5 Bed Detached House For Sale

A charming detached period house with substantial accommodation standing in a prominent location with picturesque views overlooking one of Suffolk’s most attractive village Greens.

Entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, garden room, kitchen/breakfast room, walk-in pantry and cloakroom. Cellar. First floor master bedroom with en-suite shower room, second bedroom and a family bathroom. Two second floor bedrooms.

Driveway and parking, coach house garage with room above, garden and store outbuilding.

THE PROPERTY
The White House is an attractive Grade II listed period property with substantial and well-proportioned accommodation, standing near the centre of this highly favoured village overlooking the beautiful village Green.

Presenting colour washed rendered elevations under a plain tiled roof the property would now benefit from improvement works and modernisation and offers further scope to complete and improve the cartlodge annexe. The entrance hall features the stairs leading to the first floor, a door leading down to the cellar and accesses the cloakroom. The sitting room features an attractive open fireplace, fitted bookshelves, window to the front aspect overlooking the village Green and double doors lead to a conservatory, which in turn has double doors leading to the garden. The dining room has a front aspect overlooking the village Green and has a cupboard housing the boiler and a door leads into the kitchen/breakfast room, which is fitted with a range of base and eye level pine units, solid wood work surfaces, a belling Classic range oven, butler sink, built-in fridge and dishwasher, a walk-in pantry and further storage cupboard. There are windows to both sides and double doors lead to the garden.

On the first floor the landing has a window to the front aspect overlooking the village Green and leads to two double bedrooms with the master bedroom enjoying a double aspect with views over the village Green, built-in wardrobes and an en-suite shower room. Bedroom two also has a double aspect with views over the village Green and a built-in wardrobe and cupboard. Continuing on the first floor there is a family bathroom and an airing cupboard. On the second floor a landing leads to two double bedrooms, both with side aspects and one with a built-in wardrobe/cupboard.

OUTSIDE
The good-sized, attractive gardens to the rear are predominantly laid to lawn with mature borders, well stocked with many shrubs and two mature apple trees and to the side is a block paved parking area accessed from the double gates to the front. The coach house, used as a garage is partially converted as an annexe, having a first-floor bedroom and bathroom and offers scope for further conversion into a self-contained annexe, having had planning permission granted with commencement of works.

LOCATION
The White House stands opposite the village Green, which is thought to be one of Suffolk’s most picturesque Greens and Cavendish is considered to be one of the prettiest villages in the county. The village has an impressive collection of both timber framed and brick-built properties and enjoys a community village store, a historic village inn, tea rooms, primary school and a fine parish church. Further amenities can be found in the nearby town of Clare, which is extremely well served and has excellent everyday facilities including two schools, several pubs/restaurants, B&Bs, a hotel, a doctor’s surgery, a castle and a church. The nearby towns of Sudbury, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Haverhill provide further educational and recreational facilities. There is easy access to the A14, the A11(M11) and Cambridge. For the rail commuter there is a link line service from Sudbury to London Liverpool Street, via Marks Tey (approx. 80 mins), or to the west from either Whittlesford or Audley End to London.

DIRECTIONS
From Bury St Edmunds proceed on the A134 into Long Melford. Take the right turn onto the A1092, signposted Cavendish. On reaching Cavendish, proceed through the village and upon reaching the village Green, The White House will be found on the left. What 3 Words ///herbs.retrieves.artist

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.
Local Authority West Suffolk
Council Tax Band F
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Ofcom states speeds available of up to 56Mbps
Mobile Signal/Coverage Yes
Viewing Only by appointment with Jackson-Stops. Tel.