Crown Road, Old Buckenham

Sunlight spills across the south-facing garden of this quietly distinguished Old Buckenham home, hinting at the thoughtful living spaces within. Redesigned in 2018 to the highest standards, this four-bedroom detached residence effortlessly blends style, comfort, and modern efficiency. The open-plan kitchen, dining, and snug area, with quartz worktops, integrated NEFF appliances, and a welcoming wood-burning stove, flows seamlessly to the garden, creating the perfect stage for family life or entertaining. Upstairs, the principal suite and three further bedrooms offer calm and luxury, while the versatile garden studio, currently an entertainment room with a pool table, could easily become a self-contained annex for guests or multi-generational living. With underfloor heating, solar panels, EV charging, double garage, and discreet garden storage, this home combines contemporary convenience with timeless Norfolk charm, offering a lifestyle that is both relaxed and inspiring.

Old Buckenham

Crown Road is situated in the Norfolk village of Old Buckenham, a vibrant community with a strong sense of local life. The village provides excellent amenities, including its own primary and secondary schools, a village shop, and two welcoming pubs. A short walk from the centre, Old Buckenham Country Park offers open green spaces, lakes, and walking paths, ideal for families, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone who enjoys time outside.

For a wider range of shopping, dining, and services, the market town of Attleborough is just under six miles away. Attleborough offers supermarkets, independent shops, cafés, and restaurants, as well as a mainline railway station with direct connections to Norwich, Cambridge, London, and links to Stansted Airport, making travel and commuting straightforward. The historic town of Thetford, approximately seven miles to the west, provides additional shopping and leisure options, plus easy access to Thetford Forest, a popular destination for cycling, walking, and family days out. Norwich, around 20 miles northeast, offers the city experience with extensive retail, cultural, and dining opportunities, from boutique shops and galleries to theatres and markets.

Crown Road offers a combination of local schools, village amenities, outdoor spaces, and excellent transport connections. It provides a lifestyle that balances everyday convenience, community living, and easy access to nearby towns and cities, making it an attractive location for families and professionals.

The Joules, Crown Road

Tucked along Crown Road, moments from the centuries-old village green, this four-bedroom detached home offers the sort of quiet distinction that defines the region’s most desired addresses. Set well back from the road and framed by mature trees, its presence feels intentional, private, composed, and confidently non-estate.

The exclusive property was redesigned and reconfigured in 2018 to the highest standards, which included new wiring, heating system, and roof felts and battens, resulting in a home that feels modern in spirit but rooted in place. There is clarity in every decision: rooms shaped for everyday flow, materials chosen to last, and technology layered in without fanfare, creating a backdrop for a life well lived rather than a checklist of features.

Inside, a generous living room sets the tone, warm, calm, and adaptable, a room equally suited to late-afternoon conversation as it is to evenings in. Beyond it, the open-plan kitchen, dining, and snug area forms the heart of the home. Quartz worktops and integrated NEFF appliances lend quiet precision to the space. The appliance specification includes: a five-ring induction hob beneath a contemporary extractor, two built-in electric ovens, an integrated dishwasher, and a built-in microwave. Tall integrated fridge and freezer units sit side-by-side, seamlessly positioned within the design, while a water softener quietly supports the home’s system. A boiling water tap from the Quooker system is paired with a double-bowl sink. The peninsula breakfast bar, washed in soft pendant light, creates an easy landing point for mornings, casual dining, or a glass poured while dinner unfolds. A wood burning stove anchors the room in winter, its glow mirrored by the long sweep of the garden beyond.

Triple bi-fold doors open at full width, revealing a south-facing garden that becomes an extension of the home for much of the year. Sun arrives early and lingers, catching patio stone, garden planting, and weekend plans in equal measure. Two discreet garden storage sheds are suitable for outdoor furniture, or garden tools. Whether hosting friends or watching the rhythms of family life spill outdoors, the connection between inside and out feels immediate and, in summer, irresistible.

A garden studio adds an extra layer of possibility, physical space for focus, creativity, movement, or simply escape. It is currently utilised as an entertainment room, complete with a pool table and relaxed seating arrangements, a space for weekends, laughter, competition, and late evenings with guests. It has the potential to become a self-contained annex, offering scope for multi-generational living or hosting guests. With high-speed broadband and app-controlled heating, it works hard when needed and disappears into the garden scene when it’s not. Nearby, the practicalities are present but understated, with two discreet storage sheds quietly supporting the seasons.

Upstairs, the bedrooms deliver the utmost comfort and privacy. The dual-aspect principal suite enjoys built-in wardrobes and a contemporary en suite shower room, a private pause point with daylight at both ends. Three further rooms serve family or guests, each thoughtfully proportioned to feel considered rather than filled. The family bathroom, with a walk-in double shower, a bathtub, and downlighting, offers reset rather than rush.

The loft, fully boarded with gable-end windows and hot water storage, feels less like a void and more like latent potential, future accommodation shaped by imagination and planning rather than compromise.

Outside, a two-storey, double garage with an electric roller door holds the everyday while contributing its own quiet sustainability story, hosting solar panels (no battery) and an EV charging point. Solar generation feeds the home’s forward-thinking heating, an efficient electric air source heat pump working in tandem with underfloor heating below and app-controlled radiators above.

The approach and arrival matter here. The driveway, edged by established trees, offers plentiful parking and a sense of transition from the village into something more personal, a gentle exhale from public road to private ground. Complemented by an EV charging point that is included in the sale.

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