4 bedroom penthouse

With its attractive architecture within the Conservation Area, is this extensive 4,228 sq ft home over two floors with the addition of a cellar, all presented in good order, redecorated with roof, guttering, drainage and brickwork updated.

The accommodation sprawls across the first and second floors, providing generous, light-filled rooms of some elegance and making the most of the sea views; accessed by either a private lift or staircase from the private front door off the communal hallway on the ground floor.

South-easterly facing reception rooms with beautiful bay windows and access to the veranda style balconies are a real feature of this fine home, and are coupled with three further useful rooms, the kitchen/breakfast room with utility and a cloakroom; all of which flow from a central hallway.

With both lift and stair access, the top floor comprises five bedrooms, two with en suites and a family bathroom; one of the bedrooms is currently utilised as a dressing room. From this floor, is the ideal spot to watch the boats at sea, with the road below hidden from this height, and from here is
access to the rear roof terrace. An extensive cellar space is accessed from separate stairs and lobby and offers great storage and also allows access to an outside courtyard with a path to the rear.

The property has its own private lift and staircase, which is accessed through its private front door off the communal entrance hall. Once in your private area, you also have stairs down to an extensive cellar ideal for storage. The spacious accommodation in this property offers an ideal opportunity for multi-generational living and a separate two bedroom flat on the ground floor of the building, with an allocated parking space, will shortly become available to further enhance this possibility.

Local Authority: East Suffolk District Council.
Services: All mains services are connected.
Council Tax: Band E
Tenure: Leasehold with 183 years remaining. Ground Rent £100. Monthly maintenance and sinking fund, to include buildings insurance, currently £187.50.pcm. The option to acquire the freehold is available.

With immediate access just outside the front door to reach the beach for lounging, the sea for swimming and the promenade for a leisurely walk, Beach House enjoys an idyllic position. A low wall topped by railings forms a boundary to the pavement outside the house, with low-maintenance paving adjoining the property and providing private off-road parking for three vehicles.

In addition, there are two veranda style balconies and a roof top ideal to be used as further outdoor area private to Beach House.

The property is positioned right on the seafront. Felixstowe lies on the popular East Coast of Suffolk where 4 miles of beach run from Landguard Point, with an 18th century fort, to Felixstowe Ferry, a charming fishing hamlet and home to Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club. In between are the award-winning Seafront Gardens and the town’s amenities which include a theatre, cinema, retail shops and for socialising, there are numerous bars and restaurants. In addition to water sports, recreational facilities including a leisure centre, tennis, rugby and cricket clubs. The town provides easy access to the A12 and A14, as well as frequent rail services to London Liverpool Street, Cambridge and Norwich. Excellent schooling in the vicinity including St Joseph’s College, Orwell Park Prep School, Woodbridge School and Ipswich High School.

Beach front location, Felixstowe train station 1.2 miles, A14 (Jct 60) 0.9 miles, Suffolk Yacht Harbour 7 miles, Ipswich 13 miles, Woodbridge 14 miles, Colchester 29 miles.