5 bedroom detached house

Main Features

• Rural location
• Detached period farmhouse
• Gardening charge of £200 per month additional (see below)
• Good quality lined & interlined curtains and blinds in some rooms
• Excellent facilities throughout
• Five bedrooms, three bathrooms
• Extensive outbuildings and garages
• Well fitted wood kitchen with Rayburn
• Good wool carpets throughout
• Full fibre broadband (up to 900 Mbps) available
• Sunny disposition to all main rooms
• Available immediately

Birdcage House is a very attractive five-bedroom period house set in about 1.5 acres with extensive outbuildings, located on the northern edge of the village of Bradenham, with views over the surrounding countryside. The house has good quality curtains and blinds in some of the main rooms. The private driveway offers ample parking and leads to the landscaped gardens surrounding the house.

Upon entering the property via the side door, prospective tenants will be welcomed into the entrance hallway. The ground floor comprises sitting room, dining room, study, games room, wooden fitted kitchen consisting of wall and base units with oil-fired Rayburn, integrated Miele double electric oven, gas hob. There is also a downstairs cloakroom and a separate shower & WC and utility room with plumbing for washing machine and drier. All the main rooms face south so are bathed in natural sunlight.

The first floor comprises the large master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an adjacent walk-in dressing room, ensuite bathroom with large walk in shower, wash basin, WC and heated wall mounted towel rail and airing cupboard. The main spare bedroom has a large clothes cupboard and an adjoining bathroom with bath, W.C., washbasin & heated towel rail. Both main bedrooms in the house offer stunning field views. The second floor comprises one double bedroom with wash basin, a further smaller double bedroom and one single bedroom with washbasin.

Outside the property there are two large outbuildings suitable for ample storage, two garages as well as an extensive garden with large lawns and shrub borders.

One well behaved female dog may be permitted at the Landlord’s written discretion. No other pets, including cats, will be permitted. No visiting dogs or other pets will be permitted in the house at any time. The garden is not guaranteed to be dog proof.

The property has Oil Central Heating and benefits from double glaze UPVC windows throughout. Superfast Fibre Broadband (up to 900 Mbps) and a good 4G mobile signal are available.

Birdcage House has the benefit of a large garden laid to lawns to the front and rear of this secluded property. The front garden also comprises mature planting of trees & shrubs with gravelled parking to the front of the property, extending round to the west where there is long brick and flint tiled shed with electricity providing useful storage. Adjoining this, is a heated dog kennel with both inside and outside runs. In addition, there is a brick open fronted garage and shed. To the rear of the property is the annex which provides two garden storerooms, oil tanks and a large open work room.

The tenant will be expected to pay an additional gardening charge of £200 per month, that will be included in the tenancy agreement’s rent figure. This charge comprises approximately four hours a week that includes mowing all the lawns, leaf collection (on lawns), hedge cutting, shrub pruning, strimming & spraying. The tenant will be expected to trim all the lawn edges and keep the borders free of weeds & leaves.

Main Features

• Rural location
• Detached period farmhouse
• Good quality lined & interlined curtains and blinds in some rooms
• Excellent facilities throughout
• Five bedrooms, three bathrooms
• Extensive outbuildings and garages
• Well fitted wood kitchen with Rayburn
• Good carpets throughout
• Full fibre broadband (up to 900 Mbps) available
• Sunny disposition to all main rooms
• Majority of gardening included.
• Available immediately

Birdcage House is a very attractive five-bedroom period house set in about 1.5 acres with extensive outbuildings, located on the northern edge of the village of Bradenham, with views over the surrounding countryside. The house has with good quality curtains and blinds in some of the main rooms. The private driveway offers ample parking and leads to the landscaped gardens surrounding the house.

Upon entering the property via the side door, prospective tenants will be welcomed into the entrance hallway. The ground floor comprises sitting room, dining room, study, games room, wooden fitted kitchen consisting of wall and base units with oil-fired Rayburn, integrated Miele double electric oven, gas hob. There is also a downstairs cloakroom and a separate shower & WC and utility room with plumbing for washing machine and drier. All the main rooms face south so are bathed in natural sunlight.

The first floor comprises the large master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an adjacent walk-in dressing room, ensuite bathroom with large walk in shower, wash basin, WC and heated wall mounted towel rail and airing cupboard. The main spare bedroom has a large clothes cupboard and an adjoining bathroom with bath, W.C., washbasin & heated towel rail. Both main bedrooms in the house offer stunning field views. The second floor comprises one double bedroom with wash basin, a further smaller double bedroom and one single bedroom with washbasin.

Outside the property there are two large outbuildings suitable for ample storage, two garages as well as an extensive garden with large lawns and shrub borders.

One well behaved female dog may be permitted at the Landlord’s written discretion. No other pets, including cats, will be permitted. No visiting dogs or other pets will be permitted in the house at any time. The garden is not guaranteed to be dog proof.

The property has Oil Central Heating and benefits from double glaze UPVC windows throughout. Superfast Broadband (up to 900 Mbps) is available.

Birdcage House has the benefit of a large garden laid to lawns to the front and rear of this secluded property. The front garden also comprises mature planting of trees & shrubs with gravelled parking to the front of the property, extending round to the west where there is long brick and flint tiled shed with electricity providing useful storage. Adjoining this, is a heated dog kennel with both inside and outside runs. In addition, there is a brick open fronted garage and shed. To the rear of the property is the annex which provides two garden storerooms, oil tanks and a large open work room.

