MOAT FARMHOUSE | DALLINGHOO ROAD | | WOODBRIDGE IP13 6BD GUIDE PRICE £875,000

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Woodbridge Moat Farmhouse, Dallinghoo Road, Bredfield,

Woodbridge, IP13 6BD This stunning, timber framed Grade II Listed farmhouse offers five bedrooms sitting within grounds extending to about 1 ¼ acres (sts). This family home

benefits from a 2 bed annexe and further useful outbuildings.

About the Property Moat Farmhouse is a beautifully presented C16 (with later additions) Grade II Listed 5 bedroom detached timber framed property with colourwash walls under a plain tile roof set within grounds extending to about 1 ¼ acres (sts) with an annexe and range of useful outbuildings. Arranged over three floors the accommodation comprises, entrance porch, inner lobby with exposed wattle and daub panel, hallway, dual aspect dining room with glazed studwork, feature red brick fireplace with exposed wattle and daub panel and passageway to the side of the chimney breast leading to the adjacent triple aspect sitting room featuring an inglenook fireplace with wood bin, mullion windows and a glazed door opening to the garden. The primary rooms offer a host of beams and period side and rear of the property, a pond and and it was the centre for boat building, features. Proceeding along the hall, a a variety of established trees, plants and rope making and sail making in the staircase rises to the first floor and oak bushes within the gardens. Outbuildings Middle Ages and is still renowned for its doors open to the cloakroom, a snug include a studio/workshop with open sailing facilities around the town there benefitting from a wood burning stove fronted store and a double bay cart lodge are various buildings from the Tudor, set within the fireplace and the triple at the end of the annex building with Georgian, Regency and Victorian eras. aspect kitchen/breakfast room that ample off road parking on the pea shingle Nearby schools include the highly features an oil fired AGA. There are driveway. Viewing is essential to regarded Abbey (Preparatory School) & three double bedrooms, a walk through appreciate the quality of the timber Woodbridge School (Senior School), study and two bathrooms on the first framework and presentation of this much Melton Primary School and Farlingaye floor. The front bedroom offers enviable loved family home that is situated within High School. The County Town of field views, built in cupboards, a shower a village on the outskirts of Woodbridge is 10 miles south-west of Woodbridge and a wash hand basin. The rear in Suffolk. and benefits from a railway station bedroom offers favourable views across located on the Great Eastern Main Line the rear garden and the dual aspect About the Area approximately seventy miles east of summer bedroom has a passageway Bredfield is a small village and civil parish London Liverpool Street Station and a leading past the chimney breast to the surrounded by farmland situated journey time of approximately one hour adjacent Jack and Jill bathroom. A further approximately 2 miles North of and ten minutes. staircase leads to the two second floor Woodbridge and 12 miles East of the attic bedrooms that offer exposed county town of Suffolk, Ipswich. St. Directions timbers, brick work and gable windows. A Andrews Church stands at the heart of From the Fine & Country office, head door leads from the kitchen/breakfast the village and is believed to date back to Northwest on Church Street, taking a room to the annex style accommodation the 14th Century. Bredfield boasts slight left onto Seckford Street. Take the that has previously been used for bed significant community spirit, an excellent second right onto Market Hill, turning left and breakfast. The accommodation Village Hall, several small businesses and onto Theatre Street. Continue on the comprises, boot room, breakfast room, community shop. B1079, then turn left onto kitchen/laundry room, bathroom, and Woodbridge is a well served market town Road. At the roundabout take the third two bedrooms/offices. Outside the that is steeped in history with a fine exit onto the A12. From the A12, take the property is set back from the road by the selection of shops and restaurants; it has left turn to Bredfield, then take the right front garden that is mainly laid to lawn two theatres, a swimming pool, doctors, turn at the Pump, through the village and extending to the side and rear of the dentists and railway station on the on to Dallinghoo. As you are leaving the property. There is a shingle terrace Ipswich- East Suffolk Line. village of Bredfield, the property will be retained by a dwarf red brick wall to the Woodbridge lies along the River Deben found on the left hand side.

