7 bedroom detached house for sale

Entrance porch, entrance hall, drawing room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, morning room, cloakroom, scullery and larder on the ground floor. Six bedrooms, two bathrooms, separate WC and box room on the first floor. Outbuildings comprising former cottage, former coachman’s rest room, coach house, stabling, hay, coal and wood stores and former buttery. Formal gardens, paddocks and pasture extending, in all, to approximately 15½ acres. 

Location Yew Tree House is located along Shrubbery Road within the very popular village of Hasketon, with its fine church and popular public house, The Turks Head. Hasketon lies a short distance from the historic market town of Woodbridge on the banks of the River Deben. Woodbridge has an extensive range of shops, restaurants, public houses and recreational facilities along with an excellent yacht club. There is also a good choice of schooling in both the private and state sectors. The Abbey Preparatory School and Woodbridge School are both located in the town and Hasketon falls within the catchment area of the renowned Farlingaye High School.

Hasketon has easy access to the A12, which provides largely dual carriageway driving to London and the south. The County Town of Ipswich is about 8 miles to the south-west from where there are fast Inter-city rail services to London’s Liverpool Street station, which take just over the hour. There are also some direct services from Woodbridge to London each day. The Heritage Coast lies within about 12 miles with popular centres such as Orford, Aldeburgh, Thorpeness, Walberswick and Southwold. 

Description Yew Tree House is a substantial six bedroom family house with extensive outbuildings together with formal gardens, paddocks and pasture land. The property is Listed as being of Architectural and Historical Interest (Grade II) and is believed to originally date from the 17th Century with substantial additions and alterations undertaken by the Victorians during the 19th Century.

The original part of the property is of timber frame construction with the later additions and alterations of more traditional brick construction, all under pitched slate roofs. The vendor has lived at the property for over 50 years, but it is now in need of renovation and refurbishment throughout. The principle accommodation comprises a fully glazed entrance porch, entrance hall with wide staircase leading to the first floor, 30’ drawing room, 20’ dining room, sitting room, kitchen, morning room and scullery on the ground floor together with six bedrooms, two bathrooms, a separate WC, dressing room and box room on the first floor. Outside there is a wonderful range of outbuildings surrounding a cobbled courtyard comprising two former cottages, coach houses, stabling, hay, coal and log stores. Formal gardens surround the house together with paddocks and grazing which, in all, extend to approximately 15½ acres.

The vendor has commissioned a building survey which is available for inspection. The liability of the survey will be assigned to the purchaser on completion of the sale, subject to the vendor being reimbursed the cost of £1,200 (£1,000 plus VAT) . 

The Accommodation  

The House  

Ground Floor A wooden front door provides access to the  

Entrance Porch With tessellated tiled flooring, glazed roof panels, large windows overlooking the front drive and part glazed wooden door through to the 

Entrance Hall With impressive wide staircase comprising carved handrail and barley twist newel posts and balustrades leading up to the first floor, large windows overlooking the front drive, former front door now providing small storage area, exposed carved ceiling timbers, radiator and door to  

Drawing Room 30’8 x 16’10 (9.35m x 5.13m) West. A most impressive reception room with the focal point being the large stone fireplace. The room also benefits from a beautiful bay window with decorative shutters which provides wonderful views over the formal gardens and grounds beyond. Secondary smaller bay window with inset seat and decorative shutters, recessed shelf with storage under, radiators and door through to the 

Rear Lobby West. With part glazed door to the rear terrace and gardens, wooden boarded floor and shelving.

A corridor leads from the Entrance Hall with doors providing access to the 

Dining Room 20’5 x 15’5 (6.22m x 4.7m) East. Another impressive reception room with large open fireplace with carved stone surround, wooden boarded floors and ornate panelled ceiling with fleur de lys and Tudor roses. Three good size windows with shuttering overlooking the front drive, radiator, wall light points and secondary door to the corridor.  

