3 bed detached house for sale

Dorchester Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3

*** guide price: £465,000 to £475,000 ***

This nicely presented and extended three bedroom detached house, which occupies a good size plot, is located on the popular Broke Hall development towards the east side of Ipswich within the Copleston School catchment area and close to Ipswich Hospital. This handsome family home is being sold with no onward chain, has recently had new windows installed to the front and a new front door added, provides scope to further extend (subject to planning permission), and benefits from a beautiful east-facing rear garden in excess of 100ft (subject to survey) backing onto Bixley Heath Nature Reserve, an integral garage, and driveway providing off-road parking.

As agents, we recommend the earliest possible internal viewing to appreciate the quality of accommodation on offer which comprises entrance hall, lounge, kitchen, dining room which opens through to a garden room, ground floor cloakroom, utility room, first floor landing, four piece family bathroom, and three double bedrooms.

The county town of Ipswich offers a range of local amenities including schools, university, shops, doctors, dental surgeries, hospital, two theatres, parks including the popular Orwell Country Park, recreational facilities, and mainline railway station providing direct links to London Liverpool Street Station with a journey time of approximately 1hr 15mins. The vibrant waterfront has undergone an extensive rebuilding and gentrification programme and now boasts some fashionable bars and restaurants, together with the University of Suffolk.

Council tax band: E
EPC Rating: D

Outside – Front

The garden is laid to lawn with a block-paved driveway providing off-road parking, gated side access to the rear garden, and a new front door.

Integral Garage (5.1m x 2.5m)

Up and over door, power and light connected, and door into the rear lobby.

Entrance Hall

New vertical radiator, original parquet flooring, stairs to the first floor, under stairs cupboard, and doors to:

Lounge (5m x 3.8m)

Window to the front aspect and column radiator.

Kitchen (3.9m x 3.1m)

Fitted with a range of matching eye and base level units, roll edge work surfaces, inset sink and drainer, tiled splash backs, integrated oven and gas hob with extractor hood over, space for a fridge freezer, radiator, window to the rear aspect, and opening through to:

Dining Room (2.77m x 2.77m)

High-level window to the side aspect, radiator, and opening through to:

Garden Room (3.4m x 2.9m)

Large window to the rear aspect, high-level window to the side aspect, sliding patio doors opening out to the rear garden, and radiator.

Rear Lobby

Pantry cupboard with obscure window to the side aspect; and doors to the cloakroom, utility room and integral garage.

Cloakroom

Two piece suite comprising low-level WC and hand wash basin, and obscure window to the side aspect.

Utility Room (3.8m x 2.2m)

Base level units with roll edge work surface, space for a washing machine and tumble dryer, tiled flooring, windows to the rear and side aspects, and door opening out to the rear garden.

First Floor Landing

Doors to the bathroom and bedrooms.

Family Bathroom

Four piece suite comprising bath, corner shower cubicle, low-level WC and pedestal hand wash basin; heated towel rail; half-height tiled walls; airing cupboard; loft access; and two obscure windows to the rear aspect.

Bedroom (4.2m x 3.3m)

Window to the front aspect and radiator.

Bedroom (4m x 3.4m)

Window to the rear aspect and radiator.

Bedroom (3.4m x 2.9m)

Windows to the front aspect, radiator, eaves storage, and built-in cupboard.

Outside – Rear

The beautiful east-facing garden is in excess of 100ft (subject to survey) and backs onto Bixley Heath Nature Reserve which can be accessed from the garden; there is scope to further extend (subject to planning permission); the garden is predominantly laid to lawn and interspersed with flowerbeds; there are shrub borders and hedging, an outside power socket and tap, large patio seating area, wooden shed to remain, and the garden is fully enclosed by fencing.