Halesworth Road, Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18

Superb Art Deco house with south facing garden.

Description

Greengates occupies a highly sought after and special location in Reydon within easy reach of Southwold with its vibrant High Street and stunning beaches. It is a superb example of an Art Deco house, unique in the local area, with a large south facing garden and far reaching views towards Southwold, Walberswick and marshes. This is a rare opportunity to own a much admired unique property.

Approached via a shingle drive Greengates is an impressive property, with a striking façade, built in the 1930s and constructed from brick and white render, under a distinctive flat roof which conceals solar panels. Sympathetically extended and modernised, throughout by the current owners, this fabulous home offers impressive design with well-proportioned and light filled rooms.

The accommodation flows remarkably well from a spacious entrance hall. There is a contemporary open plan kitchen/dining room with bi-folding doors leading out onto to a private terraced area, ideal for alfresco dining. The kitchen has ample base and wall mounted units, double ovens, integral dishwasher and gas hob. Beyond the kitchen there is a utility room, perfect for extra storage. Underfloor heating runs through both of these rooms.

The elegantly proportioned double aspect sitting room has a contemporary gas fireplace and delightful views over the garden. The solid wood folding doors open fully, leading through to a dining room, which is perfectly placed for entertaining and has a large window filling the space with natural light. The original folding doors mean that these rooms offer the flexibility to enjoy one open-plan large space or two generous living spaces.

Sliding, concealed, glazed doors lead through to a triple aspect garden room providing stunning views over the garden. Further glazed bi-folding doors lead onto the terrace.

Completing the ground floor there is a study and a spacious bedroom with en suite shower room, With a lockable interconnecting door, the bedroom can be accessed through the house or via its own front door from the drive. Until recently the current owners have run this as a successful Airbnb business.

Stairs lead up from the hallway to the first floor accommodation which is served by a large, central landing. The triple aspect principal bedroom benefits from built in storage, an en suite bathroom with underfloor heating and delightful views over the garden. There are a further two dual aspect double bedrooms. One of these rooms has a south facing balcony providing a terrace overlooking the marshes with views to Walberswick. Completing the first floor accommodation is a family bathroom with underfloor heating.

Outside
To the front of the Greengates there is a shingle driveway offering ample parking space with electric car charger. To the rear there is a delightful south facing garden, which has a large paved terrace, lawned gardens, shrub and a separate vegetable garden with two greenhouses.

Location

Reydon offers a range of useful amenities including two shops, a doctors’ surgery, pharmacy and well-regarded hotel.

Southwold is a pretty seaside town famed for its painted beach huts, long sandy beaches, iconic 19th century lighthouse and its pier. There is a wonderful selection of boutique stores, cafés, restaurants and public houses, and a twice weekly market in the market square. The town also hosts the Southwold Arts Festival's annual celebration of arts and literature.

Neighbouring Walberswick is an idyllic coastal village, associated with artists including Philip Wilson Steer and Charles Rennie Macintosh who famously depicted its beautiful beach and dunes. There are two public houses and a delicatessen.

Greenside is well placed for the commuter: the A12 is 4 miles away, and stations at Halesworth (8 miles), Darsham (8.5 miles) and Saxmundham offer trains to London Liverpool Street via Ipswich from just under two hours.

Schools in the area are well regarded, including St. Felix School, The Old School Henstead, Framlingham College, Woodbridge School and Norwich School.

There are fantastic local sporting facilities, including golf clubs at Southwold, Halesworth and Aldeburgh; rugby clubs at Southwold and Woodbridge; numerous tennis courts and clubs in the area; and superb sailing along the east coast.

All times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,952 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage; gas-fired central heating and solar panels.

Agent Note: Please be aware that there are various infrastructure projects proposed for east Suffolk including plans for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell. Wind farm expansion in the North Sea is also taking place and bringing power ashore along with associated cabling and substation works are also being proposed.