Grade II-Listed timber-framed moated Suffolk farmhouse with rare redevelopment opportunity

  • £825,000
Laxfield Road, Stradbroke, Eye, UK
Grade II-Listed timber-framed moated Suffolk farmhouse with rare redevelopment opportunity
Laxfield Road, Stradbroke, Eye, UK
  • £825,000

Overview

  • Detached
  • Property Type
  • 4
  • Bedrooms
  • 2
  • Bathrooms

Description

COUNTRY LIVING on a PEACEFUL SUFFOLK SMALLHOLDING

A rare redevelopment opportunity – BARLEY GREEN FARM is a much-loved family home, last sold nearly 55 years ago! Full planning permission already in place for a spectacular barn conversion. This farmstead was once part of Lord Henniker’s magnificent Suffolk Estates.

  • 8 Acres STS – With equestrian and/or income potential (cabins/yurts, caravans, B&B), subject to permission. Bags of room, subject to permission, for new amenities (pool, tennis court, stables, gazebo, conservatory, BBQ, decking, etc.). Easy access to the public footpath at the corner of the rear meadow. Front orchard and back meadow, mature gardens, plentiful trees and greenery, and several moats.
  • Large Traditional Barn – FULL PLANNING PERMISSION for conversion (and extension) to a contemporary 4/5 bed luxury residence. The plans were drawn up by a leading heritage architect specializing in listed properties and spectacular barn conversions.
  • Grade II Listed main house – A charming 16th Century timber-framed, moated farmhouse, displaying many original features and nicely sited in 8 acres of tranquil greenery.

 

Ground Floor: Sitting Room  • Reception/Drawing/Dining Room  • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Utility Room • WC

First Floor: Principal Bedroom with Ensuite Bathroom • Three Further Bedrooms • Family Bathroom

Attic: Full length, potential for development/further living space, subject to permission.

The house has a small rear porch/boot room and an attached boiler house. There is oil-fired central heating and two wood-burning stoves set in large inglenook fireplaces.

Detached Double Garage and workshop.

Set just outside the village of Stradbroke, surrounded by lush countryside. Nearby market towns of Eye (8 miles), Framlingham (9 miles), Diss (10 miles, mainline train station with journeys to London Liverpool Street in 95 minutes). City services available in Ipswich (25 miles) and Norwich (30 miles). Easy access to  the stunning Suffolk Heritage coastline, with charming, traditional seaside resorts such as Aldeburgh and Southwold. Dunwich Heath and RSPB Minsmere/Dingle Marshes just 17 miles.

EPC: exempt (listed property); Council Tax: Band F (£3,159.19 payable pa 2025/2026); Full Planning Permission: Barn Conversion DC/24/01456; Sold partially furnished, with Vacant Possession.

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  • Address Laxfield Road, Stradbroke, Eye, UK
  • City Stradbroke
  • Postal Code IP21 5JT
  • Country United Kingdom

Details

Updated on July 14, 2025 at 9:32 am
  • Price: £825,000
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Property Type: Detached

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