Ballingdon Hill, Sudbury

Ballingdon Hall, which is understood to date from 1593 and is Grade II* listed. Is a substantial private residence that offers accommodation over three floors.
Period features include exposed beams, fireplaces, wood panelling and large windows. The kitchen features a central island, marble and tiled worktops, fitted units and French doors to the patio garden.

-The ground floor comprises a grand hall, dining room, snug, drawing room, orangery, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and cloakrooms.
-The first floor has six bedrooms and four bath/shower rooms, with five further bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms on the second floor. There may be scope for an additional shower room, subject to consents.
-Separate annexe accommodation provides an open-plan kitchen/reception room, office/reception room, three bedrooms and a bathroom.

Date History:
1593 – Ballingdon Hall was built as a Tudor/Jacobean “prodigy house” for the Eden family, commissioned by Thomas Eden II as a wedding present for his son.
1683 – Following generations of Eden family ownership, the house passed to John Littel after John Eden’s death.
1726–1741 – The property passed through the Eden family before George Sawbridge Littel’s bankruptcy led to its sale, ending almost 150 years of Eden ownership.
1743 – Purchased by John Piper, a Sudbury weaver and silk merchant. His initials and the date “JP 1743” are believed to be carved into the entrance hall fireplace. The property later passed by dowry to the Sperling family.
1945 – Purchased by Mrs Garner, who operated the house as a hotel.
1959 – Sold to John and Angela Hodges, who undertook significant restoration, including reopening historic windows in the north façade.
1972 – The entire house was moved to higher ground on Ballingdon Hill. The move enabled alterations to the north wing, removal of later additions and extensive interior remodelling, including additional bedrooms and bathrooms.

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