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A deceptively spacious and well extended DETACHED CHALET BUNGALOW attractively situated in a much sought after location in the popular village of Tuddenham St Martin, approximately 3 miles to the North of the county town of Ipswich town centre. Tuddenham is a small picturesque hamlet with its own church, village hall, tea shop and pub/restaurant located within the Fynn Valley providing attractive walks along the River Fynn and surrounding countryside.
The property is located within the favoured Northgate High School catchment area and there is easy access to Ipswich School and Woodbridge School, two of the leading independent schools in the area together with St Albans R C School and junior schools. Ipswich mainline railway station with its regular inter-city service to London's Liverpool Street Station (approx. 70 minutes) is only 15 minutes by car. The popular market town of Woodbridge on the banks of the River Deben is only miles away and there are excellent sporting facilities in the area with a choice of a number of excellent golf course, Ipswich Rugby & Hockey Clubs and Suffolk Yacht Harbour at Levington.
This most appealing property stands on a large plot extending to approximately 1/2 ACRE is very well presented throughout providing excellent family accommodation with an open plan dining area and kitchen, a good sized sitting room and UPVC double glazed conservatory, modern fitted bathroom and en-suite shower room, useful study and utility room. There is also a double garage, UPVC double glazed windows, full oil central heating and pleasant views over open countryside.
We strongly recommend an internal viewing to appreciate all that is on offer.
RECESSED PORCH with slate floor and courtesy light. Solid oak panelled front door with leaded glass panels and matching full height side screens opens to:
ENTRANCE HALL Radiator. Oak flooring and stairs to First Floor with oak bannisters, newel post and handrail with recess area under. Wall light point.
SITTING ROOM 17' 3" x 15' 0" (5.26m x 4.57m) UPVC double glazed bay window to front with bench seating with storage below. Log burning stove with stone surround, marble inset and hearth. 2 radiators with decorative covers. TV point. Coved ceiling. Fitted display shelving and storage cupboard. Glass panelled door to:
CONSERVATORY 13' 9" x 13' 4" (4.19m x 4.06m) UPVC double glazed on a brick plinth. Radiator. Tiled floor, Convector heater. Helicopter style fan/light. Double casement doors to outside.
DINING AREA 13' 1" x 10' 9" (3.99m x 3.28m) Oak flooring. Coved ceiling. 2 tracks of 5 spotlights. Double radiator. Archway through to:
INNER LOBBY Radiator. Oak flooring. Double oak framed glass panelled doors opening to garden. Built-in double width cloaks cupboard with hanging rail and shelf and digital programmer cloak and consumer unit. Telephone point. Built-in double width airing cupboard with insulated hot water cylinder, electric immersion heater and slatted shelving with time clock. Access to loft. Door to Conservatory.
Arched opening to:
KITCHEN 13' 1" x 11' 4" (3.99m x 3.45m) 1.1/2 bowl inset scratch resistant sink unit (h & c mixer tap) with range of fitted medium oak units comprising base cupboards and drawers with wood edged worktops and tiled splashback. Matching eye level wall cupboards with concealed lighting under and shelved display units. "Rangemaster" cooking range comprising 2 ovens with ceramic electric halogen hob with canopy over housing extractor and light unit.. Additional "De Dietrict" 4 ring electric halogen hob with "Blanco" extractor/light unit over. Plumbing facilities for automatic dishwasher. Tiled floor. Recessed halogen lighting. UPVC double glazed bi-fold doors opening to patio/terrace at side. Opens to:
UTILITY ROOM 7' 8" x 7' 0" (2.34m x 2.13m) 1.1/2 bowl single drainer inset sink unit (h & c mixer tap) with worktop and cupboards under with tiled splashback. Plumbing facilities for automatic washing machine. Built-in shelved broom/store cupboard. Radiator. Tiled floor. UPVC double glazed window to rear with venetian blinds overlooking the garden. Bi-fold door to patio with venetian blinds.
STUDY 10' 1" x 9' 8" (3.07m x 2.95m) Radiator. UPVC double glazed window to the rear. Fitted carpet. TV point.
MASTER BEDROOM 13' 10" x 13' 0" (4.22m x 3.96m) Double radiator. UPVC double glazed windows to the side and sliding patio doors opening to the rear garden. Coved ceiling. Fitted carpet. Dimmer control.
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM White suite comprising pedestal wash basin (h & c) and low level WC with tiled splashbacks. Fully tiled shower enclosure with new ""Triton T80" electric fitted shower. Radiator. Tiled floor. UPVC double glazed window to the rear. Recessed halogen lights and extractor fan.
FAMILY ROOM 13' 0" x 12' 8" (3.96m x 3.86m) Radiator. UPVC double glazed double aspect windows to front and side. 2 built-in double wardrobe cupboards with hanging rail and shelving and storage cupboards over.
BEDROOM 2 13' 0" x 12' 0" (3.96m x 3.66m) Radiator. UPVC double glazed double aspect windows to side and rear. Built-in double wardrobe cupboard with hanging rail and storage cupboards over. TV point. Fitted carpet.
GOOD SIZE FAMILY BATHROOM White suite comprising wood panelled bath (h & c), pedestal wash basin (h & c) and low level WC with half tiled surrounds. Wide fully tiled shower enclosure with "Mira Event" electric fitted shower. UPVC double glazed windows to the rear. Strip light with shaver socket over the wash basin. Laminate wood flooring. Radiator. Electric convector heater. 3 recessed spotlights. Extractor fan.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR LANDING with Velux double glazed skylight. Built-in eaves storage cupboard with electric light.
BEDROOM 4 12' 3" x 10' 5" (3.73m x 3.18m) UPVC double glazed window to the side with blind. Radiator. Fitted carpet.
BEDROOM 5 12' 2" x 12' 0" (3.71m x 3.66m) UPVC double glazed window to the side with blind. Built-in eaves storage cupboard. Fitted carpet.
OUTSIDE The property is well set back from the road by a open plan style front garden laid to lawn with mature trees including a specimen blue fir and eucalyptus and a variety of flowering trees and shrubs. A pea shingle driveway affords excellent off road parking facilities and leads to a Detached brick and tiled DOUBLE GARAGE 25'2" x 19'9" with twin up and over doors, light, power, workbench with vice and roof storage facilities. There is also a window and personal door to the side.
A timber gate on either side of the property provides access to a large rear garden which abuts open farmland to the rear. The garden is laid essentially to lawn with a mature horse chestnut tree, beech hedging, a variety of fruit trees and established ornamental shrubs and spring bulbs displaying much colour. There is also extensive paved TERRACING to the side and rear of the bungalow with a brick retaining wall and an open fronted SUMMER HOUSE with decking to the front and an ornamental fish pond with rockery surround, waterfall and fountain.
Aluminium framed GREENHOUSE. Oil storage tank and dustbin compound. "Thermicon" oil fired wall mounted boiler for central heating and domestic hot water supplies. Courtesy and security lights. RCD power point. Outside tap.