An attractive detached cottage in West Wretham, a private estate village near Thetford, is for sale at a guide price of £675,000.
Laundry Cottage is located at the end of a no-through lane on the village’s outskirts, completely surrounded by countryside with no near neighbours.
As its name suggests, the property served as the laundry house for the Wretham Hall estate for many years.
It has recently been re-roofed and had a new boiler fitted about five years ago, together with a new control system and oil tank.
The entrance porch leads into a large reception/sitting room, which has a double-height ceiling and is believed to have been the original drying room for the laundry.
This room also features a large brick fireplace with wood-burning stove, pamment floor and dual windows to the front and rear, plus a further door to the front.
The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of base units under work surfaces, along with integrated twin fridges, freezer, hob and Neff double oven.
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It also includes a dishwasher, further plumbing for a washing machine, boiler cupboard and matching two-tier cupboard.
Two double bedrooms and a bath/shower room are accessed via an inner hall to the rear.
Stairs lead up from the hall to the first floor, where there are two further bedrooms, a bathroom and a large walk-in airing cupboard.
Laundry Cottage is surrounded by gardens, which are predominantly laid to lawn with mature trees, including an oak to the front, and recently restored brick outbuilding to the rear.
The plot extends to 0.95 acres and is bordered by countryside – with farmland and wooded areas on three sides and an MOD woodland to the west boundary.
On the east side of the cottage is an integral workshop/store, which was once used with its borehole to provide water to other parts of the estate. The original pump is still in situ today.
There is planning permission to convert and reinstate this area back into further accommodation, and building regulation approval for this and further works.
West Wretham is a small private village that has been owned by the same family for a number of years, along with the adjoining farmland.
Accessed via a private drive three-quarters of a mile from a public road, the village comprises a mix of 19 houses, a former horse stud and yard, all set in and around paddocks and farmland.
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The neighbouring village of East Wretham is on the National Cycle Route 13, part of the National Cycle Network, and East Wretham Heath Nature Reserve is just a few minutes away.
Thetford Forest is about 10 minutes away by car, with Thetford town centre offering a good range of amenities.
The property has an annual maintenance and service charge, currently £600, to cover communal areas including roadways and grass cutting.
For more information, contact Jackson-Stops.
PROPERTY FACTS
Laundry Cottage, West Wretham
Guide price: £675,000
Jackson-Stops, 01284 700535
jackson-stops.co.uk
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