4 bedroom detached house

THE PROPERTY
Grade II Listed with origins to the 17th Century and formerly three cottages, Cooke’s Cottage is a charming home overlooking Top Green in the coveted village of Denston, equidistant from Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.

This quintessential country cottage has flint, brick and rendered elevations under a thatched roof with leaded windows and many period features including attractive timber beams and exposed framework, inglenook fireplaces, bread ovens and exposed chimney breasts. The well configured accommodation is principally orientated around a large open plan split-level sitting room, with dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, ground floor bathroom with three double bedrooms, study/bedroom 4 and bathroom on the first floor.

A solid timber panel front door opens into the sitting room which orientates around a large inglenook fireplace housing a wood burning stove and bread oven. The room has a wealth of exposed timbers and is arranged with a split-level snug area to the side with built-in bookcases and exposed brick and flint wall. The kitchen/breakfast room adjoins with a window overlooking the front garden, attractive brick floor, ceiling beams, range of base units with gas ‘Newhome Stoves’ range cooker, stainless steel sink with drainer and space for a dishwasher. Accessed from the kitchen, the utility room has a door to the garden and is fitted with base and eye level units, Belfast sink and space for both a fridge freezer and washing machine, with recently installed Worcester boiler and drying cupboard.

Accessed from the sitting room is the delightful dining room with an inglenook housing a woodburning stove and bread oven, exposed beams and views to the front and rear. A door leads to a rear hall area where there is a bathroom with bath and basin and separate WC.

The first floor is accessed via two staircases with the principal staircase rising from the sitting room to a galleried landing with access to two good sized double bedrooms with attractive exposed beams and
a family bathroom with bath, sink with vanity unit, separate shower cubicle and WC.

The secondary staircase accesses the vaulted principal bedroom with a dormer window and exposed chimney breast. From the landing a study/bedroom 4 is accessed.

OUTSIDE
Cooke’s Cottage has a gravel driveway to the side providing parking and access to a garage/workshop. The front garden is set behind a picket fence, with a path to the front door flanked by lawns, well-stocked flower and shrub beds with roses, irises, lavender and a wisteria. To the rear, there is a traditionally arranged cottage garden with lawn, borders, shrubs, apple tree and mature maple and views opening out across pastureland and the Denston Hall Estate. Immediately to the rear of the cottage is a dining terrace and brick and pantile roof garden shed with light and power.

EPC - E, Approx 2393 sq.ft, Oil Heating, 12 Months tenancy, Deposit Required £2,826, West Suffolk Council Band G, Pets considered, Available now.

LOCATION
Cooke’s Cottage overlooks Top Green in the highly coveted village of Denston, a short distance from the A143 linking Bury St Edmunds with Haverhill and Cambridge beyond. Denston is a tranquil village, historically orientated around the Denston Hall Estate and set in timeless countryside with rolling fields, woodland and picturesque villages.