Bridge FishergateHouse|Sutton St. James | Lincolnshire | PE12
KEY FEATURES • A Spectacular Contemporary Waterside Property Sits on Circa an Acre Plot • Constructed in 2018, Benefitting from New Home Warranty (7 Years Remaining) • Air Source Underfloor Heating, Aluminium Windows and Doors, Cat 6 Wiring • Open Plan Living Room / Kitchen with Breakfast Bar Plus a Utility Room • Dining Hall, Cinema Room, Games / Snooker Room, Study / Snug and WC • Four Double Bedrooms, All Fitted with En Suite and Walk-in Wardrobe • Attached Double Garage with Electrical Doors and Ample Off-Road Parking • Compound Area with 20 ft x 45 ft Storage / Workshop with Roller Shutters • Large Wrap-Around Lawn, Modern Gazebo, Fishing Deck and Sliding Electric Gates • Total Accommodation (Excluding Attached Garage) Extends to 4342 Sq. Ft.
Presented in immaculate condition, the property is a Grand Design type build carried out by the owners who began by living with their teenage family in an on-site caravan before moving into the property three years later.
An extraordinarily sleek, spacious, minimalist home completed in 2019 is located in an idyllic spot beside a waterway on the outskirts of a village in the south Lincolnshire fens. This new build, reminiscent of a vast, converted old barn, has an industrial edge with its Crittal-style glazing and huge spaces contained within a combination of exposed brick and plastered walls, that include four en suite bedrooms, a spectacular open plan kitchen living room, a dining room, a games room, a cinema, a study, an adjoining double garage and a separate workshop outside. The garden has been exceptionally well landscaped, a continuation of the modernist style, providing simple, clean-lined areas to sit and relax, along with access down to the edge of the bordering waterway, all surrounded by mature trees with open farmland beyond. Peterborough is about a half hour drive where fast trains to London take around 45 minutes, and neighbouring market towns are within easy reach.
As well as the ‘old farmhouse’ bricks that were used in the construction, top quality materials, chosen with longevity and ease of maintenance in mind, have been employed, such as the composite cladding on the garage, and the laminate flooring across the entire property. Underfloor heating has also been laid throughout, fuelled by two air source heat pumps providing an environmentally friendly and economical way of living. Extremely light and bright inside, the owners declare, “Many of the windows are full height so let in a lot of natural light and give lovely views over the garden and all the way down the river, from upstairs. We also love the contemporary, double-sided ethanol burner, giving the ambient effect of a lit fire without the heat, which is not actually necessary in this home; the underfloor heating we have on a set temperature in winter which is very efficient.”
The fitted kitchen incorporates all Neff appliances. A bank of floor to ceiling units flanked by shelving, has two eye-level ovens with hide-and-slide doors, alongside a microwave and warming drawer, and a tall, larder fridge with freezer below is disguised behind doors.
The enormous entrance hall, full glazing at each end, is used for formal dining and links into a central hallway where an industrial style staircase with its timber open treads and metal mesh balustrade, rises up to a galleried landing. A games room connects with the hall in an open plan layout, so too a study on the other side of the kitchen living area. From the former, a door opens into a cinema room, which could have another use as it has a window overlooking the rear garden. All the bedrooms are en suite and good-sized doubles, all with the addition of some form of either walk-in wardrobes or dressing areas. The master bedroom is huge with a rustic timber partition shielding off the bathroom area with its twin basins, tiled wet room and separate WC, although the contemporary bath shares the bedroom space from where lovely, leafy views are enjoyed through the huge window.The spacious dressing area is lined with shelving and hanging space with tall, mirrored doors, for copious amounts of neat storage.
The fourth en suite bedroom occupies the roof space above the double garage, accessed from a second staircase on the other side of the dining hall.
An induction hob with a pop-up extractor sits in the quartz island and the inset sink has a Franke Omni 4-in1 tap with filtered cold and hot water, including boiling water. An adjoining wraparound breakfast bar simulates polished concrete and provides a good run of space at which to eat, drink or help prepare food. Leading from one corner of the kitchen, are more storage units and the utility room, also fitted with cupboards matching those in the kitchen which house an integrated Neff dishwasher. A door opens into a downstairs WC and another to the garden. The kitchen living room has big French doors within black aluminium-framed glazing which open onto the outside where an expanse of porcelain slabs have been laid, leading to the outside dining and entertaining area.
Another modern feature of the home is the mechanical Heat Recovery System which operates throughout the property and pumps out stale air and pulls in clean, fresh air whilst retaining the warmth, providing a very clean environment with no lingering smells. Cat 6 wiring is a further built-in luxury with boosters in every room for good internet connections wherever you are.
The property is approached through an automatically sliding, solid gate onto an expansive driveway of grey setts that lend a traditional feel, with parking for numerous vehicles in front of the double garage, also with remotely controlled doors. A plot size of just over an acre, it is completely secure for dogs and young children. The garden has been beautifully landscaped with porcelain paving encircling the house with paths leading to large paved and decked areas amid sweeping lawns enveloped by mature and young trees. A walled area close to the house provides plenty of space for barbecuing beside a decked area covered with a modern steel pergola with solid wooden roof, topped with rubber - a fabulous, contemporary, outside entertaining space. Exterior lighting has been carefully considered creating a wonderful atmosphere throughout the entire garden at dusk and into the night. “It’s a lovely spot, very private and particularly quiet and tranquil on the weekend - sitting on the fishing deck, it is especially sheltered and feels as if you are in another country altogether!” enthuse the owners. “There are so many countryside walks around here; straight from the door, you can walk along footpaths, bridleways and along the river banks, letting the dogs off the lead and going for miles.”
In the expansive grounds that wraparound the house, in a fenced off area a workshop, a new, predominantly metal construction with a concrete floor, is 45 x 20 feet and contains a WC within it. With two automatic roller shutter doors, it houses a post ramp for lifting cars which will be included in the sale.
The location, although rural, is not isolated with an agricultural business behind and a neighbour on the other side of the road. “The neighbours are lovely in the bungalow opposite, and the village is well served with a shop, post office, a butcher and a farm shop down Bells Road with a wonderful café,” inform the owners. “Holbeach is only about a 10 minute drive where there are lots of independent shops, a Tesco, doctors and dentists and so on, and Spalding, with even more on offer including a train station, is about 15 or 20 minutes.” The property is also in catchment for some superb state schools: Spalding Grammar (for boys) is rated Good by Ofsted, and the High, another grammar school (for girls), is rated Outstanding, whilst Holbeach Academy is an Ofsted rated Good secondary, all with school buses passing through the village. For private education, there is Ayscoughfee Hall prep school in Spalding and Wisbech Grammar (prep and senior) about 15 to 20 minutes in the other direction.
Agents notes: The floor plans are for illustration purposes only. All measurements: walls, doors, window fittings and appliances and their sizes and locations are shown conventionally and are approximate only and cannot be regarded as being a representation either by the seller or his agent. © Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.
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