Detached house for sale in Stocks Lane, Walberswick, Southwold IP18

Skylark is a striking and most impressive modern, energy generating five double bedroom passive house, totalling approximately 2,573 sqft (not inc. The double garage) and located within the beautiful village of Walberswick.

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

With accommodation over two floors, there is an impressive full height entrance hall with mezzanine level which leads through to the superb open plan kitchen/dining room with separate pantry cupboard. 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. With three sets of triple glazed sliding doors taking you outside to the al fresco dining area there is a wonderful sense of indoor/outdoor living.

From the entrance hallway, there is an intimate snug/cinema room, study and cloakroom, with the utility/boot room and plant room houses 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.

From the reception hall, the 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 shower room and there are a further two guest suites, one of which enjoys a private balcony, with bedrooms four and five sharing the family bathroom; all of the bedrooms boast high vaulted ceilings.

Off the mezzanine landing is another perfect addition to this super home, of a Swedish drying cupboard.

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

Other features Skylark enjoys includes 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 unit colour and worktop (depending on stage of construction)
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
Space for washing machine and tumble dryer in utility

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
Swedish drying room
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, that can be used both for cistern flushing and garden watering

Warranty

10 years

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

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