North Warren, Aldeburgh, IP15

Viewings available 7 days a week. A striking four-bedroom detached house with beautifully updated 1970s modernist interiors, a detached garden studio and extensive landscaped grounds, set in an exceptionally peaceful position on the outskirts of Aldeburgh. Originally dating from the 1970s, the property has been thoughtfully updated and extended to create a superb single-storey home of real architectural character. Broad picture windows, clean horizontal lines, generous proportions and a calm, design-led palette give the house a strong mid-century modern feel, while the layout has been arranged to suit both everyday family living and entertaining. Particularly notable features include the impressive garden-facing sitting room, the stylish kitchen/dining room, the principal bedroom suite with freestanding bath and garden access, and the detached garden studio offering valuable additional flexibility.

Accommodation comprises:

Reception hall; Sitting room; Kitchen / dining room; Reading area; Principal bedroom suite with en suite shower room and freestanding bath; Three further bedrooms; Family bathroom; Separate shower room; Additional shower room; Detached garden studio with en suite shower room; Large landscaped gardens; Gravel driveway; EV charging point; Shed and external storage.

A sweeping gravel driveway leads through to the front of the property, where the broad, low-slung profile of the house immediately establishes its architectural appeal.

Entrance Hall:

A welcoming entrance hall provides an excellent introduction to the house, with a calm, minimalist feel and views through towards the main living spaces. There is built-in storage and access to a shower room, making it a practical as well as attractive entrance.

Shower Room:

A useful and stylish ground-floor shower room positioned off the main hall, ideal for guests and day-to-day family use.

From the hall, the accommodation opens into the principal living spaces.

Sitting Room:

23’0 x 12’6 (7.01m x 3.81m)

A superb garden-facing reception room with particularly elegant proportions. Wide picture windows and glazed doors bring in excellent natural light and create a strong connection to the terrace and gardens beyond. Parquet flooring, a modern wood-burning stove and the long horizontal lines of the room all reinforce the house’s mid-century feel, making this a wonderfully calm and inviting space for both entertaining and quiet everyday living.

Kitchen / Dining Room:

23’0 x 10’0 (7.01m x 3.05m)

The kitchen/dining room forms the sociable heart of the house and has been beautifully executed in a clean-lined contemporary style with strong Scandinavian influence. Hand-built cabinetry, warm timber detailing, generous work surfaces and broad windows overlooking the garden create a room that feels both practical and visually distinctive. The adjoining dining area is bright and informal, with ample space for family meals and relaxed entertaining.

From here, the space flows through to:

Reading area:

A versatile linking space with fitted shelving and direct access to the terrace. This area works particularly well as a reading area, and enhances the sense of flow between the living accommodation and the principal suite.

Principal Bedroom Suite / Bedroom 1:

18’0 x 10’0 (5.49m x 3.05m)

A striking principal suite, beautifully arranged as a private retreat at one end of the house. Wide glazing and doors opening onto the garden bring in excellent light, while the freestanding bath positioned within the bedroom gives the room a distinctly boutique feel. Spacious, calm and quietly luxurious, it is one of the standout features of the property.

En Suite Shower Room:

A contemporary en-suite serving the principal bedroom, finished in a crisp modern style and complementing the clean, pared-back aesthetic of the house.

Returning to the main hall, a separate bedroom wing provides the remaining bedrooms and family facilities.

Bedroom 2:

14’0 x 12’2 (4.27m x 3.71m)
A generously proportioned double bedroom with a large window and a pleasant outlook. A bright and comfortable room, ideal for family members or guests.

Bedroom 3:

14’0 x 10’3 (4.27m x 3.12m)
Another well-sized double bedroom, light and airy, and well suited to use as a guest room, child’s bedroom or secondary principal room.

Bedroom 4:

9’0 x 9’0 (2.74m x 2.74m)
A fourth bedroom of good versatility, suitable as a single room, twin room, nursery or study depending on requirements.

Family Bathroom:

A smart family bathroom serving the bedroom wing, finished in a fresh contemporary style.

Separate Shower Room:

An additional shower room serving the bedroom accommodation, adding valuable practicality for family life and visiting guests.

Outside:

The outside space is a particular feature of the property. The house sits centrally within extensive landscaped grounds, approached via a sweeping gravel driveway that creates an immediate sense of arrival. The broad frontage, mature planting and low-slung architecture all contribute to the property’s strong visual appeal.

Front Gardens and Drive:

A large gravel driveway provides ample off-street parking and opens out across a wide frontage, with lawns, specimen planting and mature trees creating an attractive and private setting.

Rear Gardens:

The rear of the house opens onto a generous paved terrace, ideal for al fresco dining and entertaining. Beyond this, the gardens extend into broad lawns bordered by mature hedging, shrubs and trees, giving the property an exceptional sense of privacy and seclusion. The scale of the grounds is unusual and gives the house a distinctly tranquil, almost park-like atmosphere.

Garden Studio:

21’0 x 17’6 (6.40m x 5.33m)

A superb detached studio building offering highly flexible additional accommodation. Filled with natural light and enjoying a lovely outlook over the garden, it is ideal for use as a home office, creative workspace, studio, gym or occasional guest accommodation.

Studio En-suite Shower Room:

The studio benefits from its own shower room, adding significantly to its usefulness and flexibility.

Further outside features include a large wooden shed, external cupboards/storage and an EV charging point.

Location:

The property is situated on the outskirts of Aldeburgh within an exclusive development of just sixteen houses, known locally as “the sixteen houses in sixteen acres”. The setting is exceptionally peaceful, yet the house remains within easy reach of the town centre, beach and surrounding nature reserves.

Aldeburgh is one of Suffolk’s most desirable coastal towns, renowned for its beach, independent High Street, restaurants, galleries and cinema, together with its strong cultural associations with Benjamin Britten. The area also offers sailing on the Rivers Alde and Ore, a highly regarded heathland golf course, and an extensive network of public footpaths through surrounding countryside and coastal landscapes.

Saxmundham railway station, approximately seven miles away, provides rail links to London Liverpool Street via Ipswich.

Services:

Gas-fired central heating.
EV charging point.
Mains services connected.

Terms:

Tenure: Freehold

Guide price: £1,100,00 stc