5 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

This substantial Edwardian property offers superb accommodation over four floors including a lower ground floor leading to the garden. It has good parking and extended garage, garden with access to the private spinney and a swimming pool.

Corder Road lies on the northern side of Ipswich off Gainsborough Road forming part of a horseshoe leading onto Constable Road, predominantly only used by residents. It is within the Northgate School area, a short walk to St Margarets Primary and Ipswich School, plus a stone's throw from Christchurch Park.

This superb Edwardian semi-detached house offers much scope for improvement and accommodation over four floors including a lower ground floor which leads onto the garden, within which is a small shaped swimming pool.

Built in 1910 this double bay Edwardian red brick semi-detached house is set on a good size plot with excellent parking for the area plus an extended garage.

Corder Road abuts a local spinney shared by adjacent house owners, who also manage it. It has mature trees, extensive woodland, footpath and wildlife.

The entrance porch has a window to the rear and door to the front. This in turn leads to the reception hall that opens out onto the inner hall and has doors off to a sitting room, dining room and kitchen. It has stairs to the first floor with cupboard below and WC, plus stairs lead down to a lower ground floor.

The lower ground floor has a large storage area, boiler room housing a gas fired boiler and water tanks, plus the garden room which has windows to the rear and a door to the garden.

The sitting room has a bay window to the front, cornice, picture rail and an open fireplace with tiled inlay and pine surround. The dining room has French doors and windows overlooking the rear garden, access to the utility room and an open archway to the sunroom which has windows to the side and rear.

The kitchen has a window to the side and a range of base and eye-level units and free-standing cooker. Adjacent is the utility room which has a window to the side, further units, sink and plumbing for a washing machine.

The large first floor landing has stairs to the second floor, original built-in cupboard and doors off to three double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a WC.

The main bedroom has a bay window to the front, cornice, picture rail and door to the Jack and Jill en-suite which has a window to the side plus a return door to the landing. It has an older suite of bath, basin, WC and is partly tiled.

Bedroom two has windows to the side and rear, plus a built-in wardrobe. Bedroom three has a window overlooking the side.

There is an additional bathroom with window to the side and a white suite of bath and basin. Adjacent is a WC with window to the side.

The very large second floor landing has doors off to two further bedrooms, one at the front and one at the rear, plus two large eaves storage rooms.

Outside
The front garden is laid to lawn with border shrubs enclosed by a low red brick wall and hedging. A driveway provides parking for a number of vehicles, which in turn leads to an extended detached garage with up/over door and power connected.

The rear garden is of good proportion and predominantly laid to lawn with border shrubs and trees. It is enclosed by hedging and fencing. There is a heated swimming pool which hasn't been used for some time and would require treatment.

There is a lean-to glass house attached to the rear of the property and storage space beneath the sun room.


Location

Corder Road lies on the northern-side of Ipswich, close to Christchurch Park, a short walk from the town centre and within the Northgate School area. The much-favoured St. Margarets and St. Helens primary schools are within easy reach whilst on the opposite side of the park is Ipswich School.

A short walk through the park takes you to the town centre with an abundance of restaurants, bars and shopping facilities. Further south, also within easy reach, is the thriving waterfront. For the commuter Ipswich Mainline Station and the A12/A14 are within easy reach.

Directions

Please use a Sat Nav with the postcode IP4 2XB and upon entering Corder Road from Gainsborough Road the property can be found towards the far end on the right, identified by a Fenn Wright board.

Important Information

Council Tax Band - F
Services – Mains water, drainage, gas and electric are connected.
Tenure - Freehold
EPC – tbc