Brightwell Road, Brightwell, Ipswich, IP10

THE PROPERTY
Bent Ridge is a well-appointed and stylishly presented contemporary home found in private grounds close to both Ipswich and Woodbridge in East Suffolk.

The house, which was built in 2004 and has undergone extension since, is a striking design with virtually all its accommodation on one-level; this allows for high ceilings and apex windows in many rooms, with numerous Velux and box-bay windows adding to the movement of light. The property’s “cross shape” creates elevations and vistas facing multiple aspects, with sets of French, bi-fold and sliding doors providing easy access to garden areas and patios.

The four principal bedrooms are found on one elevation, accessed from a curved hall - all these rooms are double sized with three of them having bed decks and storage or desks below, making them ideal for children and teenagers. Three of the bedrooms have recently modernised en-suite shower rooms.

The house orientates around an impressive open-plan living space at its centre; this includes a fully fitted kitchen (including a range cooker, quartz surfaces, a large island, two sinks and a boiling water tap) which opens into a dining room/conservatory and a triple aspect family/games room, with a large log burner.

Further accommodation includes a gym/study/fifth bedroom, a first-floor study, a utility room, a WC and a formal sitting room with bi-fold doors to a raised deck.

Specification includes underfloor heating, feature lighting, aluminium windows and doors (some with fitted blinds), oak internal doors and chrome switches and plugs.

GARDENS
As the site plan shows, Bent Ridge sits in grounds that total 2.56 acres.

The house is accessed by an electric gate and the gardens immediately surrounding include a south-facing courtyard off the kitchen, a breakfast patio with an eastern elevation, several areas of lawn, a raised deck (one with a climbing frame and swings), and a large driveway with access to a double garage with roller doors.

COMMERCIAL YARD AND BUILDINGS
A commercial yard lies beyond the formal gardens, which has separate access from the main house and garage. It includes the buildings listed below which are approved for B8 use (Storage or Distribution):

• A flat roofed weatherboarded workshop/studio measuring 1020 square feet and which has: bi-fold doors, a kitchenette, a WC, strip lighting and heating/air conditioning.
• A 520 square foot, steel-framed storage barn with a roller door and pedestrian doors.
• Hardstanding for six storage containers. (The existing containers can be removed).
• A shingled parking and turning area measuring 0.2 of an acre with potential (STP) for further storage or connected activities.

Three phase power supplies both buildings which are also separately metered, and the house and commercial buildings are held on separate titles.

PADDOCKS
1.6 acres of grass paddock land lies beyond the commercial yard which is ideal for horses or alpacas. This is divided into two distinct areas by post-and-wire fences and include a two-bay field shelter with power, water and a food store.

LOCATION
The property is one of two dwellings which share an entrance off Brightwell Road, between the villages of Brightwell and Bucklesham, around two miles from the eastern fringes of Ipswich.

The A12 and A14 are both reachable by car inside five minutes, as are various supermarkets, gyms and other services. Woodbridge and Felixstowe are located within an easy drive with their respective riverside and seaside walks.

DIRECTIONS
Postcode: IP10 0AZ
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POINTS TO NOTE
The property is registered with East Suffolk Council under Council Tax band F with payments of 3088.28 PA.

It is connected to mains water and electricity. Heating is by an Oil-fired heating system. Solar panels supplement the property’s electric use. There is a private sewerage treatment system. EPC rating B.

Access is via a shared entrance which is owned by a neighbouring property (High Farm), where Bent Ridge benefits from an easement. High Farm is used for caravan and general storage which is not visible from Bent Ridge.

Bent Ridge also has planning permission for an extension to create a new storeroom, two further bedrooms suites and a porch extension. Documentation can be found on East Suffolk Council’s Planning Portal using reference C/13/0135, but please note the application was won on appeal. Planning drawings are available on request.

We understand that applications for a solar farm have been approved on nearby land.

Some Google Satellite images show the property before it was extended in 2012/2013.

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