3 bed semi-detached house for sale

Broomvale Cottages, The Common, Little Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP8

The property occupies a prominent position within the small hamlet of Little Blakenham known as The Common, situated approximately mid-way between the larger village of Claydon and Bramford. Both these village have a good ran of everyday shopping and recreational facilities. Claydon being the larger village offers a range of shops including post office, pharmacy, hairdressers, public houses and primary and secondary schooling. The Suffolk county town of Ipswich is approximately three miles distant offering a much wider range of facilities including mainline railway 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 on to the Midlands.

This delightful, superbly presented, three bedroom cottage offers deceptively spacious accommodation having been well cared for and updated by the presented owners. Features include 22'6" sitting & dining room with two chimney breasts, one fitted with Stovax wood burning stove and the 16'5 2 long kitchen, just recently re-fitted with modern shaker style units and built-in appliances. A particular feature is the generous first floor accommodation offering three generous bedrooms as well as family sized bathroom and landing. A particular feature of the property is the extensive rear garden which extends to over 200ft in length (sts) incorporating lawned areas, ornamental pond, small orchard and workshop. Internal viewing is essential.

Insulated entrance porch:
Panelled entrance door, tiled floor, further door to the sitting and dining room.

Sitting & dining room:
22' 6" x 12' 0" (6.86m x 3.66m) Two separate chimney breasts, fitted with Stovax wood burning stove and quarry tiled hearth, radiator, stripped pine doors, wood effect flooring, door to the staircase, PVC window to the front aspect with two further PVC windows to the side aspect providing good amounts of natural light.

Kitchen:
16' 5" x 11' 0" (5m x 3.35m) Fitted with a generous range of base and wall mounted units having modern shaker style doors and drawer fronts, fitted worktops inset with ceramic sink unit with mixer tap, built-in electric oven, integrated fridge, freezer and washing machine, built-in storage cupboard, radiator, wood effect flooring, three PVC double glazed windows to the side aspect, further PVC double glazed window to the front aspect, PVC part glazed door opening to the rear garden and veranda.

Ground floor cloakroom:
Fitted with low level wc and tiled effect flooring.

First floor landing:
20' (6.1m) Long Access to loft space, built-in linen cupboard housing he recently installed wall mounted gas fired combination boiler.

Bedroom 1:
12' 3" x 11' 6" (3.73m x 3.51m) Radiator, original period style fireplace, built-in full height double wardrobe with panelled doors, PVC windows to the front and side aspects.

Bedroom 2:
10' 7" x 9' 2" (3.23m x 2.79m) Radiator, generous PVC window to the side aspect.

Bedroom 3:
10' 8" x 8' 0" (3.25m x 2.44m) Radiator, good range of built-in full height wardrobes with sliding doors inset fitted shelves and hanging rails, Radiator, PVC window to the rear aspect with far reaching views over the garden.

Family bathroom:
White suite comprises panel bath with electric shower connected over, low level wc and built-in vanity unit with inset wash hand basin and storage cupboard below, wood strip effect flooring, wall mounted ladder style towel radiator, PVC window to the side aspect.

Outside:
To the front of the property drive provides off road parking spaces and wide gated pedestrian access to the side leads to the rear. Immediately to the rear of the rear of the house there is a generous patio and hardstanding area, good sized good quality timber store with power connected. The gardens open to the established lawn with flower and shrub beds, newly installed ornamental pond, detached timber summer house with double opening glazed doors. Beyond the summer house the garden becomes wider incorporating a small orchard and greenhouse, second small pond. At the end of the garden there is a large timber framed store shed with power and light connected, wood store, fenced and hedged boundaries.

Postcode: IP8 4JX

energy rating: D - 62

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