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Guide Price£850,000

Snape,

Land size
1.1 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
6

Key Features

  • Private approach via a sweeping driveway with ample off-road parking
  • Substantial detached home in a peaceful, secluded setting
  • Exceptionally versatile layout, ideal for family living or income potential
  • Self-contained extension perfect for multi-generational use or B&B
  • Predominantly ground floor accommodation with spacious, well-planned rooms
  • Five bedrooms, all with en-suite facilities and garden views
  • Beautiful, mature gardens extending to over 1.1 acres with veranda and decking
  • Range of garden outbuildings including summer house and flexible studio/workspace
  • EPC -

Description

An exceptional home, beautifully presented, standing in a delightful secluded location at the edge of this wonderful East Suffolk village. Snape is home to the internationally famous Snape Maltings Concert Hall, surrounding shops and café, Snape is equidistant between the Mediaeval fishing village of Orford and the popular resort town of Aldeburgh, both within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and all connected by the Rivers Alde and Ore. The nearby market town of Saxmundham benefits from a branch line railway station that connects to London Liverpool St via Ipswich and two supermarkets and only a few miles away Friday Street Farm Shop, with café, butchers and fishmongers, sells local produce and groceries.

Description - Set along a private track, the approach immediately sets the tone—peaceful, secluded, and quietly impressive. A sweeping driveway curves gracefully in front of the house and continues to the side, offering generous off-road parking and a sense of arrival befitting this substantial home.

This is a property where space, flexibility, and setting come together beautifully. Having been thoughtfully extended and reimagined over the years—most notably with a significant addition in 2015—the house now delivers exceptionally versatile accommodation suited to modern lifestyles. The extension can function independently from the main residence, making it ideal for multi-generational living, guest accommodation, or even boutique bed and breakfast use, without compromising privacy.

Inside, the layout has been carefully designed to provide both flow and functionality. The majority of the accommodation is arranged across the ground floor, creating ease of living, while a striking first-floor bedroom enjoys elevated views across the gardens—an ideal retreat within the home. Generous proportions, all bedroom have exceptional ensuite facilities, and well-balanced reception rooms ensure the house adapts effortlessly to family life, entertaining, or hosting guests.

What truly elevates this home, however, is its setting. The grounds—extending to over 1.1 acres—are a defining feature: private, mature, and wonderfully established. Expanses of lawn are interspersed with specimen trees and shrubs, creating a natural sense of structure and seasonal interest. A veranda and large decked terrace provide seamless indoor-outdoor living, perfect for entertaining or simply enjoying the tranquillity of the surroundings.

Additional outbuildings—including a charming summer house, a versatile former school room, and further stores—offer exciting potential for hobbies, workspace, or leisure use, enhancing the overall flexibility of the estate.

Altogether, this is a home of rare adaptability, set within superb grounds that offer both beauty and privacy—equally suited to family living, income potential, or a peaceful countryside retreat.

Tenure - Freehold

Outgoings - Council Tax Band currently E

Services - Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. LPG tank for central heating.

Viewing Arrangements - Please contact Flick & Son, 134 High Street, Aldeburgh, IP15 5AQ for an appointment to view. Email: Tel: Ref: 21050/RDB.

Fixtures And Fittings - No fixtures, fittings, furnishings or effects save those that are specifically mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale and any item not so noted is expressly excluded. It should not be assumed that any contents, furnishings or furniture shown in the photographs (if any) are included in the sale. These particulars do not constitute any part of any offer or contract. They are issued in good faith but do not constitute representations of fact and should be independently checked by or on behalf of prospective purchasers or tenants and are furnished on the express understanding that neither the agents nor the vendor are or will become liable in respect of their contents. The vendor does not hereby make or give nor do Messrs Flick & Son nor does any Director or employee of Messrs Flick & Son have any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever, as regards the property or otherwise.

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-03-22

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
68 D

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

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

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Market Value Analysis

Based on properties with houses in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£772,727 / acre
Regional Average (1+ acres)£153,311 / acre
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134 High Street, Aldeburgh, IP15 5AQ

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