Mill Hill, Shimpling, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29

A wonderfully located Victorian semi-detached cottage with gardens, enjoying the most outstanding views across the surrounding countryside.

Sitting room, breakfast room, kitchen, conservatory garden room/dining room, utility/storeroom and a cloakroom/wc. Two first floor bedrooms, third walk through access bedroom/dressing room and a family shower room.

Carport garage, workshop, outbuilding sheds, garden and far reaching countryside views.

THE PROPERTY
This superb semi-detached Victorian cottage presents gault brick elevations under a slate tiled roof and benefits from upvc double glazed windows in the main house and timber framed double glazed windows to the garden/dining room, which links to the mellow red brick outbuilding to the rear.

The property has recently been improved by the owner’s family to include a new oil-fired boiler, has been part rewired and has had a new kitchen and shower room fitted. There is also good scope to further improve the property as the garden room, utility/store and wc, would benefit from being upgraded.

The accommodation in brief comprises a storm porch to the front, opening into the sitting room, which benefits from a traditional open fireplace with alcove cupboard to the side and windows to the front and side. The breakfast/dining room has an original wall mounted corner store cupboard and a door off that leads to the stairs with an under stairs cupboard housing the new Grant oil fired boiler and pressurised cylinder. The kitchen is fitted with a range of base and eye level units, timber effect work surfaces, inset 1½ bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit, electric hob with fan oven below and extractor hood above, space and plumbing for a larder fridge and dishwasher/washing machine, windows to the side and rear and a door into the garden room. The garden room enjoys wonderful countryside views, has a tiled floor, Perspex roof and exposed brick walls. There is also plumbing for an automatic appliance if desired. A door leads into a former outbuilding providing potential pantry/utility storage space with a separate cloakroom/wc. There is also an attached store, accessed externally.

On the first floor the landing leads to two bedrooms, the master of which is double sized and houses the airing cupboard and features original coat hooks and a window to the rear. A door leads through into the third bedroom/dressing room which also has a window to the rear. Bedroom two has a window to the front and there is also a family shower room with oversized walk-in shower (space for a bath if desired), pedestal wash hand basin, low level wc, radiator towel rail, window to the side and half panelled walls. The property generally enjoys far reaching views over the surrounding countryside.

OUTSIDE
The grounds, which extend to around 0.18 acres in all afford the convenience of a brick and flint wall and timber fenced gravel and tarmac parking area that opens to the lane to the side, with a single detached carport garage. The garden, which was formerly tendered by the owner as a productive vegetable/kitchen garden, has now been laid to lawn and benefits from the characterful iron estate fencing to the front and side with gates also to the front and side, leading to paths to the house. The fence enclosed rear yard presents an area of hardstanding with a selection of dilapidated outbuildings and sheds that have been used for storage and the largest, with large Crittle windows to the front and side affording power and light and has been used as a workshop. There is also a modern oil tank for the central heating oil supply.

LOCATION
1 Mill Hill sits in an elevated position on the outskirts of Shimpling on the lane to Hartest, Stanstead and Bridge Street, and enjoys wonderful far-reaching views over surrounding countryside. Shimpling is a highly regarded village south of Bury St Edmunds and features a number of charming period houses and a popular public house. More comprehensive facilities can be found in the medieval market town of Bury St Edmunds, which offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the public and private sectors, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities, including health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. The university city of Cambridge is approximately 30 miles away and offers unrivalled schooling opportunities and excellent shopping and amenity facilities. There is good access to the A14, A11 (M11) and the railway station at Bury St Edmunds offers a link to mainline services to London Liverpool Street and Kings Cross. Alternatively, there is a regular train service from both Stowmarket or Sudbury to London Liverpool Street, each taking approximately 80 minutes. Stansted International Airport is approximately 60 minutes’ drive by car.

DIRECTIONS
From Bury St Edmunds proceed south along the A134 taking the right turn signposted Shimpling. Follow this road into the village. Proceed through the village and out into countryside. At the T junction turn left onto Mill Hill. Proceed and 1 Mill Hill will be found on the right, just before the small, grassed road junction triangle.

Please be aware the property is 1 Mill Hill, not 1 Mill Hill Cottages which has the same postcode.

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PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains electricity and water. Private drainage.
Oil fired central heating.
Local Authority Babergh District Council
Council Tax Band C
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Ofcom states speeds available of up to 1800Mbps
Mobile Signal/Coverage Yes - varies depending on network provider. Please visit to check availability
Viewing Only by Appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops – .