Higham Road, Tuddenham St Mary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28

A well-proportioned and presented detached modern home, located with field views to the front, in this popular rural village setting, with versatile accommodation and excellent garaging and Annexe/Studio space, in grounds of about 0.22 of an acre.

Hallway, sitting room, dining room, study, kitchen, utility/boiler room, cloakroom and conservatory. First floor master bedroom with en-suite shower room, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Gated block paved driveway, parking, triple garage with first floor studio annexe/office accommodation above, private enclosed gardens and outbuildings. In all around 0.22 of an acre (sts).

THE PROPERTY
Half A Crown is a comfortable, well presented family home that was built around 1991 being a ‘Potton Home’ timber frame construction with ornate topped brick plinth and rendered elevations, below a clay tiled roof, and is well set centrally within its grounds of around 0.22 acres(sts) with the block paved drive and triple bay detached garage building with annexe accommodation above, set to the front, behind the gated entrance. The property enjoys well-proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors, with double glazed windows throughout and oil-fired central heating. Much of the heavy timber frame is exposed and that, along with the exposed brick chimney breast with inglenook and fireplace recesses, gives this modern family home a characterful feel whilst also benefiting from under floor heating and a modern finish to rooms such as the kitchen, utility boot room and the bathrooms. The accommodation, in brief comprises a storm porch giving access to the central entrance hall which is overlooked by the galleried landing above. Doors lead off to the sitting room, with windows to the front and both sides, external French doors to the side and internal glazed double doors through to the dining room. Both reception rooms benefit from log burning stove fireplaces and there is a log store alcove to the side of the fire in the dining room, which also affords a built-in display unit and French doors out to the rear garden. The kitchen has space for a breakfast table and chairs to one end and is fitted with worksurfaces, base and wall mounted kitchen units, sink and drainer, 5 ring electric hob Rangemaster cooker with extractor fan above, integrated dish washer, fridge and freezer. Doors lead off to the utility boot room and the conservatory to the rear that overlooks the garden. There is also a cloakroom and a useful study off the hall, with built in sideboard, shelving and cupboards. Upstairs there are three comfortable double bedrooms, all of which benefit from built in wardrobe cupboards, with the master bedroom also affording an ensuite shower room. There is a fourth bedroom, which is currently used as a further dressing area and a family bathroom with a corner bath, separate shower over the bath, wash basin, wc, ½ timber panelled walls and radiator towel rail.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached through a gated entrance over a block paved drive that accommodates the parking and turning area in front of the detached triple bay garage. A personal door to the front of the garage gives independent access to the internal staircase leading up to the first-floor annexe accommodation. The annexe sitting room/studio/office has a door leading through to the double bedroom off which there is a shower room en-suite. The gardens are mainly laid to lawn/astro turf and are fully wall and fence enclosed with a selection of trees and shrubs and an open sided clay tile roofed gazebo outbuilding which is ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining. There is a further range of useful store buildings and in all the gardens extend to about 0.22 of an acre.

LOCATION
Half A Crown is well located in this rural village approximately 10 minutes’ walk from the Nature England Reserve and Cavenham Heath, that’s known for the rare Stone Curlew and Nightjar birds. The attractive village of Tuddenham offers amenities including a public house, a new village hall, garden centre, farm shop and the renowned Tuddenham Mill Restaurant, at which village residents benefit from a discount. More extensive facilities can be found in the Cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds and the Racing town of Newmarket. Bury St Edmunds offers an excellent range of amenities, with schooling in the public and private sector’s, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. There is good access to the A14 and A11 (M11) and the Bury St Edmunds to Cambridge rail link gives access to mainline services to London’s Liverpool Street or King’s Cross via Cambridge.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains water, drainage and electricity.
Oil Fired Central Heating.
Local Authority West Suffolk Council
Council Tax Band E
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Superfast available average 68 Mbps
Mobile Signal/Coverage Yes
Viewing By appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops.
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