Sitting Room 18’ x 15’11 (5.49m x 4.85m) West. Another room which benefits from the wonderful views over the gardens and grounds. There is a fireplace with carved wood surround and tiled hearth, panelled ceiling timber, part glazed doors on to the rear terrace and gardens with shuttering. Fitted bookshelving with cupboards under, radiator, telephone point and connecting door through to the side hall

From the corridor a secondary staircase, with large understairs cupboard and hanging rail, leads up to the first floor. There is also a part glazed door through to the  

Side Hall With interconnecting door to the sitting room, part glazed door on to the rear terrace and gardens, radiator and door to the 

Cloakroom With low flush WC, wall mounted wash basin, water softener and bay window with inset shelf.

A door at the end of the corridor provides access to the rear hall with doors off to the 

Kitchen 16’ x 16’ (4.88m x 4.88m) South. With large sash window overlooking the rear courtyard and outbuildings, two large built-in storage cupboards with shelves and drawers, range of base level cupboard and drawer units with roll top worksurface over incorporating two bowl stainless steel sink with drainer, mixer tap and drinking water spigot, high level double oven and grill with four ring electric hob to the side. Recess housing the Potterton oil fired boiler for domestic hot water and central heating, which would provide a suitable space to accommodate an Aga. Radiator, shelved alcove, door to rear Entrance Porch and further door to 

Scullery 11’2 x 10’2 (3.4m x 3.1m) West and North. With original brick flooring, door to rear gardens, butler’s sink with drainer and door to  

Larder 7’3 x 5’3 (2.21m x 1.6m) West. With original brick flooring and range of fitted shelving.

From the Rear Hall there is a door to a large walk-in understairs Broom Cupboard and doors to  

Cleaning Store 7’9 x 7’3 (2.36m x 2.21m) with built-in cupboard with shelving and further door to 

Morning Room 16’ x 11’ (4.88m x 3.35m) South. With open brick fireplace and tiled hearth, range of built-in shelved cupboards, ornate corner cupboard, display case with cupboards under, radiator and interconnecting door to the Annexe (no longer currently used).

From the Entrance Hall the staircase rises to the 

First Floor  

Landing A large landing with windows overlooking the front drive, carved cornicing, radiator and doors to 

Bedroom One 18’ x 13’6 (5.49m x 4.11m) West. Another room benefitting from the wonderful views over the garden and parkland setting, large built-in wardrobe cupboard with storage over, radiator and doors to  

Dressing Room With built-in wardrobe cupboard with storage over, large window overlooking the gardens and grounds  

En-suite Bathroom With views over the rear gardens and grounds, lightwell and white suite comprising panelled bath, low flush WC and pedestal wash basin. Radiator, Dimplex convector heater and door to the Rear Landing.

Steps up from the landing give access to  

Bedroom Two 21’ x 14’2 (6.4m x 4.32m) East. With large windows overlooking the front drive and gardens, built-in wardrobe cupboard and radiator.  

Bathroom East. With large window overlooking the front drive and gardens, vaulted ceiling and suite comprising roll top cast iron bath, low flush WC and pedestal wash basin with lighted shaver socket over.

Further doors from the landing provide access to  

Bedroom Three 16’7 x 12’ (5.505m x 3.66m) West. With delightful views over the gardens and parkland beyond, range of fitted wardrobe cupboards with storage over and door to 

Box Room 14’6 x 10’ (4.42m x 3.05m) East. With built-in storage cupboards, boarded floors and views over the front drive.

Returning to the top of the stairs a door provides access to the 

Cloakroom With high level WC, wash basin and large window overlooking the front drive.

From the main landing a corridor with lightwell leads through to the rear landing, with large shelved Airing cupboard, rear stairs to the ground floor and doors to  

Bedroom Four 24’5 x 8’2 (7’44m x 2.49m) East. A narrow room with views over the front gardens and drive, vaulted ceiling and built-in shelved storage cupboard. Interconnecting door to the Annexe (not currently used). 

Bedroom Five 16’ x 10’11 (4.88m x 3.33m) South. With views over the courtyard and outbuildings, ornate Victorian fireplace, large built-in storage cupboards together with more modern fitted wardrobes and radiator.  

