The Grange, Worlingworth, Suffolk

LOCATION - Worlingworth is a popular village 6 miles from Framlingham and 6 miles south-east of Eye. It has a thriving community and a primary school with an Ofsted rating of Outstanding. Framlingham, best known for its historic 12th Century 'Castle on the Hill'  benefits from a variety of independent shops and businesses including artisan cafés, restaurants, hairdressers, antique shops, a travel agency, nursery, vets and delicatessen. It is also home to The Crown Hotel and three other public houses, a Co-operative supermarket and doctors’ surgery. Further facilities are available in Stradbroke and Eye. Mainline trains run regularly to London Liverpool Street Station from Diss which also has excellent parking facilities and is approx. 11 miles away. Diss also has three supermarkets. The area offers an excellent selection of state and independent schools including Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham College, Woodbridge and Ipswich independent, St. Joseph’s, Orwell Park and Ipswich High School.

THE GRANGE - INTERIOR:  The Grange is a timber-framed red brick and part-rendered former farmhouse offering generous room sizes and light-filled accommodation arranged over three floors. The property is configured to provide ideal family and entertaining space with retained character features including sash and casement windows and some exposed wall and ceiling beams.  The house is believed to date from the early 16th Century with 17th and 19th century enlargement and alterations and offers an enormous amounts of charm and character.

The front courtyard leads into the welcoming entrance hall where there is access to a large drawing room with feature open fireplace, a spacious front aspect sitting room with feature exposed brick open fireplace and a generous front aspect dining room with feature exposed brick fireplace. The spacious dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room has quarry-tiled flooring and provides a range of wall and base units, an Aga and a large walk-in pantry.  To the rear of the house is a boot room housing the oil fired boiler, separate utility room with WC and wood store.

There are two separate stair cases, one from the entrance hall and one from the rear hall.  The first floor provides a generous main bedroom with built-in storage and en suite bathroom, four further generous double bedrooms, all with built-in storage, and a family bathroom. A separate staircase rises to the second floor leading to a large landing area and a further double bedroom and an extensive 39 ft. loft space, suitable for a variety of uses including conversion to additional accommodation, subject to the necessary consents.

THE GRANGE - EXTERIOR  The property is approached via a gravel drive which offers parking for multiple vehicles and access to the double garage.  To the rear of the garden is a two storey timber framed Granary barn which could be perfect for a number of uses or conversion, subject to the necessary consents.  The Granary barn sits away from the main house and is surrounded by mature trees.

In front of the house is a  part walled, block paved courtyard style cottage garden with pretty planting leading to the front door.  The rest of the gardens surround the house and are mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and native trees and established flower beds.  To the rear of the property are the remains of the moat with a wooden footbridge and further pond filled with irises.  The setting is picturesque with some areas left as wild flower meadow.  There is a thatched summer house and a three-roomed outbuilding located close to the back of the house.

TENURE - The property is freehold and vacant possession will be given upon completion.

LOCAL AUTHORITY - Mid Suffolk District Council

Tax Band:  G

EPC: Exempt

Postcode: IP13 7HZ

SERVICES   Oil fired central heating, private drainage, mains electricity and water. 

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS All Fixtures and Fittings including curtains are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be included subject to separate negotiation. 

AGENTS NOTES  The property is offered subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private, all easements and wayleaves, and other rights of way whether specifically mentioned or not. Please note if you wish to offer on any of our properties we will require verification of funds and information to enable a search to be carried out on all parties purchasing