House For Sale £400,000
Ember Cottage is an attractive mid terrace period cottage built circa 1780 right in the heart of the popular Norfolk village of Litcham. The current owners have carried out an extensive programme of refurbishment whilst retaining as many of the period features as possible including an impressive fireplace in the sitting room which houses a multi fuel cast iron stove, exposed ceiling beams and original pitch pine internal latch doors.
The beautifully presented accommodation is laid out over 3 storeys with a kitchen/breakfast room, utility, cloakroom and sitting/dining room to the ground floor. The first floor landing leads to 3 bedrooms, a bathroom and a staircase leading up to a vaulted attic room. Outside, there is an enclosed low maintenance courtyard garden to the rear.
The property has been a much loved second home for the current owners and a successful holiday lettings business but would also suit those buyers looking for a character permanent home in a charming village location.
Ember Cottage is being offered for sale with no onward chain. Please note that there is a small flying freehold with the neighbouring property.
Litcham is surrounded by the well-wooded and undulating countryside of the neighbouring Lexham Estate and has the services of a Post Office and village shop, doctor's surgery, butchers, pub, a church and a museum of local interest. Within the village is the sought after Litcham School catering for pupils aged between 4 and 16.
The nearby market town of Fakenham has a weekly market, offering a range of vegetables, clothing, bric-a-brac and antiques. The town also boasts several supermarkets, racecourse, bowling alley, cinema and a full range of shops and facilities. King's Lynn and Norwich are also easily accessible and the beautiful north Norfolk coast, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is some 17 miles to the North.
Mains water, mains drainage and mains electricity. Oil-fired central heating to radiators. EPC Rating Band E.
Breckland District Council, Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1EE. Telephone . Council Tax Band n/a (registered for Business Rates).
Sitting/dining room
5.68m x 4.41m (18' 8" x 14' 6")
A partly glazed wooden entrance door leads directly off Front Street into the sitting/dining room with an impressive fireplace housing a multi fuel cast iron stove on a stone tiled hearth with a bressumer beam over. 2 period column radiators, one built-in storage cupboard, door opening onto the staircase to the first floor landing with one understairs storage cupboard.
Painted ceiling beam, limestone flooring, wall lights, TV point and 2 timber framed double glazed windows to the front with original pitch pine panelled reveals and sill. Opening leading into:
Kitchen/breakfast room
3.79m x 2.88m (12' 5" x 9' 5")
A range of cream Shaker style solid wood wall and base units with square edged solid limed oak worktops incorporating a white one and a half bowl ceramic sink with chrome swan neck mixer tap, tiled splashbacks. Range cooker with a glass and stainless steel extractor hood over, integrated fridge freezer and dishwasher. Cupboard housing the oil-fired central heating boiler, further shelved storage cupboard and room for a breakfast table and chairs.
Limestone flooring, stainless steel sockets and switches, recessed ceiling lights, contemporary vertical radiator and a UPVC window overlooking the rear courtyard garden. Opening leading into:
Utility area
Square edged solid limed oak worktop with a curtained off space under with plumbing for a washing machine, stainless steel sockets and switches, limestone flooring and a recess with coat hooks and space for shoe storage. Partly glazed sliding door with obscured glass to the cloakroom and a partly glazed wooden door leading outside to the rear courtyard garden.
Cloakroom
Vanity storage unit incorporating a wash basin with a tiled splashback, concealed cistern WC, marble shelf and an antiqued mirror. Limestone flooring, extractor fan and a dark grey towel radiator.
First floor landing
Feature old pine panelled walls, loft hatch, staircase leading up to the attic room and doors to the 3 bedrooms and bathroom.
Bedroom 1
4.41m x 2.93m (14' 6" x 9' 7")
Built-in wardrobe cupboard and a further storage cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, decorative former fireplace recess, traditional column radiator, painted ceiling beam and 2 timber framed double glazed windows to the front with quarry tiled sills.
Bedroom 2
3.40m x 2.87m (11' 2" x 9' 5")
Traditional column radiator, loft hatch and a UPVC window overlooking the rear courtyard garden.
Bedroom 3
2.69m x 2.56m (8' 10" x 8' 5")
Traditional column radiator and a UPVC window to the front.
Bathroom
A white suite comprising a shaped panelled bath with a central chrome mixer tap, shower cubicle with a Mira digital shower, vanity storage unit incorporating a wash basin, WC. Ceramic floor tiles and partly tiled walls, illuminated mirror, traditional column radiator with a towel rail, UPVC window to the rear.
Second floor
attic room
6.64m x 4.02m (21' 9" x 13' 2")
A good sized room with a vaulted ceiling with painted beams and a timber framed double glazed dormer window to the front of the property. A small glazed display cabinet contains concealed shoes discovered during the property's refurbishment: A practice dating back to the Middle Ages and believed to ward of evil spirits. Original pitch pine framed glass screen to the staircase and an original pitch pine cupboard housing the electric meters.
Outside
Ember Cottage is set back a little way off Front Street behind a pebbled border with space for planters and leading to the step to the front entrance door with outside light. There is unrestricted on-street parking available close by.
