4 bedroom detached house for sale

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The Forge is an impressive Grade II listed property that has been sympathetically updated. The property is full of character with many period features that include exposed timbers, two inglenook fireplaces, and a brick tiled floor to the reception hall, as well as bespoke fitted bathrooms and kitchen.

The ground floor serves a reception hall with an inglenook fireplace and a brick tiled floor. To the left there is a breakfast room with an external door leading to the rear garden, an opening leading into the bespoke fitted hand painted kitchen, cloakroom and a utility room. From the entrance hall turning right takes you into the sitting room with many exposed beams, an inglenook fireplace with a Benjamin Franklin multi fuel burning stove, French doors to the rear garden and bi-fold doors leading into the dining room.

The first floor can be accessed from the reception hall and comprises a master bedroom suite with dressing area and a well appointed en-suite shower and bathroom. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Outside, the property is approached via a five bar gate that leads to a gravelled parking area and access to the forge, which is currently used as storage and a workshop. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn with a variety of specimen trees and shrub borders. To the rear, the garden has been well landscaped with a wide variety of flowering shrub borders, lawn, terrace, circular gravelled seating area and a kitchen garden.
 

SITUATION Horstead is a popular Broadland village situated approximately 7 miles to the north of the Cathedral City of Norwich. The village offers local amenities from a public house, delicatessen, service station and florist. Adjacent to Horstead, Coltishall can be found with a wider range of day to day shops including a pharmacy, doctors surgery and primary school.
Set in the heart of East Anglia, the historic city of Norwich has everything you would desire of a vibrant regional capital and has a real sense of history preserved. You will find a modern cultural feel with beautiful heritage, dynamic nightlife, sophisticated shopping and mouth-watering restaurants. Chapelfield Shopping Centre offers high end shopping, whilst the Norwich Lanes won the great British high street of the year with its many independent and unique businesses including shops, bars, cafes and restaurants. Norwich is the most complete medieval city in Britain and boasts two cathedrals as well as the castle with stunning architecture. There are also a number of sought after schools and colleges. The River Wensum flows throughout the city and offers boat rental and various pubs situated along the river itself. Every year in May, the city hosts the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, bringing cultural and exciting acts and performances to the city. Voted in the top 10 within a poll of the happiest places to live in Britain, the Cathedral City of Norwich offers access to all the major rail links and Norwich International Airport. Norwich is located approximately 40 minutes from the delightful North Norfolk coast rolling countryside, whilst still being a vibrant, ever evolving city.  

SERVICES CONNECTED All mains services are connected. 

COUNCIL TAX Band F. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING An Energy Performance Certificate is not required for this property due to it being Grade II listed. 

AGENT'S NOTE The neighbouring property has pedestrian access across the drive.