Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

A detached Georgian town house with outbuildings and coach house, requiring extensive renovation whilst sitting in 2 acres of partly-walled gardens

WEST HILL HOUSE has been a much-coveted property, which now comes to the market for the first time in over fifty years. This classic late Georgian property stands prominently within the favoured western outskirts of town, amongst two acres of mature gardens interspersed with a wide variety of substantial and mature specimen trees. Both the house and gardens are now ready for an extensive programme of modernisation and refurbishment, an incredible opportunity for this elegantly proportioned house, with an extensive range of outbuildings and coach house, as well as both formal and informal walled gardens to be rejuvenated into a deserving family home.

Clearly there are opportunities for further enhancements, perhaps an extension and conversion of the former grass tennis court in to a hard tennis court and/or swimming pool, all subject of course to planning permission and listed buildings consent. This rare opportunity that briefly comprises:

RECEPTION HALL – 21’10” x 7’ with views through part-glazed doors to the rear garden, with staircase to first-floor.

DINING ROOM – 15’10” x 14’8” excluding bay window – double-aspect room with open fireplace with cast-iron grate, moulded surround and mantelpiece, shelved alcoves and moulded cornicing.

DRAWING ROOM 27’4” x 16’ max overall – double-aspect room with French doors to garden, moulded cornicing, open fireplace with Adam-style fire surround and mantelpiece, and brick hearth.

SITTING ROOM 15’7” x 15’5” max overall including chimney breast, with open fireplace, shelved alcoves, a double-aspect room with French doors through to CONSERVATORY

CLOAKROOM – with WC and wash hand basin.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 23’6” x 15’ double-aspect, with four oven AGA, a range of lime oak-fronted wall-and-base kitchen units, with work surface and peninsula, inset double bowl sink unit, utility cupboard with sink and space for washing machine boiler cupboard. Walk-in pantry.

CELLAR 15’7” x 14’9” with brick floor and barrelled ceiling.

WINE CELLAR with built-in wine bins.
FIRST-FLOOR

BEDROOM ONE 15’9” x 15’5” double-aspect room, with open fireplace, cast-iron grate, moulded surround and mantelpiece,

EN SUITE 9’ x 6’10” with corner shower cubicle, vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, low-level WC, bidet, and heated towel rail.

BEDROOM TWO 16’ x 15’3” with open fireplace, cast-iron grate, moulded surround and mantelpiece, archway through to bedroom one.

BEDROOM THREE– 16’8” x 16’1” max overall including chimney breast and built-in wardrobe cupboard,

EN SUITE JACK ‘N’ JILL BATHROOM 13’ x 11’10” with panelled bath, low-level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, door to landing.

BEDROOM FOUR – 13’3” x 12’ including chimney breast (max overall).

BEDROOM FIVE 11’4 x 10’

LANDING shelved airing cupboard

SHOWER ROOM with shower cubicle, low-level WC and wash hand basin.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached over a sweeping carriage driveway, with parking and turning space, with access to DOUBLE GARAGE 18’4” x 18’4” and DOUBLE CAR PORT 16’5” x 15’6”, with loft space over. A third driveway leads to a further parking area in front of an extensive range of outbuildings comprising MACHINERY STORE 15’10” x 8’6” STABLES – 19’8 x15’ max overall – partially panelled. LOG STORE 15’ X 8’6” BARN – 22’9” x 14’7 GARDEN STORE 11’8”X15’8”. On the first-floor is an office suite comprising FILE STORE, WC, OFFICE 11’11” x 14’10” plus 7’ x 5’5” with kitchenette and separate MEETING ROOM 14’10 x 9’8”.

AGENT’S NOTE - The sale of West Hill House includes all the garden and grounds extending to 2 acres, with a no development covenant on the area edged in blue.
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas central heating.
• Council Tax Band G – West Suffolk - £3,322.35
• Ofcom state – Ultrafast broadband is available
• Ofcom state – mobile phone signal available
• West Hill House is Grade II listed