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Guide price
£675,000

3 bedroom detached house for sale

Flempton, Suffolk
Solar panels
Detached house
3 beds
2 baths
1825
EPC rating: E
Added > 14 days

Key information

TenureFreehold
Council taxBand E
BroadbandSuper-fast 45Mbps *
Mobile signal
EEO2ThreeVodafone

Features and description

  • Tucked away in a former orchard
  • Set in 1/3 rd of an acre
  • Three bedrooms
  • Conservatory
  • Solar panels
  • Detached double garage
Flempton - set in former orchard, this home provides flexible two-storey accommodation all set in 1/3 of an acre, with double garage.

Orchard Cottage, is a beautiful brick-and-flint home, converted around 1991 from a barn built circa 1837, previously within the grounds of Flempton House. It is within 4 miles of the market town of Bury St Edmunds and 24 miles from Cambridge using the A14 dual carriageway.

The two-storey house has been a much-loved family home since the 1990s. It has been tastefully improved over many years with modern life in mind and in keeping with its country-style. The cottage features hand carpentry in wood throughout. It is light and airy with exposed beams and wall timbers. Recently freshly painted in neutral tones, it is fresh, bright and ready to move into for buyers seeking a comfortable and peaceful location.

It can be found in the pretty village of Flempton in a very quiet country road, which is a cul-de-sac.

HALL – with double coat cupboard with storage above.

CLOAKROOM –WC and wash basin,

INNER HALL – with walk-in storage and laundry cupboard fitted with shelving and plumbing for washing machine.

SITTING ROOM – with red brick fireplace and chimney breast, fitted with wood-burning stove and exposed beams.

LIVING ROOM – a double-aspect room with exposed oak frame French doors to terrace and garden and double doors through to

CONSERVATORY – with ceramic tiled floor, French doors to garden, open studwork through to

DINING ROOM - partially vaulted ceiling with exposed beam, and display shelf.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM – with a ceramic tiled floor and partially vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and an extensive range of kitchen units, with wooden worksurface with inset sink, fitted Rangemaster 90 with double-oven warming drawer, and five-ring induction hob, with extractor over, built-in dishwasher door to garden and terrace, and matching island unit. Stairs to

FIRST-FLOOR
Landing with shelved airing cupboard and a range of built-in cupboards.

FAMILY BATHROOM – with panelled bath, tiled splashback, separate shower unit and shower screen over, exposed beam, built-in vanity unit with inset basin and storage below, WC.

BEDROOM ONE – superb views over the garden and farmland beyond, exposed studwork, with built-in wardrobe.

EN SUITE with shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin and WC,

BEDROOM TWO – partially vaulted with exposed beam.

BEDROOM THREE – partially vaulted, with loft access and beam.

OUTSIDE is a private gravel drive with detached double garage and adjoining purpose-built solar shed, optimised 28.5° roof housing 4kw solar panels, which have a feed in tariff of 0.74p per kw hour, currently on target to produce at around £2,000 this year tax free, with a long-term solar energy feed in tariff (FiT) contract in place until 2037.
THE GARDENS - The home is set within an orchard of around 1/3 acre (STS), which includes quince, plum, Cambridge gage, pear, cooking and eating apples, trees. Additionally, there is a walled, kitchen/flower garden with raised beds already created, adjacent to a garden shed and store, with power, along with a greenhouse and a further terrace.
AGENTS NOTE: The dining room furniture and range cooker are included in the sale, ride-on lawnmower available by separate negotiation. We understand PLANNING PERMISSION was granted to extend the double-bay garage and convert to provide an annexe.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected
• Electric night storage and underfloor heating in downstairs rooms
• Carpets included. Curtains not.
• Council Tax – West Suffolk - Band E - £2,706.17pa
• Ofcom states Superfast broadband is available
• Ofcom states mobile signal likely
• EPC – E
• What3Words: greyhound.hairspray.demoted

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Bedfords Estate Agents - Bury St Edmunds
Bedfords Estate Agents - Bury St Edmunds
15 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QD
01284 628825
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Bedfords are well-established East Anglian estate agents covering Suffolk and Norfolk. Selling new and period homes from our offices in Bury St Edmunds, Burnham Market, Aldeburgh and together with the Mayfair Office in London, we can target the largest possible audience to sell your property. 
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