Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33

A handsome and well-presented town house occupying an excellent, prominent town centre location, with superb views over the square towards the Norman Tower and Cathedral.

Entrance hall, sitting/dining room, kitchen and cloakroom. Three basement rooms and a basement vault storeroom.

First floor drawing room and a bedroom with en-suite shower room. Second floor master bedroom and a kitchenette/potential dressing room with en-suite shower room.

Enclosed walled courtyard with original shed.

THE PROPERTY
1 Chequer Square is a well-presented Grade II listed town house believed to date back to the late Regency/Early Victorian era and which the current owners have lived in since 1986, that in itself stands testament to how good the location is; whilst also indicating that this well maintained property could now benefit from updating and possibly, subject to the necessary consents that are believed could be given, extension/conversion to further the current accommodation. The property is well positioned in a sought after, landmark (having recently featured in the 2020 Dickensian film The Personal History of David Copperfield) town centre location overlooking the square, the Cathedral and the Norman Tower.

The property presents rendered and mellow red brick elevations under a slate roof with elegant fenestration, displaying 12-pane sashes with semi-circular arch heads to the ground & first floors and 9-pane sashes to the top storey, neo-Greek style balconies with palmettes. The entrance hall gives access to the sitting/dining room and separately to the kitchen to the rear which is fitted with a range of base and wall mounted units, roll topped worksurfaces with inset sink and a 4-ring electric hob, built in chest height electric double oven and space and plumbing for a washing machine and upright fridge freezer. There is also a new wall mounted Baxi gas fired boiler set into an alcove to the side of the sash window that looks out to the rear courtyard walled garden. A wc has been accommodated in the rear hallway, which gives access out to the garden and stairs lead up to the first floor and down to the basement rooms below.

On the first floor is a comfortable double fronted drawing room affording excellent views to the front and featuring a fireplace with marble surround and mantel. There is also to this floor bedroom two/a study with window overlooking the rear garden and an en-suite shower room.

On the second floor is the master bedroom, again with superb views towards the Cathedral and Norman Tower and the former family bathroom, split to accommodate a kitchenette and separate shower room.

The characterful cellar rooms afford excellent scope to be further incorporated into the principal accommodation.

OUTSIDE
The property has a wall enclosed south facing part cobbled courtyard garden to the rear, with an original shed/outhouse to the end.

LOCATION
The property stands prominently on Chequer Square in the town, overlooking the Cathedral and Norman Tower. Bury St Edmunds is a thriving medieval market town frequented by Dickens, located in the heart of East Anglia and offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the public and private sectors, extensive shopping and leisure facilities, and cultural amenities including the beautiful, historic Theatre Royal, which is the last working Regency playhouse in Britain and the beautiful Abbey Gardens. There is good access to the A14, A11(M11) and the railway station at Bury St Edmunds offers links to mainline services to London’s Liverpool Street and Kings Cross.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage
Parking Zone D Resident Permit Parking and there is often the opportunity to rent a garage within a short distance of the property on Bridewell Lane.
Local Authority West Suffolk Council
Council Tax Band D
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Ofcom states speeds available up to 167Mbps
Mobile Coverage/Signal Yes
Viewing Only by appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops. Tel.