House For Sale £525,000
Entrance hall, 17’ sitting room, dining room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, garden room, utility room and cloakroom. Master bedroom with en-suite shower room, three further bedrooms and family bathroom. Generous driveway, double garage and workshop. Well maintained gardens to the front and rear.
Location
Tanglewood is located centrally within the charming rural village of Cratfield. Within 3 miles is the village of Laxfield. Here there are two public houses, a Co-op store, hardware store and a primary school. Halesworth is approximately 7 miles away and provides many independent shops, public houses, restaurants, doctors, vets and a supermarket. It has a thriving centre of arts for the community called The New Cut, which is used as a theatre and cinema, as well as for exhibitions and workshops. Halesworth offers railway links to London’s Liverpool Street. Diss is 16 miles away from the property and offers direct railway links to Norwich and London, as well as having Tesco, Morrison and Aldi supermarkets. The historic town of Framlingham, which has excellent state and public schools, is 10 miles. The unspoilt heritage coastline of Suffolk, with the lovely beaches of Southwold and Walberswick, is a 20 minute drive away.
Description
Built during the late 1990s for the current vendor by his family firm, Tanglewood is a well presented four bedroom house that occupies a prominent position in the centre of the charming rural village of Cratfield. Designed and built in the traditional Suffolk vernacular, with soft red facing bricks and a mixture of wooden sash and casement windows all under a plain tile roof, Tanglewood offers light and spacious accommodation throughout extending to approximately 1,775 square feet in all.
On the ground floor there is the generous entrance hall, 17’ sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, garden room, study, utility room and cloakroom. On the first floor there is a galleried style landing, master bedroom with en-suite shower room, three further bedrooms and a bathroom. During the vendor’s tenure, Tanglewood has been maintained to a high standard and in the last year, both the bathroom and en-suite have been updated and replaced.
Outside there is a very generous shingle driveway for the parking and turning of vehicles, together with a double garage with boarded ceiling providing additional storage. In addition, to the rear is a wonderful workshop building which could also be utilised as a games/play room, hobby room or work from home facility, subject to the necessary consents. There are also two further storage sheds, and a greenhouse. The front and rear gardens are well maintained, and with the rear garden overlooking the adjoining pastureland and agricultural land beyond.
The Accommodation
The House
Ground Floor
A part glazed wooden front door opens into the
Entrance Hall
A spacious area for receiving guests and with staircase rising to the First Floor. Useful understairs storage cupboard, wall light points, radiator, telephone point and doors off to
Sitting Room 17’2 x 13’8 (5.23m x 4.17m)
A light, triple aspect room with large window overlooking the front garden and French doors providing access to the rear gardens and driveway. The focal point of the room is the Victorian iron hob fireplace with flanking tiled insets and carved wooden surround set on a tiled hearth. Radiators, wall light points and TV point.
Dining Room 9’8 x 9’ (2.95m x 2.74m)
With large sash window on the side elevation providing plenty of light. Radiator.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 13’4 x 11’ (4.06m x 3.35m)
With window on the rear elevation overlooking the garden and studio building. Extremely well fitted with good range of cupboard and drawer units with granite effect worksurface over incorporating a stainless steel sink with mixer tap and drainer. Four ring Halogen hob with light and extractor hood over. High level double oven and grill. Integral appliances including an undercounter fridge and Smeg dishwasher. Recessed spotlighting, radiator, tile effect flooring and internal glazed French doors opening into the
Garden Room 12’ x 10’ (3.66m x 3.05m)
A wonderful additional reception room that links exceptionally well with the Kitchen/breakfast room. Fully glazed French doors providing plenty of light and access to the garden, together with a large window on the side elevation providing extra light. Wood effect flooring, radiator, TV point and wall light points.
Returning to the Kitchen/Breakfast Room a door provides access to the
Utility Room 13’4 x 5’ (4.06m x 1.52m)
With part glazed door providing access to the patio and garden. Further range of cupboard and shelved units with part granite effect and part wood effect worksurface over incorporating a stainless steel sink with drainer. Undercounter recess and plumbing connections for a washing machine and tumble dryer. Water softener. Built-in cloak cupboard. Floor standing Thermecon oil fired boiler. Tile effect flooring, radiator and extractor fan.
Study 9’ x 7’ (2.74m x 2.13m)
With large sash window on the front elevation overlooking the driveway and garden. Telephone point and radiator.
