5 bed detached house for sale

Stoke Farm Drive, Battisford, Stowmarket IP14

A rare opportunity to purchase a plot with full planning and enter into a build contract with a true craftsman.
Imagine a 5-bedroom home with absolutely everything built to your taste, fitted with your dream style. Welcome to the opportunity to have a home crafted with meticulous attention to detail, to an outstanding finish with options to add your own personality, and all you have to do is move in and love it!

This is a unique chance to acquire a home that showcases your own style from the beginning, with buyers being involved in design choices and fixtures and fittings. As distinctive as it is inviting, this property would be perfect for a large family, or for professionals who love to entertain, or retirees with space for the family to visit. This will be a home where luxury meets practicality, all on the buyer's terms, where indoor and outdoor living blend seamlessly, and where every detail can be your taste, ready for you to move straight in and start living your best life.

Step Inside
Inside, the architect design creates a great flow with versatile space to suit both elegant entertaining and comfortable everyday living. As you enter, on one side is a reception room, perfect as a playroom, or second home office thoughtfully set away from the main social areas, or perhaps a ground floor bedroom, with a cloakroom next door, futureproofed for single level living. To the other side of the hallway, sits a wonderful bright dual aspect sitting room with the option include a Calor gas stove, to create a cosy feel in winter, although the home features underfloor heating throughout. The heart of the property is the impressive kitchen, dining, and family room, complete with high-specification appliances including integral ovens, hob, dishwasher that all important wine fridge, plus a breakfast bar with stunning views, for informal lunches and a cuppa with friends. Expansive bifold doors from the dining zone open seamlessly onto surrounding terraces blending the outside and inside together and transforming the space into an entertainer's dream; when closed, it retains a warm, intimate atmosphere perfect for family time and peaceful evenings.

Brand New Bespoke Life
The local builder is offering a beautifully crafted home with impeccable finishes and is giving the new owners the chance to impart their own personality on the property from the very start of their life here. The kitchen and all the bathrooms will be the buyer's choice and the whole of the ground floor has underfloor heating. The kitchen worktops, splashback, and the decisions on configuration of some of the appliances will also be the buyer's choice. The builder is also including lvt flooring of the buyer's choice in the kitchen, hallways, and bathrooms, and can source and fit carpets for the first floor if desired. The first floor can have designer radiators in aluminium for maximum efficiency, designer towel rails for the bathrooms and the builder will fit wardrobes of the buyer's choice the principal and second bedroom. Externally the property comes with a silicone based coloured render, long lasting and low maintenance along with windows in dark grey anthracite frames, a stylish combination.

Explore Upstairs
Upstairs, five generously sized bedrooms, each with their own ensuite, offer flexibility for modern family life, whether accommodating a large household or hosting weekend sleepovers, The principal bedroom suite has built in wardrobes and double doors opening to the West facing balcony and terrace - imagine waking up to breathtaking views over the orchard, cuppa in hand, just listening to the birds. Bedroom two also boasts its own sophisticated ensuite and wardrobes, while the remaining double bedroom on this floor would make a great guest room. Two further bedrooms with their own ensuite facilities are found on the second floor, beautifully light with Velux windows and perfect for teens wanting a bit of independence or guests to have a lounge of their own and provides everyone with space and privacy without compromise.

Step Outside
Set along a private driveway, 600m from the village road, the property sits next to a pretty orchard, offering a beautiful natural backdrop that changes with the seasons and no traffic noise. From the moment you arrive, the sense of space, quality, and tranquillity is unmistakable. The builder has already planted substantial Hornbeam hedging to add to the privacy on the driveway which leads to a double cart lodge with adjacent home office – how lovely to have the separation from work and home but all within your own grounds. The landscaping offers ample hard standing for multiple vehicles at the front whilst the southwest facing wraparound terraces provide multiple seating and entertaining areas, ideal for hosting gatherings or simply enjoying peaceful moments in nature.

On The Doorstep
The rural village of Battisford offers a welcoming community with facilities including two churches, a village play area, and a wonderful community run pub, offering a friendly and sociable atmosphere. Battisford has its own popular cricket club offering quintessentially English afternoons on the green and just a mile away is the local vineyard with food and drink on hand. The River Gipping and surrounding country parks further enhance the appeal for those who enjoy the outdoors life.

How Far Is It To...
Schooling can be found in nearby Hadleigh, or in Great Finborough with its day and boarding independent school or Old Buckenham Hall prep school. Just five miles away is the market town of Stowmarket offering further schooling options, supermarkets, independent shops, cafés, restaurants, leisure facilities & swimming pool, and its own football club. Stowmarket also benefits from excellent transport connections, with its mainline railway station offering direct service to London and the A14 providing easy road access to larger centres including Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, and Norwich with its international airport.

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