2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

An attractive period cottage with garden studio, situated within a small rural hamlet adjoining farmland, yet just a short drive to a mainline station.

SITTING/DINING ROOM • KITCHEN • UTILITY ROOM • BATHROOM STUDY/BED 3 • 2 FIRST-FLOOR BEDROOMS • GARDEN STUDIO /OFFICE
ALL IN 0.17-ACRES

Quietly tucked away in an enviable rural setting within this small and largely unknown hamlet, 1 The Cottages is an attractive cottage built of traditional timber-frame construction, with painted rendered elevations underneath a slate-tiled roofline. The cottage benefits from a lovely large garden, with two-parts adjoining fields yet conveniently placed just 4 miles to a mainline station (London Liverpool Street 80 mins).

The cottage benefits from many notable original features, to include exposed timber-frame and brick plinth and open fireplace, whilst affording a good deal of natural light throughout and offered in good decorative order.

The property extends to around 870ft2 with a versatile arrangement of accommodation, comprising a charming sitting/dining room with windows to the east, red-brick chimney breast with open fire on pamment hearth, a kitchen with window to the west, partially vaulted ceiling height with painted panelling, traditional freestanding units with wood worktop, twin Belfast sink and tiled flooring.

The side hall leads to a utility/boot room with further storage, sink unit and worktop, with access to the bathroom, with period-style freestanding bath with mixer attachment, pedestal wash basin and low-level WC.

There is a ground-floor bedroom/study, enjoying a double aspect onto the gardens.

On the first floor are two bedrooms, a single and one double with storage cupboard.

Outside
1 The Cottages is approached from the village lane onto a parking area by two garden sheds. The grounds extend to around 0.17-acre, with the front being largely laid to lawn with a variety of mature shrubs, hedging and trees. The rear garden enjoys a westerly orientation with box hedging and landscaped areas, with pathway leading to a large timber garden studio with power and light connected.

Services
Mains water, drainage and electricity • Oil-fired heating •. Council Tax Band ‘D’ • EPC-rating ‘F’ • Broadband: Ofcom suggest Ultrafast, up to 1,000Mb is available • Mobile: Ofcom suggest all providers likely.

Location
Silver Street is a rural hamlet located on the fringes of Old Newton, a convenient village situated on the B1113 north of Stowmarket and convenient for the A14 and British Rail mainline stations. Shopping, recreational and leisure facilities are available close by, but predominantly within Stowmarket town centre. Both Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich are within easy reach with communications having been greatly improved over recent years.

Directions
Leave Bury St Edmunds on the A14 eastbound and exit at Junction 49. At the roundabout, take the first left turning then the first right turn, signposted Haughley and proceed through Haughley on Station Road towards Old Newton. On entering the village, take the first left turn into Silver Street, where after approximately one mile, the property can be found on the left-hand side.

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