Chediston Street, Halesworth

130 Chediston Street presents a rare opportunity to own a beautifully maintained five-bedroom detached period home, steeped in history and full of character. Formerly known as the Rose & Crown Inn, this charming Grade II Listed property blends traditional architectural features with modern comforts, offering spacious and versatile living accommodation throughout.
Set within walking distance of the vibrant market town of Halesworth, the home enjoys a highly convenient location with easy access to local shops, cafes, and amenities. The house is in excellent condition, with its heritage thoughtfully preserved while offering modern practicality.
Externally, the property boasts generous off-road parking — a rare advantage for homes of this style and age. Inside, the accommodation is flexible and well-proportioned, ideal for family life, entertaining, or even multi-generational living or home-working setups.
Rich in character and history, 130 Chediston Street offers a unique lifestyle opportunity in one of Suffolk’s most desirable locations.

Description - Stepping through the main front door, you are welcomed into the entrance hallway. Just off the hallway, there is a cupboard under the stairs providing handy storage, as well as a door leading directly out to the rear patio area. To the right, the snug, also used as a library overlooks the front aspect and features a cosy fireplace. From this room, you can access a study.
A few steps down lead to the cellar/mezzanine area. There are steps up from the cellar to a double bedroom with two windows that also connects to an office, though this door remains closed. Below this level is a comfortable sitting area. There is an additional room currently used for storage, which could easily be converted into an en-suite if desired. The cellar also offers direct access out to the patio area, which is an ideal home office space.
To the left of the hallway is the sitting room, which overlooks the front and rear of the property and features a wood-burning stove. Stairs from this room lead to the first floor, and another door opens directly onto the patio. The dining room is accessed from the sitting room, which has dual aspect views and includes a gas fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room is generously sized and boasts French doors opening onto the patio area. It is equipped with a breakfast bar/island, an integrated electric oven and hob, a dishwasher, and ample base units.
The first-floor landing includes a large shelved cupboard for additional storage. Bedroom one is a double room overlooking the front aspect. Bedrooms two and three are also double rooms facing the front, each featuring a built-in cupboard and a charming feature fireplace. Bedroom four is a smaller double room that overlooks the rear aspect. The family bathroom, located next to bedroom one, includes a corner shower, toilet, and basin. An airing cupboard nearby houses the hot water tank. Another bathroom, overlooking the front, offers a bath, toilet, and basin.
Outside, off-road parking is available on a shingled courtyard accessed through a gated entrance. The driveway is co-owned with the neighbouring property, The Laurels. The garden features a lovely courtyard area that serves as a great suntrap, along with a lawn bordered by flower beds. There is also an outside utility area, complete with a sink, space for appliances, and a toilet. Outside the utility is an undercover drying area and potting shed which also has a sink. Below this area is the cellar, located under the kitchen, which serves as a ‘man den’ or workshop and houses the gas boiler.
The annexe was once used as a skittles alley when the pub was in operation. It is accessed via bi-fold doors, leading straight into an open kitchen, dining, and sitting area equipped with a range of base and wall units and space for appliances. The annexe also includes a double bedroom with a door opening to the courtyard, as well as a bathroom fitted with a double shower, toilet, and basin. This area has underfloor heating throughout.

Tenure - Freehold

Location - The north Suffolk market town of Halesworth is a pretty town with a wide range of independent shops mainly situated along a pedestrianised Thoroughfare and Market Place. There is a weekly market on Wednesdays. The town has a primary school, library, railway station and excellent bus links to other local towns. Norwich the county city of Norfolk is located approximately 24 miles north, Ipswich the county town of Suffolk is 31 miles south and the popular regency resort of Southwold is only 9 miles to the east. A similar distance away is the heritage coastline and the nature reserves of Minsmere and Dunwich. Halesworth has so much to offer from the Halesworth Arts Festival and numerous other events at The Cut arts centre, the annual Ink Festival which encourages aspiring writers, the Latitude Music Festival at Henham and also the Gig in the Park which alternates between Halesworth and Diss. All in all, an active, vibrant, and welcoming place to live.

Services - Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected to the property. Under floor heating in the annexe. Separate boiler in the annexe and hidden water tank. The services are all linked within the same provider. (Durrants has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services and so cannot verify they are in working order).

Local Authority - East Suffolk

Epc - exempt

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the agent's Halesworth office. Please call .

Vendor Notes - The driveway to the side of the property is co-owned by 130 Chediston Street, and The Laurels. The driveway has a right of way granted to neighbouring properties. The vendors report no issues have ever arisen in relation to this arrangement.

Durrants Building Consultancy - Our Building Consultancy Team will be happy to provide advice to prospective buyers on planning applications, architectural design, building regulations, and project management - please contact the team directly.