Breckey Ley NOWTON BURY ST EDMUNDS SUFFOLK

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1 Breckey Ley NOWTON BURY ST EDMUNDS SUFFOLK

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3 Breckey Ley Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP9 5LT Superbly positioned house and cottage set in mature gardens and parkland 8 bedroom red brick house Range of outbuildings and stables Tennis court and former swimming pool Well maintained gardens bedroom Lodge Mature parkland enclosed by woodland About 78 acres (3 hectares) Available as a whole or in three lots.5 miles Bury St Edmunds centre.5 miles A4 (Junction 44) 3 miles Cambridge 80 miles London (distances are approximate) Savills Cambridge Unex House, 3-34 Hills Road, Cambridge CB 8PA Contact: Adrian Wilson or Oliver Carr awilson@savills.com or ocarr@savills.com or

4 History Breckey Ley (formerly called Brakeley House) forms part of the wider Nowton Estate. This was in the ownership of the Oakes family for over 50 years. Breckey Ley was built around 880 as the dower house for Nowton Court and occupied by the family ever since. Situation Breckey Ley occupies a very attractive and private parkland setting on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds within the parish of Nowton in West Suffolk. Approximately.5 miles to the north is the centre of the historic town of Bury St Edmunds, a popular market town which offers excellent shopping, St Edmundsbury cathedral and recreational facilities including the Theatre Royal, Abbey Gardens & Art Gallery. The town has convenient communications being just off the A4 with easy connections to the west for Newmarket and Cambridge and to the east for Stowmarket and Ipswich. Sporting amenities include racing at Newmarket. There are golf courses at Worlington, Flempton, and Bury St Edmunds. Lying approximately 4 miles to the west is the historic Ickworth House, Park and Gardens which are now owned by the National Trust. The City of Cambridge, which is well known for its educational excellence, cultural heritage and scientific advancement lies 3 miles west and offers a wider range of shops and restaurants. Main line trains can be found at Stowmarket with a journey time to London Liverpool Street of hour 30 minutes, while trains from Cambridge to London Kings Cross take 50 minutes. Bury St Edmunds also has a train station with the line running between Cambridge and Ipswich. Stansted airport lies 50 miles to the south west. LOT Breckey Ley Coloured red on the plan and extending to.46 hectares (30.0 acres) Main House Breckey Ley is a substantial house extending to over 5,700 sqft and thought to date from around 880. The house is approached via a drive leading from Nowton Road. The drive continues into a gravel sweep to the front of the house.

5 The front door leads into a vestibule and then a lobby and into the hall with block wooden flooring, a wood burner and attractive archways. The hall provides the principal focal point of the house with a door through to the drawing room featuring an ornate timber fireplace with a marble surround. French doors lead out to the garden to the south-east. Also leading from the hall is a cloakroom with a hand basin. The sitting room or study features a bay window and a brick fireplace. Across the hall is the dining room, again with a bay window facing south-east and a service hatch through to the kitchen. Off the hall leading towards the kitchen is a useful storage cupboard which houses the alarm system. The kitchen features original service bells, fitted cupboards and a disused fireplace. Leading from the kitchen is a utility room housing the boiler, electricity meter and back door to the courtyard and outbuildings. A butler s pantry with a sink and a larder with fitted shelving and a meat locker lead off the utility room. From the hall is a door to the garden, a WC and the stairs down to the well maintained dry cellars which divide into 3 storage areas. The staircase leads to the central landing giving access to the master bedroom with a dressing room and a bathroom. The adjacent bedroom also has a dressing room and currently shares a bathroom with the master bedroom. There are a further bedrooms which lead from the landing and a family bathroom. A door gives access to the stairs up to the second floor where there are a further 4 bedrooms accessed from a central landing with a further storage room with a housemaid s sink and a cold water storage tank. Gardens and Grounds To the rear of the house is an area laid mainly to lawn surrounded by well-maintained flowerbeds and mature trees and shrubs including magnificent cedars and other conifers and hardwoods. Leading further from the house is a tennis lawn which was used as such until about 6 years ago. The tennis lawn is partially bordered by a Beech hedge There is a covered swimming pool in need of restoration, a large vegetable garden and a hard tennis court. Beyond the garden is an area of parkland which is bordered by mature woodland giving the property as a whole a secluded and private feel. The parkland is let to a local grazier on a short term basis whilst the woodland has been continuously managed on an ad-hoc basis. Outbuildings To the south-west of the house is a brick-built range of buildings under a slate roof with loose boxes, a tack room and a carriage store, above which is a storage loft. There is a separate garage for one car. Adjoining the house is a fuel store and garden shed with an outside WC. LOT The Lodge Coloured blue on the plan and extending to hectares (0.5 acres) Located on the driveway before reaching the main house is a brick and flint cottage under a slate roof known as The Lodge and thought to have been built as a staff cottage at a similar time to Breckey Ley. The accommodation on the ground floor comprises a kitchen, dining room, sitting room and a bathroom. Upstairs there are bedrooms. Outside is a garden and a parking area. If The Lodge is sold separately to Breckey Ley, a right of access will be granted along the drive. LOT 3 - The Paddock Coloured Green on the plan and extending to hectares (47.84 acres) Located to the south of Breckey Ley Park and comprising fenced grassland interspersed by numerous specimen parkland trees bordered by woodland and with access from Nowton Road and Fox Pin Lane. The land is let under the same short term agreement to the same grazier as the parkland in Lot. General Remarks and Stipulations Method of Sale The property is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole or in Lots. Tenure & Possession The property is offered for sale freehold. Breckey Ley is available with immediate vacant possession. The Lodge is subject to an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. The parkland within lots and 3 is let on a Farm Business Tenancy. Further details are available from the selling agents. Sporting, Minerals and Timber Rights The sporting, minerals and timber, in so far as they are owned will be included in the sale. Energy Performance Certificates Full copies of the EPC s can be found in the data room. Services Both Breckey Ley and The Lodge are connected to mains electricity supplies and share a mains water supply. Heating is oil fired. Each have their own septic tanks. The parkland is serviced by water troughs fed from the same mains supply. Planning The property is offered for sale subject to any current or past development plans, Tree Preservation Orders, town planning schedule, applications, permissions and resolutions which may or may not come into force. Breckey Ley is not Listed although it is located in a Special Landscape Area.

