Entrance hall, sitting/dining room, kitchen, three first floor bedrooms and a family wet room.  Garden to the front and generous garden to rear.  Off-street parking for two to three vehicles.  No onward chain.

For Sale By Timed Online Auction – 30th May 2025

Method of Sale
The property is being offered for sale by Unconditional Timed Online Auction on the 30th May 2025 and on the assumption the property reaches the reserve price, exchange of contracts will take place upon the fall of the electronic gavel with completion on the 27th June 2025.  For details of how to bid please read our Online Auction Buying Guide.  

The seller’s solicitor has prepared an Auction Legal pack.  This will be available to view online and interested parties should Register online to receive updates.  If you are viewing a hard set of these particulars or via Rightmove or alike, please visit the Online Property Auctions section of Clarke and Simpson’s website to Watch, Register and Bid. 

Seller’s Solicitors
The seller’s solicitor is Flagship Conveyancing, 31 King Street, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1PD; Email: conveyancing@flagship-group.co.uk. We recommend that interested parties instruct their solicitor to make any additional enquiries prior to the auction.

Note
For those wishing to bid at auction, it is essential that each buyer “wet” signs a copy of the Flagship Declaration of Interest Form. Please contact the agent for further details. 

Location 
16 Seaward Avenue is located in the popular town of Leiston and benefits from a high street which offers a good variety of independent retailers, together with a Co-operative supermarket.  There is also the popular Leiston Film Theatre, a post office, Barclays Bank, a library, museum, garage, a number of public houses, Leiston Primary School with nursery and Alde Valley High School.  Saxmundham lies about three miles to the west where there are further facilities, including Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, and rail services to Ipswich with some direct trains through to London’s Liverpool Street station.  The Heritage Coast, with the popular coastal villages and towns of Thorpeness and Aldeburgh, is within two miles. The county town of Ipswich lies about twenty miles to the south-west. 

Directions
Entering Leiston from the Saxmundham direction via Waterloo Avenue, turn right at the traffic lights and take your second left onto Kings Road and at the T-junction, turn right onto Aldeburgh Road taking your first left into Seaward Avenue.  Continue down a short way and the property can be found on your right hand side identified by a Clarke & Simpson For Sale board.

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Description
16 Seaward Avenue is a three bedroom semi-detached former local authority house of non-standard Orlit construction located a short walk from the centre of the amenities of the town and is now in need of full renovation and refurbishment.  Given that the property is of non-standard Orlit construction, we recommend that if finance is needed, you talk to your lender about this prior to viewing as we believe it would be hard to mortgage.  

The Accommodation 
The front door opens into the entrance hall with stairs that raise to the first floor landing and has doors off to the sitting/dining room – a dual aspect room with windows to front and rear, open grated fireplace with brick surround and display unit, wall mounted radiator and serving hatch through to the kitchen.  In the kitchen there are windows to rear and a partially glazed door to garden.  A range of fitted wall and base units, gas-fired hob with electric oven under and filter hood over, wall mounted Vaillant gas-fired boiler and space for appliances.  On the first floor landing there is a window to side, access to loft and airing cupboard with water cylinder and slated shelves.  Doors off to bedroom one – a double bedroom with window to front, wall mounted radiator and built-in cupboard.  Bedroom two – a further double bedroom with two windows to rear, built-in cupboard and wall mounted radiator.  Bedroom three is a single room with window to front and wall mounted radiator.  The property benefits from gas-fired central heating and double glazing throughout.

Outside
The property is approached via a driveway providing off-road parking for two to three vehicles with concrete hardstanding beyond.  There are gardens to the front and rear of the property and the rear gardens are generous and partially enclosed by fencing.  

Viewing  Strictly by appointment with the agent.  

Services  Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity.  

Broadband   To check the broadband coverage available in the area click this link – https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage

Mobile Phones  To check the mobile phone coverage in the area click this link – https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage

EPC Rating = C  (Copy available upon request)

Council Tax  Band A; £1,543.63 payable per annum 2025/2026.

Local Authority  East Suffolk Council; East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT; Tel: 01394 383789.

NOTES
1. Every care has been taken with the preparation of these particulars, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed.  If there is any point, which  is of particular importance to you, please obtain professional confirmation. Alternatively, we will be pleased to check the information for you.  These Particulars do not constitute a contract or part of a contract.  All measurements quoted are approximate.  The Fixtures, Fittings & Appliances have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order.  Photographs are reproduced for general information and it cannot be inferred that any item shown is included.  No guarantee can be given that any planning permission or listed building consent or building regulations have been applied for or approved. The agents have not been made aware of any covenants or restrictions that may impact the property, unless stated otherwise.  Any site plans used in the particulars are indicative only and buyers should rely on the Land Registry/transfer plan.

2. The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 require all Estate Agents to obtain sellers’ and buyers’ identity.

3. In the unlikely situation of our client considering an offer prior to auction, a premium price would have to be put forward and the purchaser would be required to sign the contract and put down a 10% deposit and pay the Buyers Administration Charge, well in advance of the auction date.  An offer will not be considered unless a potential buyer has read the legal pack and is in a position to immediately sign the contract.  The seller is under no obligation to accept such an offer.   It should be noted that Clarke and Simpson cannot keep all interested parties updated and at times will be instructed to accept an offer and exchange contracts without going back to any other parties first. Please note that in this instance Flagship have stated that the property will be sold by auction only.

4. Additional fees:  Buyers Administration Charge – £900 including VAT (see Buying Guide).  Disbursements – please see the Legal Pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser upon completion.

5. The guide price is an indication of the sellers minimum expectations.  This is not necessarily the figure that the property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction.  The property will be offered subject to a reserve (a figure below which the auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we will expect to be set within the guide range of no more than 10% above a single figure guide.

6. Non-standard Orlit construction is believed not to be mortgageable.

May 2025