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The downstairs accommodation offers an impressive drawing room with a feature inglenook fireplace. The separate dining room enjoys glazed stud work providing natural light to the hallway.

Accommodation with approximate room sizes: Drawing Room – 23’7 x 17’2 measured to the fireplace Triple aspect room with windows to both sides and the Open fronted porch with pitch tile roof and part glazed rear, glazed door opening to the side garden, a host of oak door opening to exposed timbers to the walls and ceiling, wall mounted lights, feature inglenook fireplace with enclosed Inner Lobby passageway to the side of the chimney, brick wood bin, Wall mounted light, a sample area of exposed wattle and mullion windows to the side aspect, under stairs dorb preserved by a glass panel, brick floor and door cupboard, five radiators and carpet laid to floor. The door opening to the ‘L’ shaped hallway. within this room is from Melton Jail.

Hallway Dining Room – 18’ x 13’8 Exposed timbers to walls and ceiling, wall mounted lights, Dual aspect room with windows to the front and side glazed stud work providing borrowed light from the dining offering field and garden views, carved and chamfered room, carpeted staircase leading to the first floor, oak beams to the ceiling, exposed timbers to walls, glazed doors with Suffolk style latches and carpet laid to floor. stud work providing natural light to the hallway, feature curved back red brick fireplace with brick hearth, enclosed Cloakroom – 5’1 x 4’1 passageway to the side of the chimney leading to the Bayonet light, window to rear aspect, vanity unit with drawing room, wall mounted lights, radiator with inset wash hand basin, tiled splash back and cupboard thermostatic radiator valve and carpet laid to floor. beneath, close coupled WC, radiator and tiled floor. 4

Snug – 14’1 x 12’ measured to the fireplace Exposed timbers to ceiling, pendant light, window to front aspect, curved back brick fireplace with carved beam and inset wood burning stove set on a brick hearth, recess to the side of the fireplace, curved inner wall, radiator and carpet laid to floor.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room – 23’ x 10’2 Triple aspect room with windows to the front, side and rear, timbers to ceiling, two bayonet lights, exposed brick work, oil fired AGA, a range of under lit oak fronted eye level and base units with preformed roll top work surfaces, tiled splash backs, ceramic sink with flexi mixer tap, integral fridge and Master Bedroom – 17’3 x 13’7 (situated to the front dishwasher, space for a breakfast table and chairs, corner of the property) wood effect flooring and door opening to Dual aspect bedroom with windows to the front and side offering distant field views, exposed timbers to Utility Room – 8’5 x 5’4 walls and ceiling, inset lighting, exposed brickwork, Access hatch, spot lighting, window to rear aspect, enclosed passageway to the side of the chimney fitted storage cupboards, space and plumbing for a providing access to the adjacent jack and jill washing machine, alarm panel and tiled floor. bathroom, radiator and carpet laid to floor.

A carpeted staircase flanked with exposed brickwork, Bedroom Two – 16’3 opening to 19’9 by the shower exposed timbers to wall and window to the rear and wash hand basin x 12’ between the fitted aspect rises to the first floor landing with inset lights, cupboards (situated to the front of the house) exposed timbers to the ceiling and doors opening to Exposed timbers to wall and ceiling, window to front aspect offering opening field views, two built in cupboards, pedestal wash hand basin and shower 4 cubicle, radiator and wood effect flooring.

