6 bed detached house for sale

Drayton High Road, Drayton, Norwich NR8

Summary
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A wonderful, period, family home offering character five-bedroom accommodation set in gardens of around 2/3 acre (stms). Further accommodation is provided by a ground floor annexe, which could be utilized for multi-generational living or to provide an income.

Description
This impressive, character, home stands in gardens which extend to around 2/3 acre (stms), backing onto paddocks, offering a lovely rural view. The accommodation includes five bedrooms in the main house and an additional bedroom within an annexe. You enter the property into a lovely formal dining room, alongside which there is an expansive 'L' shaped sitting room featuring a fireplace with wood burning stove, a contemporary kitchen with adjoining orangery and a separate utility room completes the ground floor accommodation in the main house. On the first floor the five bedrooms include a principal suite with dressing room and bathroom, and there is an additional family bathroom. Externally the property stands well back from the road, with plenty of parking, in mature, well planted, south facing gardens. These gardens are divided into a series of 'rooms' and provide pleasant seating areas, a wide lawn, and sun terrace. Towards the foot of the garden is a useful outbuilding providing garaging, workshop and storage areas along with a range of open bay stores.
The current owners of Mill House have lived in the property for around 30 years, during which time they have made additions alterations to the property, always sympathetically and retaining features wherever possible.

Dining Room
With door and window from the front aspect this lovely formal dining room features exposed timbers to the ceiling, and a former fireplace with arched recesses to either side. Stairs lead to the first floor, and doors open to the kitchen and sitting room.

Sitting Room
This generous 'L' shaped room has windows to two aspects and French doors leading out to the rear onto a terrace and the garden beyond. The room is currently divided into two seating areas. A focal point is provided by a fireplace which houses a cast iron wood burning stove on tiled hearth with bressummer beam over. This room features attractive exposed floorboards, and, as in the dining room, exposed timbers to the ceiling.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room
A contemporary kitchen, recently replaced, with an excellent range of gloss white base cupboard and drawer units having black quartz worksurfaces over, having an inset sink unit with mixer tap. Matching wall cabinets provide further storage, wine storage and larder cupboard alongside provides space for a range style cooker, with utility beyond. The kitchen is partially divided by a peninsular incorporating more storage and a breakfast bar. From the kitchen a second door leads back to the sitting room, an arch opens to the orangery, Natural stone tiles to the floor and exposed central ceiling beam and an original solid wood arched door opens to a lobby, with cloakroom, from which there is internal access to the annexe.

Orangery
This lovely, double-glazed orangery provides a pleasant seating area, flooded by natural light with lantern light and French doors leading out to the terrace. This room features the same natural stone tiles to the floor as the kitchen, and benefits from underfloor heating.

Utility Room
A generous utility with further storage cabinets, along with a second sink. There is space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble drier. This room also houses the gas fired boiler which supplies the domestic hot water and central heating systems for the main house.

Cloakroom
With wc and hand wash basin.

Landing
With stairs up from the dining room, this landing has a window to the front aspect and fitted airing cupboard.

Principal Bedroom Suite

Dressing Room
With fitted wardrobes and shelving this room has a window to the rear aspect.

Bedroom
A lovely double aspect bedroom with fitted storage to one wall, and access to a loft.

Bathroom
Fitted with a suite comprising bath having a 'telephone' style mixer tap, wc with concealed cistern and vanity hand wash basin having storage under and lit mirror over. Further fitted storage and second vanity unit with lit mirror. Windows to two aspects offering views over the garden and paddock beyond.

Bedroom 2
A second double bedroom with window to the front aspect. Fitted storage and hand wash basin.

Bedroom 3
Having a window to the front aspect and fitted wardrobe.

Bedroom 4
With window to the side aspect.

Bedroom 5
With window to the side aspect.

Bathroom
Fitted with bath, having shower and screen over, and pedestal hand wash basin. Tiling to walls.

Separate Wc
Fitted with wc.

Annexe
This annexe has an internal door back to the main house, and a door out to the side aspect, opening to the drive.

Kitchen
Fitted with base and matching wall units, stainless steel sink unit with drainer and mixer tap. Spaces for fridge, cooker and dishwasher. Wall mounted boiler supplying hot water and central heating.

Shower Room
Having a shower in a corner cubicle, wc and hand wash basin.

Living Room
This spacious living room has a high ceiling with exposed timbers, and exposed floorboards. A large window overlooks the garden to the south, and French doors open to the garden.

Bedroom
A double bedroom, with exposed floorboards and window to the side aspect.

External
Mill House stands well back from the road and is approached through a five-bar gate onto a wide gravel driveway providing plenty of parking and ample turning space. There is access from the driveway through a further five-bar gate to the rear leading to the workshop/outbuilding. In front of the property is a wide area of grass, and a mature hedge partially screens the house from the road. Within this area there are number of mature specimen trees, which are subject to TPOs.
The majority of the garden lies to the side and rear of the property and is divided into a number of 'rooms', immediately alongside the property is a raised sun terrace, with French doors from both the sitting room and orangery. Across an area of lawn from this terrace is a further paved area offering another pleasant seating or al-fresco dining space. Alongside this area are two garden sheds. A wide lawn leads away from the house to the foot of the garden overlooking a neighbouring paddock.
There is a more formal area of garden adjoining the annexe having a central lawn bordered by mature shrub and rose beds. A gravel path with pergola over, flanked by palms, leads to the outbuilding. This outbuilding, which has power and lighting, offer garage and workshop space with an additional storeroom. Alongside are a number of covered open bays providing further vehicle storage if required. There is access over a grassed area back to the drive alongside the house.
In total the gardens extend to around 2/3 acre (stms).

Location
The village of Drayton lies to the northwest of Norwich City, with local facilities including public houses, medical practice, schools, a petrol station and bus services. Norwich with all its attendant facilities is approximately 2 miles away.

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