3 bedroom detached house for sale

Part of our Signature collection, Tuffins is a most attractive Victorian period country cottage built at the request of a Mr Walter Tuffin in August 1893. The property sits in the small riverside village of Great Henny and has views over the River Stour and countryside beyond.

The property has many original features and has the added benefit of 1.342 acres which is post and rail fenced with a stable block and additional outbuildings with tack and hay store.

A central front door leads into an entrance hall with stairs immediate off. A door leads through to the sitting room with a feature fireplace with fitted wood burner, stripped floorboards and sash window to the front. To the right hand side of the entrance door is the dining room again with stripped floorboards, Victorian feature fireplace with wrought iron hearth, grate, tile slips and mantle over.

The kitchen is well fitted with a good range of matching base and wall units, there is an Esse oil fired range that has a twin burner which also supplies the central heating system and cooker that can be used separately, an independent Bosch electric oven with a ceramic Neff hob over, a good size understairs storage cupboard and doorway through to the utility room again with a range of base and wall units, deep butler sink and a door to the rear courtyard.

The shower room is fully tiled with a low level WC, wall mounted wash hand basin and a shower.

On the first floor there are three bedrooms, the front two are both doubles with beautiful views over the Stour and countryside beyond. The third bedroom to the rear has a range of fitted wardrobes, a chest of drawers and single bed with shelving over.

The family bathroom is of a good size with five piece suite incorporating a bath, pedestrian wash hand basin, bidet, walk-in shower and a low level WC.

Outside
The front garden was professionally landscaped in 1994 by Robin Williams Senior and is well stocked with a range of mature trees and shrubs.

There is a central pathway running from the front gate to the front door and a cross footpath from a paved circular terraced area through to a small pond.

There is a small lane which runs down the side of the property and provides access to double gates into a rear driveway with parking for 2/3 vehicles. There is an outside office with light and power connected measuring 19’ 9” x 6’ 8”, good size timber barn, a slightly raised terrace which is finished in Suffolk white brick and provides steps up to the rear of the property where there are two timber built stables, a large timber store, tack room and further field shelters. The paddock is post and rail fenced to all boundaries and to the rear of the paddock there is a metal paddock gate giving access to the lane.


Location

Great Henny is a small village lying along the bank of the River Stour and situated approximately 3 miles from the market town of Sudbury, there is a popular local public house called The Henny Swan.

The nearby larger towns of Colchester, Bury St Edmunds, Braintree and Ipswich are all within a reasonable travelling distance.

Directions

Please use postcode CO10 7LS.

Important Information

Council Tax Band -
Services - We understand that mains water and electricity are connected to the property. Drainage is via a private system.
Tenure - Freehold
EPC Rating - F
Our ref - SUD240085/JO