4 bed detached house for sale

Wash Lane, Aslacton, Norwich NR15

**not to be missed!** A rare opportunity to purchase an extended detached grade II listed period cottage of considerable character from A wealth of exposed timbers and A fine inglenook fireplace, with four bedrooms, three reception rooms and two shower rooms, having double glazed windows and french doors and oil fired central heating, with double garage, studio and useful outbuildings, standing in delightful, well stocked and mature gardens of between two-thirds and three-quarters of an acre (stms), in an unspoilt rural setting with outstanding west-facing views to the front over open grassland and countryside, together with adjoining amenity land/paddocks of about one and A quarter acres (stms) with various buildings including stables, hay barn, workshop and A former livestock building, of about 1,200 sq ft, having class 'Q' planning consent for conversion to A three bedroom part 'open plan' bungalow, on the edge of this small village some four miles from long stratton and about thirteen miles south of norwich. **no forward chain**

ground floorentrance hall

(7'10" x 6'5")(2.39m x 1.96m) Half glazed hardwood rear entrance door, with cat flap. Radiator. Smooth ceiling. Red pamment tiled floor. Wide opening to the Inner Hall and half glazed ledged pine door to:

Lounge/dining room

(19'4" x 18' average, 11'min)(5.89m x 5.49m average, 3.35m min) "L" shaped in plan, within the rear single-storey extension, and having triple aspect, with south, east and north-facing double glazed windows and south facing double glazed Upvc French doors, with sidelights, opening onto an enclosed paved terrace. Exposed timbers of crossbeams, joists, wall studs and sole plate provide much character to this room, which has a deep plastered fireplace recess, with old hardwood bressumer over the opening and over mantel above, red brick back and pamment hearth, with a large black cast iron wood burning stove which is not in use. Two radiators, with thermostatic valves. Stained timber board floor. 3'11" (1.19m) wide opening to:

Kitchen

(11'8" x 10'9")(3.56m x 3.28m) With a west facing double glazed window, with views over the open grassland opposite. Exposed ceiling cross beam and joists provide much character to this room, which has a red pamment tiled floor and is fitted with a range of pine units, with pine-edged ceramic tile worktops, having deep tiled splashbacks and a single drainer stainless- steel inset sink. There is a matching pine front to an integrated dishwasher and a pine canopy to a filter/extractor cooker hood, over a Bosch stainless-steel 4-burner gas hob ( running on bottled gas) inset into the worktop, at the end of which is an integrated split-level Bosch electric fan oven, with integrated Panasonic convection/microwave oven above. There is a built in tall cupboard, housing a tall fridge/freezer. There are ample power points and a radiator with thermostatic valve. A low (5'6", 1.68m) half glazed door leads into the:

Inner hall

(7'6" x 5'2")(2.29m x 1.58m) With a ceiling height of 6'1"(1.85m), having exposed timber joists, a radiator with thermostatic valve and a ceramic tile floor. Built-in cupboard with shelves, electricity meter, consumer unit and power point. Wide opening from the Entrance Hall and old pine ledged low doors to the Snug/Sitting Room and to the:

Utility/cloakroom

(8'8" x 7'2")(2.64m x 2.18m) With a west-facing low double glazed window, with roller blind and views over open grassland opposite, and a low ceiling with exposed joists. Fitted with a white suite of close coupled w.c. And pedestal handbasin. Warmflow oil fired combination boiler, providing hot water and central heating. Three pine doors open to built-in cupboards with space for a washing machine. Ceramic tile floor.

Sitting room/snug

(14'7" x 13' plus fireplace recess)(4.45m x 3.96m) With east and west-facing low double glazed windows enjoying views over open grassland and countryside to the front and over the rear garden, and a low heavily beamed ceiling, with 5'8"(1.73m) headroom under the main cross-beam, creating a delightful room, full of character from a wealth of exposed timbers of ceiling joists and beams, wall studs and a fine red brick inglenook fireplace, with an old hardwood bressummer, an original bread oven to one side and a cast iron wood burning stove on a pamment hearth. There are two radiators with thermostatic valves, a television point and ample power points. Fitted carpet. A 5'7"(1.7m) high old pine ledged door, with a 3" step up, opens into the return to the side of the fireplace and leads into the:

Study/3rd reception room

(14'1" max x 11'1" max, 10'9" min plus return to side of fireplace)(4.29m max x 3.38m max, 3.28m min plus return) With west and east facing double glazed windows with views to the front and of the garden to the rear. Smooth ceiling, with a height of 6'(1.83m) and a lower main cross-beam, with exposed wall post beneath. There is a radiator, with thermostatic valve, ample power points and fitted carpet. A carpeted staircase, with 5'9"(1.75m) headroom at the foot of the stairs, a hardwood handrail and newel post, leads to the first floor, and an old pine ledged door opens, with a 10"(0.25m) step down, to:

