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Alderford Common, Swannington, Norwich

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

5

BATHROOMS

3

SIZE

3,087 sq ft

287 sq m

TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • Characterful Home
  • Abundance of Period Features
  • Three Reception Rooms
  • Garden Room
  • Kitchen and Utility Room
  • Two Ground Floor Bathrooms
  • Ground Floor Bedroom
  • Three First Floor Bedrooms
  • Two Bedroom Annexe
  • Courtyard, Gardens and Meadows of Approx 2.66 Acres (STMS)

Description

Moores Cottage Farm is a superb, character-filled home with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The sitting room exudes charm, featuring an impressive inglenook fireplace with a new wood-burning stove, exposed timbers, and pamment flooring. Adjacent to this is the atmospheric dining room, also rich in character, with exposed beams and a fireplace. Additional ground floor rooms include a well-appointed study and a welcoming inner reception hall, as well as a convenient cloakroom which is accessed via an outside door.

Upstairs, the first floor offers three generously sized bedrooms and a separate cloakroom. The principal bedroom also features it's own en-suite WC.

Across from the garden room, and accessible externally, is the superb annexe. It boasts an open-plan sitting area and a well-fitted kitchen/breakfast room. The annexe includes two well-proportioned bedrooms and a bathroom, with a staircase leading to a mezzanine floor that offers fantastic views through the gable-end window and balcony.

Outside, a gravelled driveway provides parking and access to the detached garage. The charming inner courtyard is a delightful space to enjoy, complemented by a lawned garden filled with a variety of shrubs. Beyond the garden lie the meadows, enclosed with post and rail fencing, featuring a double field shelter and wooden stables, all extending to approximately 2.66 acres (STMS). 

ALDERFORD About ten miles north-west of Norwich, Alderford is a small, charming village, with a close community. Alderford Common provides a lovely place walks or blackberry picking, and Marriott's Way makes it an easy off-road cycle ride to the market town of Reepham, or further afield if you wish.

By road, Reepham is a little over three miles away, and offers a small supermarket, several cafes and Dial House Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast. Furthermore, there is an art gallery, several antique shops, a newsagent, post office, library, health care centre, pharmacy, butchers, a whole foods and hardware store, and there are two further public houses.

Also within a couple of miles is Great Witchingham/Lenwade, which has a good village school, as well as a local shop, public house, garage, butchers, bakers, and cafe, and neighbouring Swannington church is host to a regular lunch club.

The village is set within the renowned Reepham High School and Sixth Form Centre catchment area.

Its central position ensures easy access into Norwich, as well as the market towns of Aylsham and Dereham, and the delightful north Norfolk coast and Norfolk broads are within easy driving distance. 

SERVICES CONNECTED Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating. Private drainage. 

COUNCIL TAX Band E. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING E. Ref: 0086-2836-6747-9023-7701
To retrieve the Energy Performance Certificate for this property please visit and enter in the reference number above. Alternatively, the full certificate can be obtained through Sowerbys. 

TENURE Freehold. 

LOCATION What3words: ///kite.reinvest.dairies 

PROPERTY REFERENCE 47569 

WEBSITE TAGS village-spirit

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COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
Band: E
PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
Garage,Off street
GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
Yes
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Located in the historic Old Bank of England Court in the heart of the city is out Norwich branch, our highly experienced and knowledgeable team here in our prestigious Norwich office are privileged to handle the sale and marketing of a wide range of property types and locations. From city townhouses and apartments, barn conversions, rural farmhouses and country cottages. Covering a wide area from the North East coastline, through to the city and down to the Waveney Valley. So, wherever your home is we can create bespoke marketing for your property which is truly unrivalled.

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