3 bed cottage for sale

Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP8

Kings Cottage occupies a prominent position within this desirable Mid Suffolk village. The semi rural village of Somersham is surrounded by farmland and offers facilities including primary school, community managed pub offering many and varied social events, well stocked village shop and regular bus route to Ipswich. The A14 trunk road is only three miles from the village of Somersham giving access to the north and south trunk roads. The larger village of Bramford is approximately 3 miles distance offering a wide range of facilities including Co-op supermarket. The Suffolk county town of Ipswich is approximately five 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.

Kings Cottage offers well planned, upgraded and refurbished living spaces with an array of period features including oak timber frame with unusual fluted ceiling beams and bressummer, ledge and brace doors and inglenook fireplace, complimented by modern conveniences such as good quality shaker style kitchen and sitting room, shower room and en-suite bathroom. We believe the property was built circa mid 16th century, of heavy timber framed construction displaying amazing and rare fluted ceiling beams and bressummer beam and pargeting to the ceiling. The property was substantially extended in 2010 now providing well planned, upgraded accommodation with delightful well stocked cottage style garden with various seating areas, double gates opening to a parking area. Internal viewing is essential to appreciate the charm and quality of the building throughout.

Reception hall: 11' 5" (3.48m) Long. Panelled entrance door with side windows, red brick flooring, wide staircase to the first floor, radiator, built-in understairs storage cupboard.

Cloakroom: Fitted with low level wc, natural red brick flooring, window to the rear aspect.

Sitting & dining room: 21' 0" x 16' 3" (6.4m x 4.95m) A stunning room with heavily timbered walls and exceptional fluted timber ceiling, massive red brick inglenook fireplace with rare fluted bressummer beam, herringbone brick hearth with iron grate, open studwork, glazed door and windows leading to the garden, alcove with built-in cupboard and open shelves, two radiators, tv point, generous sash window and side lights to the front aspect.

Kitchen/breakfast/utility area: 17' 9" x 15' 5" (5.41m x 4.7m) Fitted with an extensive range of good quality soft grey shaker style base and wall mounted units, further glazed display cupboard, solid granite worktops inset with one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, natural stone flooring, space for electric cooker, dishwasher and fridge, inset spotlights, large sash window and side lights to the front aspect.

Utility area: Base and wall mounted shaker style cupboards, solid granite worktops, plumbing for washing machine, wall mounted gas fired boiler, half glazed door and window to the rear garden.

Garden room: 14' 9" x 9' 8" (4.5m x 2.95m) A most appealing room with feature gothic style windows and glazed French doors opening to the garden, radiator, natural stone flooring, wall light points.

Wide sweeping staircase: Leads to the first floor landing.

First floor landing: 16' 2" (4.93m) Long.

Master bedroom: 12' 5" x 12' 4" (3.78m x 3.76m) Radiator, space for wardrobes, ledge and brace door, windows to the front and side aspects with views over the garden.

En-suite: 9' 9" x 5' 6" (2.97m x 1.68m) Modern suite comprises low level wc, bath with side mounted mixer tap and shower connected over and wall mounted wash hand basin with mono mixer tap, chrome towel radiator, extensive stone effect wall and floor tiling, window overlooking the rear garden.

Family shower room: 10' 4" x 8' 4" (3.15m x 2.54m) High quality suite comprises low level wc, wall mounted wash hand basin and generous walk-in double shower enclosure with fixed and pivot glazed screen, inset spotlights, extractor fan, extensive stone effect wall and floor tiling, large chrome towel radiator, window to the rear aspect.

Bedroom 2: 12' 9" x 12' 5" (3.89m x 3.78m) A beautiful atmospheric room with partly timbered ceiling with interesting pargeting detail and heavily timbered walls, radiator, window to the front aspect.

Bedroom 3: 15' 7" x 10' 9" (4.75m x 3.28m) A heavily timbered room with exposed wall and ceiling timbers, chimney breast, adjacent built-in cupboard, pine ledge and brace door opens to the attic staircase, radiator, window to the side aspect with views over the garden.

Attic room: 24' 0" x 8' 9" (7.32m x 2.67m) A heavily timbered useful room with partly sloping ceiling, curved staircase, window to the front aspect.

Outside: Heavy wooden double gates open to a block paved drive providing parking for two cars, walled boundaries. Leading to the charming, well stocked, established garden with block paved paths and terrace, open lawns, paved seating and alfresco dining areas, timber garden store. The garden offers a good degree of privacy.

Postcode: IP8 4QA

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