A Grade II listed farmhouse with six bedrooms, six bathrooms and an outdoor swimming pool has hit the market in the Broadland village of Strumpshaw for £1.29m.
Oaklands Farmhouse has been “thoughtfully converted, renovated, extended and modernised to a high standard, in keeping with its character and history”, says selling agent Gilson Bailey.
The current owners took possession of the property in January 2011 and have since completed extensive work in collaboration with a structural engineer/architect.
Accommodation is now spread across the renovated medieval and Tudor thatched wings.
Particular attention was given to preserving or restoring historic fabric where possible; energy efficiency through insulation, solar panels and double glazing; bringing more light into the property; and maximising cupboard storage and headroom.
A single-storey timber-framed extension provides a new entrance and links the workshop/garage (former coach house) to the farmhouse.
The entrance hall also provides access to a WC, downstairs en-suite bedroom and utility room.
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A staircase leads up from the hallway to the converted coach house loft, which sits above the double garage/workshop.
This space serves as a self-contained multi-purpose studio room, featuring multi-fuel stove and flue, two radiators, matching base and drawer units with oak worktops, electric oven and hobs with extractor hood above, plus plumbing for a washing machine.
Adjacent to the studio room is a shower room with WC, wash basin and corner shower cubicle. The loft conversion is completed by a small playroom.
Heading into the farmhouse, the kitchen/hall area provides a large, bright and airy space, with lots of flexibility for free-standing furniture.
Natural light is enhanced by the newly designed kitchen bay window that rises up to bedroom two. A new lightwell brings more light down from bedroom four.
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The kitchen comprises a solid oak breakfast bar and worktops; matching base and drawer units with integrated waste bins; double bowl Belfast sink; plumbing for a dishwasher; and a renovated electric-converted four-oven Aga that sits inside the fireplace.
Additional storage is provided by larder and broom cupboards, plus further cupboards under the staircase.
A door from the kitchen/hall leads to a dual-aspect study featuring part of a previously external semi-circular brick wall that may have been designed to buttress the junction between the east and west wings of the farmhouse.
The dining room is arguably the centrepiece of the farmhouse, with striking bridging beams that cross over each other in the middle of the room, exposed joists and open fireplace. The roll moulding of the beams indicates them to be early 16th century, according to Gilson Bailey.
The room also features a large leadlight window and window seat at the front, as well as French doors opening onto large, covered sandstone patios and the rear garden. A stairwell with fitted bookshelves leads up to the first-floor landing.
The cosy sitting room has an impressive fireplace, leadlight window and window seat overlooking the front garden, and a drinks cabinet with shelves above fitted in a space behind the stairs.
Upstairs, the original landing sits between two bedrooms and a bathroom and features a double airing cupboard.
Bedroom one has high ceilings and an impressive brick chimney breast exposed to its full height up the east wall, with original open fireplace and hearth.
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This bedroom also includes fitted hanging and storage cupboards, along with windows on all three external walls. An en-suite bathroom is fitted with matching white WC, sink basin and bath with shower overhead.
The third and fourth bedrooms are served by a separate bathroom off the landing, with white WC, basin and bath.
Bedroom two serves as the main bedroom, featuring plenty of light, a handsome fireplace and a striking window that extends into the kitchen below. It also includes an en-suite shower room with matching white WC, basin and walk-in shower.
Oaklands Farmhouse sits on a 0.75-acre plot, approached by a shingle driveway with parking for four to six cars.
The front garden is mainly laid to lawn and backs onto terraces with trees, shrubs and flowers. Sandstone paving leads to a walled garden on the west side, enclosing the swimming pool and surrounding patio, meadow and fruit and vegetable terraces.
The rear garden is laid to lawn with surrounding orchard and wet woodland. There is a 30 sqm patio covered by a tiled roof and a 20sq m patio outside the dining room.
Strumpshaw offers scenic views and walks along the River Yare, as well as a popular pub.
The village is within two miles of Brundall and a mile from Lingwood, both of which are connected to Norwich and Great Yarmouth by rail.
There is also easy road access to Norwich via the A47, and a regular bus service from the village.
For more information, contact Gilson Bailey.
PROPERTY FACTS
Oaklands Farmhouse, Strumpshaw
Price: £1,290,000
Gilson Bailey, 01603 717717
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