Lilacs | High Street | | IP6 9PN Guide Price: £330,000

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Lilacs, High Street, Coddenham, , IP6 9PN

“Formerly two cottages now joined together to provide an extremely spacious home which could suit extended family living. However, would now benefit from some modernisation.”

Description Lilac Cottage is a characterful period property enjoying an elevated position within the popular village of Coddenham approximately seven miles north of .

The cottage offers delightful antiquity charm in abundance which has encapsulated with a wealth of exposed timbers and stunning inglenook fireplace, all helping to create a wonderful homely cottage ambience.

The property would now benefit from further modernisation and presents an excellent and seldom available opportunity to upgrade and finish to one’s own specification.

Having originally been two cottages, the accommodation offers lots of versatility. On the ground floor there is a kitchen/breakfast room, boot room, workshop/utility, cloakroom, living room which is divided into two sections, sitting room, inner-scullery and study which could provide a fifth bedroom if desired. Two flights of stairs lead to the first floor (the two cottages are still separate) where there are four bedrooms, small dressing room and two shower rooms.

Outside there is a double car parking bay adjacent to the High Street and shared steps with the neighbouring property up to the cottage. To the front is mainly laid to shingle with inset plants. The rear garden is generous in size, private in nature, mainly laid to lawn with wildlife areas, flower and shrub borders, vegetable garden and useful timber store.

About the Area Coddenham is approximately seven miles north of Ipswich and is a typical English village with church, village shop, recreation ground and leisure centre. It won village of the year in 2002 for its community spirit and there are some fantastic country walks within the village.

There is easy access to the A140 to Norwich and A14 to Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge to the west and to Ipswich, and London via the A12 to the south and east. You are just 15 minutes from the centre of Ipswich by road, which has a main line station to London Liverpool Street journey time of about 60 minutes.

There is a range of independent schools nearby and local primary schools include Stonham Aspal, Henley and Helmingham, whilst senior schools can be found at Debenham and Claydon. Further amenities can be found in the nearby towns of , , Debenham and Ipswich.

Directions From the Woodbridge direction follow the B1078 through into Coddenham and as you come into the village the property will be found on the right hand side a few yards before the former Dukes Head Public House.

The accommodation comprises:

Solid front door to:

Living Room Approx 17’ max x 13’3 (5.18m max x 4.04m) Currently divided into two sections via a central beamed studwork partition, decorative brick fireplace, exposed timbers, two windows to front elevation, tiled floor, built-in drinks cabinet, stairs to first floor, wall mounted lights and door to:

Kitchen/Breakfast Room Approx 16’ x 9’11 (4.88m x 3.02m) Part-Galleried Landing One Tiled work surface with inset bowl and a half stainless steel sink unit, Window to front elevation and door to: mixer tap over, pine fronted base cabinets, two sealed unit double glazed windows to rear elevation, window to side elevation, plumbing Bedroom Approx 13’2 x 10’ (4.01m x 3.05m) for automatic dishwasher, exposed timbers and built-in larder Window to front elevation, decorative fireplace and exposed timbers. cupboard. Dressing Room Approx 6’8 x 3’4 (2.03m x Boot Room Approx 6’8 x 4’7 (2.03m x 1.40m) Window to rear elevation. Quarry tiled floor, window to rear elevation, door to rear garden, coat hanging space, built-in shelving and archway to: Shower Room Shower cubicle, low level flushing w.c, wall mounted hand wash basin, Workshop Approx 9’6 x 8’6 (2.90m x 2.59m) extractor fan and wall mounted electric heater. Door to front elevation, window to rear elevation, plumbing for automatic washing machine, quarry tiled floor, vaulted ceiling, Second Landing workbench and door to: Stairs up from the living room, built-in book shelving, night storage heater and built-in airing cupboard. Cloakroom Pedestal hand wash basin, low level flushing w.c and wall mounted Bedroom Approx 10’2 x 9’6 (3.10m x 2.90m) Dimplex electric heater. Sealed unit double glazed double aspect windows to rear and side, electric wall mounted heater, built-in storage cupboard and shelving, Sitting Room Approx 13’6 x 11’9 increasing to 13’6 (4.11m x 3.58m wall mounted lights and exposed timbers. increasing to 4.11m) French window to rear elevation, exposed timbers, wall mounted Shower Room lights, night storage heater, brick inglenook fireplace with wooden Pedestal hand wash basin, low level flushing w.c, shower cubicle, bressemer over, brick hearth, large built-in storage cupboard to right frosted window to rear elevation and electric wall mounted towel hand side of fireplace, second staircase to first floor and built-in book ladder. shelving. Bedroom Approx 8’5 x 8’3 (2.57m x 2.51m) Second Front Entrance Window to front elevation.

Scullery Approx 10’3 x 5’ (3.12m x 1.52m) Bedroom Approx 10’11 x 8’7 (3.33m x 2.62m) Butler sink unit, work surface, cupboards under, under stair storage Double aspect windows to front and side, built-in wardrobe and high space, tiled floor and door to: vaulted ceiling.

Study/Bedroom Five Approx 9’7 x 7’4 (2.92m x 2.24m) Wall mounted shelves, night storage heaters, two windows to front elevation and door to outside.

Outside Shared steps with the neighbouring property lead up from the car parking bay to the front. The front garden is elevated from the road being mainly laid to pea shingle with specimen inset plants which include lavenders and grasses along with a path leading to the main front door.

There is a generous rear garden with an area laid to lawn, natural wildlife area, flower and shrub borders, meandering brick pathways, vegetable garden, timber shed/store, rose clad archway and is largely enclosed by panel fencing and hedging. From the top of the garden a pretty glimpse of the church tower can be appreciated.

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