An elegant late Victorian three storey detached house in need of sympathetic modernisation. Located at the heart of the town, the property benefits from a large west facing garden and a garage. Four reception rooms with original features, kitchen, utility room, five bedrooms, dressing room, 2 baths.
An elegant late Victorian three storey detached house which is situated in a prominent position in Leiston's High Street with the benefit for rear vehicular access via Central Road. The house which is in need of an extensive programme of conservation, retains most of its beautiful period architectural features and harks back to the Guilded Age at the turn of the twentieth century when houses of this size accommodated families and their servants. This property still has its back staircase which winds discreetly to the top floor where there is a maid's bedroom and nursery. The house still has the old bell push indicator in the breakfast room and there are a number of original fireplaces. It seems that the property received a make-over at some point in the 1930s. There are one or two Art Deco features which include panelled balustrading and newel posts with lanterns. The hall also features a fireplace with an enamel solid fuel stove whilst the large, bay-windowed dining room boasts a 1930s tiled fireplace with an unusually high mantel piece. There is a range in the breakfast room and a walk in pantry. The fitted kitchen opens through to a useful lobby/utility room which leads out to the garden. There is an elegant sitting room and a snug/study/library. The first floor bedrooms are well proportioned and are served by a spacious family bathroom. The smallest bedroom on the first floor has been arranged as a dressing room. The top floor comprises the maid's bedroom (which has roof scape views towards Sizewell) and the old nursery which would make a very pleasant double bedroom. The garden is deceptive, once cleared and landscaped there is potential to create a fabulous garden which faces west and benefits from south sun. It may also be possible to demolish the existing garage and bring a driveway further into the plot allowing for the erection of a larger garage/studio space (subject to planning consent).
SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION 5.08m x 4.33m; 4.46m Entrance Hall; Sitting Room 5.08m x 4.33m; Dining Room 4.46m x 3.96m; Study 3.83m x 2.75m; Shower Room 2.28m x 1.82m; Breakfast Room 3.05m x 2.82m; Kitchen 5.42m x 2.19m; Lobby/Utility Room. First Floor Landing; Bedroom One 5.07m x 4.33m; Bedroom Two 4.48m x 3.98m; Bedroom Three 3.67m x 2.77m; Bedroom Four/Dressing Room 2.76m x 2.66m; Bathroom 2.74m x 2.27m; Second Floor Landing;
Bedroom Five (nursery) 4.81m x 3.95m; Bedroom Six 4.01m x 3.27m
Leiston is a very well served Suffolk town with a proud industrial heritage which is celebrated by the excellent Long Shop Museum. The town has good local amenities, local shops, a supermarket, a cinema, dental practice and doctors' surgery. There is a sports centre with an excellent swimming pool and a primary school and high school. There are beautiful beaches to explore at nearby Sizewell and Dunwich with the seaside towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold within easy reach by car. There are golf courses at Aldeburgh, Southwold and Thorpeness and nature reserves at Minsmere and Havergate Island. The nearby town of Saxmundham benefits from a Tesco and Waitrose supermarket and a railway station with connecting services to London Liverpool Street.
VIEWING
By appointment with Jennie Jones Estate Agents 01728 605511
saxmundham@jennie-jones.com www.jennie-jones.com
LOCAL AUTHORITY Suffolk Coastal District Council, East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT
Tel: 01394 383789
SERVICES Mains water gas, drainage and electricity.
EPC -
Distance
London 110 miles
Ipswich 25 miles
Aldeburgh 4 miles
Saxmundham 4.5 miles
Schools
Leiston Primary School
King Georges Avenue IP16 4JQ
Telephone: 01728 830743
Alde Valley Academy (High)
Seaward Avenue. IP16 4DG
Telephone 01728 830576
Railway Station
Station Approach Saxmundham
Doctor´s surgery
15 Main Street
Leiston IP16 4ES
Telephone 01728 830526
Supermarkets
Co-op Leiston
Tesco Saxmundham
Waitrose Saxmundham
Sports centre
Leiston Leisure Centre (pool)
Red House Lane. IP16 4LS
TENURE Freehold
SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION 5.08m x 4.33m; 4.46m Entrance Hall; Sitting Room 5.08m x 4.33m; Dining Room 4.46m x 3.96m; Study 3.83m x 2.75m; Shower Room 2.28m x 1.82m; Breakfast Room 3.05m x 2.82m; Kitchen 5.42m x 2.19m; Lobby/Utility Room. First Floor Landing; Bedroom One 5.07m x 4.33m; Bedroom Two 4.48m x 3.98m; Bedroom Three 3.67m x 2.77m; Bedroom Four/Dressing Room 2.76m x 2.66m; Bathroom 2.74m x 2.27m; Second Floor Landing;
Bedroom Five (nursery) 4.81m x 3.95m; Bedroom Six 4.01m x 3.27m
Leiston is a very well served Suffolk town with a proud industrial heritage which is celebrated by the excellent Long Shop Museum. The town has good local amenities, local shops, a supermarket, a cinema, dental practice and doctors' surgery. There is a sports centre with an excellent swimming pool and a primary school and high school. There are beautiful beaches to explore at nearby Sizewell and Dunwich with the seaside towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold within easy reach by car. There are golf courses at Aldeburgh, Southwold and Thorpeness and nature reserves at Minsmere and Havergate Island. The nearby town of Saxmundham benefits from a Tesco and Waitrose supermarket and a railway station with connecting services to London Liverpool Street.
VIEWING
By appointment with Jennie Jones Estate Agents 01728 605511
saxmundham@jennie-jones.com www.jennie-jones.com
LOCAL AUTHORITY Suffolk Coastal District Council, East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT
Tel: 01394 383789
SERVICES Mains water gas, drainage and electricity.
EPC -
Distance
London 110 miles
Ipswich 25 miles
Aldeburgh 4 miles
Saxmundham 4.5 miles
Schools
Leiston Primary School
King Georges Avenue IP16 4JQ
Telephone: 01728 830743
Alde Valley Academy (High)
Seaward Avenue. IP16 4DG
Telephone 01728 830576
Railway Station
Station Approach Saxmundham
Doctor´s surgery
15 Main Street
Leiston IP16 4ES
Telephone 01728 830526
Supermarkets
Co-op Leiston
Tesco Saxmundham
Waitrose Saxmundham
Sports centre
Leiston Leisure Centre (pool)
Red House Lane. IP16 4LS
TENURE Freehold