Bedroom Six 16’ x 14’ (4.88m x 4.27m) South and West. A twin aspect room with views over the gardens and grounds to the west as well as the courtyard and outbuildings to the south. Large built-in storage cupboards, infill brick fireplace with carved wood surround, radiator and wall mounted sink. 

The Annexe A part glazed wooden door provides access to the  

Sitting Room 12’4 x 12’3 (3.76m x 3.71m) East. With leaded light windows overlooking the front drive. 

Kitchenette 7’8 x 5’ (2.34m x 2.13m) With butler’s sink and wooden drainer, range of shelving, recess and plumbing for washing machine and door to the  

Inner Hall With stairs to first floor, door (now sealed) to Morning Room and further door through to the 

Bathroom With suite comprising panelled roll top cast iron bath, low flush WC and wall mounted wash basin.

Stairs from the Inner Hall rise to the  

First Floor  

Landing With door (now sealed) to Bedroom Four of the main house and door through to 

Bedroom 12’8 x 8’ (3.86m x 2.44m) East and South. With views to the front drive and courtyard. Night storage heater. 

Outside Yew Tree House benefits from two vehicular accesses from Shrubbery Road. The main access, to the north of the property, leads to the front of the house where there is a pea shingled parking and turning area together with a wrought iron gate which provides pedestrian access to the rear. The drive continues around the property, flanked by a raised border with a dwarf brick retaining wall housing a variety of mature trees and shrubs, and this leads on to the cobbled courtyard at the rear.

The courtyard is surrounded by a variety of outbuildings. There are the two former staff cottages, which now provide ancillary storage, the coal and wood store as well as the former stabling and coach house; the latter of which is used as garaging. Many of the lovely original features remain in most of these buildings including the brick flooring and the stable partitioning.

Steps from the courtyard lead down to a paved walkway and onto the rear entrance porch, kitchen and former kitchen, 15’5 x 14’ (4.7m x 4.27m) which still has the bread oven, pamment tile flooring and connecting door through to the scullery. There is also a covered pathway through to the rear garden.

A wooden gate from the walkway leads round to the Annexe and the Old Dairy; an hexagonal building with pretty stained glass windows, slate worksurface and part tiled flooring with louvered vents and a vaulted ceiling.

The alternative entrance to Yew Tree House is via another pea shingled drive and five bar gate which leads to the aforementioned courtyard. This drive continues, flanked by a paddock (approximately 0.65 acres) to the south which is enclosed by wrought iron fencing, to a second courtyard located to the rear of the stabling and coach house, where there is an additional range of stabling and stores.

The majority of the gardens and grounds lie to the west of Yew Tree House. The formal gardens are mainly laid to lawn, but separated from the main house by a peashingle and paved terrace together with mature borders containing a variety of established roses and shrubs.

Steps from the lawn lead down to the former rose garden; a previously landscaped area comprising circular borders planted with established roses. Beyond this area of garden is the kitchen garden, beside which is the large pond which borders the parkland. In all, the formal gardens and grounds surrounding Yew Tree House extend to approximately 3½ acres.

The parkland and grazing is located to the west of Yew Tree House and this area benefits from vehicular access via the rear courtyard. This is laid to pasture but interspersed with a handful of mature trees, namely oak and pine, and continues all the way to the Grundisburgh Road. In all, this pasture extends to approximately 8 acres. Continuing along Shrubbery Road, adjoining the property, is an additional paddock with water supply. This area extends to just over 3 acres. In all Yew Tree House extends to approximately 15½ acres. 

Viewing Strictly by appointment with the agent. 

Services Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating. Private drainage system. 

Council Tax Band G; £2,468.13 payable per annum 2011/2012 

Local Authority Suffolk Coastal District Council; Melton Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1AU; Tel: 01394 383789 

NOTE 1: These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. No warranty can be given for any of the services or equipment at the property and no tests have been carried out to ensure that heating, electrical or plumbing systems and equipment are fully operational. Any distances, room aspects and measurements which are given are approximate only. No guarantee can be given that any planning permissions or building regulations have been applied for or approved. 

NOTE 2: Please note that the aerial photography included within this brochure dates from the 1990’s. 

January 2012