8 St Johns Street
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1SQ
GUIDE PRICE £425,000 TO £450,000. An impressive and dominant three storey Town Centre, town house offered for sale with a grand floor plan of over 3400 sft of living accommodation in addition to gated off road parking and a considerable basement with four rooms that are ripe for conversion for a variety of uses! (stpp)
This impressive and grand family residence occupies a sizeable footprint in central Stowmarket, It is steeped in historical relevance and has a wealth of previous stories. Most notably, the property was a Brewery in the 1800's that made considerable use of the four basement rooms as beer, wine and spirit storage. Currently these four rooms are as useful as a garage for the current Vendors, however they may be ideal for conversion to introduce further usable living space such as; Play rooms, guest suites, an independent basement flat, home office, studio, library or home gym. Currently the basement is accessed from the back garden but there is space in a disused corridor in the house that would be perfect for the introduction of an internal staircase if required.
The property is a moment walk from the mainline train station to London and is amongst a wealth of key amenities in Stowmarket. At the front it overlooks the Church providing a pleasant outlook, whilst to the rear it has off road parking in a gate driveway for up to four cars. The garden is a typical town centre outside space, it is low maintenance and somewhere perfect for enjoying the warmer summer months. It has a generous patio seating area and two brick built stores.
Internally the property is naturally bright and incredibly versatile. The vendors take great pride in offering their home in a clean and presentable fashion with decorative finishings that remain in keeping with the tradition of the building. The property has a year old gas boiler and beautiful sash style double glazing throughout.
On the ground floor there are four reception rooms that offer various uses to suit different audiences. The kitchen/breakfast room is a social open plan space that leads onto the handy utility room and ground floor cloakroom. The kitchen is designed nicely to include plenty of storage at eye and low levels with solid stone effect work tops, stone effect flooring and an induction Rangemaster cooker. The kitchen leads through to the dining room at the front aspect which overlooks the Church, has decorative cornicing and a gas feature fireplace. Parallel to the dining room at the front aspect is the grand living room that extends to over 21ft! It is laid in carpet flooring, has picture rails, two sash windows, a large feature fireplace and a decorative arched feature doorway. At the rear aspect there are two further reception rooms that are setup as a home office and snug. The snug is perfect for the summer months as it opens via double patio doors to the back garden.
On the first floor a characterful landing leads to three bedrooms, the family bathroom and a further stairwell to the top floor. The bedrooms are all well appointed in size, laid in carpet flooring and boast various characterful features that include exposed timber beams. The principle bedroom is an impressive and envious bedroom suite that includes a luxurious walk in dressing area, as well as a four piece ensuite shower room!
To conclude this vast residence there are three bedrooms on the top floor, two of the rooms are accessible from one to the other whilst the third is stand alone. We highly recommend a viewing at your earliest convenience to appreciate the accommodation on offer.
6.42 x 4.19 (21'0" x 13'8")
4.25 x 4 (13'11" x 13'1")
3.92 x 3.9 (12'10" x 12'9")
3.98 x 2.96 (13'0" x 9'8")
5.14 x 2.99 (16'10" x 9'9")
4.12 x 2.69 (13'6" x 8'9")
4.36 x 3.81 (14'3" x 12'5")
2.58 x 2.47 (8'5" x 8'1")
3.97 x 2.85 (13'0" x 9'4")
4.38 x 2.58 (14'4" x 8'5")
3.65 x 3.09 (11'11" x 10'1")
3.52 x 3.28 (11'6" x 10'9")
3.71 x 2.84 (12'2" x 9'3")
6.83 x 3.42 (22'4" x 11'2")
6.34 x 4.125 (20'9" x 13'6")
5.27 x 3.54 (17'3" x 11'7")
5.08 x 4.13 (16'7" x 13'6")
Although these particulars are thought to be materially correct their accuracy cannot be guaranteed and they do not form part of any contract.
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