Burgate, Suffolk

An idyllic Grade II listed country house with annexe, situated in an enviable rural setting on the green adjoining fields, within this small rural hamlet convenient for Diss and Bury St Edmunds.

The Property (2,691ft2)
Situated in the enviable rural setting on the ancient green in this rural village, 61 Great Green is an attractive Grade II listed village house, with origins dating back to the 16th-century and built of traditional timber-frame construction under a thatched and pan-tiled roofline.

The property has been subject to further alterations in the 19th and 20th-century, with accommodation arranged over two floors extending to almost 2,700ft2, providing versatile living space whilst graced with many notable original features, to include the exposed timber frame, brick floors and open fires.

The property comprises a front entrance lobby leading to a sitting/music room, enjoying a double aspect and open studwork dividing the room into to distinct areas. The dining room enjoys a double aspect with fireplace and storage cupboards, leading back around to the rear hall with cloakroom and study.

The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with an extensive range of base and eye level units with preparation worktops with stainless steel sink unit, pamment floors and semi-vaulted ceiling. There is access to a bespoke timber conservatory, built in 2000 and with tiled flooring, enjoying views over neighbouring farmland.

On the first floor is a large landing area, leading to 5 bedrooms and a family bathroom. Three bedrooms are found in the original part of the property, all with generous ceiling heights, exposed chimney and original wide oak floors, with the two single rooms form part of the Victorian wing.

Annexe (409ft2)
To the south of the principal house is a single-storey outbuilding which was converted in 1998 and formally used as a ‘holiday cottage’. The building provides accommodation comprising sitting/dining room with doors to the south leading to a garden terrace with views over fields, fitted kitchen, double bedroom and shower room.

Outside
61 Great Green is accessed from the village track via 5-bar gate, onto a long sweeping gravel driveway to a parking area and detached cart-lodge with workshop. The grounds extend to around half-acre, offering a high degree of privacy and peace, with little in the way of light or sound pollution in this delightful rural setting. The grounds are largely lawned with a variety of mature trees and shrubs, whilst to the south are views over neighbouring farmland.

Services
Mains water and electricity • Oil-fired heating • Private drainage • Council Tax Band ‘G’ • Broadband: Ofcom suggest Superfast 49Mb available • Mobile: Ofcom suggest all providers likely.

Location
Burgate is a small and quiet rural hamlet on the edge of the popular and attractive village of Wortham within a gently rolling area of north Suffolk offering an idyllic rural lifestyle but also with good access to amenities. The village itself has a shop and tearoom and primary school and the nearby villages of Botesdale and Rickinghall offer local shopping, schooling and medical facilities.

The historic town of Bury St Edmunds lies some 18 miles away via the A143, allowing connections to the A14 which leads to the Midlands and main motorway network. Around 4 miles to the north-east is the market town of Diss which provides extensive local and national shopping, schooling of all levels, sporting and recreational facilities, including rugby, cricket and football clubs, along with an 18-hole golf course. Diss has a mainline rail station providing regular commuter services to Norwich and London Liverpool Street