St Leonard’s Mead by Bennett Homes

Description

Imagine living in a rural setting on the edge of a forest, away from the stress of modern life but with all essential facilities close to hand and within easy access of towns and cities?

Welcome to St. Leonard’s Mead, Bennett Homes’ latest development at Mundford on the edge of Thetford Forest.

It’s the perfect location for families, with room to grow and space to play, in a delightful, community-focused village.

St. Leonard’s Mead offers the best of both worlds - contemporary living in a rural setting.

Specification

St. Leonard’s Mead offers an outstanding opportunity to live in a home designed to fit your lifestyle, on a spacious development built around large open green areas. All 24 new houses are finished to a high specification, with generous gardens and most plots have garages and planning permission for a conservatory to be added. Residents can share in decisions on the open spaces through a Management Committee.

All Bennett Homes’ properties are finished to an exceptionally high standard. They come fully specified with a range of features included in the price as well as additional options. Our homes are built to conform to all relevant Building Regulations, to exceed National House Building Council requirements and are protected by the NHBC ten year Buildmark Warranty.

Structure

• A range of good quality facing materials carefully chosen, in keeping with the local environment
• Traditional brick and block construction

Exterior

• Low maintenance PVCu argon filled double glazed windows and French doors
• High performance painted steel exterior doors with satin chrome furniture and three point espagnolette locking system
• Low maintenance PVCu guttering, soffit and fascia

Interior

• Modern plastered flat ceilings with coving throughout
• Colonist style painted internal doors with satin chrome finish door furniture
• Your choice of wall colours1
• Fitted wardrobes available2

Floors

• Ceramic floor tiles to kitchens and utility rooms
• Full range of carpets available2

Kitchens

• Superb choice of units and worktops in a wide variety of colours and styles1
• Under pelmet lighting
• Integrated stainless steel Bosch appliances throughout including oven, gas hob and chimney style extractor hood
• Integrated Bosch dishwasher
• Extensive choice of Porcelanosa ceramic wall tiles1

Bathrooms and Shower rooms

• Quality sanitary ware by Roca with Bristan chrome finish taps
• Valencia vanity unit
• Efficient thermostatically controlled Bristan showers
• Extensive choice of Porcelanosa ceramic wall tiles1
• Frameless over-bath screens
• Coram silver framed shower enclosures

Heating

• Efficient gas condensing boiler radiator system
• Thermostatic radiator valves to all main rooms for greater control and cost effectiveness
• Immersion heater in airing cupboard
• Choice of decorative fire surround with attractive electric fire in living room3
• Ariston pressurised hot water tank

Electrical installation

• Comprehensive electrical installations throughout with circuit breaker to consumer unit
• Smoke alarms fitted to all levels
• TV point to living room and all bedrooms
• Recessed lighting to kitchens, bathrooms and shower rooms
• External lighting to front and rear of property

Gardens

• Timber screen fencing to all rear boundaries (where no existing boundary treatment)
• Matchboarded gate for access to rear garden where suitable
• Outside garden tap
• Garaging to all properties (except Plots 8 and 21 with two parking spaces)
• Turf and/or shrubs to all front gardens

1 Choice subject to build stage
2 Not included in selling price
3 Excluding Ellingham and Henley types.
Specifications do not include affordable housing plots 1-7

Bennett Homes reserves the right to change design and specification as may be found necessary.

Leisure facilities

Mundford Village itself is a picturesque centre with essential facilities right on the doorstep including post office, primary school, village community centre, recreation ground, extensive playing fields, local shops, pub and even its own Brewery.

There’s also a wealth of leisure activities on offer in and around Mundford, including walks and wildlife at Lynford Arboretum and Lakes, Forestry Commission walks and cycle trails in Thetford Forest, Lynford Quarry which is believed to show evidence of Neanderthal man and Grimes Graves, the only Neolithic flint mine in Britain open to visitors.

The following list of local clubs, societies and activities is a guide only to the local facilities and is subject to change

Cricket Club
Bowls Club
Football Club
Angling Club
Ladies Hockey
Womans Institute
Gardening Club
Line Dancing
Over 60’s
Scouts, Cubs, Guides, Brownies


Based in the Village Hall are:

Mother and Toddler Groups
West Norfolk Aviation Society
Judo
Carpet Bowls
Yoga
Badminton

There are also other Clubs and Associations to join in the surrounding villages, and the Breckland Leisure Centre is in Thetford with swimming pool, gym, games area, café and bar.

Local shopping

From Mundford, there’s easy access to East Anglian towns and cities, including Norwich, King’s Lynn, Thetford, Bury St. Edmunds and Swaffham, providing excellent shopping facilities, sport and cultural activities, secondary education and places of interest for all the family.

Shops within the village of Mundford are listed below:-

Mace Supermarket
Yallops Butcher
Mundford Green News & Cards
Glen Lyon PO Store
Crown Hairdressers
Browns Car & Van Sales/Hire
Breckland Boarding Kennels & Cattery
The Crown Hotel

A Mobile Library visits the village every fortnight between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., calling at different locations around the village. The nearest main library is in Thetford.

Nearest schools:

• Mundford Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles) 
• The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold (3.6 miles) 
• Weeting Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3.8 miles) 

Transport links

Downham Market offers an hourly rail service to London - Kings Cross. From Thetford a similar service is available to Norwich and to London Liverpool Street or Kings Cross via Ely and Cambridge.

Bus services link Mundford with Thetford, Downham Market, and the nearby larger towns of Bury St Edmunds and Kings Lynn. National Express Coaches operate a daily service to London Victoria Coach Park, the pick up point is just outside the village. A Community Car Service scheme also operates in the village.

Mundford is situated at the northern edge of Thetford Forest, the largest lowland pine forest in England. The village is easily located by road at the intersection of the A1065 and A134 eight miles northwest of Thetford. Good road links provide easy access to London via the A11, the Norfolk coast, and the whole of East Anglia.

Approximate distances to the nearest towns are:

Brandon 4 miles
Thetford 8 miles
Downham Market 15 miles
King’s Lynn 23 miles
Swaffham 10 miles
Bury St Edmunds 20 miles
Cambridge 35 miles
Norwich 35 miles

Health facilities

Nearby practices in Brandon (4 miles) and Feltwell (8 miles) provide healthcare for Mundford. The Brandon practice also holds a surgery twice a week in the Village Hall. Hospitals that serve the area are at Bury St Edmunds and Kings Lynn. Dentists, Opticians, Chiropodists etc. can all be found in Thetford. Veterinary services can also be found in Thetford.

Driving directions

Leave the A14 at Junction 38 and continue on the A11 towards Thetford/Norwich. At the Fiveways roundabout take the A1065 signposted Swaffham. Continue into Brandon town centre turning left at the second set of traffic lights. Continue over the level crossing bearing right, and on reaching the roundabout at Mundford take the 2nd exit still signposted A1065 Swaffham. Take the 3rd left into Crown Road, and an immediate right into Malsters Close. Our development is at the end of Malsters Close.

Opening hours

We are happy to help with any questions you might have about Bennett Homes.

We do not have a sales centre on this development but viewings can be arranged by calling us on 0843 315 3924 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Call directly

Tel: 01284 799538

About Bennett Homes

Bennett Homes, based at Nowton, near Bury St Edmunds, has established an enviable reputation as a high-quality developer in its 60-year history, having consistently won awards for unrivalled design and customer care over the decades.

Our homes are located in a range of attractive settings with essential facilities nearby, good transport links, excellent shopping and cultural activities and a broad range of leisure opportunities on the doorstep.
We believe in using high quality materials applied with skill and care - often reflecting local building styles that incorporate flint or carrstone and pantile roofs. Over 60 years we have never sacrificed our principles, preferring instead to be recognised for quality rather than quantity.
Making moving an easy and enjoyable experience has resulted in Bennett Homes winning numerous awards during our 60 year history. These include the Daily Express 'British Housebuilder of the Year' (11 times), Eastern Daily Press 'Customer Care' Award, National Business 'Customer Focus', many NHBC 'Pride in the Job' and What House 'Best New Innovation' Awards..