4 bedroom townhouse for sale

A handsome and well-presented early Victorian town house occupying a delightful and prominent town centre location with views towards the Norman Tower and Cathedral.

Entrance hall, dining room, kitchen, garden room and cloakroom. Lower ground floor double bedroom/cinema room, shower, utility room and cloakroom. First floor drawing room and a bedroom/study. Second floor master bedroom and family bath/shower room. Third floor double bedroom.

Enclosed walled courtyard and a garden shed

THE PROPERTY
2 Chequer Square is a well-presented Grade II listed town house believed to date back to 1840 and is tucked away in a sought after, prominent town centre location overlooking the Cathedral and Norman Tower. The property presents rendered and mellow red brick elevations under a slate roof with elegant fenestration, displaying 12-pane sashes with semi-circular arch heads to the ground & first floors and 9-pane sashes to the top storey, neo-Greek style balconies with palmettes, courtyard garden and shed. The entrance hall with wood effect flooring features the staircase leading the first floor and a door through to dining room with semi-circular window opening to the kitchen and wood effect flooring. The kitchen comprises granite worktop, fitted wall and base units with integrated oven, ceramic hob with extractor over, space for fridge/freezer and dishwasher and window overlooking the rear courtyard. The rear hall continues through to the glazed garden room with underfloor heating and access to the rear courtyard. Leading off this room is a sliding door giving access to the cloakroom with wash hand basin and wc. The cellar has been converted into a good-sized double bedroom with exposed brick floor and underfloor heating, fully tiled shower cubicle, utility room and a cloakroom with wc and wash hand basin. On the first floor is a double fronted sitting room featuring a fireplace with marble surround, mantel, stone hearth and an exposed wood floor, bedroom 4/study with window overlooking the rear garden. On the second floor is the master bedroom with superb views towards the Cathedral and Norman Tower, family bathroom with freestanding bath, mixer tap and shower over, wc, heated towel rail and vanity unit with double sinks. On the third floor is a further double bedroom.

OUTSIDE
The property has a south facing paved courtyard garden area and shed. The property also benefits from the opportunity to rent a garage within a short distance of the property on Bridewell Lane.

LOCATION
The property stands prominently on Chequer Square in the town, overlooking the Cathedral and Norman Tower. Bury St Edmunds is a thriving medieval market town located in the heart of East Anglia and offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the public and private sectors, extensive shopping and leisure facilities, and cultural amenities including the beautiful, historic Theatre Royal, which is the last working Regency playhouse in Britain and the beautiful Abbey Gardens. There is good access to the A14, A11(M11) and the railway station at Bury St Edmunds offers links to mainline services to London’s Liverpool Street and Kings Cross.

DIRECTIONS
Walking from town proceed in a easterly direction along Churchgate Street and nearly upon reaching the Norman Tower and Crown Street, Chequer Square will be found on the right with No.2 located in the far corner.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage
Local Authority West Suffolk Council
Council Tax Band E
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Ofcom states speeds available up to 167Mbps
Mobile Coverage/Signal Yes
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