WHITE HOUSE FARM, WEST SOMERTON GUIDE PRICE £675,000 Property and Business Consultants | brown-co.com

WHITE HOUSE FARM THE STREET, WEST SOMERTON NR29 4EA A five bedroom detached farmhouse with a separate detached single storey workshop. Located on a ‘no through road’ in a lovely position with a south facing garden and within easy reach of Winterton Beach and Horsey Mere.

DESCRIPTION White House Farm is a beautifully positioned property in a small quiet hamlet. It offers well-presented family accommodation with plenty of character, including four reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room with an Aga (plus separate free standing cooker), five bedrooms (four double and one single which is currently used as a study), two shower rooms and a family bathroom with separate shower. The property has the benefit of oil fired central heating and double glazed windows. In addition there is a detached single storey workshop/studio which has potential for alternative uses such as annexe or holiday letting, subject to the necessary planning consent, and a charming thatched open barn used as a car and boat store.

LOCATION The property is located on The Street which is a quiet no through road between Somerton and Winterton-on-Sea where amenities include a Post Office/Newsagent, a General store, a popular Fish & Chip shop and a Holiday Centre with a restaurant/bar which is open to holiday makers & locals. There is also a Beach Café and pub, both dog friendly. In nearby there are several pubs, an excellent butcher’s shop and two co-op stores, one also housing the Post Office. Martham is an active community with two schools, a library and a health centre with pharmacy on site. The property benefits from easy access to both the sea and . Somerton Holmes beach, half way between Horsey and Winterton, is a pleasant thirty minute walk from the house along a public footpath. A second footpath leads from near the property in the direction of Somerton Staithe, the river and .

ACCOMMODATION

On the Ground Floor:-

SITTING ROOM Wood effect laminate floor. Chimney breast recess with exposed brickwork, pine wood fire surround and a wood burner on a pamment tile hearth. Two radiators. High ceiling with exposed beams. Stairs to half landing and first floor. Double glazed doors to garden room.

GARDEN ROOM Radiator. Two Velux skylight windows. Double glazed windows and doors to the south facing garden.

SNUG Stripped pine four panel door. Radiator. Exposed brick chimney breast with recess and a wood burner on a pamment tile hearth. Television point. High ceiling with exposed beams. Single glazed window through to garden room. Double glazed window to side aspect.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM Worktops with cupboards and drawers below and a single drainer sink with mixer tap. Tiled splashback. Matching wall cupboards with downlighter spotlights below. Utility space below worktop with plumbing for dishwasher and a further space for refrigerator. Quarry tile floor. Exposed brick chimney breast recess with an oil fired Aga. Electric cooker point. Exposed ceiling beams. Inset ceiling spotlights. Stable type door with double glazed top panel to the garden.

DINING ROOM Radiator. Exposed ceiling beams. Double glazed windows with colonial style shutters. HALLWAY Entrance door with double glazed panel. Brick floor.

CLOAKROOM White WC with concealed cistern. Suspended hand wash basin with tiled splashback.

PANTRY Double power point. Light. Slate shelving.

UTILITY ROOM Worktops with cupboards below and a butler sink. Matching wall cupboards. Utility spaces below worktop with plumbing for a further dishwasher and washing machine. Space for freezer. Free-standing oil fire boiler.

On the First Floor:-

HALF LANDING Radiator. Stairs to the main landing.

SHOWER ROOM Tiled shower cubicle with an electric shower unit and screen door. Wash basin with tiled splashback and a light and shaver point above. WC. Radiator. Built-in airing cupboard with slatted shelves and hot water cylinder with immersion heater.

MAIN LANDING Two radiators. Loft access hatch.

BEDROOM 1 Radiator. Built-in double wardrobe with cupboard above. Period fireplace. BEDROOM 2 Radiator. Built-in double wardrobe with cupboard above.

BEDROOM 3 Radiator. Exposed brick chimney breast with fire grate. Built-in wardrobe with cupboard above.

BEDROOM 4 Radiator.

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM Tiled corner shower cubicle with a mixer shower. White pedestal wash basin and WC. Part tiled walls. Tiled floor. Electric towel radiator. Extractor.

BEDROOM 5 Radiator.

FAMILY BATHROOM White suite comprising panelled bath with tiled surround, wash basin with tiled splashback and cupboard below, WC. Shower cubicle with an electric shower unit. Shaver point. Radiator. OUTSIDE A metal gate opens to a wide shingled driveway with parking space for several vehicles. There is also a detached thatched open cart lodge garage,7.62m x 5.61m deep (25’ x 18’5”) with an adjoining garden store 5.61m x 2.43m (18’5” x 8’) with double doors. There is a lawned garden and established shrub beds on either side of the driveway. A shingle pathway leads round to the side of the house where there is a long detached single storey building divided into three areas measuring 2.66m x 2.92m (9’9” x 9’7” plus 3.65m x 1.54m (12’ x 5’1”); 4.03m x 3.07m (13’3” x 10’1”) and; 4.11m x 3.07m (13’6” x 10’1”). These three areas all have lighting, power and double glazed windows. There is also a water supply. This building could be suitable for a number of purposes, subject to any necessary consent. Adjoining the end of this single storey building is a further storage building measuring 4.59m x 3.32m (15’1” x 10’11”) with light. To the front of this single storey building is an area of garden.

The rear garden is laid to lawn and bordered by brick and flint walls on either side with a wide variety of trees and an abundance of flowers and shrubs. DIRECTIONS Leave eastbound on the A47 towards . Remain on the A47 dual carriageway on the south side of Acle which leads round to the east to a roundabout and then take the second exit onto the A1064. Remain on this road and take the next turning on the left onto the B1152. Follow the road through Clippesby towards and turn right at the first signpost for Martham. At the T-junction on the A149 turn right and then immediately left towards Martham. Follow this road through the village, passing Flegg High School towards West Somerton. Turn right just past The Lion public house and follow this road for around a quarter of a mile, turning left into The Street where the property will be found on the left hand side. Property and Business Consultants | brown-co.com PropertyProperty and and Business Consultants Consultants | brown-co.com | brown-co.com

AGENT’S NOTES: (1) The photographs shown in this brochure have been taken with a camera using a wide angle lens and therefore interested parties are advised to check the room measurements prior to arranging a viewing. (2) Intending buyers will be asked to produce original Identity Documentation and Proof of Address before solicitors are instructed.

Viewing strictly by prior appointment through the selling agents’ Norwich Office. Tel: 01603 629871

These particulars were prepared in March 2019. Ref. NRS6536

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