Front porch, rear hall, kitchen/dining room, inner hall, sitting room, study and utility/laundry room. Master bedroom with en-suite shower room. Three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Enclosed gardens to front and rear. Ample off-road parking. Single detached garage.

Location

The property is located in the centre of the popular village of Otley, set along Chapel Road. The village has an excellent community spirit and benefits from a shop/post office, primary school, medical centre, village hall, All Saints' Church and popular public house, The White Hart. Otley is approximately 8 miles north of the county town of Ipswich and a similar distance from the historic market town of Woodbridge, on the banks of the River Deben. It is also ideally situated for access to all parts of the county. The A14 at Stowmarket is within 10 miles. The A12, which bypasses Woodbridge, provides access to Felixstowe and London. The Heritage Coast is approximately 20 miles. There are direct rail services to London's Liverpool Street station from Ipswich and Stowmarket.

Description

Kersey Cottage is an immaculately presented, extended, four-bedroom, detached family home which was cleverly renovated in 2012 by the current vendors to maximise the useable space. This has, in turn, created a very special home. The renovation and refurbishment schedule included completely rewiring, plumbing and decorating throughout, as well as installing a new oil-fired combi central heating system and cold water pressurised system. The kitchen and bathrooms were replaced and a new oil tank and windows were installed. Outside, the property is approached via a five-bar gate which leads to a gravel driveway which provides off-road parking for several vehicles and leads to a single garage. The gardens to the front and rear are enclosed by fencing, hedging and a red brick wall, with an Indian sandstone pathway leading around the property to the patio. The gardens have been immaculately maintained and are mainly laid to lawn with a paved terrace area.

The Accommodation

The Cottage

Ground Floor

Entering the property from the rear via a hand made, English oak, stable-style door leading to the

Rear Hall

Oak flooring. Radiator and recessed lighting. Stairs to first floor landing. A door leads to the

Kitchen/Dining Room 19' x 10'7 (5.79m x 3.23m)

West facing French doors to the garden flanked by windows to the side. The kitchen area has a matching range of fitted wall and base units with oak worktops with upstands, incorporating a Butler sink with Franke mixer tap and in line water filter over (attached to a water softener located in the utility room), and tiled splashbacks. Integrated Neff fridge freezer and AEG dishwasher. Space for a range cooker with stainless steel splashback and Rangemaster extractor hood over. Breakfast bar. Recessed LED lighting and oak flooring. Radiator. A door from the kitchen leads to the

Inner Hall

Oak flooring. Doors off to the

Study 8' x 6'8 (2.44m x 2.03m)

North facing window to the side. Recessed LED lighting. Radiator.

Sitting Room 23' x 10'11 (7.01m x 3.33m)

East and south facing windows. Redbrick chimney breast with Villager multi-fuel stove on a pamment hearth with oak bressummer over. Radiators. Wall light points. Further ornate feature fireplace with pamment hearth, pine surround and mantel over. A front door leads to a open-fronted redbrick porch. From the rear hall, a further door leads to the

Utility/Laundry Room 10'2 x 7' (3.10m x 2.13m)

West facing window. Matching range of fitted wall and base units with rolltop work surface with upstands, incorporating a stainless steel single drainer circular sink unit with mixer tap over. Water softener. Space and plumbing for a washing machine. Recessed lighting. Radiator. Opening to WC. With close-coupled WC, floor mounted oil-fired combi boiler, extractor fan and ceramic tiled flooring. Stairs from the rear hall rise to the

First Floor

Landing

Hatch to loft space, which has been partially boarded and has power and lighting. Doors leading off to the bedrooms and bathroom.

Bedroom One 15'2 x 10'5 (4.62m x 3.18m)

A master bedroom with windows to the west and field views. Radiator. Built-in double wardrobes with English oak doors with hanging rails and shelving. Built-in airing cupboard with heater bar and slatted shelving. Door to

En-suite Shower Room

West facing window. Built-in corner shower cubicle with mains fed shower over, pedestal hand wash basin with tiled splashbacks, close-coupled WC and English oak flooring. Recessed LED lighting and extractor fan. Heated chrome towel radiator. Built-in airing cupboard with slatted shelving and water tank.

Bedroom Two 13’4 x 10’11 (4.06m x 3.33m)

A good-sized double bedroom with east facing window to the front. Ornate feature fireplace with tiled hearth, decorative cast iron surround and mantel over. Built-in English oak wardrobe with hanging rail, shelf above and drawer below. Radiator.

Bedroom Three 10'11 x 9'9 (3.33m x 2.97m)

A double bedroom with east facing window to front and radiator.

Bedroom Four 9'11 x 6'2 (3.02m x 1.88m)

A single bedroom with south facing window to side and radiator.

Family Bathroom North facing window. Shaped Jacuzzi spa bath with mains fed shower over and tiled surround, pedestal hand wash basin with mixer tap over and tiled splashback, close coupled WC and heated chrome towel radiator. Extractor fan and recessed LED lighting. English oak flooring.

Outside

From the highway, a five-bar gate and pedestrian gate lead to the gravel driveway, which provides off-road parking for several vehicles and leads to a single detached garage. A lawned area to the front of the property is partially enclosed by a feature redbrick wall with a lavender border, post & rail fencing and a laurel hedge. There is also an ornate cherry tree. The front porch has quarry tiled flooring and a door leading to the sitting room. An Indian sandstone pathway leads round the side of the property to the rear garden. The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with post & rail and close-boarded fencing with a raised vegetable bed and flower and shrub borders. The pathway leads to an Indian sandstone paved terrace with balustrading. Timber shed and pergola. Apple tree. Outside tap. Timber log store and oil tank to the side of the property. Electricity points and outside courtesy lighting with Jim Lawrence fittings.

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with the agent.

Services

Mains water, drainage and electricity. UPVC double-glazed windows. Oil-fired central heating.

Council Tax

Band D; £1,957.30 payable per annum 2023/2024.

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

Directions From Woodbridge, proceed towards Grundisburgh and continue towards Otley. Having entered the village, pass the church on the left hand side and take the turning on the right where the village stores and Post Office will be found on the left. Continue along this road, passing the primary school and village hall on the left, and doctors surgery on the right. The property will be found on the left hand side. For those using the What3Words app: ///herring.drumbeat.bristle

NOTES

June 2023