Mill Road, Buxhall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14

An outstanding and exceptionally versatile family house, with excellent character and substance, superbly set with beautiful grounds and a detached annexe building, mill tower, outbuildings and tennis court.

Entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting/garden room, rear hall, utility boot room/cloakroom & detached laundry room. Connected 4th reception/(annexe) kitchen/living room.

First floor master bedroom with luxurious en-suite & balcony, two further double bedrooms, family bathroom, two further (annexe) bedrooms and a second family (annexe) bathroom.

Little Granary Annexe Flat - Living Room Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom
Granary Annexe Duplex Flat - Living Room Kitchen, 2 Bedrooms & Bathroom

Front & rear driveways, six storey mill building & granary store, two storey barn with planning permission for open plan living/2 bed accommodation. Cartlodge garaging & under-croft parking and mature landscaped gardens with tennis court.

In all about 1.2 acres (sts).

THE PROPERTY
Buxhall Mill and the buildings are Grade II listed and present a pleasing mix of Woolpit white brick, rendered and timber clad elevations, under tiled roofs. The property has been sympathetically and beautifully refurbished by the current owners to provide extensive and well-presented accommodation throughout. This five-bedroom family home is superbly arranged in such a way as it can be split to accommodate separate, but attached, two-bedroom annexe accommodation, leaving the main house with three comfortable bedrooms and the principal reception rooms; or be combined as the larger family home. The separate driveways also assist with the flexibility of the accommodation with the gated front drive affording independent access to the main house, whilst the separate ‘rear’ drive, which leads in between the Mill Tower and barn buildings, gives access to the main house hallway, the optional annexe accommodation and to the detached ‘Granary’ Annexe flats.

All the accommodation is well presented and tastefully styled with the main house benefiting from a wealth of character features such as exposed timbers, floorboards and panelling, with open fireplaces and glorious windows allowing the light to flood through the property. Most rooms benefit from windows to two elevations and the ceilings, whilst some are timbered, are not considered to be low. The kitchen breakfast room is the hub of this wonderful home and benefits from a mix of metal and sash windows to the front, a door that opens to the front garden and drive, a Victorian fireplace with tiled hearth and fitted framed kitchen units with timber worksurfaces and an electric Aga range cooker. There are three excellent reception rooms plus the entrance hall, utility and cloakroom. Two sets of stairs lead up to the comfortable first floor bedrooms with the master bedroom enjoying the luxury of a substantial en-suite bathroom and a south facing balcony, to the rear. The third bedroom connects through to the two further bedrooms and is used if the full five bedrooms are required – there are no bedrooms needing to be accessed through, to get to stairs or bathrooms. The connected annexe is currently used as separate two-bedroom accommodation, with a front and side doors giving access from the ‘back’ drive to the open-plan living room kitchen, which has a panelled off door to the main hallway, and stairs leading up to the two spacious double bedrooms and the bathroom. The main bedroom benefiting from the charm of a glazed panel opening into one of the old working floors of the Mill Tower. The current owners have invested substantially in the stabilisation and surety of this fabulous landscape feature building, affording the next owner the chance to enjoy and marvel at the character and history, and explore the uses that the six floors could be put to, without the concern over the structure.

The detached Granary building has been converted to create two comfortable flats, with a 1 bed to the ground floor and a 2 bed, with separate external stair access to the first and second floors, both of which have been let out. Attached to this building there is also the laundry room, a sizeable storeroom affording further scope as garage space/workshop/ gym or further accommodation subject to consent, and there is a smaller workshop room attached to this, with window and balcony over the old pump pond.

OUTSIDE
The gravelled rear drive circles the mill building back to the 2nd entrance, which is to be shared, over the initial portion, with the architect designed new build to the side. Steps lead down through gated access to the rear garden which extend the gardens in all to approaching 1.2acres in all and present a fabulous low wall enclosed terraced entertaining area that opens directly from the house and through wrought iron gates to the mainly lawned gardens which also benefit from a hard surface tennis court with summer house.

LOCATION
Buxhall Mill is peacefully located in this small rural village which benefits from an Italian restaurant, La Vista at the Buxhall Crown, two well regarded pubs in nearby Rattlesden and Great Finborough school in the neighbouring village. It is well placed for access to Stowmarket (4 miles), which offers a good range of everyday facilities, and the mainline railway station offers a regular service to London Liverpool Street taking approximately 80 minutes. The village is also conveniently located for easy access to the A14. More comprehensive facilities are available in the historic cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds, which offers an excellent range of amenities, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. Cultural amenities include the beautiful Georgian Theatre Royal and The Abbey Gardens.
The international airport at Stansted is about 50 miles away and in addition to air services there is an express train service to London.

Schooling: There are excellent local schools in both the public and private sectors including Finborough School, Old Buckenham Hall, Culford, Ipswich School, Framlingham College and St Joseph’s College.

DIRECTIONS- IP14 3DS
From Bury St Edmunds follow the A14 East turning off at Woolpit and follow the road to Stowmarket, turning off it signposted Buxhall 1 mile. Upon reaching the village turn right into Mill Road, signposted Rattlesden 2 miles. Proceed along this road until you reach the Buxhall Crown after which please turn left, signposted Brettenham 4 and the property will be the first on the left. What3Words ///surveyed.fraction.impresses

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating
Modern Electric Heating to both Granary flats.
Local Authority Mid Suffolk Council
Council Tax Bands Buxhall Mill F, Little Granary A, Granary Flat B,
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Fibre high speed.
Mobile Signal/Coverage Yes - varies depending on network
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