Lower Street, Stratford St Mary, Suffolk

The Island is a highly sought-after riverside setting located on the Suffolk-Essex border, renowned for its scenic beauty and tranquil environment. The River Stour forms the centrepiece of the local landscape, offering a unique waterside lifestyle with opportunities for walking, boating and wildlife observation. The nearby village amenities and surrounding countryside contribute to a strong sense of rural character while remaining accessible to nearby towns.

Numbers 1 & 3, The Island occupy a truly delightful riverside position, enjoying attractive gardens with direct access onto the River Stour. The properties offer a rare opportunity to acquire homes of considerable character and potential in a highly picturesque setting, with uninterrupted water views forming a defining feature of the accommodation and grounds.
The internal layouts are versatile in nature and offer a generous sitting room featuring a central fireplace and additional reception rooms to the rear with views across the gardens and river beyond. Number 1 offers an additional study. At first floor level, both properties accommodation comprises two walk-through bedrooms, both benefiting from the riverside outlook with number 3 having an en-suite cloakroom.

Externally, the gardens extend directly to the river's edge, affording uninterrupted views across the Stour towards the renowned Talbooth. Parking is provided to the front of the properties on a shared basis. This proposition provides an ideal opportunity for a successful bidder to own a truly stunning plot to develop a wonderful residential dwelling.


The properties lay within easy reach of Dedham Vale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, celebrated for its rolling countryside, historic villages and cultural significance. The area is particularly well regarded for its local dining, with the acclaimed Talbooth Restaurant visible across the river, and for convenient transport links via nearby Manningtree and Colchester, providing mainline rail services to London Liverpool Street.

TENURE: Freehold

SERVICES: Services include mains water and electricity, oil-fired central heating and shared private drainage.
NOTE: None of these services have been tested by the agent.

EPC RATING: F

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LOCAL AUTHORITY: Babergh District Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX (0300 1234000). BAND: C






















VIEWING: Strictly by prior appointment only through DAVID BURR.

NOTICE: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these sales details, they are for guidance purposes only and prospective purchasers or lessees are advised to seek their own professional advice as well as to satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. No representation or warranty whatsoever is made in relation to this property by David Burr or its employees nor do such sales details form part of any offer or contract.




Number 3, The Island is a charming mid-terrace riverside cottage that successfully blends period character with a number of more recent improvements, including the installation of UPVC double glazing throughout. The property offers well balanced accommodation with an attractive outlook and the benefit of direct river frontage, making it an appealing riverside home or retreat.

The accommodation opens into a welcoming sitting room, centred around a feature fireplace and a stable door providing access to the outside. From the sitting room, doors lead into a conservatory positioned beneath a pitched roofline, creating a light filled and versatile additional reception space suitable for year round use.

The ground floor is further complemented by an inner hall with a fitted shower room and a well-appointed kitchen. At first floor level, the landing gives access to two walk through bedrooms, both featuring stripped timber flooring, together with an en-suite cloakroom. Externally, although the grounds are more modest than those of the neighbouring property, Number 3 benefits from particularly generous frontage onto the River Stour, enhancing its riverside appeal. Parking is provided to the front of the property.

The Island is a highly sought-after riverside setting located on the Suffolk-Essex border, renowned for its scenic beauty and tranquil environment. The River Stour forms the centrepiece of the local landscape, offering a unique waterside lifestyle with opportunities for walking, boating and wildlife observation. The nearby village amenities and surrounding countryside contribute to a strong sense of rural character while remaining accessible to nearby towns.

The property lies within easy reach of Dedham Vale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, celebrated for its rolling countryside, historic villages and cultural significance. The area is particularly well regarded for its local dining, with the acclaimed Talbooth Restaurant visible across the river, and for convenient transport links via nearby Manningtree and Colchester, providing mainline rail services to London Liverpool Street.

TENURE: Freehold

SERVICES: Services include mains water and electricity, oil-fired central heating and shared private drainage.

NOTE: None of these services have been tested by the agent.

EPC RATING: F

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LOCAL AUTHORITY: Babergh District Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX (0300 1234000). BAND: A

VIEWING: Strictly by prior appointment only through DAVID BURR.

NOTICE: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these sales details, they are for guidance purposes only and prospective purchasers or lessees are advised to seek their own professional advice as well as to satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. No representation or warranty whatsoever is made in relation to this property by David Burr or its employees nor do such sales details form part of any offer or contract.

A rare opportunity to acquire two attached cottages enjoying direct river frontage in the highly sought-after village of Stratford St Mary.

The cottages could be renovated in their own right or the potential to create single dwelling subject to planning.

The properties benefit from generous gardens, off-street parking, and offers excellent potential to renovate and modernise to suit individual tastes. Such opportunities are seldom available in this desirable riverside setting.

Strong interest is likely on these properties