Please Note
The tenant will be expected to pay an additional gardening charge of £200 per month, that will be included in the tenancy agreement’s rent figure. This charge will cover mowing all the lawns, cutting the
boundary hedges, strimming the boundary banks and pruning all the trees & shrubs. The tenant will be expected to clear up all the leaves & twigs off the lawns and borders, cut the lawn edges, and weed the borders, beneath the evergreen hedge and all the gravel areas.

Bradenham

The village of Bradenham is conveniently situated near to Shipdham and is approximately four miles southwest of the town of Dereham and five miles east of Swaffham.

The river Wissey rises to the east of Bradenham and flows to the west. The village also has a church, large village green with a children’s play area, an active and very well-known cricket club playing on the village green as well as a bowls club, football club and village hall. Shipdham has a post office, school, newsagents, and church.

It is well located for both the north Norfolk coast (25 miles) and the regular mainline rail links to London Kings Cross from Downham Market (23 miles), London Liverpool Street from Norwich (25 miles) and London via Cambridge from Attleborough 12 miles. Norwich International Airport (25 miles) is on the northern side of Norwich and provides flights to domestic and international destinations. Stansted Airport is 75 miles to the south. Central London is approximately 95 miles by car.

Norwich, the Cathedral City and regional centre of East Anglia is approximately 25 miles to the east and provides a comprehensive range of shopping, education and leisure facilities.

Dereham is a busy mid Norfolk market town with a wide range of amenities including schools, a leisure and fitness centre, golf course, museums and many supermarkets, shops, and cafes. Swaffham is a very attractive traditional market town with a Waitrose, many other interesting shops, a Saturday market and golf course.

Agents note,

• Tenant must be in full time employment or have sufficient means.
• Initial fixed term of 24 months
• Deposit of five weeks rent and first month’s rent payable by bank transfer before commencement of tenancy.
• Residential let, no business without landlord’s written permission.
• One small female dog at landlord’s discretion
• No other pets, including cats, will be permitted.
• Heated dog kennel and large run
• Strictly no smoking
• Separate garages
• No loft storage
• Private sewerage included.
• Mains water

Detailed description

Accommodation

Front door leading to Entrance Lobby with doors off to –

Drawing Room, 4.7m x 4.4m, facing southwest (SW) & northwest (NW)
Open fireplace with Jet Master, marble surround and hearth with wooden painted mantlepiece, fitted carpets, coving.

Dining Room, 7.2m x 3.8m, facing SW.
Wall lights, fitted carpets, coving, stairs to first floor, door to rear hallway, door to –

Kitchen, 4.4m x 5.4m, facing SW & NE
Karndean flooring, fitted wooden wall and base units, inbuilt Miele double oven/grill, Neff four ring gas hob, extractor. Double steel sink with draining board and mixer tap, two-oven oil Rayburn for space heating only, built in cupboard with water softener, space for large fridge, new LED down lights, coving, Roman blinds, door to outside and rear hallway, door to –

Study, 4.4m x 4.5m, facing SW & NE
Plenty of inbuilt cupboards and shelving, down lights, fitted carpets, curtains, door to –

Back Hall
Karndean flooring, down lights, blind, front door to outside and Living Room, door to –

Cloakroom, WC, washbasin, mirror, towel rail, Roman blind, down lights

Playroom, 5.9m x 4.7m, facing SW & NE
Down lights, fitted carpets, coving, curtains.

Rear Hallway with doors of to –

Boiler Room, with oil fired boiler, coat hooks

Pantry, with ample shelving, space for deep freeze

Laundry Room, with Belfast sink, hooks, quarry tiled floor with central drain.

Boot Room/Utility, with Karndean flooring, two security/gun safes, coat pegs, Roman blind, door through to –

Shower Room, 2.1m x 2.5m, facing NW.
Large new shower, washbasin, mirror & WC

Lockable Room, with shelving

First Floor

Landing with built-in storage cupboard, doors off to –

Master Bedroom, 4.6m x 5.0m, facing SW.
Large built-in wardrobes, fitted carpets, curtains, arch through to –

Dressing Room, with double hanging rails, hooks, cupboard, fitted carpet, curtains.

En-suite/Family Bathroom, 2.1m x 3.5m, facing NE.
Large walk-in Matki shower, WC, washbasin, mirror, shaving light & socket, heated towel rail, generous airing cupboard, fitted carpets, blind, door to Landing.

Bedroom 2, 4.9m x 4.2m, facing SW.
Large storage cupboard with built in shelves and hanging rail, fitted carpets, curtains.

Bathroom, facing NW.
White bathroom suite comprising bath, washbasin, mirror, shaving light & socket, WC, heated towel rail, cupboard, fitted carpets, blind.

Stairs to –

Second floor

Bedroom 3, 4.7m x 3.3m, facing SW & NE.
Built in cupboard with shelving & hanging rail, washbasin, mirror, shaving light & socket, fitted carpets.

Bedroom 4, 3.6m x 3.2m, facing SW.
Built in cupboard with shelving & hanging rail, fitted carpets, door through to –

Bedroom 5, 2.8m x 3.3m, facing SW & NE.
Built in cupboard with shelves & hanging rail, washbasin, mirror, shaving light & socket, fitted carpets, door to water tanks.

All measurements are approximate.

VIEWING

By appointment with the owners Agent Nigel Steele Ltd[use Contact Agent Button] [use Contact Agent Button]

EPC
Band E

Council Tax
Breckland Council Band F 2023 £2,940.00

Directions
From Dereham leave the Market Place on the Swaffham Road and follow this road through Scarning village. After about 2 miles turn left onto Bradenham Road. Follow this road for 2½ miles, past the entrance to Bradenham Hall and Birdcage House will be found on the right, just before the village ford.
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