House For Sale £510,000
Entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen and dining room. Three double bedrooms, single bedroom/study and bathroom. Double garage with utility/boot room to the rear. Driveway and landscaped gardens, backing onto open agricultural land.
Location
Bay Tree Cottage will be found along Chapel Road, a short distance to the east of the centre of the popular village of Otley. The village has an excellent community spirit and benefits from a shop/post office, primary school, medical centre, village hall, All Saints’ Church and popular public house, The White Hart. Otley is approximately 8 miles north of the county town of Ipswich and a similar distance from the historic market town of Woodbridge, on the banks of the River Deben. It is also ideally situated for access to all parts of the county. The A14 at Stowmarket is within 10 miles. The A12, which bypasses Woodbridge, provides access to Felixstowe and London. The Heritage Coast is approximately 20 miles. There are direct rail services to London’s Liverpool Street station from Ipswich and Stowmarket.
Directions
From the centre of the village, outside the village shop, proceed in an easterly direction along Chapel Road for approximately half a mile, where Bay Tree Cottage will be found on the right hand side.
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Description
Believed to date from the 1930s and built to accommodate the District Nurse, Bay Tree Cottage is a wonderfully spacious three double bedroom property with landscaped gardens that back onto open agricultural land at the rear. Over their 25 tenure, the vendors have undertaken various improvement works, including extending the property at the side and rear and building the generous double garage. Planning permission has also been granted to extend the property to the side, to create an en-suite serving the master bedroom. Bay Tree cottage also benefits from a large roof space above the extended area, which could accommodate first floor accommodation, subject to the necessary consents.
In all the current configuration extends to just over 1,500 sq ft, with a spacious entrance hall for receiving guests, sitting room with fireplace containing a multi-fuel burning stove and a open plan kitchen and dining room arrangement with French doors that open onto the garden at the rear. There are also three double bedrooms, a single bedroom/study and bathroom.
Outside there is a block paved parking area, which leads to the oversize double garage. To the rear of this is the boot/utility room. The rear garden has been landscaped and this backs onto open agricultural land. Facing in an easterly direction, this enjoys the sun for much of the day.
The Accommodation
A part glazed wooden front door opens into the
Entrance Hall
A spacious area for receiving guests and with window on the front elevation overlooking the garden and village street. Radiator and wide opening through to the
Inner Hall
Running the full length of the property and with access to roof space, door to shelved storage cupboard containing the water softener, door to Airing Cupboard, parquet flooring to part, radiators and doors off to
Sitting Room 14’2 x 14’0 (4.32m x 4.27m)
A delightful, twin-aspect reception room with large windows overlooking the front garden and driveway. The focal point of the room is the painted brick fireplace containing the multi-fuel burning stove set on a slate hearth. Radiators and TV point.
Kitchen 12’5 x 9’6 (3.78m x 2.90m)
The kitchen area enjoys a lovely outlook over the garden and towards the gently undulating countryside beyond. It is well fitted with a good range of cupboard and drawer units with wood effect work surface over incorporating a stainless steel sink with mixer tap and drainer. Recess for Rangemaster cooker with matching light and extractor hood over. Floor standing Trianco oil fired boiler and part glazed door providing access to the gardens. Recessed spotlighting. Recess and plumbing for dishwasher.
Dining Room 14’0 x 16’4 (4.27m x 4.98m)
With views across the garden, and with fully glazed French doors providing access. Radiators and TV point. Recessed spotlighting.
Returning to the Inner Hall further doors provide access to the
Bathroom
With suite comprising panelled bath with half height tiled surround, mixer tap and shower attachment, pedestal wash basin with tiled splashback and WC. Radiator, wall mounted electric convector heater and heated towel rail.
Bedroom One 13’8 x 10’3 (4.17m x 3.12m)
A good sized double bedroom with a window on the front elevation providing plenty of light and views of the front garden. Range of built in wardrobe cupboards, radiator and TV point.
Bedroom Two 13’8 x 10’0 (4.17m x 3.05m)
Another good sized double bedroom with large window on the rear elevation overlooking the garden. Wooden boarded floor, radiator and TV point.
Bedroom Three 12’0 x 10’0 (3.66m x 3.05m)
Another light, double bedroom that also enjoys views of the rear garden. Radiator.
Bedroom Four/Study 9’4 x 6’7 (2.84m x 2.01m)
With window on the gable elevation providing a good degree of light. Wooden boarded floors, radiator and telephone point.
Outside
Bay Tree Cottage is set back from the village street and approached via a block paved driveway that is sufficiently large enough for four vehicles. There is an area of garden to the front of Bay Tree Cottage and this is laid to grass for ease of maintenance. Part of the garden has been laid to gravel and paving slabs, and is currently used to store a caravan. Adjoining the driveway is the Double Garage approximately 21’7 x 20’8 with a pair of remote operated up-and-over doors, power and light connected and personnel door to the rear. Part of the roof space has also been boarded, and provides useful storage. Adjoining the rear of the garage is the Utility/Boot Room, approx. 13’ 5 x 7’0 and with a range of fitted cupboards and workbench, together with a butler sink with cold water supply. Plumbing and waste for washing machine.
The rear garden is a delightful area, and facing in a south-easterly direction, enjoys the sun for much of the day. There is a patio area immediately adjoining the rear of Bay Tree Cottage, and this can be accessed from the dining room, and there is also a paved area linking the back door, garage and utility room. This continues to the rear of the utility room, where there is a dog run, and a useful timber framed storage shed, and the oil storage tank. The rear garden comprises a central area that is laid to lawn, but incorporating an ornamental pond together with a variety of borders containing a number of established specimen flowers, shrubs and trees. The rear boundary comprises a box hedge, and beyond this is open agricultural land.
Viewing Strictly by appointment with the agent.
Services Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired boiler serving the central heating and hot water systems.
EPC Rating = D
Council Tax Band D; £1,880.03 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
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June 2023
