Stocks Lane, Walberswick, Southwold, IP18

Byways provides a rare opportunity to be involved in the build journey of this stunning four double bedroom home, totally approximately 2,282 sqft (not including the double garage) enabling you to alter and adapt the internal layout and choose your desired fixtures and finishing from flooring, specialist kitchen design, sanitary ware and electrical fittings to create a bespoke, modern and energy generating passive house located within the beautiful village of Walberswick.

Built to an exacting specification throughout, the house will offer superb contemporary living, in a controlled environment with triple “low-e” glazed doors and windows allowing an abundance of natural light to flow through the open plan spaces and superb landscaped gardens to enjoy the warmer months with family and friends.

With accommodation over two floors, there is an impressive full height entrance hallway, superb living room, open plan kitchen/dining room with separate pantry cupboard, a separate snug and study and a generous utility/boot room and plant room housing the Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) System. This operates intelligently throughout the house, filtering the air and controlling the temperature. Regardless of the outside weather, each light and airy room is perfectly balanced to give a constant temperature. The filtered air is of benefit to those who suffer reactions or asthma caused by summer allergens.

Provision has been made for a bespoke kitchen, allowing you to add your own personal touch. A contemporary double sided wood-burning stove completes this relaxing atmosphere and opens into the generous living room, creating an idyllic entertaining space. With three sets of triple glazed sliding doors taking you outside to the wonderful terrace which is ideal for enjoying the warmer months with family and friends. From the entrance hallway, there is also an intimate snug/cinema room, study and cloakroom.

Bespoke solid oak staircase takes you to the mezzanine landing with glass balustrade. The principal bedroom suite, with balcony overlooking the garden boasts a superb en-suite bathroom and there is an additional guest suite with en-suite shower room, with bedrooms two and three sharing the family bathroom; all of the bedrooms boast high vaulted ceilings.

Externally the driveway will provide ample off-road parking and will be finished in stone shingle, leading to a double garage with electric car-charging point.

Other features Byways includes is energy supplied to the home via photovoltaics with battery storage, air source heat pump, wood burning stove which is connected to a highly insulated thermal store to supply hot water and rainwater harvester for irrigation, outside tap and cistern use.

S P E C I F I C A T I O N

KITCHEN
Choice of Kitchen units and colour and worktops *
Built in appliances to include induction hob with re-circulating extract hood, oven, Bosch full height fridge, Bosch full height freezer, dishwasher and wine cooler *
Walk-in pantry – shelved with sockets *

UTILITY AND BOOT ROOM
Choice of Utility units and colour and worktops *
Space for washing machine and tumble dryer

BATHROOMS AND ENSUITES
Stylish fully fitted ensuites and family bathroom with high quality fittings *
Ensuites include a 1.80m shower tray, rainfall shower head, concealed shower valves and a separate handset
Free-standing bath in family bathroom *
Quality wall and floor tiles, with master ensuite and family bathroom tiled throughout to 2.10m height *

HEATING, LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL
Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) System (no radiators in living areas)
Constant fresh filtered pollen-free air supplied to all living areas
Air Source Heat Pump
Solar PV and battery storage
500 Litre Thermal Store
Front door and utility door benefit from fingerprint technology
Double sided wood burning stove connected to thermal store *
Towel rail radiators in bathroom, ensuites and cloakroom
Water softener
Energy efficient LED lighting to all rooms *
Facility in living room and snug for wall-mounted television
External Wi-Fi signaller

INTERNAL
Very high levels of floor, wall and roof insulation
Solid oak stair and galleried landing *
Italian floor to hallway, kitchen, pantry, dining, utility / boot room, plant room and cloakroom *
Engineered German oak flooring to living, snug, study, galleried landing, bedrooms and Swedish cupboard *
Ensuites and Bathroom – high quality tiled floor *
Sliding oak doors to ensuites *
Bespoke fitted wardrobes to all bedrooms – buyer design *
High specification throughout

EXTERNAL
Triple glazed Aluminium Wood tilt and turn windows.
Triple glazed Aluminium Wood tilt and slide windows to rear garden
Paving to front, side and rear terrace, including Aco rainwater drain *
Stone shingle driveway
Outside water tap
Power and light to the garage
Electric car charger in garage
External power point

SERVICES
Mains water, electricity, foul water and hi-speed internet.
Rainwater recycling from roofs will be collected via a rainwater harvester, which can be used both for cistern flushing and garden watering

WARRANTY
10 year

* A Provisional or Prime Cost has been allocated to these items to allow a personalised choice and there is the potential to upgrade at an additional cost if a higher specification is desired.

LOCATION
The charming and highly desirable village of Walberswick sits on the Suffolk Heritage coast in an area of outstanding natural beauty with a variety of stunning coastal walks. This pretty and popular village is well-stocked with amenities including two pubs, a village hall, tea rooms, village shop and an art gallery. A short walk brings you to the dunes, beach and sea are a major attraction to holiday makers, visitors, sailors, windsurfers, swimmers and kite flyers. Across the River Blyth, accessible by a footbridge just upstream or by a small rowing boat/ferry is the historic town of Southwold which has an excellent range of leisure facilities and amenities including golf club, bowls, tennis club, yacht club, independent shops, galleries, pubs, restaurants and cafés, library, private and primary schooling, doctors and dental surgeries. The railway station at Darsham is about 7 miles away with trains to Ipswich connecting to London Liverpool Street.

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment with the agent’s Beccles office

AGENTS NOTE
The CGI imagery is for representative purposes only and please note internal images used have been taken from Skylark to show the level of finish available.