Silver Street, Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14

A superb opportunity to purchase a pair of semi-detached cottages peacefully set on a quiet country lane, on the outskirts of this popular village, with gardens and paddocks extending in all to around 8.8 acres (sts).

Currently between the two properties: two reception rooms, two kitchen/dining rooms, two utility/boot rooms, two shower rooms, two double bedrooms and two inner halls. First floor: two landing rooms/bedrooms and two double bedrooms.

Driveway & parking, gardens & grounds, stable block with five stables, 3-bay cartlodge/garage with storeroom above, detached garage/workshop outbuilding, modern barn, two dilapidated barns, manege and paddocks.
In all about 8.8 acres (sts)

THE PROPERTIES
118 and 120 Silver Street, are a superb pair of significantly modernised, updated and extended 2–3-bedroom cottages, which, with the titles combined offers over 8.5 acres of gardens, grounds, paddocks, equestrian facilities, barns and garaging. There could naturally be scope, subject to the relevant consents, to combine the two cottages in order to create a single four bedroom home or the accommodation could suit an extended family unit, as it does at present, enabling the generations the opportunity to live next to each other, without needing to live together – with the significant advantage of the extra land and facilities that the property offers.

118 (the cottage on the right-hand side when looking from the lane) consists of country cottage accommodation that in brief leads in from a charming storm porch which gives access via an oak panelled front door into the sitting room. This room features an exposed brick fireplace with bressummer beam and inset log burning stove. A latch door gives access to an inner hall which has a tiled floor and stairs leading to the first floor, with under stairs storage cupboard and a doorway opening into the kitchen/dining room. The kitchen features a range of base and eye level units with roll top timber effect worksurfaces, inset stainless steel sink unit, electric hob with oven below and extractor fan above. The room benefits from a tiled floor, French doors out to the rear terrace, a window overlooking the garden, a Velux roof light and a door leads into the utility/boot room. This room affords further worksurface, a Grant combi oil fired boiler, space and plumbing for a washing machine, a door to the garden, a tiled floor, coat hanging space and a storage cupboard. Continuing on the ground floor off the inner hall, there is a semi-vaulted double bedroom with a window to the front and a well fitted and stylish, modern shower room. Traditional steep cottage stairs lead up to the first-floor landing bedroom/study which has a window to the rear and gives access through to a double bedroom to the front, with exposed floorboards and built-in double alcove cupboards.

120, (the cottage on the left hand-side when looking from the lane) affords accommodation that leads in again from a charming storm porch which gives access via an oak panelled front door into the sitting room, which features an exposed brick fireplace with bressummer beam and a tiled floor. A latch door gives access to an inner hall which also has a tiled floor and the stairs lead up to the first floor with spacious under stairs storage cupboard beneath. There is a doorway opening into the kitchen/dining room, which features a comprehensive range of base and eye level units with timber effect worksurfaces, inset ceramic 1½ bowl sink unit, space and plumbing for a dishwasher, a 5-ring electric hob with extractor fan above and a built-in Bosch chest height double oven. The room also benefits from a tiled floor, aluminium French doors out to the rear terrace, a window also overlooking the garden, two Velux roof lights and a doorway opening through to the utility/boot room, which affords further worksurface space, a Grant floor mounted oil fired combi boiler, space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer, a stable style door to the front path and side garden. Continuing on the ground floor off the dining area is a family shower room and from the inner hall there is a semi-vaulted double sized ground floor bedroom with a window to the front. Traditional steep cottage stairs lead up to the first-floor landing bedroom/study that has a window to the rear and gives access to the double bedroom with exposed floorboards and views to the front.

OUTSIDE
To the front the gated and fenced frontage gives access from the lane to the mainly lawned front garden with an ancient apple tree, copper beech and cherry tree. Two pedestrian paths lead to the front doors and around to the sides, giving access to the rear garden. There are two 1200 litre modern oil tanks to the sides. To the rear the garden has a stone paved terrace that runs across the rear of the cottages, providing excellent alfresco dining and entertaining area and the rest is mainly laid to lawn with an aluminium greenhouse and flower beds and borders to one side and the old garage/workshop outbuilding to the other. There is a superb timber clad detached triple bay cartlodge/garage on a brick plinth with oak pillars to the front, under a clay roman tiled roof, with a storeroom above that has Velux roof light windows to the rear and a gable end first floor level door, without stairs.

The excellent stable block yard is fence and gate enclosed with power and water connected and a concrete turn out area and oak posted canopy to the front of the five stables. This building is also timber clad on a brick plinth under a roman clay pantile roof. To the rear of the stable block is a superbly versatile modern tin clad barn, open to the one side. There is a concrete hardstanding muck heap clamp and two further dilapidated barns (that are believed to contain asbestos), which are still generally utilised for storage. Of further significant interest there is an all-weather ménage arena (circa 22m x 50m STS) and the paddocks to the rear are mainly fence enclosed. There is a mainly fenced footpath running along the side of the paddocks and a rarely used, unfenced one from the junction of the land with the northern neighbour, across the paddock.

LOCATION
This pair of cottages are in Ward Green which is conveniently located for easy access into the village and lies approximately 10 minutes from the town of Stowmarket, which has a mainline railway station leading to London’s Liverpool Street taking approximately 80 minutes. Old Newton itself enjoys a thriving local community with a primary school, football and cricket club, village shop and Chinese takeaway. In the neighbouring village of Haughley there is a Co-Op convenience store, public house, bakery and Indian restaurant. Stowmarket offers a good range of everyday local shopping and for more comprehensive facilities the towns of Ipswich or Bury St Edmunds offer an extensive range of shopping and schooling in both the public and private sectors.

DIRECTIONS
From the A14 junction 49 ‘Tot Hill’ follow the signs for Haughley and drive down the hill on Fishponds Way and into the village. Once in the village take the first main turning on the right into Station Road. This road will take you out of the village and proceed over the railway line to Old Newton. Silver Street is the first turning on the left when you are driving into the village and proceed about 1 mile when the properties will be found on the right-hand side

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains water & electricity. Private drainage x 2 (These do not discharge into a water course and hence may be considered to be compliant). Oil fired central heating.
Local Authority Mid Suffolk Council
Council Tax Bands B & B
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. Tel.