Acorn Mews, South Otterington, DL7

For buyers who have spent years compromising, Plot 4 at Acorn Mews is something different. A bespoke, single-storey home in a North Yorkshire village, designed around the way you want to live, with every detail chosen by you before a brick is laid.

This three-bedroom detached bungalow offers 1,625 sq ft of thoughtfully arranged single-storey living, plus a substantial detached garage of 387 sq ft, boarded loft storage above, and a garden that opens directly from the main living space. Built by Newspan Construction, a family-run North Yorkshire developer known for the quality of their craft and the care they take with each individual buyer, this is one of just four properties on a small, considered development where no two homes need be the same.

The layout shown on the floorplan is the starting point, not the final word. Newspan will work with you to adapt the plan to suit your needs before construction begins. And from the kitchen to the bathroom, the tiles to the taps, the specification is yours to choose. A £12,000 kitchen allowance is included in the purchase price, at cost price and with fitting included, along with £3,000 per bathroom and £1,500 per tiled area. You are not paying a premium for the privilege of choosing. It is simply how Newspan build.

The Home

A welcoming central hallway runs through the heart of the property, providing access to all principal rooms and a staircase rising to the boarded loft storage above.

The kitchen and day room is quite simply one of the most impressive spaces available at this price point in North Yorkshire. Measuring 7.76m x 7.65m in an L-shaped configuration, it is a room that works equally well for a quiet breakfast and for entertaining on a larger scale. Wide rear-facing glazing floods the space with natural light, and bi-fold doors of 4.06m open fully to the garden, bringing the outside in. The kitchen itself is designed and installed entirely to your specification, with bespoke tiling to match.

The lounge, 6.4m x 4.98m, is a generous and flexible principal reception room to the front of the property, with a bay window that enhances light and offers scope for a media wall or multiple seating configurations.

Bedroom one, 3.98m x 3.71m, overlooks the rear garden and has provision for built-in wardrobes, served by a private en suite shower room of 2.5m x 1.81m, fitted to your own specification. Bedroom two, 4.28m x 3.0m, is a well-proportioned double to the front elevation. Bedroom three, 3.6m x 3.28m, works equally well as a guest room, child's bedroom or additional workspace.

A separate study of 3.98m x 2.9m sits off the hallway, ideal as a home office, snug or hobby room and adaptable to other uses should your needs differ.

The principal bathroom, 2.98m x 2.13m, has been designed as a generous wet room style space with provision for a bath or walk-in shower, WC and wash basin, with suite and tiles chosen entirely by you.

The detached garage, 387 sq ft, provides excellent storage, workshop or vehicle space, with two further boarded loft stores accessible from the first floor, each measuring 3.95m x 1.24m.

South Otterington

South Otterington is a quiet, established North Yorkshire village of around 350 residents, sitting on the east bank of the River Wiske, five miles south of Northallerton. The village has a well-regarded primary school feeding into secondary schools across the area, including Thirsk, Northallerton, Bedale, Ripon, Queen Mary's and Cundall Manor. The Otterington Shorthorn is a popular local pub with a strong local following, known for home-cooked food and real ales.

Getting Around

Both Thirsk and Northallerton are within easy reach, each with a station on the East Coast Mainline offering direct services to York, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and London, with the capital reachable in under two hours. The A19 and A1(M) are both accessible from the village, making this an exceptionally well-connected base for those looking to leave the commute behind without leaving the country behind with it.

About Newspan Construction

Newspan Construction was founded by business partners Mark and Lewis, who together have spent more than a decade building homes of genuine quality across North Yorkshire. They are not a volume housebuilder. They have never wanted to be. Newspan's model is deliberate: small developments of bespoke properties, each one built to a standard that a larger operation rarely has the time or inclination to reach.

Their track record speaks for itself. Recent completed developments include Churchill Mews in Dalton, Wensleydale Mews in Thirsk and Willow Mews in Thirsk, each a small collection of individually crafted homes that have established Newspan's reputation among buyers and tradespeople alike as a developer who does not cut corners.

What sets Newspan apart is not simply the quality of the build, though that is consistently high. It is the way they work with buyers. On a Newspan development, you are not presented with a finished product and asked to take it or leave it. You are invited into the process. From the kitchen to the bathrooms, the tiling to the taps, the choices are yours, with Newspan's expertise and buying power working in your favour. Materials budgets are included within the purchase price at cost price, with all fitting included, meaning you get a home built around your taste without paying a premium for the privilege.

Mark and Lewis remain personally involved in every development they undertake. That is a choice, not a necessity. It means that when you buy a Newspan home, you are dealing with the people who care most about getting it right.

Acorn Mews, South Otterington, is their latest development. Four properties. One already sold. The remaining plots are available now for reservation.