North Elmham | NR20 5JQ COMFORT AND SPACE IN A PRIVATE OASIS

In the heart of the popular village of at the end of a sweeping drive and set well back from the road, this impressively spacious property not only boasts an abundance of flexible accommodation for everyday living, but also generous outside space and outbuildings. Offering four bedrooms with stunning views of the surrounding fields and also a useful granny annexe with its own access, early viewing of this wonderful family home is highly recommended.

• A superb family home sitting in an elevated position in this popular rural village • Local amenities include Shop, Primary School, Church, Public House/Restaurant • Reception Hall, Sitting Room with Garden Room, Dining Area & Kitchen • Utility Room, WC, Office (or Ground Floor Bedroom 5) with Separate Entrance & WC • Four First Floor Bedrooms, Family Bathroom & En-Suite • Generous Gardens, Gated Entrance with an abundance of Off Street Parking, Double Garage and Store • Total Accommodation including Garage extends to 2,425sq.ft • Energy Rating D

* These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent.

PRIVATE OASIS

The current owners purchased the glazing, all ensuring that it is snug and house seven years ago. “At the time it cosy.” was being rented out and we knocked on the door one day and asked the Upstairs there are spectacular views tenant if we could have a look around from the front windows over the as we had been unable to arrange a rooftops of the old cottages opposite viewing with the agents. We knew and all the way to Bintree Woods. immediately this was the house for The south facing windows look over a us.” Set well back from the road and small private field used for sheep and approached through a five-bar timber horse grazing, and westwards there is gate, the long sweeping drive passes a neighbour’s mature apple orchard, the front of the house and leads to tennis courts and the Elmham estate the car parking area adjacent to the beyond. “I can see trees - close and garage. Although the house stands distant - from every window of this in an elevated position, it has the house, even from the en suite shower!” privacy of being tucked away behind a combination of mature hedges and During their time in the property, close board fencing. “We will miss the the owners have continued to make central village location, yet incredibly refinements to it, from replacing the private little oasis we find our house carpets with hardwood laminate in.” throughout the sitting room and hall area, new carpets upstairs, new floor What attracted the current owners coverings in the bathrooms, a new to the property is that the rooms are front door to replace the original light and airy, with fantastic views of the white UPVC door, and forming a new outside. “We call it our garden house doorway and patio door from the as every main room downstairs has kitchen to the garden in place of the doors opening onto the garden,” they window originally there, so allowing said. The house certainly benefits from direct access outside. the extensions that flank it at both ends which were undertaken by previous The property also has the advantage owners. “They are sympathetically that there are no charges for electricity done and add a huge amount of space due to the high quality and high to this house.” Extoling the benefits of performance solar panels to the roof of the large kitchen and open plan living, the garage (LG panels and a German the owners remarked, “In the summer inverter – a state-of-the-art 3.4KW this house is just wonderful; all the glass system) so it can generate its own doors are thrown open onto the patio electricity on sunny days, and makes a and lawn. We have sun all day. And, in net profit of approximately £250 per the winter, the house is warm, with a year. wood burner, and efficient thermostat- controlled oil heating and double

The Grounds Set back from the road and not overlooked at all, the house has a generously sized garden comprising a large lawn surrounded by roses, shrubs, perennials and mature chestnut, ash holly and lime trees. The present owners installed a new terrace in 2016 along with a traditional style glass pergola over it to provide a sheltered seat- ing area for alfresco dining. “This retains the heat in the summer and allows us to sit outside on cooler evenings under the glass,” they remarked. The front garden has flint wall on the north side and mature hedging and fencing to the front, creating a completely private space. Outside there is a substantial double garage building with an attached workshop which was previously used as a business premises, with its own power and water. It sits between the property and neighbours thus creating a private space and not overlooked. There is also an area of hard standing which has in the past accommodated as many as fifteen vehicles for a party. Village Life The property’s central position in the village means that it is in walking distance to the local public house, the primary and nursery schools, the post office, village stores, tearoom, and an excellent GPs’ surgery. Sports activities including tennis, bowls, football and cricket clubs are all within four hundred yards, and another public house and fish and chip shop are within a fifteen-minute walk. Next to the village church, Elmham Chapel can be found on an English Heritage site with stunning cathedral meadows and Millennium woodlands for walking. Just over the road from the property is a large green with a modern children’s play area, which is also perfect for quick dog walks or a morning jog.

The celebrated coast is approximately twenty minutes from the property. “We take our dinghy there in the summer to sail, or for walking, beach days, and the excellent pubs and restaurants.” And if further facilities are required in addition to those in the village, both Norwich and Kings Lynn are only thirty to forty minutes by car, or the market town of a Agents Notes: Councl - Band D ten-minute drive. Services: OFCH, Mains - Water, Sewerage and Electricity Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Copyright © 2019 Fine & Country Ltd. Registered in and Wales. Company Reg No. 06777456 Registered Office: Norfolk Country Properties Ltd, 15B Regatta Quay, Key Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1FA. Fine & Country Fakenham 1 Bridge Street, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 9AG 01328 854190 | [email protected]