4-bedroom semi-detached house · IP16 4BD
Sold STCListed 100 days
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Extended semi-detached family home close to the centre of the popular town of Leiston lies which about a mile and a half inland from the Suffolk Heritage Coastline and offers a good range of shops in a traditional High Street setting, together with a Co-op supermarket, library, bank, doctors and dentists surgeries, swimming pool complex and cinema.
Primary and secondary schooling is within walking distance and Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets may be found in nearby Saxmundham, about four miles distant, which also has a railway station on the East Suffolk branch line giving hourly services to Ipswich with connections to London Liverpool Street.
Description - Occupying a generous plot in one of Leiston's established residential areas, this beautifully presented semi-detached family home has been thoughtfully extended to provide spacious and versatile accommodation extending to four generous double bedrooms.
Lovingly cared for by the current owners for over 21 years, the property combines modern comforts with flexible living spaces, making it an ideal family home or an equally attractive investment opportunity.
The heart of the home is undoubtedly the impressive 18ft kitchen/breakfast room, stylishly refitted in 2021 with contemporary cabinetry, quality work surfaces and excellent preparation space, creating a superb setting for everyday family life and entertaining alike.
The adjoining large utility room offers extensive additional storage and practicality, while the dual-aspect sitting room enjoys an abundance of natural light with French doors opening directly onto the private rear garden, seamlessly blending indoor and outdoor living.
The versatile ground floor also benefits from a spacious fourth double bedroom, equally suited as a home office, playroom or additional reception room, together with a stylish cloakroom and welcoming entrance hall.
Upstairs, three further well-proportioned bedrooms are served by a modern family bathroom, with the principal bedroom enjoying the added luxury of an en-suite shower room.
The property further benefits from gas-fired central heating, double glazing throughout and a boarded loft with fitted ladder providing excellent additional storage.
Outside, the attractive front garden is enclosed by traditional picket fencing and planted with colourful lavender borders, whilst a generous shingle driveway provides off-road parking for three vehicles.
To the rear, the enclosed garden offers a private and peaceful retreat, being predominantly laid to lawn with two patio seating areas ideal for al fresco dining and entertaining, together with outside lighting, power and water.
Tenure - Freehold Services - Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage Viewing Arrangements - Please contact Flick & Son, 7 High Street, Leiston, IP16 4EL for an appointment to view.
Email: Tel: Ref: 21101/RDB.
Fixtures And Fittings - No fixtures, fittings, furnishings or effects save those that are specifically mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale and any item not so noted is expressly excluded.
It should not be assumed that any contents, furnishings or furniture shown in the photographs (if any) are included in the sale. These particulars do not constitute any part of any offer or contract.
They are issued in good faith but do not constitute representations of fact and should be independently checked by or on behalf of prospective purchasers or tenants and are furnished on the express understanding that neither the agents nor the vendor are or will become liable in respect of their contents.
The vendor does not hereby make or give nor do Messrs Flick & Son nor does any Director or employee of Messrs Flick & Son have any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever, as regards the property or otherwise
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