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£635,000

Tooks Common Lane, Ilketshall St. Andrew, Beccles

Land size
1.3 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Period semi-detached house
  • Beautifully presented
  • Spacious kitchen/diner + utility room
  • Four bedrooms
  • Generous plot 1.3 acres STMS
  • Landscaped gardens
  • Multiple outbuildings
  • Wooded area
  • Two garages
  • Private driveway

Description

Hidden away from the road and occupying a generous plot in an idyllic countryside setting, The Old Post Office is a charming period home offering beautifully presented accommodation and captivating gardens.

Entering via the side door, you are welcomed into a stylish open-plan kitchen, dining and family room, creating the heart of the home. Double doors open into a delightful garden room featuring a wood-burning stove and enjoying views over the surrounding gardens. A side hall provides access to a useful utility room and cloakroom/WC.

To the front of the property, accessed from the kitchen, is a charming sitting room centred around an impressive inglenook fireplace with inset wood-burning stove. From here, a front porch provides an additional entrance, while stairs rise to the first floor.

The first floor is arranged around a split-level landing which provides access to three bedrooms, two of which benefit from dual-aspect windows. The principal bedroom enjoys generous built-in storage. Completing this floor is a stylish family bathroom, fitted with a double-ended bath and separate shower enclosure.

A further staircase rises from the landing to a fourth bedroom tucked away in the eaves, offering a versatile space ideal as a guest room, home office or hobby room.

Outside, the property is truly captivating. Ample parking is available to the front, with a driveway leading to two garages. The plot extends to approximately 1.3 acres STMS and includes a variety of useful outbuildings.

The current owners have thoughtfully landscaped and defined distinct areas within the garden, greatly enhancing its appeal and creating a series of attractive outdoor spaces to enjoy. At the far end of the plot, a delightful wooded area provides a peaceful and natural backdrop.

SERVICES
Mains water and electricity are connected. Drainage is to a private system. (Durrants has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services and so cannot verify they are in working order.)

TENURE
Freehold.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the agent's Beccles Office.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
East Suffolk District Council. Council Tax Band – D

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
D
Date Posted
2026-06-24

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,170 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£488,462 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £378,154 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Oil Heating, Wood Burner
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
Yes
Listed Property
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Garage, Driveway, Off-Street Parking
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 75% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Ringsfield Church of England Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    118
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ilketshall St Lawrence School2.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    99
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Benet's Catholic Primary School2.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    69
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Bungay Primary School3.1 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    237
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Albert Pye Community Primary School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    350
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Sir John Leman High School2.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,404
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bungay High School2.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    922
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Beccles High School3.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    182
    Type
    Free schools
  • Hobart High School7.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    673
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    824
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Bungay, Bungay2.7 miles
Co-op Swines Green Foodstore, Beccles3.1 miles
Co-op Market Square Beccles, Beccles3.2 miles

GP surgery

Bungay Medical Centre2.9 miles

Pharmacy

Beccles H.C.C. Limited3 miles

Hospital

Beccles Hospital3 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden16 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Brampton (Suffolk) Rail Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Church396 metres

Typical drive times

Bungay9 min · 4.4 miles
Beccles12 min · 4 miles
Harleston20 min · 11 miles
Halesworth16 min · 7.4 miles
Norwich (city)36 min · 21 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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