For Sale3 Bedroom House in Prentice Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10£575,000

A well-presented period cottage standing in a sought-after street, a very short distance from the Market Place in the highly regarded village of Lavenham. Entrance hall, dining room, sitting room, kitchen and cloakroom. Three first floor double bedrooms and a family bath/shower room. Single garage, garden and summer house/studio. THE PROPERTY Presenting colour washed rendered elevations under plain tile roofs, Hill Cottage is Grade II listed, as being of special architectural or historic interest and is formed from part of one of Lavenham's magnificent medieval oak framed hall houses and internally displays a fine timber frame including a magnificent cross brace with its original brackets in the main bedroom. The cottage boasts a wealth of period detail and of particular note is the fabulous inglenook fireplace with a heavy oak bressummer and chimney breast above. The entrance door leads into the hall, which feature the stairs to the first floor, accesses the cloakroom and doors lead to the ground floor accommodation with a good sized dining room, which has a window and a door leading to the rear garden, a quarry tiled floor, understairs cupboard and leads into the kitchen, which is fitted with a wide range of base and eye level units in solid wood, granite effect work surfaces and has integrated appliances including an oven, hob with extractor over, dishwasher and has space for automatic appliances. There is a useful pantry cupboard, which also houses the water softener and a window and door lead to the rear garden. The sitting room, which has a pamment floor features an impressive inglenook fireplace with a heavy oak bressummer and chimney breast above and windows to the front and rear aspects. On the first floor the landing, which features open studwork, leads to three double bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes/cupboards and a family bathroom with a panelled bath, separate corner shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin, low level wc and has a window to the rear aspect. OUTSIDE The cottage style rear gardens are a good size and are mainly paved with a mixture of flagstone, slabs and paving bricks, interspersed with many mature shrubs and plants. Located to the rear of the garden is a summer house/studio and abutting the rear of the house is a terraced area ideal for alfresco dining. The gardens are enclosed by a brick wall and fencing and a gate with steps, lead down to the single garage with up and over door. LOCATION Hill Cottage stands a short distance along Prentice Street, very close to the Market Place where the famous Great House Restaurant and Angel Hotel restaurant are located. The road contains many fine period houses and cottages and Lavenham itself is often described as one of England's finest preserved medieval villages with its fortunes arising from the wool trade in the 15th and 16th centuries. The village has a magnificent parish church and a wonderful selection of ancient houses and cottages from Tudor timber buildings, through to Georgian period and the Victorian era. Today the village is very vibrant with the most active community and useful range of shops including a Butchers, post office, pharmacy, bakery, traditional grocers, a modern Co-Op, primary school and doctors' surgery. There are also a number of interesting shops and galleries and fine public houses and restaurants. DIRECTIONS From Bury St Edmunds head south towards Sudbury on the A134 passing through the villages of Sicklesmere and Bradfield Combust. Take the left turning signposted Lavenham onto the A1141 and follow this road into Lavenham. Continue along the High Street eventually taking a left turn into Market Lane. Continue through Market Place, past The Angel Hotel and The Great House into Prentice Street and after a short distance, Hill Cottage, No 7, will be found on the left. PROPERTY INFORMATION Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Local Authority Babergh District Council Council Tax Bands F Tenure Freehold Broadband Ofcom states speeds available of up to 80Mbps Mobile Signal/Coverage Yes Viewing Only by appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops. Tel. 01284 700535