House For Sale £645,000
Church Street, Orford, Woodbridge IP12
previous price £650,000

Dove Point Cottage is an utterly charming and beautifully presented Grade II listed 3-bedroom Victorian townhouse located just off Market Hill in prime position Orford. The house has recently been refurbished with great style and flair by the present owner and to that end has become a considerable success as a holiday let property.

The accommodation features a lovely sitting room with views toward the village church, a stylish dining room with slate floors leading through to a fabulous south-facing conservatory kitchen / breakfast room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, off-street parking for 2 cars, a garage and timber framed summer house opening onto private lawned garden.

Nb the property has recently obtained planning permission and listed building consent to combine the garage with the summer house to create a wonderful self-contained garden studio room (refer sketch plan in floor plan section). It has been suggested, rather fittingly, that this space be called The Dovecote.

Dove Point Cottage is named after a point in the River Ore which can just be glimpsed from the loft bedroom. Built in 1878 by Sir Richard Wallace, the owner of the Sudbourne Hall Estate, the property forms part of a terrace of four estate cottages of red brick elevations under a pan-tiled roof. The house, arranged over three floors provides well-proportioned accommodation and lends itself perfectly as a weekend retreat or holiday investment property.

At the rear of the property there is a gravelled courtyard (over part of which is a right of way) offering good off-street parking for two cars. There is also a garage and timber framed summer house with a south-facing lawn.

Dove Point Cottage enjoys a wonderful location in Orford with local amenities literally on your doorstep. Orford itself is a delightful coastal town, providing a peaceful idyll for nature lovers wanting to explore the Ness and the beautiful coastline. The town is home to an English Heritage 12th Century castle, Orford Ness (National Trust nature reserve) and an iconic lighthouse, providing lots to explore.

For small town, Orford packs a punch and offers two pubs (The Jolly Sailor & The Kings Head), the Crown and Castle hotel, Pinney's famous smokehouse & Butley Oysterage restaurant, the award-wining Pump Street Bakery, sailing club, a small selection of shops and a primary school with a fantastic reputation. The town of Woodbridge lies 12 miles to the west, along the River Deben and past Sutton Hoo. Woodbridge has a bustling high street, independent cinema and a wide variety of restaurants and pubs. It also benefits from good transport links, including from Melton, with trains to Ipswich, and London (Liverpool Street) beyond. Snape and Aldeburgh are both less than 20 minutes' drive away.

Accommodation comprises:
Three bedrooms; Two bathrooms (one of which accessed externally from the rear terrace); Reception room with log burning stove; Large conservatory room with kitchen and breakfast room; Garage; Timber framed summer house; Off-street parking; Lawned garden.

Guide price: £650,000 subject to contract

Tenure: Freehold

Agents note:
1. The planning consent for the summerhouse studio room can be found on the East Suffolk planning portal reference numbers: DC/19/4107/lbc DC/19/4106/ful Refer also to sketch plan.
2. There is a shared graveled parking at the rear of the property - Dove Point has space for two cars in front of the garage.