Cloakroom
With WC, corner hand basin with storage cupboard under and tiled splashback. Radiator, wood effect tile flooring and extractor fan.
Stairs from the Entrance Hall rise to the
First Floor
Landing
Galleried in style and with window on the side elevation providing a good degree of light. Door to large Airing Cupboard, radiator, access to roof space and doors off to
Bedroom One 17’3 x 13’8 (5.26m x 4.17m)
A generous double bedroom with sash window on the front elevation overlooking the garden and driveway together with casement window to the rear providing wonderful views across the gently undulating countryside beyond. TV and telephone point, radiator and door to
En-suite Shower Room
With fully tiled shower enclosure housing the Mira power shower, WC and mounted wash basin with storage cupboards under. Heated towel rail and extractor fan. Casement window overlooking the rear garden.
Bedroom Two 17’3 x9’ (5.26m x 2.74m)
A twin aspect double bedroom with sash window providing views to the front and casement window providing views to the rear. Radiators and TV point.
Bedroom Three 10’ x 8’5 (3.05m x 2.57m)
Side hung casement window overlooking the rear garden and paddock beyond. Radiator and TV point.
Bedroom Four 10’ x 8’ (3.05m x 2.44m)
Currently used as a craft room, and with side hung casement window providing good views to the rear. Radiator and TV point.
Bathroom
Refitted in recent years and with suite comprising panelled bath in tiled surround with Triton mixer shower over, WC and mounted wash basin with storage cupboard under and LED mirror over, with shaver socket, heated towel rail and extractor fan.
Outside
Tanglewood stands wonderfully well in the centre of the village, and is approached via side hung picket style gates that open onto a large shingled driveway for the parking and turning of vehicles. Beside the driveway is the front garden and this is mainly laid to grass for ease of maintenance, but incorporating a small patio area to one corner and enclosed within a mature 6’ hedge that provides a good degree of privacy. The garden continues alongside the property to the rear, with a 6’ close boarded fence separating the property from the adjoining footpath. Standing beside Tanglewood is the Double Garage, approximately 18’10 x 17’9, with manually operated up and over doors, power and light connected and personnel door to the side. The garage loft has been boarded and provides useful ancillary storage.
The rear garden can be accessed from either side of the property and comprises a central area that is predominantly laid to grass, but with a good size patio area adjoining the rear of the property that can be accessed from the Sitting Room and Utility Room. To the rear of the garden is the Workshop, 25’5 x 10’9 (7.76m x 3.29m) maximum. An incredibly useful building, that currently serves as the vendor’s workshop, but offers tremendous potential as a games/playroom/hobby room or work from home facility, subject to the necessary consents. The building benefits from windows on the front elevation overlooking gardens and side hung doors on the gable elevation. Power and light connected. To the front of the Workshop is a covered seating area, of timber frame construction and paved flooring enclosed within a brick border. This offers a wonderful area for sitting out, under cover, and enjoying the garden. The garden also benefits from a greenhouse and useful timber framed storage shed. There is also a second lean-to storage shed at the rear of the workshop. Double gates form part of the rear boundary, but prospective purchasers should note that there is no formal right of way. The vendor intends to leave the gates in situ, but secured, so that the view to the rear can still be enjoyed.
Viewing Strictly by appointment with the agent.
Services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired boiler serving the central heating and hot water system.
EPC Rating = D
Council Tax Band E; £2,309.44 payable per annum 2022/2023
Local Authority East Suffolk Council; East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT; [use Contact Agent Button]
NOTES
1. Every care has been taken with the preparation of these particulars, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If there is any point, which is of particular importance to you, please obtain professional confirmation. Alternatively, we will be pleased to check the information for you. These Particulars do not constitute a contract or part of a contract. All measurements quoted are approximate. The Fixtures, Fittings & Appliances have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Photographs are reproduced for general information and it cannot be inferred that any item shown is included. No guarantee can be given that any planning permission or listed building consent 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. Any site plans used in the particulars are indicative only and buyers should rely on the Land Registry/transfer plan.
2. The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 require all Estate Agents to obtain sellers’ and buyers’ identity.
3. Forming part of the Title to the property, and running along the eastern boundary is a footpath. This is maintained by Suffolk County Council, and separated from the private part of the garden by a 6’ close boarded fence.
November 2022
