House For Sale £1,100,000
Believed to date from the early 16th century with 17th and 19th century enlargement and alterations, The Grange is a timber-framed red brick and part-rendered former farmhouse offering almost 4,100 sq. Ft. Of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over three floors. The property is configured to provide ideal family and entertaining space with retained character features including sash and casement windows and some exposed wall and ceiling beams.
From the welcoming entrance hall there is access to a large sitting room with feature open fireplace, a spacious front aspect drawing room with feature exposed brick open fireplace and a generous front aspect dining room with feature exposed brick fireplace. The spacious dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room has quarry-tiled flooring and provides a range of wall and base units, an Aga and a large walk-in pantry.
Accessible over two separate staircases rising from the reception and inner halls, the first floor provides a generous principal bedroom with built-in storage and en suite bathroom, four further generous double bedrooms, all with built-in storage, and a family bathroom. A separate staircase rises to the second floor that offers the property’s remaining double bedroom and an extensive 39 ft. Loft space, suitable for a variety of uses including conversion to additional accommodation, subject to the necessary consents.
Agents Note
An application for planning permission has been submitted for a neighbouring barn to be converted to residential use; the vendors might consider selling this in addition to the main house subject to separate negotiation. Highlighted blue on plan
Local Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council Services: Oil fired central heating, private drainage (unlikely to comply with regulations). All other mains services connected.<br /><br />The rural yet easily accessible village of Worlingworth has a thriving community spirit with a popular primary school. Nearby Stradbroke offers a good range of day-to-day amenities including a local store, butcher, baker, library, medical centre, two public houses, gym and swimming pool. The delightful town of Eye offers more comprehensive amenities including two supermarkets, gp surgery and several cafés and restaurants. Recreational facilities in the wider area include sailing and fishing on the estuaries of the Deben, Orwell and Alde together with golf courses at Ufford, Ipswich and Aldeburgh. Communications links are excellent: The nearby A14 offers easy access to the A12, Ipswich and Suffolk Heritage Coast and a regular mainline train service runs from Diss station to London Liverpool Street. The area offers an excellent selection of state and independent schooling including Worlingworth C of E vc Primary School, Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham College, Woodbridge and Ipswich independent, St. Joseph’s, Orwell Park and Ipswich High School.
Stradbroke 5.4 miles, Eye 6.7 miles, Diss and station 11.1 miles (London Liverpool Street 1 hour 30 minutes), Woodbridge 17.1 miles, Ipswich 18.3 miles, A14 (Jct. 51) 14.7 miles<br /><br />The property is approached over a gravelled driveway offering parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the double garage, Granary barn, and a walled block-paved front garden with raised beds, filled with cottage style planting and a paved sun terrace. The remaining garden is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by mature shrub and flower beds interspersed with patios and of particular note is the remains of a moat with footbridge, often housing ducks and other wild species; a real feature to this tranquil plot.
Within the grounds is a thatched summer house, a three-roomed outbuilding and the two-storey timber-framed Granary barn; suitable for a variety of uses and subject to the necessary consents could be converted to a home office or annexe. The whole screened by mature trees and enjoying far-reaching views over the property’s grounds and surrounding countryside.
From the welcoming entrance hall there is access to a large sitting room with feature open fireplace, a spacious front aspect drawing room with feature exposed brick open fireplace and a generous front aspect dining room with feature exposed brick fireplace. The spacious dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room has quarry-tiled flooring and provides a range of wall and base units, an Aga and a large walk-in pantry.
Accessible over two separate staircases rising from the reception and inner halls, the first floor provides a generous principal bedroom with built-in storage and en suite bathroom, four further generous double bedrooms, all with built-in storage, and a family bathroom. A separate staircase rises to the second floor that offers the property’s remaining double bedroom and an extensive 39 ft. Loft space, suitable for a variety of uses including conversion to additional accommodation, subject to the necessary consents.
Agents Note
An application for planning permission has been submitted for a neighbouring barn to be converted to residential use; the vendors might consider selling this in addition to the main house subject to separate negotiation. Highlighted blue on plan
Local Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council Services: Oil fired central heating, private drainage (unlikely to comply with regulations). All other mains services connected.<br /><br />The rural yet easily accessible village of Worlingworth has a thriving community spirit with a popular primary school. Nearby Stradbroke offers a good range of day-to-day amenities including a local store, butcher, baker, library, medical centre, two public houses, gym and swimming pool. The delightful town of Eye offers more comprehensive amenities including two supermarkets, gp surgery and several cafés and restaurants. Recreational facilities in the wider area include sailing and fishing on the estuaries of the Deben, Orwell and Alde together with golf courses at Ufford, Ipswich and Aldeburgh. Communications links are excellent: The nearby A14 offers easy access to the A12, Ipswich and Suffolk Heritage Coast and a regular mainline train service runs from Diss station to London Liverpool Street. The area offers an excellent selection of state and independent schooling including Worlingworth C of E vc Primary School, Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham College, Woodbridge and Ipswich independent, St. Joseph’s, Orwell Park and Ipswich High School.
Stradbroke 5.4 miles, Eye 6.7 miles, Diss and station 11.1 miles (London Liverpool Street 1 hour 30 minutes), Woodbridge 17.1 miles, Ipswich 18.3 miles, A14 (Jct. 51) 14.7 miles<br /><br />The property is approached over a gravelled driveway offering parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the double garage, Granary barn, and a walled block-paved front garden with raised beds, filled with cottage style planting and a paved sun terrace. The remaining garden is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by mature shrub and flower beds interspersed with patios and of particular note is the remains of a moat with footbridge, often housing ducks and other wild species; a real feature to this tranquil plot.
Within the grounds is a thatched summer house, a three-roomed outbuilding and the two-storey timber-framed Granary barn; suitable for a variety of uses and subject to the necessary consents could be converted to a home office or annexe. The whole screened by mature trees and enjoying far-reaching views over the property’s grounds and surrounding countryside.
