A fabulous and well-proportioned family home, superbly set within this sought-after village, walking distance of the school and close to Bury St Edmunds.

Entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, utility room and cloakroom.

Four first floor double bedrooms, en-suite former shower/bathroom and a family bath/shower room. Second floor loft room (offering further scope for improvement).

Gated driveway and parking, detached double garage with studio room above, gardens, summer house and ornamental pond.

THE PROPERTY
Toads House is a spacious and well-proportioned detached family home presenting rendered and exposed timber elevations under a tiled roof, standing is a well-regarded village close to Bury St Edmunds.

The spacious entrance hall features the stairs leading to the first floor with a cupboard under and gives access to the ground floor accommodation. The sitting room presents a large fireplace with multifuel stove and French doors leading out to the rear garden and terrace. There is a dining room which leads through to the rear into the conservatory, which has French doors leading out to the rear garden. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a comprehensive range of base and eye level units with wood and granite work surfaces, an underset Butlers sink, space for a Gas Hob Range cooker, integrated fridge, dishwasher and a useful pantry cupboard. There is a utility room off the kitchen, with space and plumbing for a washing machine, worksurface and base and eye level units and a door leading to the drive at the side of the house. There is also a cloakroom off the central hallway.

On the first floor there is a spacious landing room, off which there is the airing cupboard, a store cupboard with loft access hatch, and which leads to four double bedrooms, all with built-in cupboards and one with an en-suite shower room requiring completion. There is also a good-sized family bathroom, with separate shower cubicle and freestanding rolltop bath, exposed calved timbers, low level wc and pedestal wash hand basin. The spacious loft room, on the second floor, has two Velux roof light windows to the rear and could be improved to create further accommodation if required.

OUTSIDE
The property is set back from the road and is approached via a 5-bar gate leading to a gravel area with parking for numerous vehicles with side access leading to the large double garage with office/studio above. The rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn with some specimen fruit trees and ornamental pond with decking area and summer house. There is also a paved terraced area immediately to the rear of the house ideal for alfresco dining.

LOCATION
Toads House sits back from the road and enjoys views over the grounds of Culford School to the front, the sports hall facilities of which, can be utilised by the public through membership.

Culford is a small village with a village hall, community centre and a parish church in the school grounds. There are wonderful local footpath walks, including a circular walk through the school grounds around the river and lake and easy access to the nearby Kings Forest. The village lies just north of the historic cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds, which offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the public and private sectors, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. Cultural amenities include the beautiful Georgian Theatre Royal and The Abbey Gardens, both of which are home to the annual festival. Flempton golf club lies just 2.5 miles away and for the rail commuter there is a mainline station at Stowmarket to London Liverpool Street taking approximately 80 minutes. The international airport at Stansted is about 50 miles away and in addition to air services there is an express train service to London.

Schooling: There are excellent local schools in both the state and the independent sector, the latter including Culford, Old Buckingham Hall, Ipswich School, Framlingham College and St Joseph’s College, with Cambridge to the west.