Landing/ Study – 12’2 x 10’5 Family Bathroom – 15’5 measured over the bath x 5’4 A through room leading to the jack and jill bathroom opening to 6’5 over the bath and the third first floor bedroom. Suspended light Exposed timbers to ceiling, spot, wall and inset lighting, fitting, part vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, shower cubicle with electric shower, window to rear mullion window to the side aspect, exposed timbers to aspect, panel bath, wash stand with marble work walls, radiator and wide exposed floorboards. surface and inset wash hand basin, close coupled WC, part panelled walls, radiator with ornate cover and tiled Bedroom Three – 17’6 x 11’ (situated to the rear of the floor. property) Dual aspect room offering views over the rear garden Rear Lobby and the pond from the side window, vaulted ceiling The rear lobby is located to the side of the with pendant light and exposed timbers, exposed kitchen/breakfast room and forms a link between the timbers to walls, radiator and carpet laid to floor. house and the former annexe which is currently incorporating in the main dwelling. Plastered ceiling, Jack and Jill Bathroom – 11’8 (max) x 6’4 (max) pendant light, door to rear aspect with adjacent Restricted headroom to the external wall due to the windows, tongue and groove panelling to walls, glazed part vaulted ceiling external door to the front, door to the walk in boot Vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers and inset lights, room (pendant light, window to front aspect, radiator, exposed timbers to walls, window to side aspect, panel tiled floor), radiator, wood effect flooring. Door bath with shower above complete with glass shower opening to the annexe style accommodation that can screen and tiled walls, close coupled WC, pedestal wash be used as part of the house or independently subject hand basin, shaver point, radiator, exposed floor boards to the owners requirements. and doors opening to the passageway to the side of the chimney leading to the adjacent master bedroom and Agents Note: we are advised by the vendors that the the landing/study. annexe has previously been used for bed and breakfast. 5

The annex style accommodation has previously been used for bed and breakfast. The accommodation comprises, boot room, breakfast room, kitchen/laundry room, bathroom, and two bedrooms/offices.

Annexe Reception Room/ Former Breakfast Room – 12’2 x 10’5 Plastered ceiling, centre light, inset lights, windows to rear aspect, tongue and groove panelling to walls, fitted unit providing shelf and cupboard storage, radiator with ornate cover, tiled floor and opening to the inner hallway providing access to the bath with mixer tap incorporating a hand held former annexe, bathroom and two bedrooms. shower, pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC, tongue and groove panelling to walls with tiling Former Kitchen – 10’5 x 7’1 currently used as a around the bath, wall mounted mirror, heated towel laundry room rail incorporating a radiator and engineered oak Plastered ceiling, strip light, window to side aspect, flooring. a range of eye level and base units with preformed roll top work surfaces, ceramic sink with mixer tap Annexe Bedroom One/ Office – 16’5 x 7’ and tiled splash backs, extractor fan, space and Pendant light, window to side aspect, wall mounted plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, radiator electric heater, fitted shelf units and bamboo and tiled floor. flooring.

Bathroom – 10’4 x 5’11 measured over the bath Annexe Bedroom Two/ Office – 12’7 x 7’ Plastered ceiling, exposed timbers, suspended and Pendant light, window to side aspect, wall mounted wall mounted lighting, window to side aspect, panel electric heater and bamboo flooring. 6

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main property is heated via oil fired central heating and Outside The enclosed front garden is mainly laid to lawn with the annexe is heated by wall mounted electric heating.

established flower and shrub borders with a variety of The main house benefits from an AGA and open

mature trees. A pair of gates accessed via the main drive fireplaces.

open to a pea shingle footpath leading to the main house

and annexe extension. The gardens continue to the side of Council Tax – Band G - £2460.08 (2014/2015) the house with further sculptured edged flower and shrub borders and a pea shingle terrae enclosed by a curved red brick wall that can be accessed by the drawing room. The pea shingle continues along the rear of the house to a further sheltered terrace with lavender limed curved brick wall offering views over the pond. The rear garden can be approached via a pair of five bar gates leading from the main drive. The grounds to the rear of the house are predominantly laid to grass with curved beech hedges, well stocked shrub borders and a variety of established trees. There is a useful workshop with adjacent machine shed and attached wood store to the side. There is a screened utility garden concealed by the outbuildings and a dog kennel. The property benefits from two open fronted bays at the end of the annexe accommodation providing cart lodge style parking with an enclosed boiler house to the rear and cupboard oil tank. External lighting and outside tap.

Services We are advised by our vendors that mains electricity, water and drainage are connected to the property. The

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