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Guide Price£575,000

Yarmouth Road, Corton, Lowestoft

Land size
0.23 acres
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • 2009 Converted Barn Conversion in a Rural Surround
  • Approx. 0.23 Acre Plot (stms)
  • Approx. 1977 Sq. ft (stms) of Accommodation
  • 19' Sitting Room with a Feature Fireplace & Cast Iron Wood Burner
  • 18' Kitchen/Breakfast Room & Open Plan Dining Room with Bi-folding Doors to Rear
  • Three En Suite Bedrooms Arranged Over Two Floors
  • Enclosed Courtyard Style Rear Garden & Large Easy to Maintain Front Garden
  • Gated Driveway with a Detached Garage & Internal Storage

Description

IN SUMMARY
Guide Price £575,000-£600,000. OFFERING A RARE BLEND OF CONTEMPORARY LIVING AND RURAL CHARM, this exceptional 2009 oil heated BARN CONVERSION is set within a tranquil countryside setting, just off the A47, on a 0.23 ACRE PLOT (stms). Boasting an expansive 1977 Sq. ft (stms) of beautifully appointed accommodation, the property is rich in CHARACTER FEATURES including VAULTED CEILINGS, exposed timber beams, and striking brickwork. The impressive 19’ SITTING ROOM centres around a feature fireplace with a CAST IRON WOOD BURNER, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for relaxing or entertaining. The 18’ KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM seamlessly connects to an OPEN PLAN DINING ROOM, where BI-FOLDING DOORS invite an abundance of natural light and provide effortless access to the rear garden. Practicality meets luxury with GROUND FLOOR UNDERFLOOR HEATING throughout, while three EN SUITE BEDROOMS are thoughtfully arranged over two floors, offering privacy and flexibility for family living or hosting guests. The HALL ENTRANCE offers the ideal meet and greet space, coupled with a W.C and separate UTILITY ROOM. Ample storage solutions are integrated throughout, and the property’s layout lends itself perfectly to modern lifestyles, with potential for a home office or creative studio space and an annually serviced SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM for peace of mind. THE GREAT OUTDOORS truly completes this idyllic home, with a GATED DRIVEWAY and expansive lawned frontage set behind classic timber post and rail fencing. There is ample space for keeping chickens or cultivating a vegetable garden, appealing to those seeking a self-sufficient lifestyle. The DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE provides secure parking and additional storage. The private front gardens are thoughtfully finished with ARTIFICIAL GRASS for year-round ease of maintenance. To the rear, a COURTYARD STYLE GARDEN, also laid with artificial grass, creates a seamless connection from the dining room’s bi-folding doors.

SETTING THE SCENE
From the communal driveway, double timber gates open up to the shingle driveway, providing ample off road parking and access to the double garage. Gated access and a pathway take you to the front door.

THE GRAND TOUR
The tiled hall entrance creates the ideal meet and greet space, with full height windows to front for natural light and stairs rising to the first floor. Underfloor heating runs underfoot, whilst timber latch and brace doors enclose the various reception rooms and built-in storage. A boiler room sits to one side, with a ground floor W.C including a two piece suite leading off. The main sitting room continues with wood flooring underfoot, whilst being centred on an exposed brick-built fireplace with a cast iron wood burner and pamment tiled hearth. Flowing seamlessly into the dining room, tiled floors run underfoot, with your eye drawn to the bi-folding doors which take you to the courtyard gardens. An opening leads to the kitchen, where a grand vaulted ceiling with a velux window and timber beams ensures for a light and bright feel. The kitchen offers a bespoke range of units, with a brick built centrepiece housing space for an electric range style cooker. The dishwasher and fridge is integrated, with space provided for a fridge freezer. The utility room allows for more storage, whilst housing space for laundry appliances. To the rear, the ground floor bedroom is ideal for a range of uses, with a door to the courtyard. Sitting under a vaulted ceiling with exposed timber beams, a private ensuite leads off, with a three piece suite including a walk-in shower cubicle and tiled splash-backs.

Upstairs, the galleried landing sits under a vaulted ceiling and velux windows, with doors leading to the two bedrooms. With fitted carpet under foot and a vaulted ceiling above, a walk-in wardrobe sits to one side, whilst adjacent, the luxury en suite bathroom includes a freestanding rolled top bath, corner shower cubicle with a thermostatically controlled shower and wood flooring. The second bedroom is finished in a similar style, with an en suite bathroom including a panelled bath, corner shower cubicle with a thermostatically controlled shower and velux window above.

FIND US
Postcode : NR32 5NJ
What3Words : ///endlessly.finishing.mixes

VIRTUAL TOUR
View our virtual tour for a full 360 degree view of the interior of the property.

AGENTS NOTES
The property is held across two land registry title deeds. A borehole and sewage treatment plant is shared with neighbouring properties, with a monthly shared cost. The local North Lowestoft Garden Village residential plans are close by, but with no immediate visual impact on the property.


EPC Rating: C

Garden

THE GREAT OUTDOORS
The property occupies a 0.23 acre plot (stms). A gated driveway and lawned frontage are enclosed within timber post and rail fencing fully enclosed for chickens with ornamental and fruit trees provided, Access leads to the double garage which offers twin sets of double doors to front, along with an internal store. Either side of the garage is a concrete base and woodstore. An additional woodstore sits at the end of the driveway. A timber gate opens to the private front gardens, which are finished with artificial grass for ease of maintenance. Attractive paving and a patio area are ideal for alfresco dining, with outside power and water installed. There is also a concrete base and 32amp electricity supply for a hot tub. To the rear, a courtyard style garden with artificial grass creates the ideal flow from the dining room bi-folding doors - all neatly enclosed within walled and fenced borders.

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General Disclaimer:
Whilst every care has been taken to prepare these sales particulars, they are for guidance purposes only. All measurements are approximate are for general guidance purposes only.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-08-20

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
71 C
78 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, Wood Burner
Broadband
Fibre (FTTC)
Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
Yes
Listed Property
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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
Private 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

52 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good GoodThree Good LimitedVodafone Good Good

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

  • Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Gunton Primary Academy1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    306
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hopton Church of England Primary Academy1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    195
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Woods Loke Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    483
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,263
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ormiston Denes Academy1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    711
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • East Point Academy3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    846
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Cliff Park Ormiston Academy3.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    812
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ormiston Venture Academy3.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    889
    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

Tesco Lowestoft Superstore, Lowestoft0.8 miles
Aldi Millennium Way Gunton Lowestoft, Lowestoft1.4 miles
Tesco Hollingsworth Express, Lowestoft1.6 miles

GP surgery

Bridge Road Surgery2.5 miles

Pharmacy

F P Cross Ltd1.3 miles

Hospital

James Paget Hospital3.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field808 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

Oulton Broad North Rail Station2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rackhams Corner338 metres

Typical drive times

Lowestoft8 min · 3.5 miles
Caister-on-Sea18 min · 10 miles
Great Yarmouth14 min · 8.4 miles
Norwich (city)41 min · 28 miles
Gorleston-on-Sea9 min · 5.3 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 1.

Surface water

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

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 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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