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£495,000

4 bed bungalow for sale
The Pightle, Swaffham PE37

    • 4 beds

    • 2 baths

    • 3 receptions

  • EPC Rating: D

  • Chain free
  • Freehold

William H Brown - Swaffham

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About this property

  • Town Centre Location

  • Chain Free

  • No onward chain!

  • Versatile 4/5 double bedroom detached property

  • Convenient non-estate location, tucked away just off the Market Place

  • Off-road parking, workshop and well-tended wrap-around gardens

  • Kitchen/breakfast room and large utility room

  • Modern fitted family shower room, further shower room and ground floor w.c

  • Home office, well-proportioned orangery and generous lounge/dining room

  • Gas fired central heating

Summary
>> chain free! Occupying a convenient, non-estate position within this no-through road in one of Swaffham's most well-regarded locations, a stone's throw from the town centre, this versatile property has undergone a programme of extension & enhancement, offering scope for further personalisation!

Description
We are delighted to present to the market this 4/5 bedroom detached individual property, situated tucked away within a rarely available town centre location, a stone's throw from the market place, offering flexible and substantial accommodation in an historic, family-friendly market town.

Briefly, the versatile accommodation comprises a UPVC and double glazed entrance porch, opening to a spacious and welcoming L shaped entrance hall, which gives access into a large lounge/dining room with feature fireplace. The hallway also leads onto the kitchen/breakfast room, ground floor bedroom/dining room, two further ground floor bedrooms, family shower room and separate w.c. This substantial property also boasts a central large triple aspect orangery with internal French style doors leading to a large utility room and shower room, together with a home office, perfect for working from home or running a business. This accommodation is complemented on the first floor by two further double bedrooms.

Coupled with this, the property benefits from gas fired central heating and majority double glazed windows. Outside, there are delightful gardens, mature hedging and York-stone paved paths and patios surrounding the property, together with off-road parking, a large timber workshop and exposed brick and flint detail walls.

This home is offered for sale with no onward chain - internal viewing is essential to appreciate the potential, location and spacious nature of this hidden gem!

Accommodation:
UPVC part glazed external entrance door opening to:

Entrance Porch
Of UPVC and double glazed construction with a part glazed obscure glass door opening to:

L Shaped Entrance Hallway
Open-tread staircase rising to the first floor landing, built-in storage cupboard, two radiators, telephone point, carpet flooring, doors opening to the lounge, kitchen, shower room, separate w.c. And three ground floor bedrooms.

Lounge/Dining Room 22' 2" x 12' 10" ( 6.76m x 3.91m )
Feature log effect fireplace with marble effect surround and hearth, two radiators, television point, carpet flooring, wall lights, dual aspect UPVC double glazed multi-pane windows to the front and side.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room 14' x 9' ( 4.27m x 2.74m )
A comprehensive range of wall and floor mounted fitted kitchen units with work surfaces over, inset 1 1/2 bowl sink and drainer with mixer tap, tiled splash backs and surrounds, built-in eye-level double oven, fitted gas hob with concealed cooker hood over, plumbing for dishwasher, radiator, tiled flooring, twin lighting tracks, UPVC double glazed multi-pane window to the rear aspect, door opening to:

Rear Hallway
Of mostly aluminium and double glazed construction with fitted water softener, vertical radiator, tiled flooring, lighting, power sockets, two sets of UPVC double glazed sliding patio style doors opening to the rear garden, further UPVC double glazed external entrance door opening to the rear garden, opening through to:

Orangery 16' 1" x 10' 3" ( 4.90m x 3.12m )
Of mostly aluminium, single glazed and double glazed construction (in keeping with the horticultural nature of the glasshouse construction) on a brick base with electrically operated opening roof to full length with manual/auto opening settings, two radiators, tiled flooring, lighting, power sockets, two mains cold water taps, two UPVC double glazed external entrance doors opening to each of the rear and separate Courtyard gardens.

Internal multi-pane double glazed French style doors open to a potential Annexe Area, which is currently arranged as a large utility room, home office and shower room, comprising;

Utility Room 8' 11" x 8' 8" ( 2.72m x 2.64m )
A comprehensive range of wall and floor mounted fitted kitchen units with work surfaces over, inset sink and drainer with mixer tap, tiled splash backs and surrounds, plumbing for washing machine, vertical radiator, tiled flooring, timber framed multi-pane French style doors with matching twin timber framed multi-pane double glazed internal windows, door opening to a ground floor shower room, further door opening to:

Home Office 15' 4" x 8' 8" ( 4.67m x 2.64m )
Radiator, telephone point, carpet flooring, timber framed double glazed window to the front aspect.

