4 bedroom detached house

Rooms

Location & Community
The attractive village of Lower Somersham lies approximately 5½ miles west of the county town of Ipswich which provides a mainline railway station with direct links to London Liverpool Street Station. Lower Somersham offers a variety of local amenities including local community-run pub and community shop, a new playground, football pitches and floodlit tennis pitches, cycle speedway track, a car garage, and a primary school.

Parking & Transportation
Off-road parking on a driveway for three vehicles. A 7kw EV charging point was installed by Octopus in2022 – Zappi 2 charger with 50m armoured cable fitted to supply. A school bus runs to the local high school. There is a regular bus service to / from Ipswich town centre.

Property History & Character
In 2023 a 9m x 5m steel framed vaulted kitchen / dining extension was added. Period features include original beams, stone and flint walls, and large fireplaces.

Accommodation
Entrance Hall Sitting Room – 21’11 x 10’11 Kitchen / Dining Room – 29’2 x 16’5 Playroom – 14’8 x 11’4 Study - 11’11 x 11’4 Shower Room First Floor Landing Master Bedroom – 21’2 x 11’4 Bedroom Two – 13’4 x 11’4 Bedroom Three – 11’ x 10’ Bedroom Four – 11’ x7’ Family Bathroom

Interior Features
New flooring has been installed throughout. Two woodburning stoves have been newly installed. The windows are fully double glazed. In all bedrooms there are professionally installed built-in sliding mirror wardrobes from Sliderobes. The front door is solid oak. There is under stairs storage.

Kitchen / Dining Room
The brand new Wren shaker style kitchen / dining room is fitted with an extensive range of soft-closing cupboards and drawers including larder-draw style cupboards; there are quartz stone work surfaces, a double ceramic Belfast sink, large kitchen island, wine rack, breakfast bar, glass chandelier in the vaulted ceiling, and double patio doors opening out to the garden. Integrated appliances include: a Bosch dishwasher, Bosch oven with warming drawer, Bosch microwave with oven feature, Bosch five-ring induction hob, 6ft freezer, and two 6ft fridges. A utility room has space for a tumble dryer and washing machine.

Utilities & Systems
Underfloor heating in the ground floor bathroom. Water filtration system with reverse osmosis water filter, water softener system, and filtered drinking water tap installed by Patmores. Upgraded Baxi boiler (less than 3 years old). Brand new Toshiba R32 splitter air-conditioning system for upstairs and downstairs. Solar battery system with 17.4kw capacity controllable via an App. Nine solar panels with 3.6kw system controllable via an App. Hive heating system throughout with all radiators being fitted with electronic valves and are controlled via an App. Newly installed consumer unit. Smart meters for gas and electric.

Exterior Features
There is an 0.16 acre garden (subject to survey) with three partially converted stable barns which all have electric supply, lighting and carpet flooring; a pond with water fountain feature; a mixture of established fruit trees and nuts (walnut, apples, plums, cherries, almonds, and damsons); a thatched wooden garden gazebo with a built-in dining and seating area, lights and electric heater, and was rethatched in 2024; a large patio seating area wrapping around the rear of the house; a six-seater hot tub with recliner seat, supplied by armoured cabling to the end of the garden; two sheds which have recently been re-felted; and rear garden access from the side gate to the front. New fascia’s and guttering have been installed. There are woodland walks on your doorstep.