Price changed to £600,000
September 28, 2025
Listed for £630,000
May 15, 2025
The highly desirable village of Capel St Mary lies approximately mid way between Ipswich and Colchester with good road links via the A12 & A14. Ipswich, Colchester and Manningtree offer mainline rail links to London's Liverpool Street. The well served village has a village library, local doctors and dentist surgeries, a range of everyday shops including hairdressers, bakery and the Co-op, village bar and public house.
This beautifully presented, substantial family house has been in the same ownership for many years, lovingly cared for, extended and maintained to the highest standards. The property offers flexible accommodation, on the ground floor a spacious reception hall gives access to the large kitchen/breakfast room which in turn leads to the conservatory and dining room. To the front of the house there is a study/workroom with vaulted ceiling and views over the green, the double aspect sitting room has a central fireplace and views both over the green and rear garden, to compliment the ground floor there is a further reception room with vaulted ceiling, suitable as a play room or extra living room, this in turn leads to a utility room with direct access internally to the substantial double garage. On the first floor a spacious landing gives access to the extended master bedroom with built-in wardrobes, dressing area and good size en-suite, there are three further spacious bedrooms as well as family bathroom. The property is set back from the green with good sized lawn, parking and turning space for numerous vehicles. The gardens are a particular feature of the property with an array of specimen trees, low maintenance shrub borders and sweeping lawns, to the further end of the garden there is an extra piece of land, currently used as a vegetable garden. Internal inspection is highly recommended to appreciate the quality and size of accommodation on offer.
RECEPTION HALL: 17' 7" x 14' 2" (5.36m x 4.32m) At the longest points. Glazed entrance door and screen window, understairs cloaks cupboard.
CLOAKROOM: Suite comprises low level wc and vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, wall mounted cupboard, extensive wall and floor tiling.
STUDY: 14' 2" x 5' 7" (4.32m x 1.7m) with 9'6" high vaulted, match boarded ceiling, good range of built-in low level storage cupboards, fitted worktops, large window with attractive views over the green.
DINING ROOM: 12' 0" x 10' 9" (3.66m x 3.28m) sliding patio doors opening to the conservatory.
CONSERVATORY: 11' 3" x 10' 7" (3.43m x 3.23m) With clear mono pitched glazed roof, glazed door and screen to the kitchen, French doors to the garden.
KITCHEN: 22' 6" x 9' 0" (6.86m x 2.74m) Fitted with an extensive range of modern base and wall mounted units with white doors and drawer fronts, fitted worktops including breakfast bar, inset with one and a half bowl sink unit with mono mixer tap, integrated fridge and dishwasher, eye level stainless steel oven, combination oven and microwave, inset four ring gas hob, extractor fan connected over, tiled floor, inset spotlights, built-in boiler cupboard, large window with attractive views over the garden, glazed door to the side leads to a covered porch.
SITTING ROOM: 19' 6" x 13' 0" (5.94m x 3.96m) Chimney breast with feature fireplace, solid marble surround and hearth, tv point, wall light points, double doors open to the playroom, double aspect room with views over the green to the front and sliding patio doors opening to the alfresco dining area.
PLAYROOM/LIVING ROOM: 19' 5" x 7' 5" (5.92m x 2.26m) Feature 12'6" high pine match boarded ceiling with exposed rafters, built-in shelved alcove with storage cupboards, windows to the front and rear aspects.
UTILITY ROOM: 9' 3" x 6' 7" (2.82m x 2.01m) Fitted with base and wall mounted storage units, fitted worktop inset with stainless steel single bowl sink unit, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, direct access to the double garage.
SPACIOUS FIRST FLOOR LANDING: 13' 2" x 7' 2" (4.01m x 2.18m) large window with views over the green.
MASTER BEDROOM: 13' 2" x 12' 3" (4.01m x 3.73m) Inset spotlights, excellent range of built-in bedroom furniture including wardrobes and low level drawer units, Velux roof window.
DRESSING AREA: Fitted drawer units, window overlooking the rear garden.
EN-SUITE: 6' 9" x 6' 5" (2.06m x 1.95m) Contemporary style suite comprises low level wc, vanity unit with wash hand basin and large shower enclosure with fixed glazed screen, inset spotlights, fully tiled walls.
BEDROOM 2: 12' 4" x 11' 0" (3.76m x 3.35m) Built-in vanity unit with wooden top, freestanding circular style wash hand basin, large window overlooking the rear garden.
BEDROOM 3: 9' 7" x 8' 9" (2.92m x 2.67m) Built-in wardrobe with fitted shelf and hanging rail, generous window overlooking the rear garden.
BEDROOM 4: 9' 9" x 6' 9" (2.97m x 2.06m) Good size built-in wardrobe with fitted shelf and hanging rail, drawer unit, generous window overlooking the green.
FAMILY BATHROOM: Modern white suite comprises corner bath with shower mixer tap and shower connected over with pivot glazed screen, low level wc and built-in vanity unit with inset ceramic wash hand basin with mono mixer tap and storage cupboards below, fully tiled walls, tiled floor, built-in shelved airing cupboard with bi-fold doors, chrome towel radiator, window to the side aspect.
OUTSIDE: To the front of the property there is an impressive open lawn with adjacent block printed drive providing parking for numerous vehicles and in turn giving direct access to the double garage 18'2" x 17'9", with further workshop area, boarded loft space and double electrically operated double door, personal door to the rear. The rear garden is a particular feature of this property, immediately to the rear of the house there is a covered alfresco dining and seating area. The sweeping lawns have mature, well manicured shrub beds with brick edging, mature and specimen trees, fenced and hedged boundaries. The gardens extend to a further area of former vegetable garden, timber storage building, further lawn.
POSTCODE: IP9 2HZ
ENERGY RATING: D - 67
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