Stylish period home on Norfolk/Suffolk border for sale

Hopton House is a family home that was extended during the Victorian period and now offers 4,830sq ft of flexible accommodation.

The property is available through selling agent Savills. Tom Clayton, associate in the residential team at Savills in Norfolk, describes the house as “substantial and stylish”, adding that: "During the owner's tenure the house has been tastefully renovated to create a stylish home, yet retaining and emphasising many period features.

“The owners have perfectly captured a style befitting of this wonderful property, creating a must-see family home on the Norfolk/Suffolk border."

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The home blends modern living with character period features (Image: Savills)

Entering Hopton House, you notice the home has an abundance of character, but it is balanced perfectly for modern living.

There are several reception rooms that can be utilised for different purposes, such as cinema rooms and gyms.

The sitting room is a cosy place to relax in front of the fire (Image: Savills)

The drawing room also has a fireplace (Image: Savills)

The sitting and drawing rooms to the front of the house both feature large windows, allowing in plenty of natural light, and fireplaces, making them an ideal place to relax and warm up on a cold evening.

A small snug makes for a nice escape from the rest of the home, and there is a door that leads to out to the garden.

The kitchen offers plenty of worktop space and is ideal for those who love to cook (Image: Savills)

The dining area is located off the kitchen (Image: Savills)

The kitchen features plenty of worktop space, as well as an oven with hob and extractor fan, and a central island that can be used as a breakfast bar.

It is here you will also find the dining area, which is perfect for family gatherings and dinner parties, At the far end there is also access to a pantry and utility room.

Completing the ground floor are a study, playroom and renovated shower room with WC, hand wash basin and shower cubicle, while a boot room provides additional storage.

A set of stairs provides access to a spacious cellar, which could be used as a gym or games room.

One of the five bedrooms in Hopton House (Image: Savills)

The bathroom is large, with both a bathtub and cubicle shower (Image: Savills)

The shower room is next to the bathroom on the first floor (Image: Savills)

The first floor comprises five bedrooms, as well as a two recently renovated bath and shower rooms, featuring high-quality Burlington fittings.

Each bedroom benefits from high ceilings of the period and is tastefully decorated, with the master bedroom having a dressing room.

The second floor is in the attic and has been split into three rooms, which could be used as further bedrooms or for storage.

The rear of Hopton House, with easy access to the kitchen (Image: Savills)

The garden, with plenty of space for outdoor activities and access to the snug, sitting room and dining area (Image: Savills)

Outside, the main garden is to the rear and offers a great amount of natural privacy, with the owners having fully enclosed the garden using several mature shrubs and trees, as well as wildflowers, making it pet and child friendly.

There is also an outdoor workshop, which provides secure storage for tools and equipment, and in total the plot outdoors measures 0.43 acres.

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Hopton House is approached via a five-bar wooden gate with ample off-road parking on a gravel driveway.

Hopton is a small village on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, with a few amenities. Diss is around nine miles away, with a range of facilities like schooling and independent/national shops and a direct train line to London Liverpool Street.

For more information, please contact Savills.

Property facts:

Hopton House, Hopton

Guide price: £995,000

Savills, 01603 361924

savills.co.uk