Badley, Ipswich, Suffolk

Description A rare opportunity to acquire a spacious three bedroom semi-detached character cottage betwixt Needham Market and Stowmarket in an accessible location for both local amenities and destinations further afield via main arterial routes.

The property benefits from unlisted status and stands in extensive well-maintained grounds of in all about two thirds of an acre (subject to survey). Also incorporated within the site are a detached double garage and additional versatile detached outbuilding. 

About the Area Badley is a small hamlet between Stowmarket and Needham Market. Needham Market is a desirable small town situated in the heart of Mid Suffolk between the towns of Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich. There are a range of everyday amenities and individual shops including butcher, baker, tea shops/cafes, public houses, take-away restaurants, a post office and a Co-op supermarket. There is also a library, community centre, dentist and a good local primary school. Alder Carr Farm offers fresh farm food for sale and a restaurant.

Needham Market also has good transport links with bus and train services into Stowmarket and Ipswich, where there are mainline services to London Liverpool Street Station. A range of events are held throughout the year, including street fairs and raft racing at Needham Lake which is a Conservation Area with a number of countryside walks.

The nearby towns of Stowmarket, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich provide further amenities, recreational and cultural facilities and a range of individual high street stores.

The accommodation in more detail comprises: 

Front door to:  

Conservatory/Entrance Hall With windows on three sides and tiled flooring. Door to: 

Inner-Hall Split-level space, window to side aspect, housing the boiler and doors to: 

Sitting Room Approx 13'11 x 11'10 (4.25m x 3.61m) Window to front aspect, feature inset with fireplace with brick surround and wooden mantel over and built-in store to either side. 

Dining Room/Snug Room Approx 13'11 x 10' (4.25m x 3.04m) Feature inset with gas fire, brick surround and wooden mantel, door to staircase, dado rail and open-plan to: 

Kitchen/Dining Room Approx 16'3 x 10'11 (4.96m x 3.33m) Fitted with a matching range of wall and base units with worktops over and inset with stainless steel sink, drainer and chrome mixer tap. Space for oven, fridge and washing machine. Tiled walls, double aspect windows to the rear and side and doors to: 

Utility Room Built-in storage cupboards, cloak hanging space and door to: 

Cloakroom Cream coloured suite comprising, w.c, hand wash basin, tiled walls and frosted window to rear aspect. 

Side Hall Tiled flooring, personnel door to front and side and window to side aspect. 

First Floor Landing Window to side aspect and access to generous loft with power, light and boarding. Doors to: 

Master Bedroom Approx 13'11 x 10'8 (4.25m x 3.25m) Double room with window to front aspect and built-in wardrobe. 

Bedroom Two Approx 10' x 8'11 (3.04m x 2.72m) Double room with window to rear aspect. 

Bedroom Three Approx 10'10 x 6'1 (3.30m x 1.86m) Window to side aspect. 

Family Shower Room White suite comprising w.c, hand wash basin, double length shower cubicle, tiled walls, door to airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder, frosted window to rear aspect and extractor. 

Outside 1 New Cottage stands behind established hedging in a convenient position betwixt Needham Market and Stowmarket and is accessed over a private drive providing off-road parking for several vehicles and giving access to the detached double garage with up and over doors as well as adjoining greenhouse. Behind this is a substantial outbuilding ideal for a variety of uses and enjoying a variety of doors and windows as well as being separated into various utility spaces.

The grounds are predominately lawned and private in nature as well as gently sloping down to the River Gipping. Within the plot are various established trees and shrubs with boundaries defined by fencing and hedging for the most part. The upper part of the garden has also been used in part as a vegetable garden.

 

Disclaimer Town & Village Properties (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property for whom they act, give notice that (I) these particulars are a general outline only for the guidance of prospective purchasers or tenants, and do not constitute the whole or any part of an offer or contract (II) Town & Village Properties cannot guarantee the accuracy of any description, dimensions, references to conditions, necessary permissions for use and occupancy and other details contained herein and prospective purchasers or tenants must not rely on them as statements of fact or representations and must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy, (III) No employee of Town & Village Properties (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty or enter into any contract whatever in relation to the property, (IV) Town & Village Properties (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) will not be liable in negligence or otherwise, for any loss arising from the use of these particulars and Town & Village Properties (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor, (V) Photographs will only show certain parts of the property and assumptions should not be made in respect of those parts of the property that have not been photographed. (Items or contents shown in the photographs are not included as part of the sale unless specified otherwise. It should not be assumed the property will remain as shown in the photograph. Photographs are taken using a wide-angle lens.