Summary - Lavender Cottage, Hawkedon IP29 4NP
2 bed 1 bath Semi-Detached
Character cottage with large gardens and rural views, ideal for countryside living.
Large private garden of about 0.26 acre with paved dining area and greenhouse
Ample off‑street parking with potential cartlodge (previous planning now expired)
Newly renovated interior retaining exposed timbers and woodburner
Superb kitchen/breakfast room with granite tops, island, and French doors
Principal bedroom with adjoining dressing room/nursery (occasional third bedroom)
Luxurious first‑floor bathroom plus convenient ground‑floor shower room
Oil‑fired boiler heating; shared private drainage (not mains)
Slow broadband compared with urban areas
Set in one of Suffolk’s most unspoilt villages, this newly renovated period cottage combines traditional character with modern comfort. The double-aspect sitting room features exposed timbers, a brick fireplace and a wood-burning stove, while the generous kitchen/breakfast room has granite worktops, a central island and two sets of French doors opening to the garden. The house feels spacious throughout, with flexible first-floor rooms including a dressing room/nursery or occasional third bedroom.
Gardens and parking are major strengths: the plot extends to about 0.26 acres, with an extensively paved dining terrace, sloping lawns, mature beds, greenhouse, workshop and off-street parking for several cars. There has previously been planning consent for a cartlodge garage, offering clear scope to add covered parking subject to reapplying for permission.
Practical points to note: heating is oil-fired via boiler and radiators, and drainage is shared private rather than mains. Broadband speeds are relatively slow compared with urban areas. The property’s timber-frame origins mean some internal walls are uninsulated (as built), despite double glazing installed after 2002.
This cottage will suit buyers seeking rural lifestyle, strong period character and garden space close to Bury St. Edmunds. It is offered freehold, largely updated and ready to move into, with further potential for modest improvement or an outbuilding subject to consent.
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