6 to 3 OLD TOWN LANE t o Walk Caie Court Farm s t o 6 Olle Close 65 The Barn Court Farm Barn N ROAD m Cooper Lane 5 South Lodge Nowton House ON ROAD Oak Tree Nowton 9 7 Shrub Hill The Sanctuary Old Gardens 9 Lodge to 8 THE CURLEW Path Play Area 4 Car Park El Sub Sta The Grange 8 Visitor Centre Nowton Court FB FB Rose 5 8 PLOVERS WAY 9 38 El Sub Sta FB 45 Path 46 FB Football Ground Garden Tank Recreation Ground Low Residential Properties The individual houses will be subject to Council Tax. From our informal enquiries, we understand they are subject to the following Council Tax bands:- Breckey Ley The Lodge EPC Rating Council Tax Band Tenure Current Rent (PCM) 6(G) G Vacant Not applicable 4(E) C Assured Shorthold Tenancy 800 Solicitors Hewitsons, Shakespeare House 4 Newmarket Road Cambridge, CB5 8EP Contact: James Frankland Tel: Local Authority St Edmundsbury Borough Council West Suffolk House Western Way, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk, IP33 3YU Tel WOODSIDE CLOSE MAYFIELD ROAD Path (um) RAVEN ROAD 3 to 37 Banks Walk REDWING ROAD 47 to 53 LOT 0.60ha MAYFIELD ROAD Breckey Ley House Stradbroke Court The Lodge LOT 0.059ha Breckey Ley Park LOT.545ha FOX AND PIN LANE Track SICKLESMERE ROAD Boundaries, Plans, Areas, Schedules and Disputes The boundaries are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. The Purchaser(s) will be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and any error or mistake shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation thereof. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any points arise on the general remarks and stipulations, particulars, schedules, plan or the interpretation of any of them, such questions shall be referred to the selling agents whose decisions acting as an expert shall be final. Easements, Covenants, Rights of Way and Restrictions The property is sold subject to, or with the benefit of, all existing wayleaves, easements, quasi-easements, rights of way, covenants and restrictions, whether mentioned in the particulars or not. Overage There will be a reservation in favour of the current owners to share from any uplift in value resulting from any future development. The proposed uplift being 30% of the net increase in value on grant of planning permission for a period of 50 years from the date of completion. Postcode IP9 5LT Directions When travelling along the A4, turn off at Junction 44 and onto the A34 heading into Bury St Edmunds. Continue straight over the first and second roundabouts before turning left onto Nowton Road at the third roundabout. Continue along Nowton Road for approximately / a mile and the turning for Breckey Ley is on your right immediately after South Lee School. Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures and fittings, light fittings, curtains and carpets, garden statuary as well as other removable fittings are specifically excluded from the sale. All tenants fixtures and fittings, curtains, carpets, ornamental and wall lights, garden ornaments, garden furniture are also specifically excluded from the sale of the freehold property. Viewing Viewing is strictly by appointment with Savills. NOT TO SCALE LOT ha The Paddock Shelter Nowton Park NOTE - Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown copyright licence number Savills (UK) Limited NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. MCL: 443/JOYCE OAKES_B3 Date: 05/04/08 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH PB Tel: (00) VAT Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that the sale of the property or any part thereof or any right attached to it becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (000444). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE.

7 Breckey Ley Total area: approx sq. metres (579.3 sq. feet) Not to scale. For identification purposes only. The Lodge Total area: approx. 907 sq.ft. (84.3 sq.m.) Not to scale. For identification purposes only. Basement Ground Floor Ground Floor First Floor First Floor Second Floor Energy Efficiency Rating Breckey Ley Energy Efficiency Rating The Lodge Important Notice Savills together with their clients give notice that: : They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. : Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills has not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 3: The reference to any mechanical or electrical equipment or other facilities at the property shall not constitute a representation (unless otherwise stated) as to its state or condition or that it is capable of fulfilling its intended function and prospective Purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the fitness of such equipment for their requirements. 4: We have not made any investigations into the existence or otherwise of any issues concerning pollution of land, air or water contamination and any Purchasers are responsible for making their own enquiries in this regard. Particulars of sale prepared March 08. Photographs taken March 08. 8/04/05 OC

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