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Sold STCReduced £25k (−9.1%) on 28 AugListed 148 days
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About
A charming end terrace period cottage occupying a prominent position within the heart of this popular village of Badwell Ash, offering a wealth of characterful features together with delightful mature gardens and views towards the village church.
A charming end terrace period cottage occupying a prominent position within the heart of this popular village of Badwell Ash, offering a wealth of characterful features together with delightful mature gardens and views towards the village church.
Believed to date back several centuries, Church Cottage displays many attractive period features including exposed wall and ceiling timbers, brick fireplaces, pamment tiled flooring and traditional latch doors, creating a property of considerable warmth and character.
The accommodation is deceptively spacious and currently comprises an entrance hall with staircase rising to first floor, a particularly atmospheric sitting room centred around an impressive inglenook style fireplace with wood burning stove, exposed brickwork and ceiling timbers.
A separate dining room provides an excellent entertaining space with further exposed beams and views over the rear garden, whilst the Sitting room and dining room link through to a conservatory enjoying a pleasant outlook onto the grounds.
The first floor offers three bedrooms, all enjoying individual charm and character, with a WC & Wash basin to the main bedroom.
Outside, the property enjoys an attractive frontage onto The Street, whilst to the rear lies a generous mature garden well stocked with a variety of shrubs, trees and flowering borders, providing an ideal setting with the church tower forming an attractive backdrop.
The village of Badwell Ash offers a range of amenities including village shop and public house, whilst the nearby market towns of Bury St Edmunds, Diss and Stowmarket provide more extensive facilities together with mainline rail connections.
Key features: Charming end terrace period cottage Wealth of exposed beams and timbers Three bedrooms Sitting room with inglenook fireplace and wood burning stove Separate dining room Kitchen/breakfast room and conservatory Mature rear gardens with church backdrop Central village position Full of character and original features Opportunity for further enhancement and updating agents note: Please note that the neighbouring property benefits from a right of access across the rear garden.
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