Ground Floor Shower Room
Suite comprising close coupled w.c, wall mounted hand wash basin and shower cubicle with inset tiling, shower unit and non-opening glazing bricks to the rear aspect, allowing in natural light, tiled splash backs and surrounds, shaver point, heated towel rail, tiled flooring.

Bedroom 1/ Dining Room 12' 3" x 8' 11" ( 3.73m x 2.72m )
Radiator, telephone point, carpet flooring, UPVC double glazed window to the front aspect.

Ground Floor Bedroom 2 12' 10" x 9' ( 3.91m x 2.74m )
A range of fitted storage wardrobes, radiator, carpet flooring, UPVC double glazed window to the front aspect.

Ground Floor Bedroom 3 13' x 9' ( 3.96m x 2.74m )
Radiator, carpet flooring, UPVC double glazed window to the side aspect.

Ground Floor Shower Room
Suite comprising close coupled w.c, pedestal hand wash basin and quadrant shower cubicle with inset tiling and shower unit, part tiled walls, heated towel rail, tiled flooring, UPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect.

Ground Floor W.C.
Suite comprising close coupled w.c and vanity hand wash basin with storage under, part tiled walls, tiled flooring, UPVC double glazed obscure glass window to the rear aspect.

First Floor Landing
(Sloping ceiling) Carpet flooring, doors opening to both first floor bedrooms.

Bedroom 4 14' x 9' ( 4.27m x 2.74m )
(Sloping ceiling) Radiator, carpet flooring, double glazed Velux style window, door opening to:

Tank Room
Housing the water storage tank, hot water cylinder and the gas fired central heating boiler. Also offering additional storage in eaves storage spaces.

Bedroom 5 14' 6" x 9' ( 4.42m x 2.74m )
(Sloping ceiling) Radiator, carpet flooring, double glazed Velux style window.

Outside
The property is approached via a block paved driveway, which provides off-road parking for two vehicles. The front gardens are hard-landscaped with York-stone paved pathways, stocked border areas and mature hedge boundary, providing a good degree of privacy from The Pightle.

These mature gardens wrap around the property and consist of an enclosed hard-landscaped feature courtyard area, which in turn opens to a well-proportioned rear/side garden with a feature brick and timber built Pergola and paved seating area. The property also boasts a timber workshop, external electric sockets in both the rear and courtyard gardens and a total of 4 outside mains cold water taps - two in each of the rear and courtyard gardens.

Workshop 15' 3" x 7' 2" ( 4.65m x 2.18m )
Power and lighting connected.

Location
Swaffham is an historic market town, located approximately 30 miles from the Cathedral City of Norwich, 16 miles from King's Lynn, 17 miles from both Sandringham and Thetford Forest and 28 miles from the coastal town of Hunstanton. The beautiful Norfolk Broads are also only about an hour away. Swaffham boasts ample free parking within the town and is also on an excellent bus route. There is a small, social history museum, many public houses, restaurants and cafes, together with supermarket facilities and smaller shops. Within the town there are schooling facilities for all ages, sport and leisure facilities and on the outskirts, a popular golf club. Swaffham market is held every Saturday and has stalls including fresh meat, fruit & vegetables, cheeses, eggs, housewares, confectionery, tools and plants. There are direct train links to Cambridge and London Kings Cross from nearby Downham Market.

Council Tax Band
This property is Council Tax band C.

Please note that once a sale takes place, the Council Tax band will be reviewed and may be subject to change.

Directions
From the William H Brown Swaffham office, proceed along Lynn Street, pass Morrisons Daily, and at the traffic lights, turn right. At the mini roundabout, take the first exit onto London Street and at the next mini roundabout, take the first exit onto White Cross Road. Take the next left hand turn onto Beech Close, which merges onto Campingland and continue past the Campingland doctors surgery. Take the left hand turn at the Parish Church Rooms and the property is located tucked away behind this property.

By foot, walk down the side of Ward Gethin Archer onto The Pightle and continue almost towards the end, where the property will be found on the left hand side.

1. Money laundering regulations: Intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification documentation at a later stage and we would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.
2. General: While we endeavour to make our sales particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property and, accordingly, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact the office and we will be pleased to check the position for you, especially if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.
3. The measurements indicated are supplied for guidance only and as such must be considered incorrect.
4. Services: Please note we have not tested the services or any of the equipment or appliances in this property, accordingly we strongly advise prospective buyers to commission their own survey or service reports before finalising their offer to purchase.
5. These particulars are issued in good faith but do not constitute representations of fact or form part of any offer or contract. The matters referred to in these particulars should be independently verified by prospective buyers or tenants. Neither sequence (UK) limited nor any of its employees or agents has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property.

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