4 bedroom farm house for sale

Introduction

This stunning Grade II listed former farmhouse, steeped in history and originally dating back to the 1600s, is a true gem nestled at the end of a charming post and rail driveway. Conveniently located on the Norwich to Harleston bus route, this property seamlessly blends historic charm with modern comfort, offering a unique opportunity to own a piece of rural heritage.

Set within 2.4 acres of picturesque grounds, the farmhouse enjoys an elevated position with established gardens that gently slope down to a tranquil beck/stream. The property features four first-floor bedrooms, including an en suite shower room, and a family bathroom accessible from the landing. The ground floor boasts three inviting reception rooms, where the family room adorned with an attractive fireplace, and the dining area both overlook the rear garden, separated by elegant open studwork. The sitting room, also with a charming fireplace, provides another cosy space with garden views.

Entering through the side lobby from the main driveway, you are welcomed into a traditional-style bespoke farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room. This heart of the home features an attractive red brick fireplace that houses a newly installed electric Aga (December 2023) and includes a walk-in pantry for additional storage. The use of some clay lump construction adds to the farmhouse's historic allure.

Outside, the property continues to impress with a post and rail paddock flanking the driveway, wrap-around gardens that attract a variety of wildlife, and include a vegetable plot as well and a walled patio area that offers breathtaking views of the gardens and the countryside beyond, all beautifully screened by established trees and shrubs. The numerous outbuildings, including a workshop, cart lodge for car parking, and additional storage provide versatile spaces for various needs.

Lovingly maintained by the current owners, the property features handmade bespoke double-glazed timber-framed windows installed in 2021, preserving its historical integrity while offering modern efficiency. With its chequerboard tiled flooring in the entrance hall, exposed wall and ceiling timbers, along with rustic fireplaces and fascinating period design features, this farmhouse is presented to an exacting standard throughout, making it a perfect blend of timeless elegance and contemporary living.

Accommodation Details

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall

Patterned glazed entrance door, chequered board style tiled flooring, radiator, stairs to first floor with glazed small windows in the stair risers 2 x 2 through to under stair cupboard, vaulted ceiling.

Sitting Room

Feature fireplace with red brick surround housing multi-fuel stove on a pamment hearth, radiator, exposed ceiling beams, slate flooring.

Family Room

Feature fireplace with red brick surround and horizontal bressummer beam housing multi-fuel stove on a pamment hearth, exposed walls beams incorporating a herring bone brick feature and glazed inspection window, radiator, exposed ceiling beams, slate flooring, open studwork leading through to dining room.

Inner Lobby

Natural wood flooring, built-in under stair cupboard, door to study.

Study

Slate flooring, radiator.

Dining Room

Dual aspect windows, natural wood flooring incorporating a lift-up trap down providing access down to the tanked cellar, radiator, exposed ceiling beams.

Side Lobby

Outside entrance door from the driveway, pamment flooring, exposed wall beams.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

A bespoke handmade kitchen in a farmhouse style with a red brick fireplace housing an electric Aga, double bowl sink unit inset into granite work tops with cupboards, drawers and pull-out open shelving beneath, further fitted granite work tops with drawers and pull-out open shelving beneath, wall mounted open shelving and a plate rack, pamment flooring, extractor fan, plumbing and space for dishwasher.

Walk-in Pantry

With pamment flooring, open shelving and mono vaulted ceiling.

Utility Room

Floor standing oil fired boiler, plumbing and space for automatic washing machine, mono vaulted ceiling, pamment flooring, outside door.

Cloakroom

Comprising w.c., wash hand basin, high level wall mounted consumer unit.

First Floor

Landing

Exposed wall and ceiling beams with natural wood flooring, built-in linen cupboard.

Bedroom 1

Feature ornamental red brick fireplace facade, exposed wall and ceiling beams, built-in wardrobe cupboard, natural wood flooring, radiator.

En Suite Shower

Comprising walk-in shower with splash screen, w.c., contemporary wash hand basin, vertical radiator, exposed wall beams.

Bedroom 2

Feature ornamental cast iron fireplace, exposed ceiling beams, built-in wardrobe cupboard, natural wood flooring, radiator.

Bedroom 3

Exposed ceiling beams, natural wood flooring, radiator.

Bedroom 4

Feature ornamental cast iron fireplace, exposed ceiling beams, built-in airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder, natural wood flooring, radiator.

Family Bathroom

Comprising double ended shower bath with splash screen and independent shower above, wash hand basin, w.c., radiator, extractor fan.

Outside

The property is approached from the main road via a shared driveway (see agents note) with a fenced paddock on the left hand side belonging to the property, the driveway veers left and then right leading into the driveway curtilage of the property providing car parking. To the right is an open car port 15' 6" x 14' 6" with an adjacent useful storage barn with personal door 14' 7" x 7' 8", and a further adjacent storage barn with twin opening doors 14' x 7'7" and opposite is a workshop 15' 3" x 14' 9". The gardens wrap around the property and also include immediately adjacent to the property 3 further brick out-sheds 7' 6" x 3' 9", 10' x 7'6" and 9' 9" x 7' 6" useful for boots, garden tools and general storage, the oil storage tank is situated behind the brick out-sheds. There is a large open timber outbuilding providing undercover storage for garden equipment, the garden incorporates a vegetable growing plot, with an area of garden set aside for wildlife. The main area of garden incorporates a paved seating terrace which over looks the lawns and lead down to the beck/stream at the bottom of the garden, there is also a ornamental fish pond, as well as a variety of established trees and shrubs.

Agents Notes

We are advised by the seller that the commercial unit adjacent to the paddock is a Chicken Egg Plant providing eggs for breeding. The driveway is shared with the neighbouring property with a right of way for the neighbouring cottages. We understand that there is a public footpath which crosses a rear boundary. We are advised that the water treatment plant is shared with the neighbouring property. As previously mentioned, the gardens lead down to a Beck/Stream, we understand that the water level can come up to the lower level of the garden, adjoining the bank of the Beck/Stream. We understand that the property has Fibre Broadband connected. We are informed that the sitting room fireplace doesn't have a lined flu. The seller informs us that there is a restriction in place to prevent use or conversion of the outbuildings to either residential or commercial/industrial use.

Prospective purchasers should check all this information through their legal representatives.

Key Facts For Buyers :

The information given in these particulars is intended to help you decide whether you wish to view this property and to avoid wasting your time in viewing unsuitable properties. We have tried to make sure that these particulars are accurate, but to a large extent we have to rely on what the seller tells us about the property. We do not check every single piece of information ourselves as the cost of doing so would be prohibitive and we do not wish to unnecessarily add to the cost of moving house.

" Once you find the property you want to buy, you will need to carry out more investigations into the property than it is practical or reasonable for an estate agent to do when preparing sale particulars. For example, we have not carried out any kind of survey of the property to look for structural defects and would advise any homebuyer to obtain a surveyor's report before exchanging contracts. If you do not have your own surveyor, we would be pleased to recommend one. We have not checked whether any equipment in the property (such as central heating) is in working order and would advise homebuyers to check this. You should also instruct a solicitor to investigate all legal matters relating to the property (e.g. title, planning permission etc.) as these are specialist matters in which estate agents are not qualified. Your solicitor will also agree with the seller what items (e.g. carpets, curtains etc.) will be included in the sale."

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