87 High Street

A substantial 18th Century Grade 2 listed town house with a wealth of character and original period features and situated in the centre of Newmarket within walking distance of the High Street. The accommodation is arranged over 4 floors with 3 generous reception rooms, 2 fitted kitchens and 5 bedrooms with 1 ensuite. Additional features include ornate staircases, fireplace with wood burning stoves, and attractive walled courtyard garden and a parking space.

Location

Newmarket is renowned as the British Headquarters of horse racing offers an interesting and varied range of local shops and amenities. These include the National Horse Racing Museum, a twice weekly open air market, hotels, restaurants and modern leisure facilities. There is a regular railway service to London’s Kings Cross and Liverpool Street stations via Cambridge. An excellent road network links the region’s principal centres, including the University City of Cambridge and the historic market town of Bury St Edmunds, both approximately 13 miles from Newmarket.

Entrance Hall

with an impressive staircase leading down to the lower ground floor and up to the first floor.

Study
5.07 m x 3.98 m (16'8" x 13'1")

with a fireplace with a stone hearth and surround and a wood burning stove, period sash windows with internal shutters.

Sitting Room
5.08 m x 4.17 m (16'8" x 13'8")

with an open fireplace with a hearth and timber mantle and surround, period sash windows with internal shutters.

Kitchen/breakfast room
4.59 m x 3.96 m (15'1" x 13'0")

a double aspect room with a range of fitted base and wall mounted units, parque wood block flooring, and a door leading to the courtyard.

Lower ground floor hall

with a brick floor and a feature window overlooking the family room.

Cloakroom

with a low level WC.

Family room
4.90 m x 3.99 m (16'1" x 13'1")

with a wealth of exposed beams, brick floor and a door leading to outside steps leading to the front of the house.

Lower ground floor kitchen
4.90 m x 3.99 m (16'1" x 13'1")

with a range of modern fitted base and wall mounted units with wood worktops, glazed display cabinets and a plate rack, space for free standing range and extractor hood over, exposed ceiling beam, fireplace with ornate wooden surround, brick floor and a window to the front aspect.

First floor landing

with wood flooring and ornate stairs leading to the 2nd floor, sash window.

Cloakroom

with low level WC, handbasin.

Bedroom 1
5.07 m x 3.76 m (16'8" x 12'4")

a double aspect room with steps leading down form the landing area, built in wardrobes.

Ensuite shower room

with a shower and hand basin.

Bedroom 2
5.07 m x 4.10 m (16'8" x 13'5")

with a feature fireplace, with cast iron grate and surround, fitted wardrobes, sash window.

Bedroom 3
4.12 m x 3.05 m (13'6" x 10'0")

Bathroom

with a compact bath, handbasin and low level WC.

Second floor landing

with 2 areas and a sloping ceiling.

Bedroom 4
4.28 m x 3.70 m (14'1" x 12'2")

with sloping ceilings, exposed beams and a sash window.

Bedroom 5
4.05 m x 2.33 m (13'3" x 7'8")

with a sloping ceiling.

Shower room

with a shower cubicle, hand basin and low level WC, wood effect flooring.

Outside

The property is situated in the centre of the town, set back from the High Street and positioned a short walk from the local shops and amenities. A shared access to the front leads to a dedicated parking space and a pedestrian gate provides access to an attractive paved walled courtyard with shrubs and climbing plants and an ornate fish pond. Stones steps with wrought iron railings lead up to the main front door with a access to the left hand side leading to the ground floor kitchen. A further access leads form the parking area with steps down to the lower ground floor accommodation.

Agent’s note

There is a pedestrian access leading through the gate and across the courtyard to the adjoining property, number 87a High Street. This property currently forms a part of an annex for the Kings Hotel and the access is restricted for emergency use only.

Tenure and services

Tenure

The property is freehold. 

Services Mains water, gas, drainage and electricity are connected.

The property is in a conservation area and is in a high flood risk area.

The property has a registered title number SK142602

Internet connection, basic: 20Mbps, Superfast 80Mbps, Ultrafast: 1800Mbps.

Mobile phone coverage by the four major carriers available.

EPC: E Council Tax D West Suffolk District Council.

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