House For Sale £465,000
Entrance porch, family living room/dining room, principal kitchen, ground floor bathroom, snug and secondary kitchen. Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, two further double bedrooms and further occasional bedroom four/study. Landscaped enclosed garden to rear and landscaped front garden. Range of outbuildings and large attached studio (formerly garage). Off-road parking for several vehicles.
Location
Witsend is situated on the outskirts of Framlingham but still within walking distance of the town centre. Framlingham is best known locally for its fine medieval castle and good choice of schooling in both the state and private sectors. The property is within easy walking distance of the doctor’s surgery, Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham College and Sir Robert Hitcham’s Primary School. The town also benefits from an excellent variety of shops including a Co-operative supermarket, public houses and restaurants. The popular coastal town of Aldeburgh and the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, home to the Aldeburgh Festival, are within easy reach, some eleven miles to the east. The A12, which lies just seven miles to the south, provides a direct link to Woodbridge, the county town of Ipswich, and beyond to London, Cambridge and the Midlands (via the A14). Direct and branch line rail services run to London’s Liverpool Street Station, via Ipswich from Campsea Ash, which is situated just beyond Wickham Market.
Directions
On leaving the agent’s office in Framlingham, bear left into Station Road at Well Close Square and turn left into Fore Street, taking the first right into Fairfield Road. Continue to the end of Fairfield Road, and Wits End can be found as the last property on the right-hand side. For those using the What3Words app: ///oils.ranted.nags
Description
Witsend is a charming, three/four bedroom semi-detached period cottage, which has undergone complete renovation and refurbishment during the current vendor’s tenure. Approximately a century ago, the property was sold as three cottages - numbers 34, 36 and 38 - before being converted to one dwelling. It now provides very comfortable and spacious accommodation. Witsend retains the ability to be subdivided to provide a rental income.
The property offers the perfect environment for people wishing to work from home, with three reception rooms downstairs, two kitchens and a family bathroom; and on the first floor a master bedroom with en-suite Jack and Jill bathroom, two further bedrooms and an occasional fourth bedroom/office. There is underfloor heating throughout the ground floor. The large attached studio was originally an additional cottage (No. 38), converted first into a garage and returned to residential use by the vendor. It has the potential for further development. Outside, there are enclosed well cared for gardens, a hot tub and a range of outbuildings. The garden is very private and partly laid to lawn with landscaped and raised beds with herbs, specialist trees, espalier fruit trees and ornamental shrubs. The outbuildings provide additional space for utilities, sauna, gym and appropriate storage for artwork. The property benefits from easterly rural views to the front.
The Accommodation
The House
Ground Floor
A front door opens to the
Entrance Porch
Slate tiled flooring, solarium in style, wall-mounted lighting and glazed door into the
Living/Dining Room 24’11 x 12’6 (7.60m x 3.82m)
South-east facing windows, exposed ceiling and wall timbers, central white ash staircase rising to the first floor landing, seating area with wood burning stove on a tiled hearth with oak bressumer over, marble and slate floors, dining area and step up to the
Main Kitchen 10’3 x 9’10 (3.11m x 2.74m)
North-west facing with skylight to rear and French doors to garden. Beautifully restored full height original timber exposed timber frame and brick wall separating the kitchen from the dining area. Matching range of fitted wall and base units with oak worktop incorporating a one and a half bowl single drainer sink unit with slate splashback. Four-ring induction hob with tiled splashback and stainless steel extractor hood over with high-level double oven to side. Fridge and dishwasher (included). A door opens into the
Bathroom
North-west facing window with plantation shutter and skylight. Corner quadrant steam shower cubicle with mains-fed shower over and sliding doors, freestanding bath with ornate mixer tap over and hand-held shower attachment, close-coupled WC, pedestal hand wash basin with mixer tap over and backlit mirrored cupboard above, heated chrome towel radiator and marble tiled flooring.
Snug 12’3 x 11’11 (3.72m x 3.63m)
South-west. Slate and marble tiled flooring. Wood burning stove recessed into redbrick inglenook fireplace with oak bressummer over. Exposed beams and studwork. Redbrick feature walls. A small step leads up into the
Secondary Kitchen/Utility Room 13’11 x 13’2 (4.23m x 4.00m)
Windows to side and French doors to side and rear. Slate tiled flooring. Matching range of base units with oak worktop incorporating a Butler sink with mixer tap over. Space for fridge and breakfast bar. Shelving above. A further white ash staircase rises to the
First Floor
Occasional Bedroom Four/Study 13’2 x 8’9 (4.00m x 2.67m)
Window to rear and Velux to side. Internal stained glass window, exposed floorboards and door into
En-suite Bathroom
Velux window. Jacuzzi bath with mains-fed waterfall tap a hand-held shower attachment, pedestal hand wash basin with mixer tap over, exposed floorboards and radiator.
Separate WC
Close coupled WC and shelving.
A step leads down into
Bedroom One 12’9 x 11’9 (3.88m x 3.59m)
South-east facing window to front with plantation shutters. Vaulted ceilings with Murano glass chandelier, exposed wall timbersand internal mullion windows. Built-in double wardrobe, walk-through wardrobe, feature redbrick chimney breast with shelving, radiator and original exposed floorboards. A door leads into
Bedroom Two 12’9 x 12’7 (3.88m x 3.83m)
South-east facing window to front with plantation shutters and Velux to rear. Internal glazed window to landing and staircase leading down into the family room. Exposed ceiling and wall timbers. Exposed floorboards. Storage recess to side of redbrick chimney. Pedestal hand wash basin with mixer tap over and separate cloakroom with close coupled WC.
Bedroom Three 12’8 x 9’ (3.86m x 2.74m)
Window to front with plantation shutters and Velux to rear. Range of fitted wardrobes with hanging rail and shelving.
Outside
The property is approached from the highway via a gravelled drive that provides off-road parking for several vehicles. A paved pathway with raised beds leads across a screened area to the front porch. There is a large attached studio which could be further developed or returned to use as a garage. This is currently a professional artist studio with double French doors and a personnel door to the garden.
The garden lies to the side of the property and is enclosed by close boarded fencing, giving a great deal of privacy. This is a landscaped area with raised beds and a pathway that leads to the greenhouse. There is a range of established specimen trees, fruit trees and shrubs, which lead to an area of lawn where there is a timber summerhouse. The fence is lined with fan-trained apple and pear trees. Outside tap.
A decked covered terrace abuts the side of the dwelling, and there is a further covered paved terrace immediately to the rear of the property. The timber pantiled outbuilding with triple-aspect windows is currently used as a gym and storage for art work. The shared brick and pantile outbuilding has a slate and marble floor with sauna. There is further storage, a washing machine area and an outside privy in original condition with window to side and low-level WC. From here, there is gated access to an additional courtyard with further outbuilding space currently used for washing machine and further storage.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with the agent.
Services
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage system. Oil-fired central heating with radiators on the first floor and underfloor heating on the ground floor.
EPC Rating
E (full report available from the agent).
Council Tax
Band B; £1,530.77 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. 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. Some of the photographs included within these particulars were taken in 2020.
February 2023
