4 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

THE LOCATION
Great Cornard was once a village separate from the historic market town of Sudbury and although the two have blended together, it still retains a sense of community and identity, with local shops, schools and sports centre. Sudbury itself provides a good range of shops, schooling and recreational facilities, the many clubs and associations including rugby, football, cricket, tennis, bowls and rowing. There is a small quayside theatre and modern swimming pool/leisure complex. The town’s station provides shuttle trains through to the main London and Colchester line with fast services on to Liverpool Street and there are bus and road connections to the surrounding area, down towards the A12, M11 and Stansted Airport. This section of the Bures Road contains a number of large Victorian detached houses, clearly a very prestigious part of the town in those days. Many of these houses have been restored in recent years – this is a desirable location.

THE PROPERTY
98 Bures Road was built as a handsome Victorian town villa, with a particularly large number of good features. It is built with Suffolk white bricks under a high slate roof with fancy painted bargeboards at the front and bay windows to the front and side. The house has grown over the years with additions in Suffolk white brick and slate to match. Many original windows remain and inside there are a number of good features, particularly an exceptional fine staircase and landing. The newest addition is the studio room on the left, which could even be a fifth bedroom, if required.

ON THE GROUND FLOOR
Entrance Hall 10’ 3” x 5’ 3” (3.1m x 1.6m). An impressive hall with a high ceiling and a six panel hardwood front door with semi-circular fanlight above. Arched display recess with shelving and a half-glazed panelled door with stained and etched glass fanlight (one pane with hand painted river scene) above.

Galleried Reception Hall 12’ 3” x 8’ (3.75m x 2.45m), plus stair recess – “L” shaped. A fine hall with a most magnificent original staircase with two half landings and painted banisters with fancy carved handrails and newel posts and painted relief below, all opening up to the galleried landing. Understairs cupboard and a door to the cellar. Radiator.

Drawing and Sitting Rooms - Introduction These two rooms are presently linked as one by a central archway with ornate plaster corbels but they could perhaps be redivided and reinstate access to the drawing room from the hall (the doorway remains as a display recess).

Drawing Room Area 16’ x 12’ (4.9m x 3.65m) into bay. A handsome bay window to the side with lovely high double hung sash windows, stained glass side lights and a full height French doors on either side leading to the garden. Fine cast iron fireplace with ornate timber surround and mantelpiece and marble hearth, ornate ceiling cornice and waist rail. Radiator.

Sitting Room Area 13’ 9” x 13’ (4.2m x 3.95m), into bay. Another fine bay window at the front with a high sash window with etched and stained glass lights and sash windows on either side overlooking the garden. High ceiling with ornate cornice. Waist rail and built-in bookshelves flanking the bay window. Radiator.

Dining Room 13’ 9” x 10’ 9” (4.2m x 3.25m). At the rear of the house with a pair of large French doors looking through the conservatory out to the garden. A wide fireplace with timber surround and mantelpiece housing a cast iron multi-fuel burning stove with a cupboard alongside. Quarry tiled floor, high ceiling with picture rail. Radiator.

Conservatory 12’ 6” x 11’ 6” (3.8m x 3.5m). A good conservatory at the back of the house with brick walls on either side and arched windows with fanlights above and a pair of French doors out to the garden. High vaulted ceiling with triple skin clear panels, quarry tiled floor and raised brick planters with gravel all around for pots etc. Quarry tiled floor.

Kitchen 11’ x 9’ 9” (3.35m x 3m). At the side of the house with a wide window above the sink and a further window alongside opening on to the drive. Fitted with a good range of cream painted shaker style base and wall cupboards with tiled working surfaces and matching splashbacks. Stainless steel four ring gas hob with stainless steel filter hood above and Neff stainless steel fan oven below. Integral fridge, integral freezer and integral slimline dishwasher. Composite stone coloured sink with mixer tap and drinking water tap. Eyeball spotlights, sealed brick block floor. Radiator.

Utility Room 5’ 9” x 7’ 9” (2.4m x 2.4m). Leading off the kitchen with a pair of French doors out to the garden and a stable back door to the drive. Useful cupboard with shelving, wall mounted handbasin, spaces for stacked washing machine and tumble dryer, freezer etc., Ideal Mexico floor standing gas boiler supplying central heating and hot water, quarry tile style vinyl flooring.

