Upland HouseBungay, Suffolk NR35 1PG

Upland House, Bungay NR35 1PG

A handsome south facing Grade II Listed Georgian house with well proportioned rooms in a private setting.

Ground Floor: Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Study, Orangery, Family Room,Kitchen 2/Utility Room, Cloakroom, Sauna, Cellar.

First Floor: Five bedrooms, Dressing Area, Four BathroomsSecond Floor: Attic Bedroom, Store room and ample loft space

The Cottage

Reception Room, 2 Bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, Kitchen, Cloakroom

Grounds

Garaging for 4 cars, Summer House, Heated Outdoor Swimming Pool, Store. Pond, Grounds andWoodland extending to about 1.89 acres

CONTACT

Humberts, 13 Upper King Street, Norwich NR3 1RBT: 01603 661199 E: norwich@humberts.com

Upland HouseBungay NR35 1PGSummary

A classic Georgian Grade II Listed house surrounded byunspoilt farmland, situated a mile south of Bungay in theWaveney Valley.

Beautifully decorated with a warm ambience, the propertyis ideal for entertaining and family living. A wing issuitable for teenage accommodation, and could be self-contained. A further two bedroom cottage is ideal for arelative or deriving an income.

The whole is set in just under two acres, with a swimmingpool and traditional barn, providing garaging for 4 cars.

Approximate distances:Town Centre 1 mileBeccles 7 milesSouthwold and Coast 17 milesNorwich 17 milesNorwich International Airport 20 milesLondon Liverpool Street (Diss) 90 mins

DIRECTIONS

Travelling in a south easterly direction out of Norwich on the A146, proceed just beyond the Southern By-pass and turn right onto the B1132 Poringland Road, and continueinto Bungay. On reaching the A143, turn right at the roundabout and take the first left at the next roundabout, near Clay’s printers, into Bungay town centre. At the mainroundabout take the second exit into Trinity Street. Following the one way system, stay on the right and turn right up to the T junction by the car park. Turn left and continueout on the Halesworth Road. After a short distance, turn right towards Flixton on the B1062 and then turn left into St Margaret's Road. Proceed up the hill and then turn rightat the crossroads signposted “No through road”. Upland House is the first house on the right hand side.

LOCATION

Bungay is a thriving Georgian market town set on the Norfolk/Suffolk borders, comprising delightful antique and gift shops, supermarket, hairdressers, medical centre, dentist,bank, together with vintage tea rooms, coffee shops and a range public houses and restaurants. It is best known for the local Motte and Bailey castle dating back to Normantimes and linked to the conquest of England in 1066. The town has a local theatre with a number of events hosted throughout the year, and there is a indoor swimming pooland leisure centre.

Beccles is the next market town which is a situated alongside the River Waveney a gateway through to the Norfolk Broads, with local boatyard and marina. A train station inBeccles runs to Ipswich with onward connections to London Liverpool Street Station. Regular rail services from Diss (about 17 miles distant) to London Liverpool Street takeapproximately 90 minutes. Southwold and Walberswick on the Suffolk Heritage Coastline is about 17 miles. Norwich, the cultural and business centre of East Anglia with itstheatres, museums, galleries, restaurants, university, hospitals, and international airport is approximately 17 miles distant.

Schools in the vicinity in the public sector include Bungay Primary and High School, the Hobart School in Loddon and in the private sector, The Old School Henstead is apreparatory school near Beccles, Langley School in Chedgrave, and there is St Felix School in Reydon near Southwold.

DESCRIPTION

Approached from a "No Through Road", Upland House is aclassic Grade II Listed Georgian house with well proportionedrooms, set behind a mature deciduous hedge inapproximately 1.89 acres of private grounds, surrounded byunspoilt farmland. The house has a southern aspect and isapproached by a carriage driveway, with electric gates to acar parking area to the west of the house.

Upland House has been extensively refurbished, sensitivelydecorated and has a warm ambience, enabling a family tomove into. Dating back to the mid 18th Century, the propertyhas four principal reception rooms with fireplaces, andexposed timbers with oak panelling to a family room. Thedining room has a large inglenook fireplace and leads into thewell fitted kitchen, providing access to a study or snug and tothe west facing Orangery. To the rear is a cloakroom andsauna and shower room. The family room comprises a wingwith access to a second kitchen/utility room and a staircase toan upstairs bedroom and shower room, enabling the wing tobe self-contained.

The principal bedroom suite has a south and eastern aspectwith a dressing area and deep walk-in wardrobe cupboard,with steps down to a lovely bath and shower room with anImperial Bathroom Company suite. There are three furtherbedrooms in the front section with a family bathroom and aJack and Gill shower room. On the second floor are twofurther rooms providing attic bedrooms/storage, andextensive loft space.

THE COTTAGE

To the rear of the property is an "L"shaped, single storeycottage, suitable for a relative or to rent out and obtain anincome. The accommodation comprises a sitting room withsliding French windows to the garden, two bedrooms, twoshower rooms, cloakroom and a kitchen.

GROUNDS

A traditional timber framed building under a dual pitchedpantile roof provides garaging for four cars. Adjacent to thegarage is an enclosed area with borders planted with avariety of shrubs including plantains and bamboo andcomprising the swimming pool and a summer house/changingroom with a decked area.

To the west of Upland House is a lawned area with a Cedar tree and raised beds enclosed by a tall maturedeciduous hedge. A sunken garden has a pond with a variety of Irises, Bamboo, and Willow and a decorativedouble stone bench to relax and enjoy the wildlife. To the east, is a large area of lawn, (suitable for a tenniscourt) and an area of mature deciduous woodland. The whole extends to about 1.89 acres.

SERVICESMains water, electricity and drainage to a septic tank. Oil fired central heating and hot water

LOCAL AUTHORITIESWaveney District Council. Council Tax Band: H Council Tax Payable 2015/16 £2,888.28

VIEWING:Strictly by appointment through the Vendor’s Agent Humberts. Email: norwich@humberts.comTelephone: 01603 661199

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CH (Norwich) Ltd. and any joint agents for themselves and for the Vendors of the property whose Agents they are, give notice that (i) These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of acontract (ii) No person in the employment of or agent of or consultant to Chesterton Humberts has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property (iii) Measurements, areas and distances areapproximate. Floor Plans and photographs are for guidance purposes only and dimensions shapes and precise locations may differ (iv) It must not be assumed that the property has all the required planning or building regulation consents.

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Upland HouseBungay