For Sale3 Bedroom Cottage in The Green, Edgefield, Melton Constable, NR24£335,000

Beech Cottage, Edgefield is a charming brick and flint semi-detached cottage which has the potential for a full renovation to create a stunning home. It currently has three good-sized double bedrooms on the first floor and a good amount of space on the ground floor lending itself the opportunity to reconfigure the whole property. Edgefield is a pretty village just a short drive from the Georgian market town of Holt and the North Norfolk Coast. The village is also home to a great pub, The Pigs, Edgefield Nurseries and a garage. __________ GROUND FLOOR - Two reception rooms - Kitchen - Utility room - Shower room and additional toilet - W.C __________ FIRST FLOOR - Three double bedrooms - Dressing room __________ OUTSIDE - Coal shed - Outbuilding - Front and rear garden __________ DRIVING DISTANCES (approx.) - Holt - 3.5 miles - North Norfolk Coast - 8 miles - Fakenham - 12.9 miles - Norwich (International airport, and mainline trains to London) - 20.4 miles __________ SITUATION Beech Cottage sits centrally within the village of Edgefield and is perfectly located for easy access to Holt and Greshams school. The village offers a good local pub with rooms and a spa which has proven popular with guests who stay in the cottages. This is a thriving community centred around popular village hall events and there is also a particularly good garden centre in the village, along with a fine parish church. Many of the village properties are found on meandering country lanes that spread out from the centre of the village into beautiful rural countryside. There are plenty of amenities on offer in both the nearby Georgian market town of Holt and Fakenham including schooling for all ages, medical centres, supermarkets, pubs and restaurants, garages and a cinema. Holt is renowned for its attractive street frontages and for its wide and eclectic range of independent shops, as well as Bakers and Larners. Holt is also home to Gresham's pre-prep, prep and senior schools, founded in 1555. The town of Fakenham is transformed by its weekly market, with a farmer's market monthly and at least twelve race days a year held at Fakenham Racecourse - one of the finest national hunt racecourses in the country. Access to the coast is eight miles to the north, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with one of the best bird reserves in Europe and a wide variety of other leisure pursuits available such as sailing, seal watching, golf and walking along the Norfolk Coast path. There are saltmarshes, long sandy beaches at low tides, creeks and the quintessential north Norfolk wide open skies. About twenty miles to the south is the Cathedral City of Norwich which has a vibrant business community and is recognised as the regional centre for shopping, cultural and leisure facilities. There is mainline railway connection to London terminals at Liverpool Street and Kings Cross St. Pancras Eurostar International and to the north of the city, Norwich International Airport. __________ DESCRIPTION Beech Cottage is a charming brick and flint semi-detached cottage with a pantile roof in the heart of Edgefield. The cottage sits back from the road and offers views over The Green where the War Memorial stands. The cottage currently has two reception rooms, a kitchen area, downstairs shower room/W.C a boot room and further W.C. The flooring varies throughout the ground floor, original pamment tiles can be found in both reception rooms which both have fireplaces and views onto the front garden. The kitchen and boot room both have views of and doors onto the rear garden. Moving back into the front two reception rooms there are currently two Norfolk winder staircases leading to upstairs. As one is looking at the property the left-hand side staircase leads up to two bedrooms. The staircase on the right-hand side leads to a bedroom and dressing room to the rear of the property. __________ OUTSIDE Beech Cottage sits well on the plot. The property is situated back from the road with a good-sized front garden. As one looks at the property to the right there is a stunning flint wall in good condition. Both front and back gardens were a plantsman's garden for the past forty years, renowned locally for the blooms of roses and herbaceous perennials throughout the year. The front garden offers ample space for two cars and the flint wall curves to disguise a useful area for dustbins and access to the septic tank. The rear garden is accessed through both the boot room and kitchen and contains a former coal store and access to a further garden store within the cottage itself. __________ LOCAL AUTHORITY North Norfolk District Council Band C __________ TENURE Freehold __________ SERVICES Electric, mains water, septic tank, night storage heaters __________ DIRECTIONS From Holt head South on the B1149 Norwich Road to Edgefield. As you reach the junction on the right-hand side to The Green, where one can see the War Memorial and Village Hall, Beech Cottage can be seen to the right. __________ WHAT3WORDS ///aced.cherished.tasteful __________ DATE DETAILS PRODUCED September 2024 __________ IMPORTANT NOTICE 1. These particulars have been prepared in good faith as a general guide, they are not exhaustive and include information provided to us by other parties including the seller, not all of which will have been verified by us. 2. We have not carried out a detailed or structural survey; we have not tested any services, appliances or fittings. Measurements, floor plans, orientation and distances are given as approximate only and should not be relied on. 3. The photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current, aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken. No assumption should be made that any contents are included in the sale. 4. We have not checked that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation approval, statutory or regulatory permissions or consents. Any reference to any alterations or use of any part of the property does not mean that necessary planning, building regulations, or other consent has been obtained. 5. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, surveys, and professional advice about all relevant aspects of the property. 6. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact; we have no authority to make or give any representation or warranties in relation to the property. If these are required, you should include their terms in any contract between you and the seller. 7. 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