Property description
Sowerbys are pleased to offer a unique opportunity to acquire this prominent Grade II Listed property, overlooking Church Plain in the ever popular village of Mattishall. Dating back to the early nineteenth century and originally built as a gentleman's residence with an adjacent Taylor's Shop; the property enjoys a traditional Georgian appearance with sash windows, a central panelled door and a pan-tile roof. Behind the handsome colour washed brick façade, there is approximately 4,000 sq/ft of accommodation which provides opportunities in not only the residential market, but also as an investment, with a commercial unit and scope for further development within the site available.
The property is currently sub-divided in to two residential lettings units, which could easily be returned to one formidable residence if required. Adjoining the main house is the commercial part of the premises, with an attractive office/shop front facing the Church. At the rear of the building there are a collection of attached store rooms, a workshop, large cellar and additionally a large unused attic space which could be adapted into a third letting unit or as an extension to the commercial premises if required (subject to the necessary planning consents). The full site currently enjoys a generously sized outside area which provides parking and gardens to the let units, together with off road parking for the commercial office. The overall curtilage of the site extends to approximately 0.275 acres (sts).
MATTISHALL The popular village of Mattishall is about 9 miles to the west of Norwich and 4 miles from the market town of Dereham. The village has a good range of amenities including a village store, post office, public house, church, doctor's surgery with pharmacy, butchers, fish and chips takeaway, hairdressers and a very popular junior school. There are also two cafe's one being near the church and a childrens nursery at Southgreen Enterprise Centre. In addition to this the village has its own cricket, football, bowls and golf clubs for all ages. The village is about 2 miles from the A47 providing straight-forward access to Norwich and Dereham. The city of Norwich provides a wider range of amenities including major rail links to London and beyond and Norwich International Airport.
LONDON HOUSE Currently divided into two individual residential rental units, but with the scope to return to one dwelling by simply re-instating two pre-existing doorways. The larger unit, which currently commands an income of £850 per calendar month, comprises the majority of the front of the house, with a dining room and sitting room which overlook Church Plain to the front. There is also a well appointed kitchen/breakfast room on the ground floor; with three bedrooms, dressing room and family bathroom accessed from the first floor landing.
The second unit, recently let for £625 per calendar month, is accessed from the rear of the property and extends over the shop area on the first floor. The accommodation comprises kitchen and sitting room on the ground floor with two bedrooms and a bathroom accessed from the first floor landing.
THE OFFICE & OUTBUILDINGS The commercial part of the property enjoys a prominent roadside frontage with a central recessed doorway flanked by three window lights below a lettered frieze with cornice. The office is currently rented and extends to 400 sq/ft of floor space at the front, with a separate office extending to one side. Moving backwards, there is a working kitchen and a lobby area, together with WC, opening out to the rear gardens. In addition there is a workshop and a range of storage buildings, with an open loft space above. With the square footage on offer, the rear section of the property could easily be adapted into a third renting unit or as ancillary space to the commercial area.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING The property is Grade II Listed and is therefore exempt from the Energy Performance Assessment requirement.
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