Westgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds

A meticulously restored Grade II listed town house providing stunning accommodation situated within a stones throw of the Theatre Royal.


Understood to date back to at least the 16th century and built of a substantial timber frame construction beneath a tiled roof, this outstanding town house was totally restored in 2018/2019 to a particularly high standard, resulting in an exceptional home combining modern day living standards with original character. The house displays a wealth of original and very high status features including huge Inglenook fireplaces incorporating stone probably from from Bury Abbey, state of the art wood-burners, exposed beams and studwork, coupled with luxurious kitchen and bathrooms.

Situated over three floors, the immaculately presented accommodation currently in brief comprises an entrance door leading to the entrance hall with door to the sitting room, creating a wonderful reception room for relaxing with a fine Inglenook fireplace and oak and glass staircase to first floor. The dining room is a stunning space for entertaining with a stunning Inglenook fireplace and open to the kitchen fitted with an extensive range of units providing plenty of drawer and cupboard space beneath Quartz preparation surfaces and complemented by "Neff" integrated appliances. Stylish Bi-fold doors open to the courtyard garden, creating a wonderful feeling of space affording plenty of light from the southerly aspect. Situated off the kitchen is a separate utility and cloakroom and a the study/potential fourth bedroom with door to rear.

On the first floor is a landing leading to the two large bedrooms, both complemented by stylish en-suite shower rooms. On this floor is a further bathroom and an inner landing with airing cupboard and stairs to the second floor.

The versatile top floor accommodation could create two further bedrooms and currently comprises a sitting room, bedroom and dressing room affording far reaching views across the town.

Outside - The house is approached through shared private electric gates leading to Greene Mews and continuing to cartlodge garaging. The walled rear garden is a particular feature being south facing and creates an ideal area for outdoor entertaining.

Location - The house enjoys a prominent setting on the edge of the historic medieval town grid and only a stones throw from the Theatre Royal and town centre. Bury St Edmunds is a picturesque, thriving market town which brings together the old and the new. The town boasts a great collection of venues for eating, drinking, shopping, and relaxing, making it a great place to live, work, visit and study.

The market town, with its impressive produce market every Wednesday and Saturday, is nestled in the heart of Suffolk. It is known for the Abbey Gardens, a ruined abbey right in the town centre. Bury is a very popular destination for locals and tourists to the area. Visit the old side of the town to see the Cathedral in all its glory, the medieval quarter of the town and the Abbey Gardens itself, or browse the newer side of the town to discover its large assortment of shops, restaurants and entertainment centres.

Directions - When entering Bury St Edmunds along Westgate Street, the house will be found on the right hand side before reaching the historic Theatre Royal.

Services - All mains services are connected. Gas fired central heating (underfloor on ground floor/radiators on first floor).
Council Tax: West Suffolk Band: F
Broadband speed: Up to 1800 mbps available (Source Ofcom)
Mobile phone signal for: EE, Three and O2 (Source Ofcom)
Flood Risk: Very Low Risk

Grade Ii Listing Information - House, later divided into 2; now offices. C16 core; C18 front; C19 alterations and extensions. Timber-framed and rendered; red brick to the east gable and one rear wing; C20 plaintiled roof; paired modillion eaves soffit. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attics. 4 window range: 12-pane sashes to the ground storey, 9-pane to the 1st storey, all in flush cased frames. 2 matching doorcases with plain fanlights, reeded pilasters and pediments. 2 matching doors with 8 raised fielded panels. A foot-scraper by one door. A high red brick chimney-stack has 4 attached shafts with moulded caps set diagonally on a rectangular base. The rear has a rendered gable on the left with two 6-pane sash windows to the 1st storey and 2 sashes with a single vertical glazing bar on the ground storey, all in flush cased frames. The back door has a moulded architrave and a flat cornice hood on shaped brackets. The longer C19 gabled wing on the right has sashes with single glazing bars. INTERIOR: timbers are exposed only on part of the ground storey, in the rooms to each side of the internal chimney-stack. To the left of the stack the ceiling beams have a double ogee moulding with run-off stops: the main transverse beam is in front of the stack and is not moulded on the inner face, which suggests that the stack may be a later insertion, replacing a smoke bay or plaster flue. The straight chamfered timber lintel has 2 large peg-holes which may have been for an initial timber frame. The rounded back to the fireplace has an unusual brick grille set into one side. The brickwork has considerable traces of original red ochre colouring and lining. In the 2-bay room to the right of the stack all the ceiling timbers are exposed: the main cross-beams have a very wide chamfer and the closely-set joists are plain and very wide. The bay spacing is irregular and the building may have been shortened at the west end. The rear wall has been removed and a long C20 extension added. The stack on this side has stone blocks to the sides and jambs and a straight chamfered timber lintel. The remainder of the building has no exposed framing and the roof is inaccessible. The stair, within the entrance hall, has reel-and-bobbin balusters, open bracketed strings and moulded newels and