Six-bedroom Occold barn conversion for sale at £1.2 million

Benningham Grange Barn dates from the 1600s and was converted in 2006, combining original timber-frame features with accommodation designed for modern family life.

According to selling agent Fine & Country, the current owners found the property offered a wonderful sense of connection to the surrounding countryside.

Entering the property, a vaulted entrance hall leads to the main living areas to one side and some of the bedrooms to the other.

The dining room is open to the kitchen (Image: Julian Mitchell of Homesight Studios)

There's a range cooker in the kitchen (Image: Julian Mitchell of Homesight Studios)

The living spaces include an open-plan kitchen, dining room and family/breakfast room, with exposed beams linking the spaces.

The breakfast area has doors to outside (Image: Julian Mitchell of Homesight Studios)

The family space is overlooked from the mezzanine above (Image: Julian Mitchell of Homesight Studios)

A lobby off the kitchen leads to an attached converted cart lodge.

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This self-contained section of the property includes a kitchen, sitting/cinema room and cloakroom on the ground floor, with two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, making it ideal for guests and older children.

In the main section of the property, there are two ground-floor bedrooms, each with lounge space and one with an en suite.

A study, bathroom and cloakroom complete the ground floor.

Oak stairs from the hallway lead to the first floor, where there's a spacious vaulted drawing room with exposed beams and a wood-burner.

The vaulted drawing room (Image: Julian Mitchell of Homesight Studios)

A mezzanine overlooks the breakfast area below, while another mezzanine gives access to two bedrooms and a cloakroom.

The principal bedroom has fitted wardrobes and an en-suite bathroom.

The principal bedroom features exposed beams (Image: Julian Mitchell of Homesight Studios)

Outside, the property is approached via a shared driveway and includes triple and double cart lodges providing garaging, storage and parking.

The property is set in just over three acres of land (Image: Julian Mitchell of Homesight Studios)

The grounds extend to just over three acres (subject to measured survey) and include lawns, a terrace and a rewilded area created to support wildlife.

More than 100 trees have been planted by the current owners, and the grounds attract deer, hares, owls, woodpeckers and a variety of other birds.

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Planning permission has been granted for a rear extension incorporating a 10-metre by four-metre indoor swimming pool, an atrium, a master suite and annexe accommodation.

Occold has a primary school, village hall, church and pub, along with a range of community activities.

The town of Eye is around two miles away, while Debenham can be reached in just over 10 minutes by car.

Diss is eight miles away and has wider amenities and rail links to London and Norwich.

For more information, contact Fine & Country.

PROPERTY FACTS
Benningham Grange Barn, Occold
Guide price: £1,200,000
Fine & Country, 01379 646020
fineandcountry.co.uk