Coast Road, Cley, Holt, Norfolk, NR25

A charming 4-bedroom traditional brick and flint property in Cley-next-the-Sea, commanding spectacular views across the saltmarshes to the sea. With separate studio/home office, raised observation deck, terraced garden and single garage. The property had planning (this has lapsed) to add a granny flat/annexe. Located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just a short stroll from the beach and all that this popular village offers.
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GROUND FLOOR

- Fully glazed oak framed conservatory
- Boot room
- Family room
- Sitting room
- WC
- Kitchen/dining room
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FIRST FLOOR

- Main bedroom with coastal and garden views
- Adjacent main bathroom with bath and shower over
- Double bedroom aspect coastal views
- Single/bunk bedroom
- Double bedroom
- Family bathroom with bath and shower over
- Separate WC
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OTHER

- Building regs granted to extend to create a granny annexe ( This has lapsed but another application could be made) North Norfolk District Council ref PF/19/2131
- Studio has water and power so could potentially also have a bathroom if required (subject to planning permission)
- Solar panels on the house with good feed in tariff
- The property was rewired, conservatory built and installed double glazing in 2007
- The Studio (The Hut) at Hill House has been elected for Business Rates - Rateable Value is £970 per annum
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OUTSIDE

- Studio/home office with power, wood burner
- Single garage
- South facing terraced garden to capitalise on coastal views
- Two wooden raised deck overlooking the coastline and saltmarsh
- 2 greenhouses (available by separate negotiation)
- 2 garden storage sheds (available by separate negotiation)
- Composting area
- Log/bike store
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DRIVING DISTANCES (approx.)

- Blakeney 1.4 miles
- Holt 4 miles
- Sheringham 8 miles
- Norwich 29 miles (International airport and mainline trains to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge)
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Utilities
- Water supply: mains
- Electricity: mains
- Gas: LPG
- Oil: private supply
- Heating: Boiler + Solar panels on the main house
- Drainage: mains
- Broadband connection: FTTC
- Parking: garage

Rights and Restrictions
- Private rights of way: no
- Public rights of way: no
- Listed Property: no
- Restrictions: no

Risks
- Flooded in last 5 years: no
- Flood defences: floor barriers
- Source of flood: N/A
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SITUATION

The highly sought after village of Cley was formerly an old 18th Century port and retains many attractive brick and flint cottages alongside grander merchant’s houses with Dutch gable ends.

Today it offers an eclectic range of shops on the doorstop including the Crab Pot Bookshop, Pinkfoot gallery, Cley Smokehouse, The Harnser Bistro, Made in Cley, and the renowned Picnic Fayre delicatessen.

The village benefits from St Margaret’s Church an architectural delight, two pubs and the well-known Wiveton Hall Cafe all within walking distance.

This is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Conservation Area, Cley has a fabulous shingle beach which is within easy walking distance, perfect for swimming and family picnics, and offers easy access to the saltmarshes and Blakeney Point with many ways of whiling away leisure hours including sailing, seal trips, cycling, golf, amazing coastal walking and fine beaches. The Cley marshes wildlife reserve dates from 1926 and makes this one of the best places for birdwatching and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust bird reserve has a shop and café where you can take in stunning views of the coastline with freely available telescopes. This area offer talks and events throughout the year.

If you want to keep a boat in Cley harbour, it is free and cared for by an active social club with many events throughout the year. Whether it is a canoe, paddleboard or a small traditional boat, setting out from here through the reeds is a wonderful experience.

Just four miles to the south is the Georgian market town of Holt, renowned for its attractive street frontages and for its wide and eclectic range of independent shops. As well as Bakers & Larners department store, there are boutiques, cafes and bars, doctors’ surgery, dentist, and post office. Holt is also home to the highly regarded Gresham’s School, pre-prep, prep, and senior, founded in 1555.

There is a buzz in the air in North Norfolk and the coast has the best of everything on offer, from locally sourced butchers, fishmongers and farmers markets to cool coffee shops, restaurants, delicatessens, up-market farm shops and art galleries.
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DESCRIPTION

Hill House sits high on an unmade track above the coast road in Cley, nearly opposite the beach road, with uninterrupted views over the reedbeds and marshland to the sea.

