Guide Price £575,000
5 Bedroom
Country House
For Sale
in
Barking, Ipswich
5
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The Old School House is a fine Grade II Listed 5 bedroom detached character home offering a wealth of fine features and benefiting from versatile accommodation. The property is neatly tucked away in the sought after village of Barking Tye and viewing is strongly recommended
ABOUT THE PROPERTY The Old School House is a fine Grade II Listed 5 bedroom character home of special architectural and or historical interest. Originally a Medieval hall house, it is believed to date back to the early 15th century. The house is timber framed with a partial red brick skin and is under pitched peg tiled roofs with a small leaded roof to the rear. There are numerous internal features throughout the property which include exposed beams and stud work, open fireplaces, oak, terracotta and brick floors. The accommodation is versatile and comprises entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, snug/lounge, rear hall with door to cloakroom and secondary staircase leading to landing and 2 bedrooms, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room. From the main inner hall stairs rise to landing and doors open into 3 further bedrooms all with character features and the family bathroom/shower. The property is approached over a gravel drive which fronts the double garage with greenhouse to the rear. A path leads to the front of the house, beyond which are shaped lawns with several established shrubs and an attractive pond to one side with seating area. The established gardens are enclosed by mature hedges and continue to the side and rear of the house where they are interspersed with shaped flower beds, two wide terraces and a lean to store with former bread oven.
ABOUT THE AREA
Barking Tye is an extremely popular hamlet and lies just 2 miles from the popular town of Needham Market. Needham Market lies in the heart of Mid Suffolk between the towns of Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich, and is served by rail services hourly to Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket & Cambridge. The property is located within easy walking distance of the Barking Fox Pub where they offer food and regular music as well as to the village hall which hosts regular community events. The property is also within easy driving distance of Stowmarket, from where main line rail services run regularly to London Liverpool Street Station. The A14 which bypasses the town provides direct links to Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and the Midlands, as well as to London and Stansted Airports via the M11. Stowmarket itself provides a wide range of local shops and educational and commercial facilities.
DIRECTIONS Leave the A14 at junction 51 and follow Kettle Lane (B1078) into Needham Market under a low bridge. Then turn almost immediately into Lion Lane. At the junction of Ipswich Road turn right and then immediately left by the Lion public house onto Grimston Hill. At the junction with Barking Road (B1078) turn left. On entering the village of Barking Tye, continue past Barking Forge on the left, after which The Old School House will be found on the right hand.
Property Features
- Fine Grade II Listed Character Home
- Wealth Of Period Features
- Refurbished And Modernised
- 5 Bedrooms
- 3 Reception Rooms
- Delightful Views
- Good Sized Gardens
- Close To Local Amenities
- Double Garage And Parking
- Viewing Strongly Recommended
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