House For Sale £325,000
Aldeburgh, Heritage Coast, Suffolk

For Sale by Informal Tender - 12 Noon Wednesday 31st May 2023. Please download the brochure for further information.

Entrance hall, sitting/dining room, kitchen and ground floor bathroom.  Three first floor bedrooms.  Enclosed garden to front.  Bisected rear garden comprising courtyard and area of lawn.  Parking for one vehicle available on a first come first served basis.  Permission has been granted for two off-road parking spaces to be created to the rear of the garden.

Location

278 High Street is located at the southern end of the high street, within walking distance of the seafront and the amenities of the town. Aldeburgh offers an excellent range of local shops with a Co-op supermarket, fine restaurants and art galleries. There is also a cinema, library, doctors' surgery and hospital. The town has its own golf and yacht clubs. Nearby Snape Maltings, with its world class concert hall, is 6 mile away and home to the Aldeburgh festival. Other attractions in the area include the popular resorts of Thorpeness, Walberswick, Dunwich and Southwold, together with nature reserves at RSPB Minsmere and Havergate Island. There are also medieval castles at Orford and Framlingham. The neighbouring market town of Saxmundham (7 miles away) has Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets and a railway station with direct and connecting services to London's Liverpool Street station. The county town of Ipswich lies about 25 miles to the south-west.

Description

278 High Street is a three-bedroom former local authority house which appears to be of standard brick construction under a tiled roof. It has well laid out accommodation over two floors comprising entrance hall, sitting/dining room, kitchen, ground floor bathroom and three first floor bedrooms. It has gas-fired central heating and UPVC double-glazed windows, but would now benefit from a schedule of general modernisation and refurbishment. The property would make an exceptional first time purchase.

Method Of Sale

278 High Street must be marketed for a minimum period of 14 days to allow Flagship Housing to demonstrate that they have achieved best value. We anticipate that the property will generate significant interest and we have, therefore, been instructed to sell by informal tender. Tenders (best and final offers) should be submitted to the agent by 12 noon on Wednesday 31st May 2023.  A copy of the tender letter is included within these particulars and is also available via email from the agent. The vendor requires offers to be accompanied by a Declaration of Interest Form, which is also included within these particulars and needs to be completed by hand. Please see 'Notes' towards the end of these details for further information regarding the buying process. All offers should be submitted [use Contact Agent Button] We encourage you to telephone us to ensure we have received your offer.

Directions

Entering Aldeburgh on the A1094, passing the church on the left hand side, proceed down the hill and turn right at the end of the road. Continue all the way along the high street towards the Yacht Club, where 278 High Street will be found on the left hand side. For those using the What3Words app: ///danger.restores.staked

The Accommodation

The House

Ground Floor

A door to the side of the house opens to the

Entrance Hall

Wall-mounted radiator, quarry tiled flooring and stairs that rise to first floor landing. Doors lead to ground floor bathroom and

Sitting/Dining Room 18'5 x 12'0 (5.61m x 3.66m)

Windows to front, wall-mounted radiator, exposed floorboards and open grated hearth. Airing cupboard with pre-lagged water cylinder. An opening leads through to the

Kitchen 12'0 x 8'0 (3.66m x 2.44m)

Window to rear and part glazed door to garden. A matching range of fitted wall and base units with rolltop work surface incorporating a stainless steel single-drainer sink unit with taps over and tiled splashback. Space for appliances. Extractor fan. Walk-in cupboard with wall-mounted gas-fired Vaillant boiler.

Ground Floor Bathroom

Window to rear with obscured glazing. Suite comprising low-level WC, bath in tiled surround and wall-hung basin with tiled-splashback. Wall-mounted radiator. Stairs in the entrance hall rise to the

First Floor

Landing

Window to rear, exposed floorboards, wall-mounted radiator and access to loft. A door leads to

Bedroom One 12'3 x 12'0 (3.73m x 3.66m)

A double bedroom with windows to front and wall-mounted radiator.

Bedroom Two 12'0 x 8'2 (3.66m x 2.49m)

A further double bedroom with window to rear and wall-mounted radiator.

Bedroom Three 12'0 x 5'11 (3.66m x 1.80m)

A good-sized single bedroom with window to side and wall-mounted radiator.

Outside

Parking is currently available on a first come first served basis for one vehicle on the verge/lay-by to the front of the property.  It should be noted that an exclusive space cannot be guaranteed.  Flagship has granted permission to create two further off-road parking spaces to the rear of the garden.

The entrance of the property is located to the side, with a gate and pathway leading from Brudenell Street to the door.  There is a small garden to the front that is fully enclosed by hedging.  A further gate provides access to the rear of the property where there is an area of concrete hardstanding that is enclosed by close boarded fencing.  Beyond this, and bisecting the courtyard from the rear garden, is a shared pathway which provides a right of way for the neighbouring properties (272, 274 and 276 High Street) to access the rear of their properties.

To the other side of this pathway is the rear garden, which is mainly laid to lawn.  This area is enclosed by close boarded fencing and hedging, with established shrubs and trees. 

Viewing 

Strictly by appointment with the agent.  Please follow current Covid-19 guidelines.

Services  

Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage connected. 

Council Tax  

Band C; £1,825.27 payable per annum 2023/2024.

Local Authority  

East Suffolk Council; East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT; [use Contact Agent Button].

EPC Rating 

D (full report available from the agent).

NOTES

1.    These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. Interested parties should rely on their own/their surveyors investigations as to the construction type of the property and its condition. No warranty can be given for any of the services or equipment at the property and no tests have been carried out to ensure that heating, electrical or plumbing systems and equipment are fully operational. Any distances, room aspects and measurements which are given are approximate only. Any plans are indicative only and may not be the same as the transfer plan/s.  No guarantee can be given that any planning permissions or listed building contents or building regulations have been applied for or approved. The agents have not been made aware of any covenants or restrictions that may impact the property, unless stated otherwise.

 2.    Under Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 we, as Estate Agents, are required to obtain identification from buyers in the form of the photo page of your passport or a photo driving licence. The document must be in date.  In addition, we need proof of address in the form of a utility bill with the name and address of the buyer. This must not be more than three months old. We are also under obligation to check where the purchase funds are coming from.

 3.    The vendor, Flagship Housing, requires *FOR SALE BY INFORMAL TENDER - 12 Noon Wednesday 31st May 2023*  A three-bedroom, end-of-terrace former local authority house in need of renovation & refurbishment, located close to the centre & sea front of the popular coastal town of Aldeburgh.offers to be accompanied by a Declaration Of Interest form, which can be obtained from the agent.  This needs to be printed and completed by hand, but can then be scanned/photographed and emailed to Clarke and Simpson.

 4.    The property will be marketed for a minimum period of 14 days before any offers will be considered or accepted by the vendor (this allows them to demonstrate that they have achieved best value).  All best and final offers are to be submitted to the agent by 12 noon on Wednesday 31st May 2023.

 5.    Ground maintenance payments may apply.  (N.B. We have been informed by the seller that no such maintenance payments are charged in this instance.)

 6.    In cases where applicants are purchasing the property with cash funds, the vendor requires exchange and completion to take place within 28 days of instructing legal representatives and reserves the right to abort the sale if this condition is not met.   

 7.    There is an engrossment fee of £120 payable by the purchaser upon completion. 

 8.     Flagship has informed the agent that there may be covenants upon the property.  Please speak to the agent for further information. 

 9.     Flagship has granted permission, including the relevant rights of way, for two further off-road parking spaces to be created to the rear of the garden.

 May 2023