Chartered Surveyors / Estate Agents Upon the instructions of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Guide Price £410,000 Freehold A 1940s four bedroom former Ref: P5115/J Rectory, with grounds of over half The Rectory Earl Stonham an acre, in a rural yet accessible Stowmarket Suffolk location. IP14 5EF Entrance hall, inner hall, 18’ drawing room, sitting room, dining Contact Us Clarke and Simpson room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and cloakroom. Well Close Square Four bedrooms, bathroom and separate WC. Framlingham Suffolk IP13 9DU Single garage and stores. T: 01728 724200 F: 01728 724667 Good size gardens and grounds extending to just over half an acre And The London Office in all. 40 St James’ Place London SW1A 1NS [email protected] www.clarkeandsimpson.co.uk Location The Rectory will be found along a quiet rural lane, just off the A1120 on the outskirts of Earl Stonham. The neighbouring village of Stonham Aspal benefits from a primary school, and the well renowned Stonham Barns, which offers a range of shops, cafes and businesses, a post office, golf driving range, owl sanctuary, small fitness centre, hairdressers and beauticians. The larger village of Debenham, just over 5 miles from the property, is considered to be one of East Suffolk's most desirable settlements, benefitting from excellent shops and businesses including a small supermarket, hardware store, newsagents, tea shop, doctors' surgery, butchers, post office, greengrocers, vets' practice, fish and chip shop, Indian takeaway, public house and leisure centre. It is also served by Sir Robert Hitcham CEVAP Primary School and Debenham High School, which is currently regarded as one of the best schools in East Anglia. We understand that the property is in the catchment area for The Freeman Primary School and Stowupland High School. The market town of Stowmarket is located just over 5 miles from the property and contains a range of shops and services, including Asda and Lidl supermarkets, and The Museum of East Anglian Life. Stowmarket is home to a handful of gyms and boasts its own leisure centre complete with swimming pools, climbing wall, bowling green, gym and astro turf football pitch. The Regal Theatre offers films, concerts and theatre productions, and the recently refurbished John Peel Centre of Creative Arts is a music venue and art gallery. The railway station is on the Great Eastern main line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich. It is also the junction of the line to Bury St Edmunds. The county town of Ipswich is just 10 miles from the property and offers a larger range of shops and services. Description The Rectory comprises a well appointed detached four bedroom family house, which was constructed during the latter part of the 1940s to provide a Rectory. The property has benefitted from some minor extensions over the years, and having latterly been let, the property is in good and serviceable condition throughout. The accommodation comprises an entrance hall, inner hall, 18’ drawing room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/ breakfast room, utility room and cloakroom on the ground floor. On the first floor there are four bedrooms, a bathroom and separate WC. Extending to some 1,750 sq ft (excluding the garage and store), The Rectory offers a well proportioned family house on a very good sized plot, but there is also scope to extend and reconfigure the accommodation if required. Outside, The Rectory occupies a plot extending to just over half an acre. There is also a large drive and useful single garage and stores. The gardens are essentially laid to grass, interspersed with a number of mature trees and all enclosed within established hedging. With the rear gardens facing in a southerly direction, these also benefit from the sun for much of the day. A covenant will be included in the contract which restricts the property to be used as a single dwelling house. Interested parties should therefore note that this prevents the development of any further dwellings on the site. The Accommodation The House Ground Floor A wooden front door with side light provides access to the Entrance Hall With window providing views of the front drive and gardens, door to Drawing Room, radiator, recess with hanging rail, access to loft space and doors off to Cloakroom With low flush WC, mounted wash basin with tiled splashback and radiator. Inner Hall With stairs to first floor with carved handrail and understairs storage cupboard, radiator and doors off to Drawing Room 19’2 x 11’3 (5.84m x 3.43m) North-west and North-east. A