Property description
Sowerbys are pleased to offer this spacious and individual family home, occupying grounds of approximately 2.8 acres (sts) in the popular village of Gressenhall. Built in 2000, the property has been designed in the style of a traditional farmhouse but, with around 3,000 sq./ft. of floor-space, also provides the kind of space and flexibility to cope with modern family living. The downstairs accommodation comprises a superb open-plan kitchen/breakfast room drawing room with a seating area and wood burner at one end, drawing room with fireplace, games room, dining room and study, as well as a utility room, two cloakrooms and entrance porch. The ground floor rooms are arranged around an impressive central reception hall, where the staircase rises to the first floor landing from where there are doors to all five bedrooms and the family bathroom. All of the bedrooms are generously sized double rooms, with the master and guest rooms having their own en-suite bath/shower facilities.
Outside, the grounds are a superb feature, with formal lawns around the house and a wildlife garden. Towards the north of the plot there is an enclosed one acre paddock which could be suitable for equestrian use. Other features within the grounds include a garage block comprising a lockable single garage and a twin bay open-fronted cart shed. There is also plenty of space for the storage of horseboxes or motor homes, or for the construction of further workshops and outbuildings. It should be noted that the property is subject to an agricultural restriction, meaning that any purchaser should comply with the stipulations made under the Town & Country Planning Act of 1990 (see agents note for further information).
GRESSENHALL An unspoilt rural village which has a post office/village stores and is also the home of the Rural Life Museum. Further amenities can be found in the nearby town of Dereham with a wide range of facilities including schools, a swimming pool and golf course. The village is in the catchment area for the well regarded Litcham High School. The cathedral city of Norwich is about 20 miles away with cultural and leisure activities for most tastes. There is a regular rail service to London Liverpool Street with an approximate journey time of 1 hour 40 minutes and an expanding airport which has an increasing number of flights to European destinations with most international destinations available via Schipol.
ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:- A partially glazed timber front door with adjacent windows and exterior lights opening to
ENTRANCE PORCH 9' 4" x 4' 3" (2.86m x 1.31m) A well-sized entrance porch with more than ample space for the storage of boots, coats and shoes with a radiator and a glazed timber door opening to the reception hall.
RECEPTION HALL 12' 9" x 10' 11" (3.89m x 3.33m) A spacious reception area which is central to the ground floor accommodation. From the main reception hall, there are doors to the dining room, kitchen/breakfast room and the ground floor cloakroom as well as a low level cupboard beneath the attractive staircase which rises to the first floor. The hall then continues in an L-shape where there are further doors to the games room, study and drawing room. Two radiators.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 32' 6" x 14' 8" (9.93m x 4.48m) A superb open-plan family room which has been adapted by the current owners to incorporate a seating area at one side of the room where a cast-iron wood-burning stove serves as the main focal point. The sitting area has oak flooring and a pair of glazed double doors which open onto the rear patio. Opposite the seating area there is a traditional farmhouse fitted kitchen which extends along three walls and also includes a central island unit with a granite work surface. The kitchen comprises a selection of hand painted timber fronted base level and wall mounted storage units with solid timber work surfaces and matching upstands. Along the gable wall, a twin bowl porcelain butler sink is set into the worktops beneath a timber frame double glazed window overlooking the side aspect. Rangecooker set into a tiled recess with a built in extractor hood, plumbing and space for a dishwasher and a further recess for a refrigerator. Within the space there is also ample room for a dining table as well as a further pair of double doors opening to the rear. Tiled flooring, two radiators and door to utility room.
UTILITY ROOM A length of fitted work surfaces incorporating a single bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap underneath a timber frame double glazed window to rear. Floor mounted oil boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating and plumbing and space under the work surfaces for a washing machine. Tiled flooring, radiator, stable style door opening to the rear garden and inner door to cloakroom.
CLOAKROOM A second ground floor cloakroom with a timber frame double glazed window to side, close coupled WC and radiator.
DINING ROOM 15' 7" x 10' 11" (4.76m x 3.34m) Well-proportioned reception room with a timber frame double glazed window overlooking the front garden, television point, telephone point and radiator.
