- Charming, Grade II listed family home +
- Sought-after, convenient location +
- Countryside views to the rear +
- Equestrian potential +
- A number of useful outbuildings +
- Large garden with additional paddock +
- In all 2.66 acres. +
Believed to date to the early 18th Century, Hill House is a charming property offering characterful accommodation throughout with an abundance of period features such as beautifully exposed beams and brick, open fireplaces. Benefitting from a number of useful outbuildings alongside grounds extending to 2.66 acres, Hill House makes for an ideal family home.
The ground floor accommodation is accessed via a double-height entrance hall, and comprises three reception rooms; a formal drawing room, with French doors opening to the garden; a dining room, ideal for hosting family and friends, with inglenook fireplace; and a further versatile sitting room complete with a log-burning stove offering informal space in which to relax. The well-proportioned kitchen with adjoining utility room, are fitted with wooden cabinetry and an Aga stove creating a homely heart to the property as well as ample space for the family to gather.
The first floor rooms are accessed via two separate staircases. The principal bedroom has a decorative fireplace and benefits from an en suite shower room, whilst there are four further bedrooms with one currently being used as a study. A family bathroom and a cloakroom are also positioned on the first level, with a timber stairway rising to the top of the house, where three attic rooms provide potential for conversion, subject to the necessary consents.
General
Local Authority: East Suffolk District Council
Services: All mains services are connected. Gas central heating.
Council Tax: Band G
Tenure: Freehold
The property is approached over a gravel driveway offering plenty of space for several cars. There are a number of outbuildings including a useful car port with stable, and three additional brick-built stores which also offer potential for alternative uses, subject to the necessary consents. The main gardens are predominantly laid to lawn with lengths of hedging, a number of specimen trees, an orchard garden and gravelled terracing alongside the house for al fresco dining or relaxing. A large paddock to the south of the property offers spectacular views as well as potential for equestrian use.
In all 2.66 acres.
Bucklesham is a rural parish with local amenities including a village hall, a recreation field, primary school and a pub with restaurant. Positioned within easy reach of both the A14 and A12, the property benefits from straight-forward access to the stunning Suffolk countryside and coastline. Nearby Martlesham provides everyday amenities, whilst the popular riverside town of Woodbridge has a thriving high street, with independent shops and restaurants. Ipswich offers a mainline train station with regular train services to London Liverpool Street. There are also a number of well-regarded schools in the vicinity in both public and private sectors.