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This property is listed with:
Musker McIntyre (Harleston Office)
10 The Thoroughfare Harleston Norfolk
Telephone:
01379 882535
 

Full Details for 4 Bedroom Detached for sale in Diss, IP21 :

Harleston – 3.4 miles

Diss – 7.4 miles

Norwich - 25.7 miles

Southwold – 23.2 miles



An elegant and beautifully presented Grade II listed and classic double-fronted Georgian family house with earlier origins, benefitting from two reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room and four bedrooms with pretty and secluded gardens, garage/store, ample driveway and studio.



The accommodation comprises:-



• Entrance Hall

• Drawing room

• Dining room

• Downstairs bathroom

• Kitchen/breakfast room

• Utility room

• Cellar

• Four bedrooms

• Upstairs shower room

• WC

• Attractive gardens

• Former coach house - garage/store

• Off road parking

• Outbuilding (currently used as studio/office)

• Grade II listed

• Sought after village location





The Property

A painted panelled front door opens into an elegant and welcoming entrance hallway with stunning 18th century style toile wallpaper-lined walls, painted radiator cover, tiled floor and useful understairs storage cupboard. A door on the right hand side leads into a light and beautifully proportioned drawing room with triple aspect, sash window to front, lovely feature window and French doors with shutters accessing the pretty south facing side garden. The fireplace, with carved timber-surround houses a wood burning stove, with useful storage cupboard to side and cupboard above currently housing a large flat screen TV. A formal dining room boasts sash window to front, central fireplace with grate for open fires, 18th Century Delft tiles and decorated surround.



A further doorway leads through to an inner hall which accesses the remaining ground floor accommodation. A spacious bathroom with attractive exposed stud walls, window to side with Plantation shutters, vinyl flooring and useful glass fronted storage cupboard further comprises a 3 piece white suite with wood panelled bath, pedestal washbasin and close coupled WC. Beside the door leading down to the cellar, the property benefits from a utility room (this room has restricted head height) with window to side, worktop with cupboard under and space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. A delightful kitchen/breakfast room with window to side and door leading out to garden comprises a good range of cream painted Shaker style wall, base and drawer units with granite worktop over, tiled splashbacks, integrated fridge, double-butler sink with mixer taps over, eye level Neff double oven and a fitted Victorian dresser incorporating a Neff 4-ring halogen ceramic hob. There is space and plumbing for dishwasher and some useful fitted shelving for storage.



Stairs rise from the hallway to a beautiful upstairs galleried landing with sash window to front and small seating area. Two very elegant double bedrooms boast sash windows to front, the second of which further boasts an attractive Victorian feature fireplace flanked on either side by built-in wardrobes. An L-shaped single bedroom overlooks the side of the property and has access hatch above to loft space. The fourth bedroom is a spacious double and with lovely views over the garden, it further benefits from two inbuilt cupboards with hanging rails. As well as a separate WC, there is a fully appointed shower room with fully tiled walls, cylindrical shower unit, contemporary style glass washbasin and close coupled WC.

Agents Note: There is restricted head height at the rear of the property.



Outside

The property is approached off the lane via a shingle drive offering parking for two cars. This in turn leads to the coach house/garage which is power and light connected and offers storage above as well as personal door into garden. To the rear of the coach house is a brick and block built garden store. At the rear of the house is an attractive outbuilding of brick construction under a pantile roof, this is currently sub-divided into a two areas to create a home office and studio, it has windows overlooking the garden and further houses the oil-fired boiler.



The garden itself is laid out on several different levels to create an interesting, secluded and very private space. A lovely south facing area accessed via the drive and drawing room is mainly laid to lawn with attractive, established borders of rose bushes and foxgloves, all enclosed within pretty white-painted cast iron fencing. To the south of the kitchen is a lovely shingled area leading up to the coach house and beyond to a raised area of garden laid to lawn with a seating area at one end with a pretty pergola planted up with clematis and honeysuckle. Beside the studio is a delightful terraced area leading beyond to a raised patio area which offers ideal space for outside entertaining as well as some lovely views over the south of the village.



Location

The property is located in the sought after village of Brockdish, which benefits from an excellent primary school and recently re-opened and thriving pub/café/restaurant, The Old Kings Head. Buses pass through the village hourly and allow access to both Harleston and Diss. Diss with its 90 minute direct link to London Liverpool Street is located some six miles away whilst nearby Harleston boasts an impressive array of independent retailers plus doctors surgery, post office, chemist, various coffee shops and a delicatessen. Harleston is well known for its popular Wednesday market with free parking and excellent local schooling.



Fixtures and Fittings

All fixtures and fittings including curtains are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be available in addition, subject to separate negotiation.



Services

Oil fired central heating and hot water.

Mains electricity and drainage.



Tenure

Vacant possession of the freehold will be given upon completion.



Local Authority

South Norfolk District Council

Tax Band: E

Postcode: IP21 4JP

EPC - Exempt



Agents Note

The property is offered subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private, all way leaves, easements and other rights of way whether specifically mentioned or not.

 

VILLAGE WEBSITE Further information about Brockdish can be found online at www.brockdish.org.uk 

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