light, twin aspect room with views over the driveway and surrounding gardens. Door returning to the Entrance Hall, radiators, telephone point, recess with shelving and door to walk-in storage cupboard. Sitting Room 16’2 x 14’11 (4.93m x 4.55m) South-east and North-east. Another light reception room with large fully glazed sliding patio door providing access to the rear gardens. The focal point of the room is the open fireplace with tiled hearth and surround. Radiators, TV and telephone points. Dining Room 16’5 x 11’6 (5.0m x 3.51m) South-east. With views over the rear garden and paddocks beyond. TV and telephone points. Radiators. Kitchen/Breakfast Room 15’8 x 10’4 (4.78m x 3.15m) South-west. Well fitted with good range of base level and wall mounted cupboard and drawer units with granite effect worksurface over incorporating a stainless steel sink with drainer. Recess for electric cooker and recess with plumbing for dishwasher. Large window providing views over the side gardens. Extractor fan, access to roof space and radiator. Recess housing the Worcester oil fired boiler, second smaller shelved recess, and door to Utility Room 7’3 x 6’7 (2.21m x 2.01m) With part glazed door to the rear courtyard, matching range of base level and wall mounted cupboard units and granite effect worksurface with recess, plumbing and vent under for washing machine and tumble dryer. Stairs from the Entrance Hall rise to the First Floor Landing With high level Velux roof light, access to roof space, radiator, door to walk-in storage cupboard and doors off to Bedroom One 15’ x 11’5 (4.57m x 3.48m) South-east. With large window providing views over the rear gardens and grazing land beyond. Wardrobe with hanging rail and shelf. Radiator and telephone points. Bedroom Two 11’4 x 11’ (3.45m x 3.35m) North-west. With views over the front drive and across the gently undulating farmland beyond. Door to large wardrobe with hanging rail and shelf. Radiator. Bedroom Three 11’5 x 9’9 (3.48m x 2.97m) South-east. Another bedroom with good views to the rear. Wardrobe with hanging rail and shelf. Radiator. Bedroom Four 11’ x 8’ (3.35m x 2.44m) South-west. With views over the side gardens. Door to Airing Cupboard. Radiator. Bathroom With panelled bath in fully tiled surround with mixer shower over, pedestal wash basin and radiator. Extractor fan. Separate WC With low flush WC. Outside The Rectory is approached via a shingle driveway which provides parking for a number of vehicles. Standing just off the driveway is the garage and stores, with the garaging measuring approximately 16’ x 8’6 (4.91m x 2.61m) and benefitting from power and light connected. Adjoining the garage, and accessed from the rear courtyard, are the stores, approximately 9’5 x 7’7, and also with light connected. A picket gate provides access from the driveway and into the formal gardens at the side and rear of The Rectory. Facing south-east and south-west, the gardens benefit from the sun for the majority of the day, and are predominantly laid to grass, enclosed within established hedging. A concrete path from a small paved area leads to the courtyard, from where the utility room and stores can be accessed. The steps from the sitting room also exit on to the rear garden as well. The gardens continue to the north, although this is a less formal area. Interspersed with a number of mature trees, and screened from the road by an established hedge and tree line, this area has been left to its own devices over the years. In all, the site extends to just over half an acre. Viewing Strictly by appointment with the agent. Services Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Council Tax Band F; £2,122.54 payable per annum 2014/2015 Local Authority Mid Suffolk District Council, Council Offices, High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk IP6 8DL; Tel 01449 724500 NOTE These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. No warranty can be given for any of the services or equipment at the property and no tests have been carried out to ensure that heating, electrical or plumbing systems and equipment are fully operational. Any distances, room aspects and measurements which are given are approximate only. No guarantee can be given that any planning permissions or building regulations have been applied for or approved. Photos taken Summer 2014. November 2014 Directions From Framlingham take the B1119 towards Saxtead and at the T-junction turn left onto the A1120 towards Earl Soham. Stay on this road until the T- junction with the A140. Turn left and immediately right to follow the A1120 towards Stowupland.