Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33

An exceptional Grade II listed detached Georgian town house, arguably one of the finest in Bury St Edmunds.

Reception hall, drawing room, dining room, garden room, study/snug, Aga kitchen/breakfast room, rear hall, pantry/scullery, utility/boot room and a shower room/cloakroom. Four cellar rooms.

First floor master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room, three further bedrooms and two-family bathrooms.

Four second floor bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Wonderful wall enclosed mature landscaped gardens, detached double garage and rear and side gated access. In all about 0.44 of an acre (sts).

THE PROPERTY
17 Westgate Steet is arguably one of the finest Georgian residential properties in Bury St Edmunds. Situated on Westgate Street it occupies a commanding position on the edge of the sought after medieval grid within easy walking distance of the centre of this beautiful cathedral town.

Presenting mellow red brick elevations under plain tiled roofs in two ranges, that run parallel to the street, this three-storey house with cellars below, principally benefits from 12-pane Georgian sash windows to the front with dormers to the top floor and a central original 6 panel front door with fan light window above.

The accommodation in brief comprises an impressive front to rear reception hall with ¾ glazed door with recessed shutters opening to the rear garden, a fine original dog-leg staircase with vase-on-reel balustrade leading to the first floor, and doors lead off to the principal reception rooms. The drawing room, as with most of the house, is a superbly proportioned room with two shuttered deep sash windows to the garden, a beautiful marble surround fireplace and has been fitted with a range of library book shelving and cupboards to one end. The sitting/garden room has a glorious oversized sash ‘picture’ window with folding shutters and window seat offering the room excellent south facing views over the garden, there is a fireplace with marble and moulded surround and mantle, shelved and cupboarded alcoves to either side and an ante room open to the side with exposed brick floor and two shelved walls. The study/snug has two secondary glazed and shuttered sash windows, a fireplace with stone surround and hearth, moulded mantle and shelf and built-in alcove cupboards to either side. The dining room gives access through to the kitchen wing and is a gracious room with two shuttered sash windows to the front aspect and an outstanding Georgian fireplace. There is also a shower room/cloakroom. The rear hallway, which still charmingly displays the servants’ bells, gives access to the service rooms and the superb Aga kitchen/breakfast room which enjoys French doors opening to the rear garden, a sash window to the side aspect, bespoke base and eye level units with hardwood worksurfaces, underset double bowl Butler’s sink, five ring gas hob with extractor hood above, built-in Neff oven and grill and space and plumbing for a dishwasher. There are fitted book shelves, a pantry cupboard and a fitted dresser unit with a spacious dining area in front of the four oven Aga range cooker, set into the original high mantled fireplace. Opposite the kitchen is the pantry/scullery with a sash window to the front and further work surface, cupboards, shelves and drawers and a feature fireplace. The boiler room/utility room has a sash window to the front with rising internal shutters, there is a window to the side, butlers sink, water softener, gas fired boiler and cupboard housing the pressurised hot water tank. A door leads down to a cellar room below. The main cellars are accessed from the reception hall via timber edged steps down to a cellar hall with wall mounted central heating boiler, which leads to the main cellar store room which is brick lined with doomed ceilings and leads through to an excellent cellar room with wine bin storage.

On the first floor the large master bedroom boasts three deep sash windows with internal shutters offering excellent views over the garden. This room also benefits from an en-suite bathroom and walk-in dressing room. There are three further double bedrooms and two-family bathrooms. Stairs lead up to the second floor landing which gives access to the roof valley and four bedrooms and a family bathroom. There is also a smallish store/box room between the two front rooms, which enjoys a view over the rooftops to the Cathedral Tower, that offers scope to create another bathroom if required.

Overall, 17 Westgate Street presents a rare opportunity to acquire an exceptional detached Georgian townhouse, within the medieval grid offering superb accommodation for family living with mature walled gardens and a double garage. Early inspection is highly recommended.

OUTSIDE
This handsome detached home sits to the front of its wall enclosed grounds, that extend to around 0.44 of an acre, with pedestrian side access doorway from Westgate Street leading to a brick paved wall enclosed side passage leading to the kitchen wing rear door and through another gate to the garden.

Abutting the rear of the house steps lead down to the York stone paved south facing rear terrace with path leading down the centre of the garden. The garden is wall enclosed and boasts well stocked herbaceous beds and borders that surround the two symmetrical lawns, with specimen trees and further shrubs and roses. A mature yew hedge divides the garden with a less formal lawned garden beyond with specimen trees, a block paved herb garden and wildlife pond.

To the rear is a driveway parking area and the detached double garage with power and light and two sets of double doors to the front and a high-level window to the side. There is also a lean-to garden shed to the side.

Large double gates give access to the driveway and gardens, across a shared drive over the rear of the neighbours property and through gates from Friars Lane.

LOCATION
17 Westgate Street is located on the edge of the medieval grid in the heart of Bury St Edmunds and within easy walking distance of all the central town facilities. The town offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the private and public sectors, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. There are numerous high-quality restaurants and cultural amenities including the beautiful Georgian Theatre Royal and The Abbey Gardens.

The University City of Cambridge is approximately 28 miles away and offers unrivalled schooling opportunities and excellent shopping and amenity facilities. There is good access to the A14, A11 (M11) and the railway station at Bury St Edmunds offers a link to mainline services to London’s Liverpool Street and King’s Cross. Alternatively, there is a regular train service from Stowmarket to London Liverpool Street taking approximately 80 minutes. Stansted International Airport is approximately 50 minutes by car.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage.
Local Authority West Suffolk Council
Council Tax Band G
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Ofcom states speeds available of up to 1000Mbps
Mobile Signal/Coverage Yes
Viewing Only by appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops. Tel.

Agents Note The property will be subject to a non-development covenant to prevent development within the gardens.