Entrance hall, cloakroom, sitting room, garden room, dining room, music room/bedroom five, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and boot room.  Principal bedroom with en-suite shower room.  Three further bedrooms and family bathroom.  Office area/occasional bedroom and shower room.  Off-road parking for several vehicles.  Enclosed gardens to side and rear with outstanding rural views.

Location

Bramley Cottage is located in the centre of the village of Little Glemham.  The village has a popular local pub, The Lion Inn, as well as a fine Grade I listed church.  Nearby Glemham Hall, once the home of Sir Thomas Glemham, holds a variety of events throughout the year.  The neighbouring village of Marlesford is home to an excellent farm shop and café.  The larger village of Wickham Market, just three miles away, has a variety of day-to-day shops and services, such as a Co-op Supermarket, primary school and health centre.  The market town of Saxmundham is five miles away and has Tesco and Waitrose supermarkets.  The nearest railway station is three miles away at Campsea Ashe and this has direct train services to Ipswich, with connecting services to London, Norwich and Cambridge.    

Suffolk’s Heritage Coast is nine miles away at Orford, with its medieval castle and nature reserve, and Aldeburgh, with its beach, sailing, fine restaurants and golf course.  The world famous concert hall at Snape is also just four miles away.  The county town of Ipswich is 16 miles to the south.

Directions

Heading northbound on the A12 from Wickham Market, pass through the village of Marlesford and into Little Glemham.  Shop Lane can be found as a turning on the left hand side.  Continue down the lane and the property will be found on the right hand side.  For those using the What3Words app: ///fairness.best.wriggled

Description

Bramley Cottage is a spacious detached family home that was built in 1996 of modern construction with brick and block elevations and a pitched tiled roof.  The property offers practical and flexible living accommodation throughout comprising large reception hall, cloakroom, dual-aspect sitting room with wraparound garden room, dining room and kitchen/breakfast room on the ground floor.  The rear hall/utility links what was the detached double garage, which has been converted into a bespoke music room/bedroom 5 and boot room, with annexe accommodation above including a large office/occasional bedroom, second bedroom and separate shower room.  On the first floor of the main house, there is a triple-aspect principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.  The property has been immaculately maintained throughout the current vendor’s tenure.  It benefits from oil-fired central heating and double-glazing, as well as Karndean flooring throughout the entrance hall, garden room, dining room, kitchen and utility room.  The garden to the rear is mainly laid to lawn and enclosed by hedging and fencing, with established flower and shrub borders.  The property overlooks rural farmland and grazing land. 

The Accommodation

The House

Ground Floor

The front door is flanked by windows to side and opens to the

Main Entrance Hall

Stairs to first floor landing, understairs storage area and wall-mounted radiator.  Doors lead off to the dining room, cloakroom and

Sitting Room 24’7 x 12’0 (7.49m x 3.66m)

A triple-aspect room with French doors to rear and windows to front and side.  Built-in oak bookcases.  Wall-mounted lights and wall-mounted radiator.  Brick fireplace with recessed wood burning stove on a slate hearth.  The French doors opens to the

Garden Room 20’0 x 14’0 (6.10m x 4.27m)

This much-used family room wraps around the building and has windows to rear and side, with French doors to the garden.  Karndean flooring, window blinds, recessed ceiling lights and wall-mounted radiator. 

Downstairs Cloakroom

Window to rear with obscured glazing.  Vanity units with cupboard below and basin above with mixer tap over and tiled splashback.  Hidden-cistern WC and wall-mounted radiator.

Dining Room 13’0 x 10’0 (3.96m x 3.05m)

Windows to front and wall-mounted radiator.  Archway through to the

Kitchen/Breakfast Room 13’0 x 10’0 (3.96m x 3.05m)

Window to rear.  Range of fitted wall and base units with worktop incorporating a one and a half bowl single-drainer sink unit with mixer tap over and tiled splashback.  Four-ring LPG hob with extractor hood over.  High-level double oven.  Integrated dishwasher.  Built-in water softener, kickboard heater and larder cupboard.  An archway leads through to the

Utility Room

Window to front.  Space and plumbing for washing machine and appliances.  Range of fitted wall and base units with tiled splashback.  A door opens to the

Rear Lobby

Stable door to garden and window to side.  Second staircase to first floor landing. 

