• Beautiful Pink Washed Family Home On The Village Outskirts +
• Fitted Kitchen Leading Into Dining Area +
• Grounds In All Around 5 Acres +
• Sitting Room With Understairs Study Area And Leading Through To Garden Room +
• Wonderful Countryside Views +
• Outside Entertainment Area With Outdoor Kitchen And Patio Area +
• Off Road Parking For Numerous Vehicles +
• Planning Permission For 3 Stables And Tack/Boot Room +
• Variety Of Useful Outbuildings And Garage +
• Open Sided Barn With Permitted Development Rights +

The Perfect Countryside Retreat Sitting in beautiful rolling pastures and fields on the outskirts of the East Suffolk village of Otley is this absolutely stunning pink-washed family home, much improved by the present owners. The village is well connected, with the B1079 running to Wickham Market and Woodbridge in one direction and Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds in the other. Otley has a popular shop, pub, a primary school, doctor’s surgery and village hall. Suffolk Rural, one of the campuses for Suffolk New College in Ipswich, offers a number of vocational educational courses including horticulture, animal care, equine studies, floristry and agriculture. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to the fifteenth century and is Grade II* listed. Otley is just over six and a half miles from Woodbridge with its excellent high school, many shops and leisure activities.

The house was originally constructed in the nineteen twenties as a farm worker’s cottage. The present owners bought it nine years ago and have redecorated it to a very high standard. It stands well off the road with a long driveway and lawn protecting it from any noise and offering very generous off road parking. Part of the land with the house is an enclosed field of 4.3 acres, ideal for equestrian use, and which has planning permission for three stables and a tack/store room. For anyone with horses or an equine-based business, this is a golden opportunity.

A useful porch offers storage for shoes and boots and opens into the hallway with a cloakroom straight ahead, a dual aspect utility room with second sink and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer to the right and the kitchen to the left. With cream Shaker-style cabinets, solid wood cabinets, integrated Neff fridge, freezer and dishwasher and ceramic Belfast sink, this is an attractive and contemporary space for cooking and enjoying family time. It opens into the dining/sitting area, the perfect layout for everyday family meals and entertaining. It, in turn, opens into the attractive sitting room with its wooden floor, brick fireplace and hearth with log burner and an integrated desk/study area under the stairs which rise from here to the first floor. The garden room, with electric underfloor heating and a pair of double doors out into the garden is absolutely delightful, spacious, welcoming and flooded with natural light. At Christmas, it is the perfect place for an oversized tree and can be used as a playroom, extra reception room or an overflow for guests when entertaining. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a hallway with built in storage which leads to the large playroom at the rear of the property. Purpose built last year, it has trifold doors with internal doors and is multi-use. The owners have chosen a smart, contemporary decorating palette which works perfectly with this house and its spreading grounds.