A Grade II listed house with over an acre of beautiful grounds is for sale in East Barton, near Bury St Edmunds, at a guide price of £895,000.
Shrub End is described by selling agent David Burr as an “exceptionally well-presented” detached house offering “light, spacious accommodation that blends both character and practicality”.
The front door opens to a spacious reception hall with staircase, storage cupboard and double doors to the drawing room. There is also a WC to the right upon entering.
The drawing room has lovely views over the garden and a further set of double doors on to a terrace. It also features a floor-to-ceiling inglenook fireplace with heavy oak bressummer and inset log stove on a brick hearth.
To the left of the entrance hall is a sitting room, which can also be used as a ground-floor bedroom. Like the drawing room, it offers views of the garden and has a door opening to the terrace, as well as exposed beams and extensive fitted book/display shelving.
The dining room enjoys attractive floor tiles, exposed beams and a floor-to-ceiling chimney with heavy oak bressummer and inset stove on a brick hearth.
The tiled flooring flows through to the kitchen, which has an extensive range of matching modern units with solid wood worktops incorporating a single drainer sink with Quooker tap and vegetable drainer. It also features an integrated dishwasher.
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Off the kitchen is a utility/boot room with additional storage and worktops, as well as sink, space for full height fridge/freezers and plumbing for a washing machine. A stable door opens to the driveway.
All three bedrooms on the first floor benefit from en suites, while the master also enjoys a dressing room with fitted hanging rails, shelving, storage cupboard, lighting and mirror.
The grounds are arguably the highlight of Shrub End – having been transformed by the current owners.
Stretching to around 1.1 acres, they include large expanses of lawn interspersed with well-stocked colourful beds, complemented by a variety of newly planted trees and hedging.
There is a large terrace that takes advantage of the afternoon/evening sun, a summerhouse, various useful storage sheds and a generous kitchen garden with a greenhouse and gravel pathways meandering through raised beds and fruit cages.
To the front, an electric five-bar gate opens to a sweeping gravel driveway flanked by a large expanse of lawn on one side and established trees and lighting on the other.
The driveway leads to an extensive parking area and a large outbuilding comprising double garage, workshop and store to the ground floor.
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Stairs lead up from the workshop to a studio that is currently used for storage, but has potential to be a gym, office or games room.
East Barton is a quiet hamlet on the outskirts of the village of Great Barton, approximately three miles northeast of Bury St Edmunds.
Great Barton benefits from various amenities including a primary school, pub, shop/fuel station and church. A wider range of facilities are available in Bury St Edmunds, while commuter access to the A14 is only a short distance.
There are rail links to London Liverpool Street Station at Stowmarket and a branch line service at Thurston.
For more information, contact David Burr.
PROPERTY FACTS
Shrub End, East Barton
Guide price: £895,000
David Burr, 01284 725525
davidburr.co.uk
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