Seething Street, Seething, Norfolk, NR15

A beautifully presented Georgian village house featuring flexible and spacious 5-bedroom accommodation with fine architectural period detailing and standing in approx. 6 acres of garden and grounds with a range of outbuildings and enjoying a secluded position within the rural village of Seething.
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KEY FEATURES

- South Norfolk village location
- Well-proportioned accommodation throughout
- 4 reception rooms
- 5 bedrooms
- 6 acres (stms) offering equestrian potential
- Outbuildings offering potential (subject to planning and any consents/covenants etc).
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GROUND FLOOR

- Entrance hall
- Drawing room
- Library
- Dining room with oil-fired Aga
- Study
- Kitchen
- Pantry
- Conservatory
- WC
- Cellar
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FIRST FLOOR

- Main bedroom with en suite bathroom
- 4 further bedrooms
- Family bathroom
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OUTSIDE

- Landscaped garden
- South and East facing terraces
- Range of outbuildings
- Natural wildlife pond
- Meadow
- Garage
- Gardens & grounds approx. 6 acres (stms)
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DRIVING DISTANCES (approx.)

- Beccles and the Broads: 10 miles
- Gorleston Beach (Award winning): 17 miles
- Norwich Station: 10.4 miles
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SITUATION

Seething is a traditional village in the South Norfolk district and has a privately-owned airfield (formerly RAF Seething), a village shop, post office, village hall, and large playing field. Its church, St Margaret and St Regimus, is one of 124 existing Norman round-tower churches in Norfolk. The local Seething and Mundham Primary school offers education covering reception to year six.

The well-served village of Brooke is just over 3 miles away and has local shopping facilities including a primary school, farm shop, two public houses, hair salons, café, florist, vet, garage, village hall, cricket club, and church.

Norwich is England's first UNESCO City of Literature, and was once home to the novelist, poet, and local historian R.H. Mottram, who became Lord Mayor of Norwich in 1953. Mottram was a conservationist, and in his memory a sculpture has been erected on St James' Hill, which is on the edge of Mousehold Heath, and offers wonderful panoramic views over Norwich. Norwich has many amenities including the family friendly Norwich City football club, the riverside leisure development complete with cinema and numerous restaurants and pubs along with Norwich Cathedral, the immaculately preserved Cathedral Close and Norwich Castle, which was begun on the orders of William the Conqueror, and now houses a fine museum. The city is well known for its excellent shopping with a combination of independent retailers along with a number of well know establishments.
In May each year, the city hosts the Norfolk and Norwich arts Festival, featuring music, theatre, dance, and other visual arts. The University of East Anglia is located in the city's outskirts and Norwich has an excellent range of state and private schools.
There is a daily market in the centre of the city, as is John Lewis and a number of other well known high street stores.
The mainline station offers a direct service to London Liverpool Street (quoted by Greater Anglia as 90 minutes). The expanding international Norwich airport is located to the north of the city and has daily flights to Europe and internal destinations.
The Brecks, Thetford Forest, the Norfolk Broads (a national park with Britain’s largest protected wetland) and the coast are all within easy driving distance and there are several golf courses and other leisure facilities nearby.
Seething is approximately 10 miles from the Georgian market town of Beccles (a gateway to the Broads), which provides excellent day to day shopping, leisure facilities and schools and has a railway station with services to Lowestoft and Ipswich with onward connections to London, Liverpool Street. The market is on Fridays.
The award winning Gorleston beach is a pleasant 17 mile drive out to the East Coast and offers a wonderful sandy beach.
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DESCRIPTION

The Grove is an attractive Georgian fronted property. The rear of the property is considerably older and is thought to have been a farmhouse with adjoining dairy. The overwhelming impression as you enter is one of light and space. The rooms are well-proportioned with wonderfully high ceilings and considerable period character.

Our client has occupied the property for the past 48 years, during which time they have sympathetically modernised but have taken great care in retaining the authenticity and charm. The original servant’s bells remain, along with the Georgian windows, flooring and shutters.

The front door opens into a large entrance hall with beautiful herringbone wood flooring. There are large reception rooms to either side of the hallway, and the main staircase rises from here to the accommodation on the first floor. The main (17’8 x 16’2) reception room has a dual aspect, whilst both rooms benefit window shutters, original wood flooring and open fireplaces.

