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Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Description

A fabulous opportunity to acquire a derelict four bedroom former coach house offering the potential to renovate or rebuild.

The Property
Fern Court Cottage is a charming, albeit derelict, former coach house that originally belonged to the Grand Fern Court on Park Road. Fern Court was damaged by bombing during the Second World War and, where the original rear wing once stood, a new house was subsequently constructed. Beyond this lies Fern Court Cottage, now offered for sale for the first time in many decades.

This represents a rare opportunity to restore and renovate a historic building or, subject to the necessary planning permissions, or replace it with a distinctive new family home. The property occupies a generous plot in a secluded and peaceful setting, just a short walk from Aldeburgh’s High Street, the beach and the tennis courts.

The Plot
The existing building sits well back within the plot, with the site widening towards the rear, offering excellent scope to extend as part of a comprehensive renovation or to create a replacement dwelling, subject to the necessary planning permissions. There is ample space to provide generous off-road parking together with the potential to construct a garage to the front.
The site is available for inspection strictly by appointment with the selling agents. Access to the property is entirely at the viewer’s own risk due to its current condition. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Michael Bedford at Bedfords Estate

Agents.
Agent note: There has in the past been Japanese knotweed present on this property; however, it has been professionally treated and the vendor has provided an email confirming that the treatment is complete and there is no evidence of Japanese knotweed present.

Services
Mains electric, water, sewage
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Location
ALDEBURGH; enviable for its position on the East
Suffolk coastline and its cultural history, is now a year round destination for creative activities, the annual Aldeburgh Festival for Music, art exhibitions, cinema, literary and poetry festivals.

The town enjoys a wide range of shopping facilities and adiverse range of restaurants, some of nationalreputation. The historic town boasts a host of leisure activities including tennis, sailing, walking, golf and bird watching besides some of the finest lowland marsh and heathland scenery found in the British Isles.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-08-08

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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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
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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

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

  • Aldeburgh Primary School310 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    78
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Coldfair Green Community Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    160
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Leiston Primary School3.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    383
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Snape Primary School4.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    103
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Orford Church of England Primary School and Nursery4.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    34
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Alde Valley Academy3.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    645
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form13 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,056
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Farlingaye High School13 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,861
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kesgrave High School16 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,875
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Felixstowe School17 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,169
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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 Aldeburgh Foodstore, Aldeburgh286 metres
Tesco Aldeburgh Saxmundham Express, Aldeburgh566 metres
Co-op Saxmundham Road Foodstore, Aldeburgh600 metres

GP surgery

Leiston Surgery3.9 miles

Pharmacy

Aldeburgh Pharmacy276 metres

Hospital

Aldeburgh Hospital97 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces242 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

Saxmundham Rail Station6.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bus Shelter337 metres

Typical drive times

Leiston9 min · 4.1 miles
Aldeburgh2 min · 0.6 miles
Saxmundham12 min · 6.8 miles
Wickham Market23 min · 13 miles
Colchester (city)1 hr 5 min · 47 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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