To the rear of the property, the courtyard garden has been laid out for ease of maintenance with sandstone paving and fenced and walled boundaries. Oil storage tank, raised border, outside light and tap. Steps lead up to a pedestrian gate opening onto Back Street and an area where the refuse bins are stored.
The beautifully presented accommodation is laid out over 3 storeys with a kitchen/breakfast room, utility, cloakroom and sitting/dining room to the ground floor. The first floor landing leads to 3 bedrooms, a bathroom and a staircase leading up to a vaulted attic room. Outside, there is an enclosed low maintenance courtyard garden to the rear.
The property has been a much loved second home for the current owners and a successful holiday lettings business but would also suit those buyers looking for a character permanent home in a charming village location.
Ember Cottage is being offered for sale with no onward chain. Please note that there is a small flying freehold with the neighbouring property.
Litcham is surrounded by the well-wooded and undulating countryside of the neighbouring Lexham Estate and has the services of a Post Office and village shop, doctor's surgery, butchers, pub, a church and a museum of local interest. Within the village is the sought after Litcham School catering for pupils aged between 4 and 16.
The nearby market town of Fakenham has a weekly market, offering a range of vegetables, clothing, bric-a-brac and antiques. The town also boasts several supermarkets, racecourse, bowling alley, cinema and a full range of shops and facilities. King's Lynn and Norwich are also easily accessible and the beautiful north Norfolk coast, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is some 17 miles to the North.
Mains water, mains drainage and mains electricity. Oil-fired central heating to radiators. EPC Rating Band E.
Breckland District Council, Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1EE. Telephone . Council Tax Band n/a (registered for Business Rates).
Sitting/dining room
5.68m x 4.41m (18' 8" x 14' 6")
A partly glazed wooden entrance door leads directly off Front Street into the sitting/dining room with an impressive fireplace housing a multi fuel cast iron stove on a stone tiled hearth with a bressumer beam over. 2 period column radiators, one built-in storage cupboard, door opening onto the staircase to the first floor landing with one understairs storage cupboard.
Painted ceiling beam, limestone flooring, wall lights, TV point and 2 timber framed double glazed windows to the front with original pitch pine panelled reveals and sill. Opening leading into:
Kitchen/breakfast room
3.79m x 2.88m (12' 5" x 9' 5")
A range of cream Shaker style solid wood wall and base units with square edged solid limed oak worktops incorporating a white one and a half bowl ceramic sink with chrome swan neck mixer tap, tiled splashbacks. Range cooker with a glass and stainless steel extractor hood over, integrated fridge freezer and dishwasher. Cupboard housing the oil-fired central heating boiler, further shelved storage cupboard and room for a breakfast table and chairs.
Limestone flooring, stainless steel sockets and switches, recessed ceiling lights, contemporary vertical radiator and a UPVC window overlooking the rear courtyard garden. Opening leading into:
Utility area
Square edged solid limed oak worktop with a curtained off space under with plumbing for a washing machine, stainless steel sockets and switches, limestone flooring and a recess with coat hooks and space for shoe storage. Partly glazed sliding door with obscured glass to the cloakroom and a partly glazed wooden door leading outside to the rear courtyard garden.
Cloakroom
Vanity storage unit incorporating a wash basin with a tiled splashback, concealed cistern WC, marble shelf and an antiqued mirror. Limestone flooring, extractor fan and a dark grey towel radiator.
First floor landing
Feature old pine panelled walls, loft hatch, staircase leading up to the attic room and doors to the 3 bedrooms and bathroom.
Bedroom 1
4.41m x 2.93m (14' 6" x 9' 7")
Built-in wardrobe cupboard and a further storage cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, decorative former fireplace recess, traditional column radiator, painted ceiling beam and 2 timber framed double glazed windows to the front with quarry tiled sills.
Bedroom 2
3.40m x 2.87m (11' 2" x 9' 5")
Traditional column radiator, loft hatch and a UPVC window overlooking the rear courtyard garden.
Bedroom 3
2.69m x 2.56m (8' 10" x 8' 5")
Traditional column radiator and a UPVC window to the front.
Bathroom
A white suite comprising a shaped panelled bath with a central chrome mixer tap, shower cubicle with a Mira digital shower, vanity storage unit incorporating a wash basin, WC. Ceramic floor tiles and partly tiled walls, illuminated mirror, traditional column radiator with a towel rail, UPVC window to the rear.
Second floor
attic room
6.64m x 4.02m (21' 9" x 13' 2")
A good sized room with a vaulted ceiling with painted beams and a timber framed double glazed dormer window to the front of the property. A small glazed display cabinet contains concealed shoes discovered during the property's refurbishment: A practice dating back to the Middle Ages and believed to ward of evil spirits. Original pitch pine framed glass screen to the staircase and an original pitch pine cupboard housing the electric meters.
Outside
Ember Cottage is set back a little way off Front Street behind a pebbled border with space for planters and leading to the step to the front entrance door with outside light. There is unrestricted on-street parking available close by.
To the rear of the property, the courtyard garden has been laid out for ease of maintenance with sandstone paving and fenced and walled boundaries. Oil storage tank, raised border, outside light and tap. Steps lead up to a pedestrian gate opening onto Back Street and an area where the refuse bins are stored.
