[5] The trove of treasure within made Sutton Hoo "the richest intact early medieval grave in Europe with a burial chamber full of dazzling riches".

[a][7] The house was sold by her son's trustees in the late 1940s, and was owned by a number of local farming families until bought by the Tranmers.

Following the death of Annie Tranmer, the house and the Sutton Hoo burial site were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1998.

[3] James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner, in their Suffolk: East volume of The Buildings of England series, describe the architectural style of Tranmer as "Tudor".

[2] The house now operates as a museum,[3] while the stable block, and original squash court,[2] form part of the Sutton Hoo Visitor Centre.