Superbly located house within Woodbridge

Description

The Studio is positioned in a superb, private setting within the highly sought-after market town of Woodbridge.

Dating back to the early 1900s, the building was originally an artist’s studio and still retains a wealth of beautiful original features to this day, including a spiral staircase and mezzanine level, which reflect its creative origins. Its early-to-mid 20th-century use as a workspace is thought to connect with Woodbridge’s artistic heritage and the wider Suffolk tradition of studios and craft spaces.

In later years, the property was converted into two separate residential dwellings, before being thoughtfully recombined into a single home, now known as The Studio. The house now offers characterful, well-proportioned, double-aspect rooms filled with natural light throughout.

The accommodation includes an entrance hall in turn providing access to the kitchen/breakfast room, which is fitted with cabinetry, an ESSE gas-fired cooker, electric oven, and a door leading to the boiler room. The sitting/dining room, formerly the original artist’s studio, is a striking double-height space featuring a wood burning stove, a spiral staircase rising to an office area, and enjoys glazed sliding doors opening onto a terrace. Also within this part of the house is an en-suite bedroom, along with a boot room and cloakroom. The newest part of the house comprises a delightful light-filled family room with a wood-burning stove and sliding doors opening onto the garden, together with two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Completing the accommodation is a utility room with a door leading outside.

Outside
The Studio is approached via a shingle driveway, providing ample parking for several vehicles, along with a garage and cart lodge. The gardens are delightful, featuring raised flower beds, herbaceous borders, and a variety of mature shrubs and trees. A terrace offers an ideal space for alfresco dining and entertaining, whilst a cabin with electricity completes the outside space.

Location

The Studio occupies a superb, private position, in a sought after location in Woodbridge. The house is within easy reach of the town and river.

Woodbridge is a thriving and highly regarded market town in East Suffolk – considered by The Times as one of the best places to live in the United Kingdom. Situated on the River Deben, there are a number of scenic walks, a harbour and a rare working tide mills, which traces its roots to the 11th century. For many centuries, Woodbridge has been a prosperous and fashionable town and it benefits from beautiful architecture, chiefly from the Tudor, Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods; today, there is an incredible array of amenities, including independent shops, cafés, public houses and restaurants. Within the village of Bromeswell (2.5 miles), to the east of Woodbridge, is the acclaimed Unruly Pig, considered one of the top gastropubs in the country.

Aldeburgh (15.8 miles), the popular coastal town closely associated with Benjamin Britten, is famed for its fish and chips and the celebrated 'Scallop’ sculpture by Maggi Hambling. There are excellent galleries and boutiques and a superb restaurant scene including critically acclaimed 'The Suffolk’. Ipswich (10 miles) is the county town of Suffolk and provides a wide selection of independent and high street shops; and a variety of theatres, galleries, and museums. A mainline railway station offers direct trains to London Liverpool Street from 68 minutes.

Sporting facilities are fantastic: Woodbridge has superb sailing and rowing clubs as well as popular rugby, tennis and golf clubs. Deben Leisure Centre has a 25 metre pool and gym. Further afield, there are golf and sailing clubs at Aldeburgh and Thorpeness, and clay pigeon shooting at Darsham.

Schools in the area are excellent. St Mary’s, Woodbridge Primary and Farlingaye are all popular state schools; renowned local independent schools include Woodbridge School, Framlingham College and Ipswich school.

All times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,300 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.