Beyond the main reception rooms there is a WC off to the left, access to the cellar, and a door opening out to the rear garden. Access to the kitchen is via the study or via the dining room, which is off to the right of the hallway. The study is thought to be the former dairy and still has the original brick flooring. From here there is a further door out to the garden. Sitting between the study and kitchen there is a wonderful walk-in pantry (again with original brick flooring) with shelving and space for freestanding appliances.

The double aspect kitchen is stylish and contemporary in design with Silestone worktops and a range of integrated appliances including a double oven, gas hob (bottled gas) with built-in extractor, dishwasher, and refrigerator. Adjoining the kitchen is the dining room, with pamment tiled flooring and an oil-fired Aga. The conservatory enjoys an east facing aspect, spanish terracotta tiled flooring and central heating.

Between the kitchen and dining room there is an original servant’s staircase leading up to the bedrooms to the rear of the property. These rooms are also accessible from the main staircase. The main bedroom offers built-in storage and an en suite bathroom. There are two large bedrooms to the front of the property which benefit from the same proportions as the reception rooms beneath them. There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.
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OUTSIDE

The property is set well back from the road and screened by mature trees. A sweeping gravelled driveway leads to ample off-road parking at the front of the property. The driveway also extends down the side of the property where there is access to the garage and outbuildings, and an expansive sunny terrace with beautiful mature planting.

There are a range of traditional outbuildings, that subject to planning and any necessary consents/covenants etc. could potentially provide an excellent development opportunity (stabling, ancillary accommodation, or office etc.). Our client also believes that the large lawned garden area to the side of the house could potentially be developed for another dwelling, again, subject to planning and any necessary consents/covenants etc. Further information about this is available on the Parish Plan.

From the conservatory there is access out to the rear landscaped garden, with its abundance of plants and shrubs and beautiful array of colour. There is a pond which creates a natural habitat for a wide range of wildlife. The majority of the land to the rear of the property is meadow, with lovely established trees. Our client has installed a ground level array of solar panels in the rear meadow.
In all, the gardens and grounds extend to approximately 6 acres (stms).
The extensive grounds have previously been used as farmland, to keep horses and as a market garden, and the land could easily be used to keep horses/animals on site.
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LOCAL AUTHORITY

South Norfolk Council, Band: G
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SERVICES

Oil-fired central heating, mains electricity and water, private drainage. Bottled gas for cooking. Solar panels with feed-in tariff
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EPC RATING

E
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LAND REGISTRY

NK303708
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TENURE

Freehold
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DIRECTIONS

From Norwich, head south-east on the A146. Immediately after passing under the A47 intersection, take the first right-hand turn onto the Bungay Road (B1332) heading south. Stay on the B1332 passing through the villages of Arminghall then Poringland until you reach Brooke. At Brooke, turn left into The Street, following this through the village and to the right of the mere and then turn right into Hunstead Lane. Continue heading south-east on Hunstead Lane which becomes Brooke Road. Drive for approximately 1.7 miles and then turn right onto Seething Road. The property will be found immediately on the left.
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WHAT3WORDS

owls.tiredness.decorate
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AGENTS NOTE

Please be extra vigilant when viewing the property with young children as there is a natural wildlife pond in the rear garden.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

1. These particulars have been prepared in good faith as a general guide, they are not exhaustive and include information provided to us by other parties including the seller, not all of which will have been verified by us.

2. We have not carried out a detailed or structural survey; we have not tested any services, appliances or fittings. Measurements, floor plans, orientation and distances are given as approximate only and should not be relied on.

3. The photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current, aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken. No assumption should be made that any contents are included in the sale.

4. We have not checked that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation approval, statutory or regulatory permissions or consents. Any reference to any alterations or use of any part of the property does not mean that necessary planning, building regulations, or other consent has been obtained.

5. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, surveys, and professional advice about all relevant aspects of the property.

6. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact; we have no authority to make or give any representation or warranties in relation to the property. If these are required, you should include their terms in any contract between you and the seller.

7. Note to potential purchasers who intend to view the property; if there is any point of particular importance to you, we ask you to discuss this with us before you make arrangements to visit or request a viewing appointment.

8. Viewings are strictly by prior appointment through Jackson-Stops.
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DATE DETAILS PRODUCED

June 2023