Skinners Lane, Metfield, Harleston

A charming Grade II listed thatched cottage in the highly sought-after village of Metfield. The property has been extended by the current owners and has an abundance of character.

Property - St John’s cottage is a delightful and picturesque 16th century Grade 2 listed building. The property is built on a traditional timber frame with exposed wooden beams and a thatched roof. It would appeal to a wide market being equally suitable for use as a permanent home or a weekend and holiday retreat. It is situated in the highly sought-after village of Metfield and a 25 minute drive to Southwold and the other Suffolk Heritage Coast beaches.

The current vendors who have used the much-loved cottage since 2008, have extended the property enhancing it greatly with an excellent kitchen/breakfast room and an upstairs toilet. The property still offers huge further potential to upgrade and personalise.

Whilst there is an official front 'stable door', the vendors tend to use the side door opening into the kitchen/breakfast room. It is an attractive addition with a hall area opening into the kitchen which is fitted with wall and base units and integrated appliances. There is a vaulted area with a window looking into the west -facing garden. The kitchen leads into the double-aspect dining room with a separate Rayburn cooker (which can be used for heating) within a fireplace with a Bressumer beam and the official front door. The adjacent sitting-room also looks on to the front lawn and has a superb open Inglenook fireplace with a wood stove. The room has an original tiled floor. Off the sitting room is a lobby with the oil-fired boiler and access to the bathroom and toilet.

On the first floor all three double bedrooms are vaulted with attractive exposed timbers. There is a cloakroom with basin interlinking the principal bedroom and bedroom 2.

Externally there is parking at the front for 2 vehicles, and the property is screened from the road by mature hedging and a large crab-apple tree. The front garden is laid to lawn, and the rear garden is also laid principally to lawn with an array of established shrubs and a recently planted cherry tree. There is a timber garden shed and an attractive summer house.

Location - Metfield is situated between the busy market towns of Harleston & Halesworth the village has a strong sense of community with Metfield's residents having run the village store since 2006 as volunteers. The old World War II airfield site is now 'Winks Meadow' (managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust) and The Family Millennium Woodland. Harleston (approx. 5 miles away) is a thriving market town with many historical buildings and an excellent range of independently owned shops along with a supermarket, doctors, dentists and veterinary surgery, a primary and secondary school both of which have Good Ofsted ratings, two hotels, a number of cafes, restaurants and pubs.

Services - Oil fired central heating. Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. (Durrants have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services and so cannot verify they are in working order)

Local Authority - Mid Suffolk Council and Tax Band C

Viewing - Viewing is strictly by arrangement with the vendors' agent Durrants, please contact us to arrange.