The Street, Shottisham, Woodbridge

Located in the heart of Shottisham, with easy access to countryside walks, Rose Cottage is a charming and characterful home, thoughtfully extended to combine period features with modern living. Approached via a walled front garden, the property offers well-balanced accommodation including a welcoming dining room with inglenook fireplace, a well-appointed kitchen, and an impressive oak-framed living room with vaulted ceiling and views over the south-facing garden.

The versatile layout includes three bedrooms, with flexible space suitable for a dressing room or home office. Outside, the beautifully maintained south-facing garden features patio and lawned areas, fruit trees, and a summer house, making this an ideal home for both relaxation and entertaining.

Shottisham is a picturesque and sought-after Suffolk village, set within the Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and offering a peaceful rural lifestyle. The village is home to a well-regarded pub, The Sorrel Horse, and is surrounded by an abundance of scenic footpaths and bridleways, ideal for walking, cycling, and outdoor pursuits. Despite its tranquil setting, Shottisham is conveniently located for access to Woodbridge and Ipswich, which provide a wider range of shopping, dining, and transport links, including mainline rail services to London. The district is renowned for its varied landscapes interspersed with picturesque villages and small seaside towns. Popular destinations such as Aldeburgh, Orford, Thorpeness and Southwold offer a mix of shingle and sand beaches, historic architecture, sailing opportunities and acclaimed food and drink, making the coastline ideal for day trips and weekend leisure.

ACCOMMODATION

Entrance & Dining Room - 13' 3 x 10' 1
Rose Cottage is approached via a charming walled front garden with a garden gate, leading to a timber porch with courtesy lighting. A wooden front door opens into the Dining Room, featuring a pendant light suspended from an exposed ceiling beam, a window to the front aspect, and French doors opening onto a terraced seating area overlooking the rear garden. An attractive inglenook fireplace with a Morso multi-fuel burner set on a quarry tile hearth forms a focal point, with useful understairs storage and a shelved cupboard to one side. The room further benefits from a night storage heater and fitted carpeting.

Kitchen - 13' 3 x 8' 3
Centrally positioned on the ground floor, the Kitchen is accessed via a stable door from the Dining Room. It is fitted with a range of wall and base units in a cream shaker style, complemented by wooden-effect worktops and tiled flooring. A ceramic sink is set beneath a rear-facing window, with an additional stable door to the side providing access and views across the south-facing garden. Appliances include an induction hob with Zanussi electric double oven and stainless steel extractor hood, with decorative tiled splashbacks. There is also space for a freestanding fridge-freezer.

Lobby
Steps lead down to a useful Lobby area, offering a pendant light, tiled flooring, and both hanging and shelved storage. Doors lead to the Living Room and Family Bathroom.

Living Room - 15' 6 x 12' 2
Accessed via a fifteen-panel glazed door, the Living Room is a striking oak-framed extension with iroko joinery, completed in 2011. The space boasts a vaulted ceiling with Velux window, enhancing natural light and a sense of volume. Character features include vintage 1930s stained glass windows, exposed beams, and a Morso multi-fuel stove set on a quarry tile hearth. The room is further enhanced by underfloor heating and tiled flooring, with French doors and windows providing delightful views over the south-facing garden.

Bedroom / Generous Reception - 16' 5 x 11' 2
A generously sized ground floor bedroom featuring inset spotlights and two arched windows overlooking the rear garden. Additional features include a pedestal wash basin, night storage heater, and attractive Sterling board flooring.

Family Bathroom
The Family Bathroom is fitted with a pedestal wash basin with tiled surround, low-level WC, and bidet. A bath with Mira shower attachment and tiled surround is complemented by a chrome heated towel rail. Further benefits include an obscured glass window, tiled flooring, pendant lighting, and a separate night storage heater.

Utility Room - 9' x 4' 5
The Utility Room offers a worktop with plumbing for a washing machine and storage beneath, a window to the front aspect, wall lighting, and tiled flooring.

First Floor Accommodation
Stairs rise from the Dining Room to the first floor.

Bedroom One - 13' 3 x 12' 8
A well-proportioned principal bedroom enjoying views over the rear garden through a floor-to-ceiling picture window. The room is finished with two pendant lights and Sterling board flooring.

Bedroom Three - 13' 3 x 8' 7
Accessed via Bedroom One, this versatile room is ideal as a third bedroom, dressing room, or home office. It features a side-aspect window, pendant lighting, night storage heater, and wooden flooring.

Outside
The south-facing rear garden offers a delightful outdoor space, beginning with a generous patio area ideal for al fresco dining, conveniently accessed from both the Kitchen and Dining Room. Steps lead down to a pebbled area wrapping around the side of the property, providing additional paved space suitable for storage, enclosed by a picket fence with side access. Further steps rise to a lawned garden, well-stocked with mature plants, shrubs, and fruit trees, creating a vibrant and established setting. To the rear, there is a 3.5m x 3.0m Summer House, offering excellent potential for use as a home office or studio.

Council Tax Band: B
Tenure: Freehold