Large home with annexe for sale in Hacheston at £1.7 million

Selling agent Fine & Country describes Hacheston Lodge as “a perfectly formed small stately home”, adding that the various outbuildings will be of particular interest to equestrians.

The property includes a number of outbuildings (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) Although the property was built in the Edwardian period, the predominant styling is Georgian – from the pedimented gable entrance and brick quoins outside to the deep-set doorways and arched openings within.

The front door opens to a wide entrance hallway with two generous reception rooms on either side.

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To the left is the family room with a minimalist cassette stove in the chimney breast. There’s scope to divide the space and create a small study at the narrower end of the room, said Fine & Country.

The entrance hall (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) Across the hall, the sitting room is of a similar size and easily accommodates a seating area as well as a grand piano. It also features a decorative marble fireplace and French doors leading out to the garden.

The sitting room (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) At the south-east corner of the house is a vast kitchen/diner, recently enlarged by the incorporation of a former conservatory.

The kitchen blends traditional and modern with Shaker-style units topped by a decorative architrave, granite and maple countertops, a Rangemaster stove in the wide fireplace and a large central island as well as another sit-up breakfast bar.

Skylights illuminate the dining area, which also has windows and French doors looking out in a southerly direction.

The kitchen/diner was recently enlarged with the incorporation of a former conservatory (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) Completing the ground floor is a utility room, WC and home office with built-in desks. The latter could also be used as a separate dining room.

The bedrooms are spread across the first and second floor, with two of the first-floor bedrooms enjoying en suites.

Fine & Country said: “Of particular note is the master bathroom where a tub is recessed into a mirrored alcove, a lovely place to unwind at the end of the day.”

One of the five bedrooms (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd)

Between these two bedrooms is a seating area, currently used as a library with built-in bookcases.

A smaller bedroom on this floor is served by a family bathroom.

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Stairs lead up to the second floor where there are two further bedrooms, one with an extensive built-in desk arrangement ideal for a home office, and a shower room.

“These top floor rooms make a wonderful suite for older teenagers, or perhaps houseguests, to enjoy a degree of privacy,” said Fine & Country.

The master bathroom (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) Included with the property is a thatched cottage created from a former apple store, comprising three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large reception room, kitchen and utility.

Enabling guests to self-cater separately from the main house, the cottage has proven a profitable holiday let for the current owners.

The property comes with a detached three-bed cottage (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) The cottage has a large reception room (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) Hacheston Lodge sits in impressive grounds stretching to around five acres, including a variety of formal gardens.

Screened all round by mature trees and shrubs, the property is approached via a gravel driveway with a knot-garden turning circle in front of the house.

The grounds extend to around five acres (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) An expanse of lawns, specimen trees and shrubs adds to the sense of seclusion, while a tree tunnel walk leads to an area of approximately three acres with three paddocks, a stable block and a large building housing three barns.

There is also a 300 sqft cabin, supplied with water and electricity, which has planning for agricultural use.

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Completing the gardens is the heated open-air swimming pool surrounded by a patio, lawns and rose-covered trellises. 

The heated outdoor swimming pool (Image: HomeSight Studios - JRM Creative Ltd) The pool has a concertina cover providing partial or complete coverage, allowing for swims in cooler weather or under the stars on warmer nights.

Two more outbuildings are found near the main house, including a large U-shaped building that currently houses a gym, recording studio, workshop and the pump room for the pool.

A second building is used to store garden machinery.

The village of Hacheston has a church, village hall and garden centre with a café. It is around four miles from Framlingham and nine miles from Woodbridge.

For more information, contact Fine & Country.

PROPERTY FACTS

Hacheston Lodge, Hacheston
Price: £1,700,000
Fine & Country, 01379 646020
fineandcountry.com