From the utility room, a further door leads to a  

Second Entrance Hall

Oak flooring and wall-mounted radiator.  A door opens to the

Music Room/Bedroom Five 12’5 x 11’10 (3.78m x 3.61m)

Windows to front, wall-mounted radiators and oak flooring.  A range of fitted hand-built oak bookshelves.  A door opens to the

Boot Room 18’0 x 8’0 (5.49m x 2.44m)

Window to rear and door to garden.  Range of wall and base units with worktop over.  Space for appliances.  Floor-mounted oil-fired Grant boiler.   

From the main entrance hall, stairs rise to the

First Floor

Landing

Window to front and wall-mounted radiator.  Access to loft, which has a loft ladder and has been boarded.  Airing cupboard housing the pressurised water cylinder and slatted shelving.  Doors lead off to bedrooms two and three, the family bathroom and the

Principal Bedroom 17’5 x 12’0 (5.31m x 3.66m)

A large bedroom with window to front and arched window to side giving exceptional rural views.  Built-in wardrobe with hanging rails and automatic lighting.  A door opens to the

En-Suite Shower Room 

Dormer window to rear.  Built-in corner shower cubicle with curved screen and mains-fed drencher shower over with hand-held attachment.  Close-coupled WC and vanity basin with cupboards under and mixer tap over.  Recessed lighting and heated towel radiator.  Built-in linen cupboard with shelving. 

Bedroom Two 13’0 x 10’0 (3.96m x 3.05m)

Dormer window to front and wall-mounted radiator. 

Bedroom Three 10’0 x 10’0 (3.05m x 3.05m)

A further double bedroom with dormer window to rear.  Fitted double wardrobes with hanging rail and shelving.  Further built-in wardrobe with hanging rail.  Wall-mounted radiator.           

Family Bathroom

Dormer window to rear.  Shaped bath with mixer tap over, corner shower cubicle with mains-fed shower over in tiled surround with curved doors, vanity basin with cupboards under and mixer tap over with tiled splashback, hidden-cistern WC with cupboard to side and shelf above, and heated towel radiator. 

The second staircase from the rear lobby rise to the

First Floor Annexe Accommodation

Office Area/Occasional Bedroom 20’2 x 11’0 (6.15m x 3.35m)

A large space that could be used as an occasional bedroom.  Window to front, sloping ceilings and built-in eaves storage.  Door to

Shower Room

Window to rear.  Vanity basin with mixer tap over and cupboards under.  Close-coupled WC and built-in shower cubicle with electric shower over and tiled surround.  Wall-mounted radiator.

From the office area, a double-glazed panelled door opens to

Bedroom Four 13’0 x 10’0 (3.96m x 3.05m)

Windows to side and rear.  Sloping ceilings.  Wall-mounted radiator and eaves storage.  

Outside

From the highway, a private gravelled driveway with hard standing provides off-road parking for five vehicles.  A step leads up to the main front door, and there is a separate entrance to the annexe accommodation.  A path leads round the side of the property, through an archway, into the garden.  The garden is mainly laid to lawn and enclosed by hedging and fencing.  There are established flower and shrub borders with apple trees.  There is a paved terrace to the side of the property which is accessed from the garden room.  The path continues round the property to a rear terrace, which is incredibly private. 

To the rear of the annexe is a shed, part of which currently sits on land that is rented from a neighbour.  It is yet to be decided whether this arrangement will continue or whether the boundary will be reinstated at this point.  There is a further timber storage shed and log store to the side of the annexe.  Beyond the garden are paddocks. 

Viewing 

Strictly by appointment with the agent.  Please adhere to current Covid guidelines.

Services  

Mains water and electricity.  Modern private drainage system.  Oil-fired central heating. 

EPC Rating  

E (full report available from the agent). 

Council Tax  

Band E; £2,452.10 payable per annum 2023/2024. 

Local Authority  

East Suffolk Council; East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT; [use Contact Agent Button].

NOTES

1.  Every care has been taken with the preparation of these particulars, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed.  If there is any point, which  is of particular importance to you, please obtain professional confirmation. Alternatively, we will be pleased to check the information for you.  These Particulars do not constitute a contract or part of a contract.  All measurements quoted are approximate.  The Fixtures, Fittings & Appliances have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order.  Photographs are reproduced for general information and it cannot be inferred that any item shown is included.  No guarantee can be given that any planning permission or listed building consent or building regulations have been applied for or approved. The agents have not been made aware of any covenants or restrictions that may impact the property, unless stated otherwise.  Any site plans used in the particulars are indicative only and buyers should rely on the Land Registry/transfer plan.

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April 2023