Ash Street, Semer, Ipswich, Suffolk
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
5
- BATHROOMS
3
- SIZE
4,031-13,565 sq ft
374-1,260 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Exquisite Grade II Listed farmhouse
- Annexe wing
- Two holiday cottages
- Equestrian facilities
- Stunning gardens
- Pool & Lake
- Post & Rail paddocks
- Many Outbuildings
- In all about 22 acres
Description
Internally, the main house radiates from a welcoming entrance hall, offering spacious and well-proportioned rooms of some elegance. On the ground floor are four principal reception rooms together with a charming kitchen/breakfast room with inglenook fireplace and inset AGA, a separate utility and boot room, along with a cloakroom. Whilst on the first floor are five bedrooms, one with en-suite and a family bathroom. Of particular note, the property enjoys exquisite views of the gardens, grounds and undulating countryside from every aspect.
The annexe adjoins the main house and is accessed through the library/party room which has a shower room and access to the pool. It consists of a bedroom with en suite, a kitchen, a dining/sitting room as well as a boiler room.
Stable Cottage & The Old Barn
Two holiday cottages set away from the main house offer an ideal income stream with 4 bedrooms each or an 8 bedroom group accommodation total over 3,800 sq ft. Both properties are beautifully-presented and together they form a courtyard around the heated swimming pool as well as separate outdoor space.
General
Local Authority: Babergh District Council
Services: Oil-fired central heating. The vendor has confirmed that the private drainage is compliant. All other main services are connected.
Council Tax: Band G
Tenure: Freehold
The property is set behind a charming walled garden approached via gates and a sweeping gravelled driveway that winds past the picturesque gardens and round via the lake overlooking the grazing pasture beyond, giving a real sense of arrival. Estate fencing surrounds the formal lawns immediately to the front of the house, with a foot gate opening to the gardens with a variety of mature trees, shrubs and hedges as well as a delightful pergola and aviary filling the air with the sound of bird song.
Beyond, is a landscape of post and rail grazing that extends to 22 acres and borders the River Brett to the south with riparian rights, offering splendid countryside views. To the east of the house is a lake stocked with coarse fish and an island in the centre.
An extensive range of buildings are available from garaging to stores allowing for a variety or agricultural or equestrian uses. That includes the main stable block with eight loose boxes as well as a framed barn housing another 5 loose boxes and hard standing.
In all about 22 acres
Dove House is situated along Ash Street in the picturesque Brett Valley which is conveniently located to the west of Ipswich. Nearby Bildeston has a village shop and a renowned public house and Hadleigh is approximately 3 miles away and has excellent amenities including a supermarket and a medical centre. The county towns of Ipswich and Colchester are within easy reach and both have a wider range of facilities, as well as mainline rail service to London Liverpool Street taking approximately 65 and 51 minutes respectively.
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Band: G
Ash Street, Semer, Ipswich, Suffolk
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Needham Market Station7.2 miles
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