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To Find out More Or Arrange a Viewing Please Contact 01449 722003 Or Visit Foxes Cottage | Valley Road | Battisford | Suffolk | IP14 2HW Guide Price £425,000 Specialist marketing for | Barns | Cottages | Period Properties | Executive Homes | Town Houses | Village Homes To find out more or arrange a viewing please contact 01449 722003 or visit www.townandvillageproperties.co.uk Foxes Cottage, Valley Road, Battisford, Stowmarket, Suffolk. A modernised & extended cottage offering much charm set in grounds of approximately third of an acre (sts) and benefitting from secure gated parking, garaging, cart lodge and further outbuildings. Description Located on the edge of the popular village of Battisford, Foxes Cottage is a well-presented detached three bedroom character cottage that has been extended and much improved by the currently owners to now provide a beautiful family home which has more to offer than initially meets the eye. The property benefits from oil fired central heating, private drainage, private gated parking, three bay garaging, open three-bay car port and further outbuildings. Being centrally positioned in its ground of approximately a third of an acre subject to survey, Foxes Cottage also enjoys a lovely rural location which is private in nature, surrounded to the rear by large hedging and some mature trees. A creative floating pool has been designed with a dismantlable wooden frame to provide a peaceful area to relax and unwind. Part of one of the outbuilding has been reconfigured to be used as a useful changing area. The accommodation comprises: entrance hall, bathroom, kitchen and sitting room. There is also a vaulted sunroom/conservatory to the rear which connects the entrance hall to the living room creating a lovely flow across the downstairs accommodation. This also offers a large space to host and entertain. The first-floor accommodation can be accessed by either of the two staircases and includes a landing area, shower room and three bedrooms. Outside, the gardens wrap around the property and are mainly laid to lawn and enclosed by hedging to the side and rear. A gated drive grants access to a stone driveway and the various outbuilding. There is a lovely natural pond to the rear of the garden and well as some mature trees within the grounds. About The Area Battisford is located approximately four miles from both Stowmarket and Needham Market, both of which offer a wide range of facilities including shops, schooling, health centres, places of worship and public libraries. At Stowmarket there is the Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre and a main line rail link to London’s Liverpool Street. The A14 trunk road offers access in an easterly direction to the A12, Ipswich and Felixstowe and in a westerly direction to Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and onto the Midlands. Directions From the Needham Market office take the right hand turn onto the Barking Road, turn right into Hascot Hill. Follow the road into Battisford, turn left into Valley Road and the Family Bathroom cottage will be found on the left-hand side behind a post LED downlighters, obscure glazed window to front aspect, and rail fence with ‘Foxes Cottage’ sign visible from the sink unit with mixer tap, storage cupboard below, low level road. WC, bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, part-tiled walls, tile flooring and radiator. The accommodation more detail comprises of: Sunroom/Conservatory Approx 30’9 x 12’10 (9.38m x Solid wood front door to: 3.91m) A spacious, vaulted, triple aspect and double-glazed Entrance Hall entertainments room at the heart of the home with doors Windows to front aspects, exposed timbers, under stairs connecting the entrance hall, living room, and the garden. cupboard, wall mounted lighting, built in shelving, additional French doors open to the rear aspect as well as passenger cupboard space and stairs to first floor. door to the patio area. This is a multi-purpose room with further features to include two ceiling fans with inset Kitchen Approx 10’ x 8’5 (3.04m x 2.58m) lighting, some glazed ceiling panels and radiator. LED Ceiling downlighting, windows to front and side elevations, eye level units, wooden countertop with inset First Floor Landing bowl and a half ceramic sink with drainer, mixer tap over, Window to front aspect, exposed timbers, wall lighting and breakfast bar seating area, cupboards and ‘easy close’ radiator. Doors to: ‘drawers, water softener, electric oven with four-ring electric hob, part tile walling, space for fridge, space and Bedroom Approx 14’ x 10’ (4.27m x 3.04m) plumbing for washing machine, space for tumble dryer, Dual aspect windows to front and side, radiator, central radiator and tiled flooring. ceiling light and access to loft. Sitting Room Approx 21’3 x 14’6 (6.47m x 4.42m) Shower Room A charming room with dual aspect windows to the front Window to rear aspect, tiled cubical with large showerhead and side, door to the sun room, a wealth of exposed and secondary shower attachment, low-level flushing suite, timbers, multi-fuel burner inset to focal brick fireplace, wall pedestal wash hand basin and towel rail. mounted lights, window seat, two radiators, under stairs cupboard and stairs to first floor. Bedroom Two Approx 13’9 x 10’11 (4.20m x 3.32m) (Note – Sloping Ceiling) Exposed timbers, dual aspect windows to front and rear, central ceiling light, radiator. Wooden door to: Bedroom Three Approx 13’7 x 9’7 (4.14m x 2.91m) (Note – Sloping Ceiling) Exposed timbers, dual aspect windows to front and side, central light, radiator, access to loft, stairs to ground floor. Outside Electric gates grant access to a stone driveway with parking for multiple vehicles. A courtyard setup with multiple outbuildings is of huge appeal and includes a three-garage unit, an oak frame three-bay cart lodge and a further a separate outbuilding which has a concrete base and offers further storage. All outbuildings looked to be supplied with power and light. Beyond this, a brick laid path takes you into the rear gardens which are mainly laid to lawn, secluded in nature and enclosed by mature hedging. The owners have creating a useful patio entertainments area as well as been creative in utilising a floating pool with wooden frame surround. There are two outside taps, wood store, natural pond and a small variety of fruit trees. Town & Village Properties (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property for whom they act, give notice that (I) these particulars are a general outline only for the guidance of prospective purchasers or tenants, and do not constitute the whole or any part of an offer or contract (II) Town & Village Properties cannot guarantee the accuracy of any description, dimensions, references to conditions, necessary permissions for use and occupancy and other details contained herein and prospective purchasers or tenants must not rely on them as statements of fact or representations and must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy, (III) No employee of Town & Village Properties (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty or enter into any contract whatever in relation to the property, (IV) Town & Village Properties (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) will not be liable in negligence or otherwise, for any loss arising from the use of these particulars and Town & Village Properties (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor, (V) Photographs will only show certain parts of the property and assumptions should not be made in respect of those parts of the property that have not been photographed. (Items or contents shown in the photographs are not included as part of the sale unless specified otherwise. It should not be assumed the property will remain as shown in the photograph. Photographs are taken using a wide-angle Town and Village Properties lens. Grove House, 87 High Street Needham Market Suffolk IP6 8DQ Email: [email protected] Needham Market Ipswich Stowmarket Debenham London and surrounding villages and surrounding villages and surrounding villages and surroundingXXXX villages Printed by RavensworthShowroom Digital 0870 112 5306 01449 722003 01473 214420 01449 722003 01728 469308 020 7409 8403 .
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