Ryston End, Downham Market, PE38

A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL, and very INDIVIDUAL, 5 bedroom detached home enjoying a FABULOUS PLOT OF ESTABLISHED AND PRIVATE REAR GARDENS TOTALLING OVER ½ OF AN ACRE (subject to measured survey). Originally commissioned and constructed in the 1930s, ‘Audley House’ has traditionally and continually served as a SUCCESSFUL FAMILY HOME and at one time housed a local Doctor who held a surgery within the building itself. Since then, it has continued to have been maintained, adapted, and modernised, becoming the very enviable home that it is today. Inside, the hallway boasts the original panelled walls and parquet flooring before extending to each of the downstairs reception rooms. The main sitting room extends to almost 17ft in size and enjoys an open fireplace and large bay window overlooking the side garden. A 21ft conservatory adjoins, capturing the privacy and beauty of the gardens and elsewhere, there is a front dining room, cloakroom and separate study. The kitchen is also positioned to the rear and benefits from having a walk-in pantry to one end, a breakfast room leading from one side, and the most useful of utility rooms to the other. Upstairs, each of the bedrooms are of a true, double proportion with the largest extending to almost 17ft across, continuing through to an en-suite shower room. The main, family bathroom is also an impressive size measuring over 14ft in length. Hidden within the roof space, the 21ft attic has roof windows, power and light and provides a useful area for hobbies and pastimes alike. The level of desirability is propelled to another level when it comes to considering both the outside space and the general locality in which this property stands; tucked back along this small road, there is a sense of village life that surrounds the building whilst the main town itself is literally only a few minutes walk away. With garage and generous levels of parking available to the front, what awaits to the rear is truly remarkable. Here, there are far reaching gardens, also extending to the side, producing the most glorious combination of lawns, patios, borders, shrubbery and mature trees, all of which are meticulously maintained, cherished and cared for. There are limited opportunities to purchase such distinctive and encapsulating properties, more so within a location such as this, with good access to the towns amenities and also the train station on the King’s Lynn to London King’s Cross line via Cambridge.

Accommodation -

Original entrance with solid entrance door opening into:-

Inner Porch

Additional part glazed door opening through to:-

Entrance Hall

13’4” x 11’11” (4.09m x 3.64m)
An open, inviting area with turning staircase leading to the first floor (with under stairs storage cupboard), parquet flooring running throughout, panelling to walls with higher level shelving, part glazed doors leading to each room, stained glass window inset to front.

Sitting Room

16’11” x 15’0” (5.17m x 4.59m)
uPVC double glazed bay window to the side aspect, central open fireplace with marble surround and hearth, picture rails and central ceiling rose, double panel radiator, uPVC double opening doors to:-

Conservatory

21’6” x 11’8” (6.56m x 3.57m)
A large, true garden room with vaulted, self-cleaning glazed roof with further uPVC double glazed windows overlooking the rear garden, ceramic tiled flooring, double panel radiator, uPVC double glazed door to side and double opening uPVC double glazed patio doors leading onto the garden.

Dining Room

14’0” x 10’9” (4.28m x 3.29m)
uPVC double glazed window to the front, double panel radiator, recessed shelving, further circular window to the side with original glass staining inset.

Breakfast Room

11’11” x 11’6” (3.65m x 3.52m)
uPVC double glazed window to the rear, single panel radiator, archway opening to:-

Kitchen

11’7” x 9’0” (3.53m x 2.75m)
uPVC double glazed window to the rear, generous fitted with a range of matching wall and base units with round edge work surfaces over, inset 1 1/2 bowl stainless steel sink unit and drainer, 4 ring electric hob with double oven (newly fitted) under, oil fired AGA, recessed housing integral microwave, integral fridge and dishwasher, sliding door to walk-in pantry/larder with water softener inset, uPVC double glazed door back through to conservatory, part glazed door to:-

Utility

uPVC double glazed windows to rear and side aspects, further wall units, storage drawers and work surface with space for appliances under, space for fridge/freezer, wall mounted gas central heating boiler, uPVC double glazed rear access door.

Study

10’6” x 8’11” (3.21m x 2.72m)
uPVC double glazed windows to front and side aspects, double panel radiator.

Cloakroom

uPVC double glazed window to the front, low level WC, pedestal hand wash basin, wall mounted heated towel radiator.

First Floor Accommodation

Landing
Door to walk-in airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder with shelving to sides, doors leading to all rooms.

Bedroom One

16’10” x 15’1” (5.14m x 4.62m)
Double aspect with uPVC double glazed windows overlooking both side and rear gardens, sliding mirrored doors opening to triple wardrobe space, double panel radiator, ceiling spotlights, door to:-

En-Suite

uPVC double glazed window to the side, pedestal hand wash basin with illuminated mirror over and shaver point to side, low level WC, walk-in shower cubicle, wall mounted heated towel radiator, extractor.

Bedroom Two

11’7” x 10’10” (3.55m x 3.31m)
uPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect, central fireplace with built-in storage to one side and pedestal hand wash basin to the other, picture rails to walls, single panel radiator.

Bedroom Three

12’0” x 9’1” (3.67m x 2.78m)
uPVC double glazed windows to both front and side aspects, double and single built-in wardrobes, double panel radiator.

Bedroom Four

11’1” x 10’11” (3.39m x 3.34m)
uPVC double glazed window to the front, row of built-in desktop (currently configured as an office), built-in storage cupboard, double panel radiator.

Bedroom Five

12’0” x 9’1” (3.68m x 2.79m)
uPVC double glazed partial bay window to the front, double panel radiator.

Bathroom

uPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect, panelled bath with tiled surround, pedestal hand wash basin, bidet, walk-in shower cubicle, wall mounted heated towel radiator, ceiling spotlights.

Attic

21’9” x 12’4” (6.64m x 3.76m)
A large opening within the ceiling can be opened leading up to the attic. This is currently used as a hobby space and benefits from power, light and Velux windows to the ceiling.

Outside

The property enjoys a large frontage which is largely laid to gravel and which provides parking for several vehicles. There is also a detached garage extending to over 15ft in length which has side access door, power and light.
The enclosed, private gardens are absolutely stunning and have been extremely well cultivated, maintained and cherished for many, many years. The majority of this space comprises of far-reaching lawns that extend all of the way to the very end. There is a large combination of mature plants, flowers and shrubbery set within various beds and some significant trees set throughout. There are also areas of hardstanding for sheds and summerhouses. A further area of garden sweeps to the side continuing to provide a sense of space and privacy and adjoining the house, there is a generous, raised patio.