Property description

Sowerbys are pleased to offer this spacious family home, set in beautiful grounds of around 2.413 acres (sts) along a quiet country lane on the outskirts of East Tuddenham. Flanked by farmland to either side, the property enjoys the most private and peaceful of rural surroundings, whilst being situated only a short drive from the A47 and well located for the Norwich & Norfolk Hospital, The University of East Anglia and the Norwich Research Park. Built in the 1950's by the highly regarded R.G Carter, Southfield House enjoys generous proportions throughout, as well as the scope to improve and extend if required. The internal floor space extends to approximately 2,750 square feet and briefly comprises reception hall, sitting room, dining room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, garden room, utility and cloakroom on the ground floor; with five bedrooms, family bathroom and shower room arranged around the first floor landing. The master bedroom, which enjoys the luxury of an en-suite bathroom, is accessed through the fifth bedroom, which could be adapted for use a s nursery or dressing room. 

EAST TUDDENHAM A small, scattered village in between the busy market town of Dereham (approximately 5 miles away) and the Cathedral city of Norwich. East Tuddenham has a very pretty church and a village hall, whilst further amenities can be found in the nearby town of Dereham, where modern shops merge comfortably into a heritage dating back to the 10th century. The University of East Anglia is approximately 18 minutes from the property, with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Research Park even closer. Norwich has good local transport links with the town and has an international airport and a mainline rail link to Liverpool Street, London. The nearest golf course is the delightful Barnham Broom Golf and Country Club (a mile and a half away from the property), with two beautiful 18 hole Championship golf courses as well as a luxury spa, four star hotel and a health and fitness club. 

ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:- Covered entrance with a partially glazed front door opening into… 

RECEPTION HALL 13' 3" x 12' 9" (4.06m x 3.91m) A wonderfully spacious and welcoming reception area with oak parkay flooring and a timber staircase rising to the first floor landing. Doors leading to the sitting room, study, dining room and kitchen, with further doors opening to the ground floor cloakroom and to two built-in storage cupboards. Telephone point and radiator. 

SITTING ROOM 19' 4" x 11' 9" (5.91m x 3.60m) A pleasantly proportioned family room with a cast-iron wood-burning stove set into a timber fire surround upon a quarry tiled hearth serving as the rooms' main focal point. Window with internal secondary glazing overlooking the garden to the east and a pair of double doors open to the garden room. Oak parkay flooring, television point and radiator. 

GARDEN ROOM 24' 11" x 11' 0" (7.62m x 3.37m) An unconventionally shaped space with a triangular projection on the south elevation with a double glazed roof which allows light to flood. Windows to front and rear aspects and pair of fully glazed double doors open onto the paved patio and the garden beyond. Tiled flooring and two radiators. 

DINING ROOM 12' 9" x 12' 9" (3.91m x 3.91m) Another versatile and well-proportioned reception room with oak parkay flooring and a window with internal secondary glazing overlooking the grounds to the front of the property. Radiator.  

STUDY 11' 10" x 11' 3" (3.63m x 3.45m) A hugely adaptable room which is also served as a ground floor double bedroom, with oak parkay flooring, television point, radiator and a window overlooking the front aspect. 

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM A selection of base level and wall mounted timber storage units beneath fitted work surface which incorporates a 1.5 stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap under a window which overlooks the rear garden. Space for a Range cooker and recess below the work surface for a dishwasher. Built-in pantry with internal lighting and a built-in airing cupboard which houses an insulated hot water cylinder. Tiled flooring, radiator and a stable style door opening to the utility room. 

UTILITY ROOM 18' 11" x 9' 10" (5.79m x 3.02m) Free standing oil boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating to the property. Tiled flooring and a rear entrance door opening to a covered rear porch where there is a further door to the wood store. 

CLOAKROOM Comprising wall mounted hand basin and close coupled WC. Quarry tiled flooring, plumbing for washing machine, radiator and window to rear. 

FIRST FLOOR LANDING Doors opening to all four bedrooms, with further doors opening to a pair of built-in storage cupboards. Access to loft space and a window with internal secondary glazing on the half landing. 

BEDROOM FIVE/DRESSING ROOM 11' 10" x 11' 3" (3.63m x 3.45m) The configuration of the first floor allows the residence the flexibility to use this room for a number of different purposes. From here an inner door leadings through to the master bedroom meaning that this room can be put to number uses such as a nursery, dressing room or fifth bedroom. Window with internal secondary glazing to front and radiator. Door to bedroom one.  

BEDROOM ONE 18' 2" x 11' 0" (5.56m x 3.37m) Superbly sized double room with a range of fitted wardrobes providing generous hanging, drawer and shelving space. Recess vanity unit with fitted mirror and open corner display shelves. Windows with internal secondary glazing to the front and side, radiator and door to en-suite.  

EN-SUITE 11' 0" x 6' 2" (3.37m x 1.90m) Comprising panel sided bath with tiled surround and mixer tap with shower attachment over, pedestal hand basin and close coupled WC. Radiator and UPVC double glazed window to rear. 

BEDROOM TWO 16' 10" x 11' 9" (5.15m x 3.60m) Generously sized double bedroom with a pair of built-in double wardrobes with additional cupboards over. Telephone point and UPVC double glazed window which overlooks the rear garden. 

BEDROOM THREE 12' 9" x 11' 9" (3.91m x 3.60m) Built-in wardrobe with internal shelving and hanging space, radiator and UPVC double glazed window on the rear wall. 

BEDROOM FOUR 12' 9" x 11' 3" (3.91m x 3.45m) Built-in double wardrobe with cupboard over, radiator and UPVC double glazed window overlooking the front garden. 

FAMILY BATHROOM 11' 9" x 7' 9" (3.60m x 2.38m) Comprising panel sided bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, pedestal hand basin and close coupled WC. Partially tiled walls, heated towel rail, exposed timber floorboards and window to rear. 

SHOWER ROOM Comprising tiled corner cubicle with shower over, close coupled WC and wall mounted hand basin. Exposed timber floorboards and chrome heated towel rail. UPVC double glazed window to front. 

OUTSIDE The property is approached from the lane over a driveway which passes the front of a detached double garage, before sweeping to the front of the house where there is a large shingle parking/turning area. The gardens which immediately surround the property are laid to lawn, which has been well maintained and enclosed by mature hedges and trees. The area of land to the south of the site has been allowed to grow into a wildlife area, inter woven with a network of mown paths amongst the various trees. However, this area could easily be returned to a grazing paddock or lawn. 

AGENTS NOTE A driveway just inside the northern boundary of the property showing the existing driveway through to the North West boundary corner. There is the opportunity to fence off the driveway and create a new entrance drive. 

SERVICES The property is connected to mains electricity. Oil-fired central heating and sewage treatment plant and a bore hole which provides a private water supply to the property. 

DIRECTIONS Upon entering the village of East Tuddenham from the Mattishall direction turn right into Common Road (Left if approaching from Norwich) and follow the road out of the main village and where the road bares sharply road to the left continue straight on and the entrance for Southfield House will be found a short distance along on the right hand side. 

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