The property is accessed via a wooden door within a magnificent, tall flint wall which opens to the garden and provides shelter and privacy.

The glazed front door leads into an oak framed conservatory which doubles as an entrance hall, this is a lovely light and spacious area that in turn opens into the inner hallway; slate floor tiles run throughout with the benefit of underfloor heating.

To your right off this hallway is a cosy snug with wooden floorboards and a double-sided wall based built-in wood burning stove, an internal window to the conservatory allows in natural light. Beyond this room is a much larger sitting room also which benefits from the other side of the double-sided wood burning stove, allowing plenty of reception options for family living, this room has south aspect from French doors that open onto the garden and terrace.

On the coastal side of the property, the kitchen benefits from really lovely views out over the saltmarsh, particularly from a picture window that provides the perfect place to sit and take it all in. This room is fitted with a range of high shine kitchen units with a breakfast bar. Integrated appliances include a Siemens dishwasher, Toledo double range cooker and Rangemaster extractor and there is space for an American style fridge freezer. The kitchen also offers plenty of space for a good-sized dining table and chairs.

Also on the ground floor, a small boot room leads to a back door, and a separate spacious ground floor WC, there is space in this room to utilise it as a utility room, allowing the current utility upstairs to become a bathroom if desired.

The stairs turn up to the first-floor landing with a large east facing window giving splendid views down the coast, along with letting in lots of the morning light. The utility room is located on the landing with space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer and there is also a sink. Further along the landing is a good-sized airing cupboard and some further storage cupboards.

The main bedroom, from its corner position, allows the best views from north and west aspect, this is a fabulous place to capture the ever-changing colours of the marsh and beautiful sunsets.

There are two further double bedrooms, one has west aspect and the other also has views over the saltmarsh and the garden to the south. The fourth bedroom is a single/bunk room.

Two bathrooms serve all of the bedrooms, one has a bath with a shower over, and adjacent to this bathroom is a separate WC. The main bathroom is beautifully fitted in a contemporary style with a glass surface positioned basin, large bath and separate generously sized shower.

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OUTSIDE

The garden rises up to the south in terraces with several paved or decked areas for taking in the views and enjoying outside dining or relaxing A raised wooden observation decked area sits adjacent to the north boundary wall, and above the single garage, perfect for alfresco dining and watching the sunsets.

The garden has a selection of established shrubs and trees, two wooden storage sheds and two greenhouses, however it is the studio at the very top of the garden that really steals the show. With a wood burning stove, power and easily accessible water, it offers lots of potential, whether it be for an artist or yoga studio or as a home office, it could even become another bedroom if a shower room were added, although this may be subject to planning permissions. It goes without saying that from the top of this garden you can see for miles down the coast in both directions.

The vendor had permission to convert and extend the storeroom that is joined to the back of the house to create a bedsit/granny annexe. Whilst this planning has expired it could be reapplied for.
To the east side of the house a further door within the boundary wall gives access to the back door and would allow completely separate access to the annexe if it were built.
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LOCAL AUTHORITY

North Norfolk District Council Band F

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TENURE

Freehold
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SERVICES

Mains water, drainage and electricity, Oil fired central heating and solar panels.
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DIRECTIONS

We highly recommend the use of the what3words website/app. This allows the user to locate an exact point on the ground (within a 3-metre square) by simply using three words.

The property can be found using the following 3 words.
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AGENTS NOTE

It should be noted that the house has a single garage for parking, none of the house’s own parking spaces on the lane but the vendor parks outside her house with ease. In the 2013 tidal surge water did access the garage, but the wall protects the house and flood boards are now available for the gates and garage in the rare event of a comparable situation.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

1. These particulars have been prepared in good faith as a general guide, they are not exhaustive and include information provided to us by other parties including the seller, not all of which will have been verified by us.

2. We have not carried out a detailed or structural survey; we have not tested any services, appliances or fittings. Measurements, floor plans, orientation and distances are given as approximate only and should not be relied on.

3. The photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current, aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken. No assumption should be made that any contents are included in the sale.

4. We have not checked that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation approval, statutory or regulatory permissions or consents. Any reference to any alterations or use of any part of the property does not mean that necessary planning, building regulations, or other consent has been obtained.

5. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, surveys, and professional advice about all relevant aspects of the property.

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