Property description
Bury St Edmunds - 22 miles
Norwich - 23 miles
Ipswich - 22 miles
An elegant mid Victorian era town house situated in a wonderful position just outside the town centre with established grounds and gardens approaching 0.60 acres (sts).
Guide Price £450,000
Accommodation briefly comprises:
Reception Hallway
Study/Home Office
Breakfast Kitchen
Utility Room Pantry & Store Room
Sitting Room Dining Room
Shower Room
Four Double Bedrooms
Attached Dressing Room
Family Bathroom
Range of External Stores
Timber Cabin
Grounds of 0.60 Acres (sts)
The Property
Millfield is believed to date back to 1870 and is constructed of clay lump upon a brick plinth with a slate roof above. The house has many features associated with properties constructed in the mid-Victorian era including exceptionally high ceilings, original wooden floorboards, well proportioned rooms and large windows with shutters. The current owners acquired the property in 1993 and since then it has been a lovely family home with plenty of room to sprawl and grow.
Once you step through the front door of Millfield House you are welcomed into the grand reception hall where period features are in abundance including original floorboards, picture rails and a stunning staircase which rises to the first floor. On the ground floor are three large reception rooms, of which the sitting room faces south with lovely views over the gardens. The third reception is used as a home office/study which has a fireplace and built in bookshelves to either recess. The breakfast kitchen is quaint but very cosy with hand painted shaker style units, pamment tiles and a gas fired Aga. Adjacent to the kitchen in a single storey extension which is a store room, pantry and shower room. To the east side of the house is a utility room and rear lobby with access into the courtyard. The sweeping staircase leads up to the first floor landing which extends from the front of the house, down the middle, to the rear. All of the four bedrooms are well proportioned doubles with the largest bedroom benefiting from a dressing room/nursery. The family bathroom comprises a two piece suite with a separate WC located beside. By heading back onto the landing you will find a well hidden airing cupboard and a hatch to the loft space above.
Outside
The house has a most pleasant approach with a slightly sloping driveway leading through dual five bar gates and onto the front drive. The front gardens are mainly laid to driveway, providing large amounts of parking in front of the house and to the side also. By following the driveway around to the left hand side of the house you will find the rear gardens. The entrance is shared with the adjacent Coach House whose occupier will have the right to park one car on the eastern side of the driveway. In between the main house and coach house is a spacious courtyard with a couple of useful outside stores and an external wc. Beyond the courtyard is the large formal garden which is predominately laid to lawn. To the boundaries are a number of mature hedges, shrubs and trees which offer seclusion and privacy from town centre living, even though most would think the gardens are set in rural countryside. The garden has a number of bespoke flower beds, a wild flower lawn and a timber cabin, perfect for those with hobbies or in need of a workshop. Furthermore, a timber pergola has been crafted which is covered with roses, clematis and honeysuckle all climbing around the joists. In all, the plot equates to 0.60 acres (sts), which is extremely rare for a town centre property of this calibre.
Location
Millfield House is set within a conservation area on one of the towns most desirable streets. The house offers extreme privacy for a town centre property and also is only a two minute walk to the High Street. Diss itself is an 'historic market town' on the Norfolk/Suffolk border and lies in the Waveney Valley which was established around one of the deepest natural inland lakes in the country. In the centre of the town is an attractive Mere maintained by a number of underground springs. The bustling high street has a number of shops and facilities, in addition to a popular weekly market. Schools for children of all ages are available around the town and schools in the private sector are available at Riddlesworth, towards Thetford or Norwich approximately 23 miles to the North. Diss has a rail service with regular trains throughout the day to London (Liverpool Street) with a fastest journey time of 1 hour 40 mins.
Directions
From our office in Mere Street, proceed out of the town centre via Market Hill, proceeding straight across onto Roydon Road upon the T-Junction. The property is located on the left hand side marked by a for sale board.
Agents Note
The property is offered subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private, all way leaves, easements and other rights of way whether specifically mentioned or not.
Local Authority
South Norfolk Council
Council Tax Band: F
Energy Rating: D
Postcode: IP22 4LN
Services
Mains electricity gas and water are connected.
Fixtures and Fittings
All fixtures and fittings including curtains are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be available in addition, subject to separate negotiation.