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Henny Street, Great Henny, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10

Guide price £580,000

Sold

3 Beds 2 Baths 3 Receptions

REF: COL240066

PROPERTY FEATURES

  • Detached 2/3 bedroom character home
  • Dating back to c17th
  • Kitchen
  • Dining Room
  • Sitting Room
  • Utility Room
  • Snug/3rd bedroom
  • Downstairs shower Room
  • Two upstairs double bedrooms
  • Family bathroom
  • Annexe room with shower room/kitchenette
  • Large Garden
  • Parking for three cars

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    Utilities

  • Electric: Ask Agent
  • Water: Ask Agent
  • Heating: Ask Agent
  • Broadband: Ask Agent
  • Sewerage: Ask Agent
  • Parking: Off Street

    Rights and Restrictions

  • Private rights of way: Ask Agent
  • Public rights of way: Ask Agent
  • Listed property: Ask Agent
  • Restrictions: Ask Agent

    Risks

  • Flooded in last 5 years: Ask agent
  • Flood defences: Ask agent
  • Source of flood: Ask agent

THE PROPERTY

A charming Grade II thatched cottage offering original period features, 2/3 bedrooms with grounds of around 0.50 of an acre, in a peaceful hamlet setting.

Meadowsweet is a delightful, Grade II listed, period property with a good-sized garden, in a lovely rural setting. There are impressive period features throughout, including fine inglenook fireplaces, exposed timbers with brick and wood flooring.

The ground floor accommodation is comprised of an entrance, opening to a utility/boot room, which leads on to the kitchen/breakfast room, which offers ample storage and worktop space. The sitting room features beams and a large inglenook fireplace housing a wood-burning stove, with brick flooring and underfloor heating. Further rooms downstairs consist of a study/dining room/bedroom 3, and a downstairs shower room.

A staircase leads to a principal double bedroom suite with ensuite bathroom, as well as a further double bedroom with built in storage.

Meadowsweet stands sweetly in its plot of around 0.5 of an acre, which at the front offers parking for 2/3 cars, with a charming annexe which is ideal for home working or a boutique holiday let, fitted out with a living area, kitchenette, shower room and mezzanine. To the rear and side offers formal grounds, with laid lawn, borders well-stocked with shrubs and perennials, mature fruit trees and a polytunnel. The property also benefits from a workshop and older summer house currently used for storage. The garden is a gardeners dream.

Location

Great Henny is known for its exceptional beauty with gently undulating countryside either side of the River Stour with a well renowned pub knows at the Henny Swan. Sudbury which offers a wide range of everyday amenities including shops, schools, sporting facilities, supermarkets plus a branchline station which connects onto the mainline at Marks Tey for London Liverpool Street. Neighbouring Bures also offers a branchline station and good facilities, whilst there are mainline stations at both Marks Tey and Colchester (fastest trains from 48 mins). Highly regarded schools in the area include the top grammar schools in Colchester. There are wonderful country walks from the property plus rowing on the River Stour.