Nowton 3 Acres. An elegant 6 bedroom timber framed farmhouse with scope to update with a new insulated roof, and planning permission to extend in a mature semi-rural setting only a stone's throw from the town.
A rare detached period farmhouse in a 3-acre setting backing onto farmland, only a mile from the outskirts of town. Nowton Lodge is a traditional timber-framed early 17th Century Grade II listed farmhouse that provides an opportunity to further update, modernise and perhaps remodel the interior with the comfort of a new insulated roof and repaired chimneys stack. The ground-floor accommodation offers generously proportioned and adaptable living, with planning permission for an extension, and scope to remodel and improve. Briefly it comprises:
On the ground-floor is an entrance hall and an elegant triple-aspect drawing room, a large double-aspect living room with both sitting and dining areas, cloakroom, AGA kitchen/breakfast, pantry and boiler room, boot room, office and cellar.
On the first-floor is a large double-aspect principal bedroom with en suite bathroom, and a further 2/3 double bedrooms served by a family bathroom and separate shower.
On the second floor are three further attic bedrooms.
Outside
The property is approached via a private gated drive leading to the front of the house, with gravel parking and turning space.
The grounds are well screened on three sides with a new hedge and low fence on the northern boundary, and are laid predominantly to grass and paddocks, interspersed with a number of mature shrubs and trees. Within the grounds is a range of brick-built outbuildings also re-roofed, providing space for workshop, storage and perhaps home office or annexe, subject to planning approval. In total the grounds extend to approximately 3 acres STS.
AGENT'S NOTE:
Having refurbished the chimneys and renewed the roof, the owners are open to undertaking further work, for instance, the replacement of all the render, repairing of any timbers, and insulating the exterior walls behind a new lime render. This and other works could, by negotiation, be undertaken on a fixed price contract on behalf of the purchaser.
GENERAL INFORMATION
• New insulated roof (Nov 2024)
• Outbuildings with pitched roofs replaced (2024)
• Repaired and re-lined chimney
• Mains water, electricity, and drainage
• Oil-fired heating
• Council Tax Band G West Suffolk - £3,521
• EPC Band E
• Superfast broadband and mobile service available
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Location
Nowton is a tiny hamlet on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds a unique and dazzling historic gem with a richly fascinating heritage - the striking combination of medieval architecture, elegant Georgian squares and glorious Cathedral and Abbey Gardens provide a distinctive visual charm. With prestigious shopping, an award-winning market, plus a variety of cultural attractions and fine places to stay, Bury St Edmunds is under two hours from London and very convenient for Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich.