Guest bedroom four

(10'9" to wardrobes x 8'6" average)(3.28m x 2.59m) Within the north single- storey extension and having an east-facing double glazed window overlooking the garden, a 7'9"(2.36m) high textured ceiling, a feature red brick plinth beneath the sole plate to the original cottage, a radiator with thermostatic valve, power points and a fitted carpet. There are two pairs of panelled pine doors to two built-in double wardrobes, one with a radiator and power point. A pine ledged door leads to the:

Rear hall

(7'1" x 5'10")(2.16m x 1.78m) With east-facing secondary glazed window overlooking the garden and north-facing stained timber ledged external door, with a heavy door knocker, opening onto an external decking step with handrail and balustrade surround. Textured ceiling, laminate worktop with double cupboard beneath and space for refrigerator, power point, louvred door to wall cabinet and fitted carpet. Pine ledged door to the:

Shower room

(7'2" x 5'8")(2.18m x 1.73m) With north and west-facing secondary glazed windows, textured ceiling and access to the roof space of the single-storey north extension, and radiator with thermostatic valve. Fitted with a white suite of close-coupled w.c., oval vanity handbasin set in pine vanity unit with double doors to shelved cupboard beneath and fully tiled shower cubicle with glass door and Triton electric shower. Pine double doors to shelved cupboard and tile-effect vinyl floor.

First floorpassage landing

(18' x 5'5" max, 3'6" min)(5.49m x 1.65m max, 1.07m min) With two west-facing double glazed windows, from which there are wonderful uninterrupted views over grassland and open countryside opposite. There are exposed wall studs and framing timbers, plus exposed red brickwork to the chimney as a feature, a smooth plastered ceiling and a radiator with thermostatic valve. Old pine ledged double doors open to two built-in wardrobes, one with a radiator. Fitted carpet and doors to all three first floor bedrooms and the main Shower Room.

Bedroom one

(14'3" average x 10' average)(4.34m x 3.05m) With a west-facing double glazed window, from which there are wonderful uninterrupted views over grassland and open countryside opposite. A smooth ceiling, with a height of 6'1"(1.85m), exposed wall studs, cross-beams and braces, and an old pine ledged door, give much character to this room, which has a radiator with thermostatic valve and fitted carpet.

Bedroom two

(11'2" max, 10'6" min x 8'8", 10'7" to door recess)(3.4m max, 3.2m min x 2.64m, 3.23m to door recess) With an east-facing double glazed window, overlooking the gardens and a smooth ceiling, with a height of 6'4"(1.93m). Exposed wall studs, cross-beam and red brickwork to the chimney breast, and an old pine ledged door, give much character to this room, which has a radiator with thermostatic valve, fitted carpet and a long mirror to the front of an old pine ledged door to a walk-in wardrobe, to the side of the chimney.

Bedroom three

(11'3" average x 6', 8' to door recess)(3.43m av. X 1.83m, 2.44m to door recess) With an east-facing double glazed window, overlooking the gardens, and a smooth ceiling, with a light fitting and a height of 6'1"(1.83m), due to a 4" step up from the Landing. Currently used as a Music Room, exposed wall studs, cross-beams and braces also give character to this room, which has a radiator with thermostatic valve, power points, a fitted carpet and a door to the adjoining Shower Room, which is effectively en-suite, but also has a door from the Landing.

Shower room

(7'11" x 7'9" max to w.c. Recess, 4'10" min)(2.41m x 2.36m max, 1.47m min) Without a window, but with a wall-mounted extractor fan, a smooth ceiling with a height of 6'3"(1.91m), exposed wall studs and corner braces, a pine ledged door from the Landing, a radiator with thermostatic valve and a tile-effect vinyl floor. It is fitted with a white close-coupled w.c., pedestal handbasin with tiled splashback and a half tiled wall to the side, and a tiled shower cubicle with glass door and side screen, Triton electric shower and inset ceiling downlight to the front.

Outsidedetached double garage

(20' deep x 18'3" wide)(6.1m x 5.56m) of 9" insulation block construction, rendered and colour-washed externally, recently re-roofed under a red clay pantile roof on breathable felt underlay, with double width up-and-over door, side personal door, two double glazed Upvc windows, concrete floor, strip lights, power points and timber stud and plasterboard partitions to part, forming a workshop area, with workbench. Attached to the south side of the garage is a log store (8' x 6')(2.44m x 1.83m) of brick, part rendered, part weatherboard clad, with a pantiled roof on felt underlay, concrete floor, bench and ledged and braced door to the front. Attached to the north side of the garage is a studio (12'1" x 8')(3.68m x 2.44m), timber framed and weatherboard clad, under a pantiled roof, with plasterboard ceiling and lined internally, having east and north facing single glazed windows, half-glazed door, beech plank-effect laminate floor, light and double power point.

