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"Originally built as a Victorian school with adjoining headmaster s house, and latterly converted to a farmhouse, Becks End Farm is a handsome, double fronted family home offering nearly 3,500 sq ft of light filled, flexible accommodation arranged over two floors. The interiors are elegantly styled throughout, with a wealth of period features including high ceilings and fireplaces which creates the ideal space for both family life and entertaining.

The accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall which comprises a dual aspect sitting room with a feature fireplace and wood burning stove, as well as a triple aspect games room. Both rooms open onto the rear terrace and are separated by an inner hall that leads to a well proportioned study. A door from the sitting room leads to a side hall with a useful cloakroom and access to the garden. Further on this floor is a music room featuring a wood burning stove set within a fireplace, flanked by bespoke storage on either side, whilst adjacent is a contemporary dining room with a vaulted, wood lined ceiling, panoramic glass with views over the garden and doors that open onto the terrace. The accommodation is completed by a well proportioned kitchen breakfast room fitted with a range of wall and base units. From here, there is access to a boiler room, a walk in pantry, and a well equipped utility room with an en suite cloakroom and a door to the front terrace. The kitchen also opens onto a family area, which features another fireplace with a wood burning stove.

An oak imperial style staircase rises from the reception hall to a galleried landing, which leads to a principal bedroom featuring arched glazing, a dressing room, and a modern en suite shower room. There is a second bedroom, also with arched glazing, fitted storage, and an en suite bathroom, along with three further bedrooms and a contemporary family bathroom.

General
Local Authority East Suffolk Council
Services Water and electricity mains services are connected. Private drainage which complies with the current regulations. Oil fired central heating.
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Council Tax Band G
EPC Rating E

Set behind mature hedging and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached through a five bar gate over a tarmac driveway providing ample private parking and giving access to an outbuilding providing a potting shed and three stores.

The beautifully maintained garden surrounding the property is laid mainly to lawn bordered by well stocked flowerbeds providing an abundance interest and colour all year round. Mature trees nestle the house in its setting and the gardens also feature a pond, vegetable garden with fruit cages, small orchard, numerous seating areas and paved front and rear aspect terraces, the whole ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. The garden has the benefit of being fully irrigated from its own borehole.

Westhall village has a church and community pub. The nearby market town of Halesworth offers an abundance of wider shopping and services, including a church, doctor s surgery, arts centre, pubs, a number of independent restaurants and coffee shops, a fabulous deli, tennis and bowls clubs and a golf course. The Suffolk heritage Coastal villages of Easton Bavents and Covehithe offer sandy beaches, as does Southwold which also has a famous pier and a wide range of boutique shops, caf s and hotels. More extensive amenities are available in Norwich, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich. Communications links are excellent the A12 gives easy access to villages, major centres and the Suffolk Heritage Coast and Brampton station 1.6 miles offers services to major regional centres and London.

Distances
Westhall 0.6 miles
Halesworth 4.9 miles
Southwold 9.3 miles
Norwich 20 miles
Ipswich 35.3 miles

Nearby Stations
Halesworth branch line
Brampton branch line
Key Locations
The Cut Arts Centre
Halesworth Gallery
Valley Farm Vineyards
Thorington open air theatre

Nearby Schools
Saint Felix
Framlingham College and Prep
Bramfield House School
Ilketshall St Lawrence Primary School"