Top Road, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30

Dales Mere occupies a prominent and elevated position within the sought after and highly desirable village of Rattlesden. The village itself has a good community spirit and has a church at its heart, public house and well regarded restaurant pub, community village store, post office and primary schooling. The larger village of Woolpit is approximately 2 miles distance and offers a wider range of facilities including Co-op supermarket, health centre and garage serving fuel. The towns of Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds are only a short distance away, both providing an extensive range of shopping and recreational facilities and Stowmarket has a main lien rail link to London's Liverpool Street.

The cottage itself offers immaculately presented and spacious accommodation with period features throughout including inglenook fireplace with bressumer beam, exposed ceiling beams and Suffolk latch doors. The large, double aspect sitting room has a large red brick inglenook fireplace with inset wood burner, an inner hall provides access to the modern ground floor shower room, staircase the first floor and large 15' dining room which in turn leads to the fitted kitchen. On the first floor landing a Velux roof window allows for lots of natural light and provides access to the three bedrooms. A particular feature of Dales mere is the outside space with long drive to the front providing parking for numerous vehicles and leading to the garage. To the rear the substantial garden faces south and backs onto farmland, offering areas of lawn, vegetable garden and seating areas, within the rear garden there is a 19'5" x 13'4" summerhouse/home office with power, light and water connected, attached to the summerhouse there is a newly fitted outside wc. Viewing is advised to fully appreciate the size, condition and location of the property and grounds.

ENTRANCE PORCH: PVC half glazed entrance door, further hardwood door to the sitting room, PVC double glazed window to the front aspect.

SITTING ROOM: 18' 2" x 11' 2" (5.54m x 3.4m) Radiator, wall light points, large red brick inglenook fireplace with bressumer beam over and inset wood burning stove, adjacent built-in shelving, ceiling beams, double aspect room with PVC double glazed windows to the front and side aspects.

INNER HALL: Built-in storage cupboard, open staircase to the first floor.

SHOWER ROOM: 9' 2" x 5' 4" (2.79m x 1.63m) Modern white suite comprises large double shower enclosure with glazed screen and vanity unit with built-in storage cupboards and inset wash hand basin and low level wc with concealed cistern, extensively tiled walls, radiator, inset spotlights, extractor, PVC double glazed window to the front aspect.

DINING ROOM: 15' 6" x 8' 6" (4.72m x 2.59m) Radiator, serving hatch to the kitchen, PVC double glazed window and door to the rear opening to the garden.

REAR HALL/UTILITY AREA: Fitted with a range of wall mounted storage cupboards, PVC double glazed window to the rear aspect, PVC stable style door to the side.

KITCHEN: 10' 9" x 8' 2" (3.28m x 2.49m) Fitted with a good range of modern base and wall mounted units, fitted worktops inset with stainless steel single bowl sink unit with mixer tap, tiled splashbacks, plumbing and space for washing machine and dishwasher, electric cooker point, stainless steel extractor hood, telephone point, ceiling beams, inset spotlights, PVC double glazed window to the side aspect.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING: Velux roof light, open galleried balustrading, lower wall wood panelling.

BEDROOM 1: 12' 5" x 8' 5" (3.78m x 2.57m) Radiator, built-in double wardrobe housing the oil fired heating boiler, double aspect room with PVC double glazed windows to the front and side aspects.

BEDROOM 2: 11' 2" x 9' 3" (3.4m x 2.82m) Radiator, built-in double wardrobe, PVC double glazed window to the front aspect.

BEDROOM 3: 10' 5" max x 7' 5" (3.18m x 2.26m) Radiator, built-in linen cupboard housing the hot water tank, (this room currently has a fitted low level wc and pedestal wash hand basin), PVC double glazed window to the side aspect.

OUTSIDE: To the front of the property there is a good size flower and shrub garden, long drive to the side provides parking for numerous vehicles and gives access to the garage 21'7" x 9'6" with power and light connected, up and over door to the front, personal door to the garden, area for storage to the rear and log storage to the side. Secure pedestrian gate gives access to the substantial rear garden. Immediately to the rear of the house there is a seating area laid to patio with flower and shrubs beds, outside light and extending to the lawn with established flower, rose and shrub borders, cooking apple and plum tree, the lawn in turn leads to a large vegetable garden with ornamental pond, natural wildlife area, fruit bushes, further seating area, timber garden store and greenhouse. Within the garden there is an impressive summerhouse/home office 19'5" x 13'4" with power, light and water connected, suitable for a variety of uses with attached outside cloakroom with recent low level wc and pedestal wash hand basin, outside tap. The rear garden faces south and backs onto open farmland.

POSTCODE: IP30 0SJ

ENERGY RATING: TBC

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