Rosehill Road, Ipswich

Boasting a prominent position on Rosehill Road in East Ipswich, this splendid Victorian detached house offers an exceptional opportunity to improve an already impressive residence. With a vast layout, the property offers three spacious reception rooms and four double bedrooms, providing ample space for both relaxation and entertaining. This is a rare opportunity to acquire an impressive residence recognised by Ipswich Borough Council for its architectural design and size of plot.

Situation - The property lies a little to the east of Ipswich town centre within reasonable walking distance thereof, also lying just across the road from the scenic Holywells Park which is a delightful preserve of wild life and plant life. There are shops in the near vicinity and regular bus services into Ipswich being the County town of Suffolk with its wide variety of shops, businesses, entertainment and sporting facilities, a vibrant rejuvenated waterfront and railway station providing regular train service to London/Liverpool Street with typical journey times of just over 1 hour.

To Find The Property - Coming from the town centre of Ipswich, follow the road as for Felixstowe continuing up Bishops Hill and just past the turning for Nacton Road, turn left in to Rosehill Road and the property will be found just along on the left.

The Residence - Comprises a detached Victorian rehouse believed to date from 1881 and is a house of enormous prestige, character and style which was the subject of considerable modernisation some 40 years ago but now would benefit from a scheme of updating. It is of red brick construction under slate roofing with sash windows and retains a considerable range of original features such as tall skirting, fireplaces, shutters to some windows, picture rails, some classic radiators, corbeled archway, some fine original tiling in good condition to the hall, to. name a few.

It is arranged as follows

Hall - 8.38m x 2.03m (27'6 x 6'8 ) - Original ceramic tiled flooring, recess with stairs off, dado rail, wall lights, 2 radiators

Study - 3.66m x 3.58m (12 x 11'9) - with radiator, range of book shelves, ceiling rose, picture rail, wall lighting

Sitting Room - 4.80m x 4.52m (15'9 x 14'10) - Shutters to windows, french doors to garden, fireplace, radiator

Rear Hall - with Conservatory off, leading out to small inner courtyard. Door and steps to basement room.

Drawing Room - 5.84m (into bay) x 4.83m (19'2 (into bay) x 15'10) - original fireplace with wood surround, rose to ceiling light, decorative frieze above picture rail, classic radiator. Leading from the hall via a door with 'Book detailing' within an Adam style doorway, opening into

Shower Room/Cloakroom - With corner shower with electric control, storage cupboards, heated towel rail, Cloakroom with low-level W.C pedestal wash-basin, dado panel, Potterton wall mounted gas-fired central heating boiler

Breakfast Room - 3.48m x 3.07m (11'5 x 10'1 ) - with closed in fireplace, built in cupboards, radiator, preserved panel of 9 call bells, opening in to

Kitchen - 2.90m x 2.79m (9'6 x 9'2) - comprehensive range of working surfaces, some tiled with base cupboards and drawers, 1 1/2 bowl stainless steel sink unit, built-in double oven with 4 ring gas hob unit, extractor canopy, range of wall cupboards

Basement - 3.48m x 3.40m (11'5 x 11'2 ) - with store room off

First Floor -

Landing - 4.11m x 3.35m (13'6 x 11) - with airing cupboard with hot water tank, doors to rooms as follows

Bedroom 1 - 3.66m x 3.58m (12 x 11'9) - with radiator, original fireplace

Bedroom 2 - 4.50m x 4.42m (14'9 x 14'6 ) - with vanity wash-basin with wooden cupboard below, marble surround to original fireplace with tiled cheeks, built-in wardrobe, shelving with cupboard below, radiator

Bedroom 3 - 4.83m x 4.50m (15'10 x 14'9 ) - with marble surround to fireplace with inset cast iron grate with tiled cheeks, radiators, door in to ensuite area including pedestal wash basin, radiator, built in wardrobe

Bedroom 4 - 3.45m 3.15m (11'4 10'4 ) - with radiator, cast iron fireplace, built in cupboard, doorway in to following 2 rooms

Bed-Sitting Room - 3.18m x 2.82m (10'5 x 9'3) - with radiator. Note: Bedroom 4 and rooms off form a useful self-contained suite.

Dressing Room - 2.79m x 2.79m (9'2 x 9'2) - with vanity wash-basin, vanity surface with drawers below, radiator. Off this further

Family Bathroom - 4.14m x 2.06m (13'7 x 6'9 ) - claw foot bath with brass taps, pedestal wash-basin, high level W.C, bidet, shower, radiator

Outside - Two entrances lead in front of the road with parking in front of the house and lead in to double garage 18'4 x 17' with 2 up and over doors, gas metre, recess off with plumbing for washing machine.

From the Inner Courtyard mentioned above are the following:-

Outside W.C

Store room with stable door

2nd Garden tool shed

Door leads out from this area in to the rear garden where are sited 2 linked greenhouses each about 20' x 7'10' which are of brick footings with double glazing and polycarbonate roofing.

The gardens are of generous size including courtyard, area of patio with balustrading, lawns, various shrubberies, formal gravelled area with feature shrubs and plants, there are a number of ornamental trees and evergreen hedging and the boundaries are mature.

There is a wooden garden shed near the greenhouses. The whole amounts in all to about 1/2 acre (subject to survey)

Council Tax - Band F

Services - All mains services are connected