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Guide Price£650,000

Glemham Road, Sweffling, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17

Land size
3.5 acres
Bedrooms
4

Key Features

  • Rural setting, with excellent access to the A12
  • Unique opportunity to own a period cottage with adjacent commercial premises
  • Annual income of approximately £19,000
  • Fantastic plot measuring in excess of 3.5 acres
  • Potential to remodel, extend or redevelop
  • Picturesque rural village of Sweffling

Description

Discover a unique opportunity in the picturesque village of Sweffling. Wayside occupies a wonderful plot measuring in excess of 3.5 acres and features a wonderful semi-detached period cottage with a large generous garden, sitting alongside an adjacent yard that includes commercial premises, an annexe, and a barn.

Wayside is a unique four-bedroom extended period cottage in the charming rural village of Sweffling. This generous home backs onto open countryside and the River Alde, offering peaceful rural living with excellent transport links to the A12, Saxmundham, and Framlingham.

The property is set on a substantial plot exceeding 3.5 acres. Directly adjacent to the main home is a large yard featuring a one-bedroom annexe, two large commercial units, a barn, and several garages and lock-up units. Together, the commercial premises and annexe currently generate an annual income of approximately £19,000. The property could equally lends itself to further redevelopment, subject to the necessary planning permissions.

The garden of Wayside measures in excess of 200' and opens into 2.7 acres of meadowland to the rear of the property, extending behind the neighbouring property and the commercial units.

Wayside opens into a rear hall with a door that leads into a good size dining room with dual aspect, feature fireplace and access to an inner lobby which leads to the kitchen, sitting room and stairs to the first floor.

The sitting room is also of generous proportions, has a feature fireplace and windows to the front. To the rear is the kitchen/breakfast room with an extensive range of base and eye level units, a door leads to a handy utility room and a lobby leads out to the rear garden.

On the first floor, the landing leads off to three
double bedrooms, two with en-suites, and a fourth single bedroom. The single bedroom and two of the double bedrooms have fitted wardrobes. There is a main family bathroom and stairs lead to the attic.

Outside
The rear garden which measures in excess of 200' offers plenty of opportunity to landscape as well as room to extend the main dwelling, subject to planning. There is a disused swimming pool, which may be able to be reconditioned.

Location

Sweffling is set within the rural Alde Valley, a peaceful countryside setting, within easy reach of the historic market town of Framlingham, well known for its 12th-century castle, highly regarded schools and thriving high street of independent shops, cafés and restaurants.

The Suffolk Heritage Coast, including Aldeburgh, Snape Maltings and Orford, is easily accessible as well as Woodbridge and Ipswich providing further shopping, schooling and mainline rail connections to London's Liverpool Street. The surrounding villages and countryside offer excellent walking, cycling and riding, with the A12 providing convenient road links throughout Suffolk and beyond.

Saxmundham has the nearest railway station to
Wayside, as well as Waitrose and Tesco stores.

Directions

Please use IP17 2BQ as point of destination or for further information please contact a member of the team on .

Important Information

Services - We understand that mains water and electricity are connected to the property. Private drainage via a septic tank and oil-fired central heating.
Tenure - Freehold
Council tax band - E
EPC ratings -
Main dwelling - E
Annexe - F

Map Location

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Date Posted
2026-10-10

Utilities & Restrictions

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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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Garden
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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 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 63% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good LimitedThree Limited NoneVodafone Limited None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Saxmundham Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    252
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    166
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Snape Primary School4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    103
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School4.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    311
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form4.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,056
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Alde Valley Academy6.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    645
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stradbroke High School9.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    353
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Farlingaye High School10 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,861
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Debenham High School12 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    714
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

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

Tesco Saxmundham Superstore, Saxmundham2.2 miles
Waitrose Saxmundham, Saxmundham2.2 miles
Co-op Framlingham Station, Framlingham4.2 miles

GP surgery

Saxmundham Health Centre2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Saxmundham Pharma2.1 miles

Hospital

Aldeburgh Hospital7.9 miles

Green space

Playing Field475 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 Station2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Church694 metres

Typical drive times

Leiston15 min · 7.8 miles
Saxmundham8 min · 3.7 miles
Framlingham9 min · 4.9 miles
Wickham Market17 min · 7.8 miles
Colchester (city)59 min · 42 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 70 metres away.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

Not at the pin: mapped about 30 metres away.

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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