The gardens

The delightful and profusely stocked gardens lie to the rear of the house, which stands in an elevated position. A tarmac entrance drive rises up to a shingle parking and turning area to the front of the garage, where there is space for several cars. A shingle path leads, through a rustic timber arch, to the main rear entrance door. To the side of the path is a small ornamental pond and path leading to a lawn backed by a wooded area. A path at the end of the lawn leads, past a garden shed, to a south-facing paved terrace, backed by a red brick garden wall, providing a secluded sun-trap area outside the French doors of the Lounge/Diner, perfect for relaxing and outdoor dining. To the north is a gazebo (9' wide x 7' deep)(2.74m x 2.13m) with pantiled roof on timber trusses, with lattice trellis sides covered in clematis, and a brick-weave floor, which leads to the parking/turning area at the front of the garage. A summer house (10' x 7'9")(3.05m x 2.36m) plus front decking veranda (9'6" x 4')(2.9m x 1.22m) is located further along the lawn.

To the north end of the garden is an orchard and grassed area, with apple and plum trees, and a garden store (13'6" x 10')(4.12m x 3.28m) timber built under a corrugated iron roof. Attached to the side is an open-fronted store (10'5" x 7'9")(3.2m x 2.36m) and an adjoining chicken run. There is also a vegetable garden, divided by a path, and on the north side is an aluminium greenhouse (12' x 8')(3.66m x 2.44m) and a potting shed (15'6" x 9'6")(4.72m x 2.9m) on the south side.

Measurements

The road frontage is approximately 230'(70.1m) and the total area is about 0.7 of an acre, based on the os plan and subject to measured survey, excluding the adjoining land to the south.

Services

Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected. Mains gas is not available.

Council tax, tenure & EPC

The property is in Council Tax Band E and is Freehold with vacant possession.

An Energy Performance Certificate for this property is available from our office or can be downloaded from the website. A copy of the Rating Chart, giving a rating of "e-50" is below.

The adjoining land

Formerly known as "The Paddocks", the land amounts to about one and A quarter acres (stms) and is immediately to the south of "Little Westfield". It has a frontage to Wash Lane of about 95' (28.96m) and a total depth of about 750'(228.6m) and was previously divided into four paddocks and used for keeping and rearing livestock, including horses, and forms one long and relatively narrow enclosure, generally well hedged and rising up to the east, where it borders farmland. In recent years it has been used as amenity land, with part being cultivated as an additional vegetable garden and part for soft fruit, with a soft fruit cage, which is no longer in use, with much of the land now in a natural state. The land has vehicular access from Wash Lane via a gravel/chipping driveway which is not currently in use but is overgrown and rises up an incline to field gates onto the land, which is screened from the road by a row of mature conifers on top of a roadside bank.

The buildings

There are a number of buildings, grouped together on the south side of the land, including a stable block comprising three stables, two 12' x 9'7"(3.66m x 2.92m) and one 10'1" x 7'10"(3.08m x 2.39m) timber built with a steel profile sheet roof and a small canopy overhang to the front of two, with a shed (7'10" x 3'6")(2.39m x 1.07m) to the rear of one, housing a vacuum cylinder for the water supply and the electricity main switch. There is also a pole barn type structure, which comprises a barn/hay store (18'6" x 17'4")(5.64m x 5.28m). With an eaves height of 10'6"(3.2m), part open fronted, and an adjoining workshop (17'7" x 11'9")(5.36m x 3.58m), and a sectional storage building (29' x 9'6")(8.84m x 2.9m).

At the east end of the group of buildings is a former livestock building/storage barn (approx 60' x 20')(18.29m x 6.1m) with an eaves height of about 8' (2.44m) with 7'10"(2.39m) wide stable type doors and three windows. Note: This building has the benefit of planning permission for change of use and conversion to residential use.

Planning consent

Planning Permission was granted by South Norfolk Council on 19th June 2025, on a Notification for Prior Approval, under reference number 2022/1503, for Change of Use and associated building works of an agricultural building to a dwelling house (qa and qb) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.2(3) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended). A copy of the Decision Notice can be obtained from our office.

The total floor space to be converted is approx. 1,235 sq ft (approx 115sqm) to create a detached single storey three bedroom dwelling. A copy of the plan, elevations and site plan can also be obtained from our office. The necessary Nutrient Neutrality Credits, required to carry out the development, have been purchased to secure the planning permission. Further details can be obtained from our office.

Services

Mains electricity serves the buildings, but has been disconnected at the main switch by the stables. Mains water is not connected to the buildings but is available. Water has been drawn from a deep borehole on the site to standpipes, but has not been used recently. There is no foul drainage system currently serving the buildings, but mains drainage is understood to be available in Wash Lane.

Viewing

By appointment through our office.

Directions

Leave Long Stratton via Swan Lane and proceed to Forncett, passing under the railway bridge and, over the river bridge, follow the road round to the left into Low Road. Where the road bears to the right, by Forncett Church, continue straight along onto Aslacton Road, passing Forncett School and, after about half a mile, turn left, over the river bridge, and then immediately right into Pottergate Street, Aslacton. Continue to the top end of Pottergate Street and at the 'T' junction, turn right, past the Church and follow the road down the hill, bearing left into The Street. Continue out of the village, into Wash Lane, and 'Little Westfield' will be found a short distance along on the left hand side.