£495,000 /Sale price

A beautifully presented and much improved detached period cottage standing in picturesque gardens approaching ½ an acre, on the outskirts of this charming village just 9 miles from Bury St Edmunds.Entrance door, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, utility and shower/cloakroom. First floor landing/study area, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and two further bedrooms.Driveway & parking, home office, outbuilding, garden sheds, mature gardens & grounds. In all about 0.41 of an acre. THE PROPERTYA beautifully presented detached period cottage, standing in generous gardens. The property has been extensively but sympathetically restored and modernised, retaining a wealth of period detail including exposed timbers, fireplaces and flooring. Listed Grade II, as being of specific historic or architectural interest, the cottage presents a mixture of colour washed rendered and brick and flint elevations under a predominantly thatched roof, which was re-thatched in June 2023 and a new boiler was fitted in 2022. The cottage offers well-proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors and enjoys a bespoke kitchen with granite worktops, central island and Brittania range cooker. The pamment floor and open studwork leads through to a utility, again with pamment flooring and a pantry. The dining hall displays an impressive inglenook fireplace with bressumer beam housing a large Franklin wood burner with bifold doors. This dual aspect room has a brick floor and leads through to the inner hallway giving access to the ground floor shower room remodelled in the last four years. The sitting room, which is also dual aspect, features an open fireplace and exposed floorboards. On the first floor there are three bedrooms with an en-suite bathroom to the master bedroom, fitted with a Whirlpool bath. OUTSIDEThe picturesque gardens are a real feature of Memorial Cottages and are extensively laid to lawn with many mature trees and shrubs with a large block weave terrace immediately to the rear of the cottage, making an ideal alfresco dining area. There is a brick and flint detached outbuilding, part of which has been recently converted to a Home Office and the remainder a useful garden store. There are further wooden garden sheds and storage. There is fencing and mature hedging to the boundaries and in all the gardens extend to about 0.41 of an acre (sets).LOCATIONBarnham is an attractive village on the Suffolk/Norfolk border, close to the Euston estate the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Grafton. Elveden Estate lies just 3 miles away and boasts a fine food shop with butchery, delicatessen and restaurant and the lovely Elveden Inn. There is a regular bus service from the village and good access to the A11 and the cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds, which offers an excellent range of amenities including schooling in the public and private sectors, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. There is good access the A14, A11 (M11) and the railway station at Bury St Edmunds offers a link to mainline services to London's Liverpool Street and Kings Cross. PROPERTY INFORMATIONServices Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Local Authority West Suffolk CouncilCouncil Tax Band ETenure FreeholdBroadband Ofcom states speeds available of up to 1800MbpsMobile Signal/Coverage Yes varies depending on network provider. Please visit to check availabilityViewing Only by appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops. Tel.