Littlewood, Drayton

Stunning Modern Environmentally Friendly Four Bedroom Detached Home.

The house is part of an award-winning development designed by Conran and Partners working in collaboration with Lucas Hickman Smith. The houses all feature heavily insulated timber frames, solar-thermal hot water, air source heat pump, wood-burning stove and triple-glazing throughout.

The house benefits from a spacious open plan kitchen with fitted appliances and a large island, ideal for entertaining leading to a generous open plan dining and living room. The house has a centrally placed feature staircase, floor to ceiling Patio doors to the front and garden, rear gardens, creating a bright and airy feel throughout. A log-burner forms a focal point in the living room. Just off the kitchen there is a utility room with fitted appliances. A bespoke wall of storage can be opened to access a discreet home office area.

Upstairs there are four double bedrooms, with bedroom one benefitting from a walk-through dressing Room and an en-suite with a steam shower unit. There is also a family bathroom with separate shower and bath. Bedrooms one & two have Juliet balcony windows.

To the rear of the property there is a Landscaped Garden designed by an award-winning Garden Designer. The garden is divided into a series of rooms, and each has a different function. it includes the main garden with large wide terrace, an ideal space for relaxing with friends and family. A small food-growing area with greenhouse and a secluded decked garden with millstone water-feature for intimate lunches in the sun. There is also a garden to the front of the property, with a decked area set within mature planting which is accessed via the living room.

The house incorporates a range of energy saving and environmentally friendly features, There is underfloor heating throughout the ground floor as well as in the first-floor bathrooms. ASHP (Air source heat pump), in combination with a house wide MVHR mechanical ventilation system. There are discreet solar panels on the roof which provide enough energy to heat roughly 70% of the homes hot water per year.

A long well-maintained private drive leads through the bluebell-filled woods to the house. It is lined with Lime trees offering a spectacular first impression on arrival. The house sits within one quarter of a twenty-acre site. The owners of the house and neighbouring homes have access to all twenty acres including a private area reserved exclusively for the resident’s use. There is a welcoming and active residents association that holds regular social events in the woodland as well as a summer street party. In the winter small working groups carry out forest management, etc.

The village of Drayton is picturesque in the most classical English way: attractive cottages and homes bordering lush countryside. Easy access to Norwich, combined with a strong sense of community. Drayton has great schools and other amenities including shops, post office, restaurants, cafes, sports facilities and local pubs all within walking distance. The nearby Marriotts Way offers a safe cycle and walking route into Norwich or out into the countryside.