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Guide Price£650,000

Gislingham Road, Finningham, IP14

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5

Key Features

  • Attractive detached barn conversion
  • Displaying a wealth of original features
  • Impressive kitichen/living/family room
  • Superb vaulted first floor sitting room
  • Utility, snug, 5 Bedrooms & 5 bathrooms
  • Detached outbuilding with room above
  • Enclosed gardens, extensive parking
  • Completely unique - Early viewing advised

Description

A stunning and highly individual barn conversion, offering over 2,200 sq.ft of characterful and versatile accommodation in the sought-after Suffolk village of Finningham.

Perfect for families, those wanting flexible living space or even multi-generational use, the property combines charm and practicality, with an impressive open-plan kitchen/living area, family room, snug, five bedrooms, several en suites and a striking first-floor sitting room with vaulted ceiling and wood burner.

Further benefits include oil-fired underfloor heating, sealed unit glazing, private manageable gardens, extensive driveway parking and around 700 sq.ft of useful outbuildings, ideal for storage, hobbies, a studio or home working. With countryside close by, good access to Stowmarket, Diss, Bury St Edmunds and the A14, this is a rare home offering space, character, flexibility and a lovely village setting.

Kitchen / Living Area

A welcoming entrance leads into an impressive open-plan kitchen/living space, forming the heart of the home. The kitchen is extensive and well-appointed, providing ample storage and work surfaces, along with plenty of space for dining and entertaining.

Utility Room

Shower Room

Family Room

Leading off the kitchen/dining area is a family room with doors opening onto the gardens, creating an excellent connection between inside and out.

Snug

Another flexible reception space

Bedroom 2

A lovely ground floor double bedroom with an en suite bathroom

En Suite Bathroom

Full en-suite bathroom

Bedroom 3

A large double bedroom with views over the rear garden

Shower Room

Bedroom 4

With a shared en suite with bedroom 5

Bathroom

A Jack and Jill en suite bathroom with bed 5

Bedroom 5

Vaulted Sitting Room

The first floor is a particularly striking part of the home, featuring a superb sitting room with a vaulted ceiling and wood burner, creating a wonderful space to relax and unwind.

Bedroom 1

Outbuilding

The garage/outbuilding offers excellent additional space and potential for a variety of uses, including home working or studio space.

Outside

The property is set within manageable gardens which afford a good degree of privacy and seclusion. The outdoor space includes patio areas ideal for entertaining and enjoying the surroundings. To the front and side, an extensive driveway provides ample parking for multiple vehicles, including larger vehicles such as caravans, camper vans or trailers.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-08-01

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Private 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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Gislingham Church of England Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    144
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bacton Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    111
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mendlesham Primary School3.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mellis Church of England Primary School3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    147
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    117
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Hartismere School5.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,062
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stowupland High School6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    846
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stowmarket High School6.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    901
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Debenham High School7.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    714
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Diss High School7.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    877
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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 Rickinghall, Rickinghall4 miles
Budgens Badwell Ash, Badwell Ash4.8 miles
Co-op Haughley Foodstore, Haughley5.2 miles

GP surgery

Mendlesham Medical Group3.2 miles

Pharmacy

Wellbeing Pharmacy5.5 miles

Hospital

Hartismere Hospital5.4 miles

Green space

Playing Field250 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

Elmswell Rail Station5.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Gislingham Road294 metres

Typical drive times

Eye12 min · 6.4 miles
Diss18 min · 11 miles
Stowmarket14 min · 7.5 miles
Needham Market20 min · 11 miles
Norwich (city)48 min · 32 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 2Medium risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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