A Grade II listed thatched cottage in Billingford, near Diss, is heading to auction next month at a guide price of £390,000.

The detached property, which requires some updating, offers a wealth of original features including exposed timbers, inglenook fireplaces and some pamment and exposed brick flooring.

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On the ground floor is an entrance hall with doors to the sitting room and dining room, both with fireplaces. Double doors open from the sitting room to the garden.

The property has original features throughoutThe property has original features throughout (Image: William H Brown) The triple-aspect kitchen is fitted with base and wall-mounted cabinets, tiled work surfaces with inset twin sinks, an integrated electric oven and hob. There is a stable door to the side.

Upstairs there are three bedrooms, including the generous master bedroom with exposed brick chimney breast and deep storage recess alongside.

A lobby off the landing houses a shower and has doors to the third bedroom and family bathroom.

The kitchen The kitchen (Image: William H Brown) Outside, the cottage is screened from the road by mature hedging. A gate opens to a path that leads to the front door through a lawn with mature rose, flower and shrub beds.

The front garden features specimen trees and a small brick outbuilding, while the rear garden is also laid to lawn with further flower/shrub borders and beds. A terrace adjoins the rear of the house.

The back garden The back garden (Image: William H Brown) Alongside the property is a large outbuilding with twin double doors and driveway in front, providing garage and workshop space.

There is also a first-floor store room accessed via an external staircase, and a ground floor utility room with WC.

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The property is available with no onward chain and goes to auction on Tuesday, December 17. There is an open house event on Saturday, November 23.

For more information, contact William H Brown Select.

PROPERTY FACTS

Upper Street, Billingford
Guide price: £390,000
William H Brown Select, 01603 221797
williamhbrown.co.uk