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Guide Price£685,000

Sheepdrift Road, Bromeswell, IP12

Land size
1.5 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Individual detached chalet-style home in a wonderfully leafy setting
  • Three bedrooms arranged across the ground and first floors
  • Exceptionally spacious and flexible ground-floor accommodation
  • Impressive kitchen opening into a bright garden/dining room
  • Substantial sitting room plus separate snug
  • Dedicated home office with independent external access
  • Ground-floor bathroom, separate WC and first-floor en-suite
  • Detached indoor swimming pool building extending to approximately 527 sq ft
  • Generous driveway and off-road parking
  • Rural Bromeswell position only a short distance from Woodbridge

Description

Authors Went is an individual and remarkably versatile detached chalet-style bungalow occupying a mature and secluded setting along Sheepdrift Road in the sought-after village of Bromeswell. Placed in the middle of a 1.5 acre plot (sts) of mature woods this property also offers many large outbuildings, ideal for a business for storage. Dating from the first half of the twentieth century and subsequently extended, the property offers an generous amount of accommodation, extensive ground-floor living and the particularly rare addition of its own indoor swimming pool.

The accommodation is predominantly arranged across the ground floor, making the house particularly adaptable. At its heart is a substantial kitchen fitted with an extensive range of timber-fronted cabinetry, generous work surfaces and a large central island offering both additional storage and preparation space.

The kitchen opens naturally into the adjoining garden/dining room, an impressive reception area surrounded by glazing and finished beneath a characterful timber-lined vaulted ceiling. With views into the mature gardens and ample space for a substantial dining table, it creates an excellent everyday family and entertaining space with a strong connection to the outside.

The principal sitting room is particularly generous, extending to more than 20ft at its widest point and enjoying windows to several aspects. A substantial exposed-brick fireplace with stove forms the focal point of the room, while its proportions comfortably accommodate several seating areas.

A separate snug/bedroom four provides a further reception room and leads through to a dedicated home office, which benefits from its own external entrance. This makes the arrangement particularly useful for anyone regularly working from home, operating a small business or simply wanting working space away from the principal accommodation.

Also positioned on the ground floor is a generous double bedroom, together with a recently renovated bathroom, completed in 2024. A separate utility room and WC further enhance the practicality of the layout.

The first floor provides two further bedrooms. The larger enjoys its own en-suite shower room, while both rooms benefit from attractive elevated views across the surrounding trees and countryside. This arrangement gives the property considerable flexibility for family living, guests or buyers seeking predominantly single-storey accommodation without sacrificing additional bedroom space.

One of the defining features of Authors Went is the detached indoor swimming pool building, providing a sizeable private leisure facility set separately within the grounds. It is an unusual and increasingly rare addition and gives the property an entirely different dimension from most homes within the surrounding area.

Outside, the house sits within established and wonderfully leafy grounds, with mature trees, shrubs and planting creating an excellent degree of seclusion. Various paved seating areas are positioned around the grounds, while the drive area provides substantial parking together with a double garage.

The house benefits from oil-fired central heating, with the boiler understood to be approximately two years old and still covered by the balance of its warranty. The property is served by a private well water supply and septic tank drainage, with mains electricity and FTTC broadband available. The loft is also boarded, providing useful additional storage.

Authors Went is ultimately a house for someone looking for something unique, extensive and adaptable accommodation, mature private surroundings, excellent home-working potential and the extraordinary benefit of a private indoor swimming pool, all within easy reach of Woodbridge.

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EPC Rating: E

Sitting Room

Dining Room

Kitchen

Utility Room

Ground floor Bedroom

Snug

Office

Bathroom

Bedroom

Bedroom 2

En-suite

Pool House

Garden

Wrap around 1.5 acre plot

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-09-18

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,222 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£456,667 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £376,097 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
45 E
76 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Private Supply
Heating
Oil Heating
Broadband
Fibre (FTTC)
Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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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
Parking Available
Garden
Front Garden, Private Garden, Enclosed 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

76 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

  • Eyke Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    97
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sandlings Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Community school
  • Melton Primary School2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    163
    Type
    Community school
  • Rendlesham Primary School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    277
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Woodbridge Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Farlingaye High School3.1 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,861
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kesgrave High School6.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,875
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Alban's Catholic High School8.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    967
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Copleston High School8.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,930
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Northgate High School8.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,750
    Type
    Community school

* 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

Morrisons Daily Melton Woodbridge The STR, Woodbridge1.9 miles
Spar - Woodbridge, Woodbridge2.2 miles
Co-op Woodbridge Foodstore, Woodbridge2.5 miles

GP surgery

Little St John Street Surgery2.6 miles

Pharmacy

Acer Road Pharmacy2.3 miles

Hospital

Nuffield Ipswich Hospital7.5 miles

Green space

Playing Field298 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

Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bus Shelter998 metres

Typical drive times

Kesgrave17 min · 8.5 miles
Saxmundham19 min · 11 miles
Woodbridge8 min · 3.4 miles
Wickham Market12 min · 5.9 miles
Colchester (city)46 min · 33 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

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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