Detached House for sale with 5 bedrooms, Pakenham, Bury St. Edmunds

A wonderful opportunity to purchase this 17th-century, Grade II listed property, filled with timeless character, featuring 5 generously sized bedrooms and an array of original period details, from its charming fireplaces to exposed beams, traditional brickwork and mullions. The property is situated in a central position in the village fronting The Street, with access directly onto a spacious driveway and courtyard as well as the double timber garage. Overall, the plot extends to approximately 0.35 acre (subject to survey), most of the garden ground being located to the rear and carefully landscaped by the current vendors to create a beautiful well stocked cottage garden with a bounty of different varieties of shrubs, trees and bushes- all carefully planted to give year-round interest and colour. There is also a lovely summer house or den. Whilst the house offers an abundance of modern conveniences, Bell House is full of character and charm with so many original period features including exposed joists, beams and studwork, preserved Mullion windows, delightful Inglenook fireplaces and some original Pamment floors. In fact, if you look closely in the kitchen, there is decorative Ceiling beam with carvings, believed by historians to have originated in Bury St Edmunds Cathedral. The property has ample and versatile accommodation over three floors, the ground floor boasting two formal reception rooms, each with large inglenook fireplaces, the sitting room also having a wood burning stove. The well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room has solid oak fronted cabinets, granite work surfaces and a dual fuel Range cooker; there is a useful cloakroom and a lovely rear garden room or snug with Vaulted ceiling. This leads directly onto the rear garden. There are five bedrooms to the first and second floors, the principal bedroom having a useful en suite shower room and there is a family bathroom also to the first floor. There is gas fired central heating (LPG) throughout the property. Pakenham is a very desirable village with a thriving local community and facilities which include an excellent local shop, post office, village hall and a public house. There is a church and the village is best known as "the village of two mills" with its historic water mill and windmill. Bell House is situated only a 5 minute drive from Thurston Station, with fast trains to Cambridge for work and pleasure, and to Stowmarket for connections to London The sale of this delightful property offers a wonderful opportunity to those purchasers seeking a stunning home of character in a village location, but still within easy access of the nearby towns, road and rail links. Early viewings are recommended. Has your property's value increased? To find out how much your property is worth