3 bed semi-detached house for sale

The Street, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9

*** guide price: £350,000 to £375,000 ***

This charming three-bedroom Victorian cottage, situated in the popular village of Capel St. Mary, has been extended to the side and rear incorporating a larger sitting room together with a ground floor study and bathroom. The cottage has oil-fired heating via radiators, the electrics are via a rcd consumer unit, and the windows are predominantly replacement double-glazed UPVC on the ground floor and single-glazed wood on the first floor. There is parking to the front, a detached garage / workshop, and within the rear garden is a timber frame studio.

A summary of the accommodation is as follows: 19ft dual aspect sitting room with log burner, study, four-piece ground floor bathroom, kitchen with beech fronted units, dining room, and on the first floor are three bedrooms.

Capel St. Mary is about 2 miles from Dedham Vale, which is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and 6 miles from Ipswich which is served by a wide range of local amenities including shops, hospital, theatre, parks, recreational facilities and train station providing direct links to London Liverpool Station. Capel St Mary's amenities include a Village Hall, three churches, petrol station, restaurant, library, Co-op store, a bakery, hairdresser, newsagent, Post Office, Doctors surgery with pharmacy, Dentist surgery, and Garden Centre.

There is a large playing field which hosts football pitches, tennis courts, a cricket ground and a bowling green. There is also a children's playground at the same site. The village has a primary school with the nearest high school being in East Bergholt and Suffolk One College in Ipswich. Capel St Mary sits next to the A12 road which links the village to Ipswich and Colchester and there is a regular bus service to both towns from Capel St. Mary. Manningtree train station provides rail links to Colchester and London.

Sitting Room (5.92m x 4.5m)

Dual aspect with windows to the front and side, log burner set within a brick fireplace, three radiators, and doors to the rear hallway and dining room.

Rear Hallway (2.87m x 1.02m)

Doors to the study, bathroom and kitchen.

Study (2.6m x 2.41m)

Window to the side aspect.

Family Bathroom (3.7m x 2.1m)

A four-piece suite comprising bath, shower enclosure, low-level WC and pedestal hand wash basin. There is a radiator with towel rail over, half-height tiled walls, wall-mounted warm air heater, extractor fan, and a frosted window to the rear aspect.

Kitchen (4.65m x 2.24m)

Fitted with a range of oak fronted eye and base level units, roll edge work surfaces, sink and drainer, part tiled walls, tiled floor, and floor-mounted oil-fired boiler. The electric oven and four-ring electric hob with extractor hood over are all integrated with space for further undercounter appliances. There are two windows to the rear aspect, door opening onto a terrace, and door through to:

Dining Room (3.7m x 3.63m)

Window to the front aspect, fireplace, radiator, stairs to the first floor, and door to the sitting room.

First Floor Landing (2m x 0.81m)

Doors to the bedrooms and an airing cupboard with shelving housing the immersion tank.

Bedroom One (4.34m x 4.3m)

Dual aspect with windows to the rear and side, radiator, and two built-in cupboards.

Bedroom Two (3.68m x 3.35m)

Window to the front aspect, radiator, over stairs cupboard, two built-in double wardrobes, and door through to:

Bedroom Three (3.76m x 2.29m)

Two windows to the rear aspect and radiator.

Outside

A five-bar gate opens onto a parking area with detached garage, and the frontage is fully enclosed by fencing and mature hedging. A door to the side opens straight into the sitting room. The rear garden is southeast facing with a terrace that opens out from the kitchen and the remainder is laid to lawn and shingle. Beyond the terrace is a pond with aquatic plants and towards the rear of the garden are raised sleeper beds. Within the garden there are mature magnolia and apple trees. There is a timber frame studio which could be used as a work-from-home office. The rear garden backs onto fields, wraps around the cottage and is very private.

Detached Garage / Workshop (5.87m x 2.82m)

Up and over door providing vehicular access, windows to the rear and side aspects, power and light connected, and pedestrian door opening out to the rear garden.

Studio (3.18m x 2.74m)

This is of timber frame construction under a corrugated roof and has windows to the front and side aspects with power and light connected.