Downstairs Cloakroom 7’ x 4’ (2.15m x 1.2m). With pattern glazed sash window, white low flush WC and wall mounted handbasin with marble splashback. Radiator, woodgrain flooring.

Study/Studio 18’ 3” x 9’ 6” (5.3m x 2.9m). Quietly situated at the side of the house with a pair of double doors leading from the hall. Good ceiling height with two arched windows to the side and a window to the rear. Stained and varnished floorboards and halogen downlights.

Cellar 12’ 3” x 10’ 10” (3.75m x 3.3m). A useful cellar with good concrete floor, 6’ 6” head height, power and light connected. Wooden staircase down from the hall below the stairs.

ON THE FIRST FLOOR
Galleried Landing 12’ x 8’ 3” (3.65m x 2.5m) overall. A most impressive landing with a large window to the front and a most elegant staircase leading down with gallery rail to match the banisters. Loft hatch, airing cupboard with hot water cylinder, radiator, ornate ceiling cornice and rose.

Bedroom 1 13’ 6” x 10’ 9” (4.1m x 3.3m). With a window to the rear overlooking the garden, radiator, picture rail.

Bedroom 2 13’ 9” x 10’ 9” (4.2m x 3.3m). With window to the front overlooking Victorian houses opposite, radiator, painted pine floorboards, picture rail.

Bedroom 3 12’ 3” x 10’ 9” (3.75m x 3.25m). With a window to one side, full width arched recess with space for the bed and display shelves on one side and small cupboard on the other, picture rail, naturally stained floorboards. Radiator.

Bathroom 10’ 3” x 9’ 9” (3.15m x 2.95m). A lovely big bathroom at the back of the house with a window out to the garden. Three steps down from an entrance platform and with painted tongue and groove panelling to three quarter height all around. Splendid real cast iron roll top bath with claw feet and traditional style mixer tap, separate tiled shower cubicle with glass shower door and shower assembly, low flush WC and handbasin with ornate cast iron supports. Radiator, machined oak flooring and two original ceiling beams.

ON THE SECOND FLOOR
Bedroom 4 19’ x 12’ (5.85m x 3.65m) average. A large room, which perhaps could be divided into two to create a bedroom and separate bathroom. Door on the landing with stairs leading up and gallery rail overlooking the stairwell, two windows and two Velux skylights to the rear, radiator and walk-in cupboard housing water tanks etc.

OUTSIDE
The house stands fairly well back from the road with a fine old wall along the front and a pair of wicket vehicle gates and a pedestrian gate to the right. The forecourt is flint paved with parking for several cars and the driveway leads down alongside the house. The front and side gardens are well stocked with mature trees and shrubs to give particularly good screening all the year round. To the rear of the house is a large octagonal paved terrace opening on to a lawn with a conifer hedge boundary. There are well stocked flower borders and mature trees, again giving good screening. Beyond the conifer hedge at the end of the garden is a further useful area for compost, bonfires etc., although this could be incorporated into the garden and the boundary pushed back. Overall plot 140’ long x 63’ wide (43m x 19m). BRICK GARDEN SHED.

MISCELLANEOUS
SERVICES We are advised that mains gas, water, electricity, drainage and telephone are connected, although we have not made enquiries to confirm. Please note we have not carried out a survey, nor tested the plumbing, heating,
electrical or drainage systems. House purchasers are always advised to have a survey.

COUNCIL TAX Babergh District Council (Tel: 01473 822801) - Charge Band E, amount payable 2012/2013 £1,918.29.

TENURE, SOFT FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES Freehold. We have not inspected the title deeds. Please note that there is a pedestrian right of access down the extreme edge of the drive in favour of the house next door. Although rarely exercised, it would be possible to erect a fence alongside the existing fence to give complete privacy to the garden. Fitted carpets, curtains, blinds and other fixtures may be available, by negotiation. Full list to be provided with formal contracts.

VIEWING AND DIRECTIONS Viewing strictly by appointment through the vendor’s agents, as above. Leaving
Sudbury on the Great Cornard/Bures road, follow out of the town passing Great Cornard church on the left. The house is after around 200 yards on the right hand side.