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"Guide Price £500,000 to £550,000
The former Coach House to The Lodge a fine Grade II Listed Georgian Country House was originally converted in 2011, and now offers generous, versatile and modern accommodation over two floors for anyone looking for their primary residence or indeed a second home.
Enjoying a beautifully rural but not isolated position close to the Local Nature Reserve of Smockmill Common, yet only a short distance from the A140 allowing good access to Norwich and the A47.
You approach over a private access from the east drive where there is a shingled parking and turning area for several vehicles, separate from the garden by close board fencing for privacy. Stepping through the gate into the garden you find a generous paved terrace perfect for outdoor dining and entertaining and from here you can choose to enter into either the living room or kitchen.
The kitchen dining room is an incredible space with full height glazing running the length of the terrace, and is fitted with a comprehensive range of cabinets with a quartz worksurface
that extends into a peninsula island breakfast bar and with room still for a dining table to comfortably seat 8 to 10 people. Here you will also find a doorway leading to the stairs to the first floor bedrooms and bathroom, and a further external access door.
Moving back through to the inner lobby you will find a spacious double bedroom, complete with built in double wardrobe, and a separate modern shower room. The lobby also leads to the incredibly generous living room, flooded with light from the feature glazing to two sides and the large skylights in the part vaulted ceiling. The stunning stone floor benefits from underfloor heating, and adding further to the character are latch and brace doors and the semi circular internal windows. To the far end of the room, glazed tri fold doors open to a useful additional room, which would make a fabulous snug, study or home office or even a play room or an additional bedroom if ever required the choice is yours! Finally on the ground floor, and off an inner hallway, you will find another good sized double bedroom and an additional shower room.
Upstairs you will find two very spacious bedrooms, and a third shower room. You may prefer to use the entire first floor as a whole suite, with it s own sitting room. This fabulous home would easily work for those looking for multi generation accommodation, or annexe potential.

The Coach House currently sits within the Title Deed to The Lodge, and will be split on the sale, so this does give the purchaser the opportunity, should they wish, to include the large 60 sqm outbuilding within the negotiation, along with a strip of land giving better access to it. The size of plot allocated to The Coach House will be approximately 0.15 to 0.2 acres. Subject to any required permissions and the buyer should make their own enquiries as to suitability and or change of use , this would make a great studio, workshop or garaging for multiple vehicles.

Viewing is the only way to appreciate not only the accommodation on offer, but also it s setting, surrounded by mature trees, woodland and beautiful South Norfolk Countryside.

DIRECTIONS
Leaving Norwich, head south on the Ipswich Road A140 to Newton Flotman. On reaching the Duffields Mill, turn left onto Cargate Lane signposted Saxlingham Nethergate . Continue past the entrance for The Lodge, and the entrance for the Coach House will shortly be seen on the left hand side just around the left hand bend, as indicated by our For Sale board.

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LOCATION
Saxlingham Thorpe spans the A140 between Newton Flotman and Saxlingham Nethergate, just 8 miles to the South of Norwich. The surrounding villages benefit from a range of local amenities including a doctors surgery, small convenience shop, village hall, primary schools and local sports ground with a clubhouse, and importantly a great sense of community.
The village of Hempnall is situated approximately 3.5 miles away and offers a village store with post office, doctors surgery and a primary school.
Just a little further is the growing town of Long Stratton which has a Co op supermarket and a range of shops, medical centre, dental practice and a post office as well as schooling from nursery through to High School, and a greater range of facilities is anticipated after completion of the bypass works which are currently ongoing.

The Cathedral City of Norwich is a short commute and has a vibrant business community and an extensive range of cultural and leisure facilities including the Norwich City football club, the Riverside leisure development complete with cinema and numerous restaurants and pubs. The City has an excellent range of state and private schools and is well known for its excellent shopping, with a combination of independent retailers along with a number of premium department stores. Norwich has a mainline railway station with a service to London Liverpool Street and Norwich International Airport is just to the North of the city. The Brecks, Thetford Forest, the Norfolk Broads, and the coast are all within easy driving distance and there are several golf courses and other leisure facilities nearby. The village is well placed for easy access on to the A140 and is only a few miles away from Diss. The market town of Diss provides shopping facilities as well as a main line railway station serving London Liverpool Street.

Services
Gas fired central heating, with a new boiler and pressurised water tank installed during the second half of 2022. Mains electricity, water, and drainage are connected.

AGENTS NOTES
1. There will be a restrictive covenant on the property that it cannot be used as Airbnb accommodation.
2. The Coach House is presently on the same title as the vendor s property. This will however be split upon the sale, and boundaries agreed.
3. For additional material information, please see the attached Key Facts for Buyers brochure, but note that the acreage and said information relates to the full Title and Plot of The Lodge, from which The Coach House will be split."