3-bedroom semi-detached house · NR8 6BN
Sold STCListed 33 days
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The Home This attractive three-bedroom semi-detached home occupies a desirable position along Drayton High Road and combines eye-catching character with generous accommodation and excellent potential for modernisation and extension, subject to the necessary planning permissions.
The welcoming entrance hall features a characterful staircase, the entrance hall leads into a spacious lounge/diner with bay window and brick fireplace.
An open connection into the dining room creates an excellent-sized living and entertaining space, with access continuing through to the conservatory overlooking the rear garden.
The kitchen provides a good amount of storage and worktop space and is complemented by a particularly useful utility room, ground-floor WC and additional storage.
The existing layout and generous plot provide exciting scope for buyers looking to reconfigure, improve or potentially extend the property to create a superb long-term family home.
Upstairs are three well-proportioned bedrooms, with the two larger rooms benefiting from extensive fitted storage, alongside a bathroom and separate WC.
While the property would benefit from updating in areas, it presents a fantastic opportunity for a buyer to put their own stamp on a characterful home in a highly sought-after location.
Outside The property is approached via a generous driveway providing ample off-road parking, framed by mature planting and an attractive traditional red-brick façade.
To the rear is a real gardener's paradise, with a generous and wonderfully secluded garden featuring an abundance of established trees, shrubs and planting alongside lawn and patio areas.
The garden also benefits from a greenhouse and charming timber summer house, providing excellent spaces for keen gardeners, hobbies or simply enjoying the peaceful surroundings.
The substantial plot further enhances the property's potential for future extension and landscaping, subject to the relevant consents.
Location Situated on Drayton High Road, the property enjoys a desirable and well-established location within the popular village of Drayton.
A wide range of everyday amenities are within convenient reach, including shops, schooling, healthcare facilities and regular transport connections.
Drayton is particularly popular for its convenient access into Norwich city centre, while still offering a village setting with nearby countryside, recreational facilities and neighbouring Taverham.
Combined with its generous plot, off-road parking, secluded garden, no onward chain and considerable potential, this is an exciting opportunity to create a truly individual family home.
Location Situated on Drayton High Road, the property enjoys a desirable and well-established location within the popular village of Drayton.
A wide range of everyday amenities are within convenient reach, including shops, schooling, healthcare facilities and regular transport connections.
Drayton is particularly popular for its convenient access into Norwich city centre, while still offering a village setting with nearby countryside, recreational facilities and neighbouring Taverham.
Combined with its generous plot, off-road parking, secluded garden, no onward chain and considerable potential, this is an exciting opportunity to create a truly individual family home.
Garden To the rear is a real gardener's paradise, with a generous and wonderfully secluded garden featuring an abundance of established trees, shrubs and planting alongside lawn and patio areas.
The garden also benefits from a greenhouse and charming timber summer house, providing excellent spaces for keen gardeners, hobbies or simply enjoying the peaceful surroundings.
The substantial plot further enhances the property's potential for future extension and landscaping, subject to the relevant consents.
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