7 bedroom detached house

Handsome Victorian house overlooking Christchurch Park.

Description

28 Westerfield Road is an exceptionally handsome, late-Victorian house, with superb views over Christchurch Park. The house is believed to date from around the 1880s and retains wonderful period features throughout, including picture rails, sash windows, high skirting boards and original coving. Typical of buildings of the age, the property comprises well-proportioned and light filled rooms with wonderfully high ceilings.

The front door sits behind an arched porch and leads through to the generous reception hall, which in turn leads to the drawing room, kitchen/breakfast room and study/snug; stairs lead up to the bedroom accommodation and down to the cellar.

To the rear of the property is a magnificent, bespoke Orwell kitchen with a central island, marble work surfaces, butlers sink, Britannia range cooker, larder, integrated dishwasher and a fridge freezer. It opens on to a dining/sitting area which benefits from bi-fold doors leading out to the terrace and garden.

The elegantly proportioned drawing room has splendid bay windows, filling the room with natural light, and a marble chimneypiece with a wood burning stove. The snug/study has a charming Victorian fireplace with a marble surround.

The seven well-proportioned bedrooms are over the first and second floors. The first floor consists of the especially elegant principal bedroom, with a bay window and adjoining shower room; the family bathroom and two bedrooms.

There are a further four bedrooms on the second floor, one with an en suite shower room, and a shower room.

Immediately to the rear of the house is a charming walled garden which offers the most fantastic space for al fresco dining and has an area of lawn with mature beds and trees, offering a high degree of privacy and seclusion.

28 Westerfield Road is approached via a gravel drive, with a garage and ample parking for five cars.

Location

28 Westerfield Road occupies a wonderful, position overlooking Christchurch Park in a most sought after area of north Ipswich. Christchuch Park is an idyllic expanse of undulating lawns, ideal for dog walking and home to an array of flora and fauna, including rare and ancient oak trees. Christchurch Mansion, to the south of the park, is an important Tudor building, which hosted Elizabeth I in 1579, and is now a museum and gallery.

Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk and provides a wide selection of independent and high street shops; numerous restaurants including The Mariners, set on a 19th century Belgian gunboat; and a variety of theatres, galleries, and museums. A mainline railway station offers direct trains to London Liverpool Street from 68 minutes.

Historic market towns Woodbridge (8.2 miles) and Framlingham (15.7 miles) offer an incredible range of independent shops, delicatessens, cafés, restaurants and public houses. Framlingham Castle is an especially iconic local landmark, from where Mary I marched on London.

The stunning Suffolk coast comprises delightful seaside towns and pretty villages. Aldeburgh (23.7 miles), the popular coastal town closely associated with Benjamin Britten, is famed for its fish and chips and pebble beach. The neighbouring village of Thorpeness has a charming boating lake and country club. Orford (19.3 miles) has an enchanting 12th century castle and is home to the award winning Pump Street Bakery.

Local sporting facilities are fantastic: there are myriad gyms and swimming pools in the vicinity; the Ipswich Sports Club has eleven tennis courts and also offers squash, racquetball and hockey. Superb sailing is available on the River Deben, River Orwell and along the Suffolk coast. There are rugby clubs in Ipswich and Woodbridge, and highly regarded golf clubs including Ipswich, Woodbridge and Aldeburgh.

Education provisions are excellent in both the state and independent sectors. St Margaret's Primary School and Northgate High School are both popular. Ipswich School is less than a one-mile walk away; other renowned independent schools include Orwell Park Prep School, St Joseph’s College, Ipswich High School, Woodbridge School and Framlingham College.

All times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 4,032 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity, drainage and gas.