Polstead Hill, Polstead, Colchester, CO6

SUMMARY
Hillside Cottage is a semi-detached, Grade-Two Listed family home that enjoys a superb elevated position in the centre of the village of Polstead, opposite the village green and just moments from the pub and community shop - it offers buyers the chance to create a wonderful family home that makes the very best of its excellent.

The ground floor flows well for a property of its age and style, with three interconnecting reception areas running the width of the front of the house (with nine front facing windows between them) and a sizable, functional kitchen/breakfast room at the rear that opens onto the garden and patio from two sets of French doors.
 
Characterful features include a log-burner in the sitting room, original pamment floors, exposed beams and studwork in almost every room, two red-brick chimneys and period doors with a mix of wood and iron latches.
 
Although semi-detached, the property has outside space totalling a fifth of an acre with gardens on three sides including 60-foot to the rear that faces south for all-day sun. Subject to necessary consent we expect it would be possible to remove the existing garage to allow access to a cart lodge at the rear of the plot.
 
** Most of the property is thatched with the thatch having replaced in 2022. Buyers should note that the property is in need of improvement in places including, for example, the renovation or replacement of some of the windows. **
 
GROUND FLOOR
As mentioned, the property has three reception areas. These include a reception hall with a reading area, a very-nice dual aspect sitting room with an inglenook fireplace, a log-burner and french doors to the patio, plus a family/music room with a smaller fireplace and views to the side garden.
 
The kitchen/breakfast room has a double electric oven with an extractor overhead plus a dishwasher - there is plenty of space for a six-person dining table and the windows face three directions.
 
Other ground floor accommodation includes a study which is tucked away at the rear of the house and a recently re-fitted shower room with a cubicle power shower. A utility room (accessed by an external door) is positioned behind the study.
 
FIRST FLOOR
The property has four bedrooms, all of which can accommodate double beds and which are divided into two separate first-floor areas, which have their own separate staircases.
 
The largest bedroom room has a dressing area either side and behind the chimney breast and this has easy access to a first-floor WC (as does the smallest bedroom).
 
The two bedrooms which are accessed from the second staircase share a first-floor bathroom with a shower above the bath. One of these is accessed via up-and-over steps that straddle the threshold.
 
OUTSIDE AND OUTBUILDINGS
The total plot measures a fifth of an acre and includes three areas of garden.

At the front the house is approached from the road via a set of steps and the side and rear gardens feature a variety of trees, beds and shrubs which provide privacy. A private, south-facing patio sits between the two rear additions and this can be accessed from the kitchen, the sitting room and the rear lobby, making it a superb space for entertaining in the summer months.
 
As well as a shed, there is a small garage/outbuilding (which is in need of some repair) positioned at the back of the garden. Vehicular access to this and the parking spaces to its front is via Rockalls Road. Our clients also park on the road to the front of the property where they have also installed an EV charging point for an electric vehicle.
 
ABOUT POLSTEAD
Polstead is a charming village populated with mostly period homes. It has a rich bohemian history and Hillside Cottage was, for a while in the mid-1900's the home of watercolour artist Charles Cheston (1882 - 1960).
 
Today the villages maintains a community shop and post office, an active church community, a cinema club and bowls and gardening clubs. The Cock Inn public house provides real ales and a varied menu and is located only 100-meters from the front door of Hillside Cottage (downhill on the way home).
 
Colchester with its mainline station (City of London 50-minutes) is located 10-miles to the south whilst Ipswich is around 15-miles to the east.
 
DIRECTIONS
Postcode: CO6 5AH
What three words: ///innocence.blindfold.elevator

POINTS TO NOTE
We understand the property is connected to mains water, electric and sewerage. The house is heated by an Oil-Fired central heating system. It is registered in Council Tax Band E with Babergh District Council (payments IRO £2140.00 PA). Ofcom states that Superfast Broadband is connected with download speeds IRO 80 Mbps.
 
No energy performance certificate has been produced as the property is listed.
 
The property benefits from a covenant allowing vehicular access to the garage from Rockalls Road.
 
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