GAMES ROOM 15' 7" > 11' 8" x 14' 1" (4.76m > 3.57m x 4.31m) A versatile ground floor reception room with a built in storage cupboard, timber frame double glazed window to front and radiator.
DRAWING ROOM 19' 7" x 15' 7" (5.97m x 4.75m) A pleasant triple aspect formal reception room with a cast-iron wood burning stove set within a brick fireplace with timber surround. Timber frame double glazed windows to three sides and a pair of fully glazed doors opening onto the paved terrace at the rear. Television point and two radiators.
STUDY 11' 7" x 6' 11" (3.55m x 2.11m) Timber frame double glazed window to side, telephone point and radiator.
GROUND FLOOR CLOAKROOM Accessed via the reception hall and comprising a washbasin built into vanity unit and WC with concealed cistern. Obscure glass window to front, timber floorboards and radiator.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING A partially galleried style landing with a timber frame double glazed window on the front elevation, radiator and doors opening to all five bedrooms and the family bathroom.
MASTER BEDROOM 17' 4" x 15' 7" (5.30m x 4.76m) A spacious double room with timber frame double glazed windows to side and rear, television point, two radiators and a door to the en-suite.
EN-SUITE 11' 8" x 10' 1" (3.56m x 3.08m) Luxuriously appointed room with a four piece suite comprising bath with central taps and tiled surround, double width tiled enclosure with glass doors and chrome mixer shower over, washbasin built in to vanity unit and close coupled WC. Obscure glass window to side and heated towel rail.
GUEST BEDROOM 14' 2" x 12' 9" (4.34m x 3.89m) Another generously sized double bedroom with a timber frame double glazed window enjoying superb views over the rear garden and paddocks beyond. Television point, radiator and door to en-suite.
EN-SUITE 12' 8" x 5' 8" (3.87m x 1.75m) Comprising double width tiled enclosure with retractable glass door and chrome mixer shower over, pedestal washbasin and close coupled WC. Obscure glass window to rear and heated towel rail.
BEDROOM THREE 13' 1" x 11' 5" (4.01m x 3.50m) Double bedroom with a timber frame double glazed window overlooking the front aspect, access to loft space, television point and radiator.
BEDROOM FOUR 15' 7" x 12' 11" (4.77m x 3.94m) Timber frame double glazed window to front, television point and radiator.
BEDROOM FIVE 12' 8" x 11' 8" (3.87m x 3.56m) A fifth double bedroom with a timber frame double glazed window on the rear wall and radiator.
FAMILY BATHROOM 9' 5" x 8' 6" (2.88m x 2.61m) Comprising panel sided bath with mixer tap and shower attachment over, washbasin built in to vanity unit, WC with concealed cistern and bidet. Obscure glass window to front and heated towel rail.
OUTSIDE From the road, the property is approached over a long shingle driveway at the centre of a laurel hedge which passes two sections of neatly maintained lawn to either side before a pair of timber gates open onto the parking area at the front of the house. The gravel parking area continues around to the side where there is space for a horsebox or motorhome. Adjacent to the parking area, there is also the detached garage building which comprises a double bay open-fronted cart-shed and a single garage with double doors to the front. The garage is of brick construction under a pitched tiled roof and comes complete with electrical power and lighting. A shingle track continues around to the rear garden to provide vehicular access to the paddocks which are located towards the very north of the boundary. Between the house and the paddocks, there is a pleasant formal lawn which includes a paved patio immediately to the rear of the house. There is also a wildlife area which includes a manmade pond which has become a haven for local wildlife. The paddocks are enclosed by post and wire fencing with a five bar gate providing access.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING D. Ref:- 0829-2827-7042-9124-6391
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AGENTS NOTE The ownership of the property is subject to a section 106 restriction.
Under Section 336 of the Town & Country Planning Act (1990), Agriculture is defined as including:
Horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing and dairy farming
The breeding and keeping of livestock
The use of land for grazing, meadow land, osier land, market gardens or nursery ground
The use of land for woodlands where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for other agricultural purposes
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