceed straight over the Copdock roundabout and the next roundabout. Turn left at the traffic lights adjacent to the Holiday Inn hotel signed to Hadleigh. Proceed for approximately ¾ of a mile and at the next set of traffic lights turn right onto Hadleigh Road. Continue for a further one mile where the brick pillared entrance to Manderley Manor will be found on the left-hand side (if you reach the white brick entrance to Chantry Park you have gone too far). OR

From Ipswich town centre head in a westerly direction on the Hanford Road, at the traffic light controlled junction with London Road and Hadleigh Road, turn right and proceed out of town passing the white brick gates entrance of Chantry Park on your left, where the brick pillar entrance to Manderley Manor will be found on the right-hand side before reaching open countryside.

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PROPERTY INFORMATION

Services: Mains electricity, water and gas are connected. Private drainage system. Independent gas fired central heating to both properties.

Modern security systems.

Fixtures & Fittings: Items regarded as fixtures and fittings, including carpets and curtains, are initially excluded from the sale, although certain items may be available by separate negotiation.

Council Tax: Band G

Viewings: By appointment with Jackson-Stops.