Heron Close, Higham Ferrers, Rushden

Three Double Bedrooms You'd Expect, Plus One You Wouldn't. The large double bedroom above the carport transforms this David Wilson detached into a much more versatile four-bedroom family home. On the edge of historic Higham Ferrers, just five minutes from Stanwick Lakes and Rushden Lakes.

Homes that can flex with ever-changing family life are hard to find. Here the large double bedroom above the carport works now and will keep working as your family changes shape.

It's likely to be the big difference between a house you'll outgrow and a home you won't - on a popular David Wilson Homes development where families do tend to stay a while.

The main bedroom is a genuine retreat - a large double with a fitted wardrobe and its own stylish ensuite shower room. The second bedroom above the carport is another good-sized double, only slightly smaller than the first. Bedrooms three and four both take double beds but could lend themselves to becoming a home office, dressing room or nursery.

The family bathroom is smart and modern, with a shower over the full-size bath.

Heading downstairs, the lounge at the front has a bay window that fills the room with light and gives it a proper sense of space.

At the back, the kitchen-diner is where daily life actually happens. It's a cook's kitchen with white gloss units, dark worktops, a five-ring gas hob and double oven.

A dining table for eight sits comfortably in the same space - and French doors open straight onto the garden, so in summer the line between inside and outside more or less disappears.

The utility cupboard off the kitchen keeps the washing machine and dryer out of sight. A downstairs WC by the front door completes the ground floor.

Outside, the garden at the back is a good size for a modern development - lawn, two separate seating areas and the French doors making it easy to drift in and out.

At the front, there's parking for two or three cars on the drive, through the carport that leads to the detached single garage - useful for storage, bikes or a gym/hobby or workshop space.

Higham Ferrers is a historic market town with a monthly farmers' market, a handful of good pubs including The Carriage House and The Green Dragon, a local bakery and the kind of everyday community feel that newer developments rarely manufacture.

You can walk to the town centre in around 25 minutes or pop down in the car. If you’re after more choice and bigger names, Rushden Lakes - with M&S, Waitrose, Flannels and plenty more - is about a five-minute drive.

Stanwick Lakes, one of the best family days out in Northamptonshire, is the same.

For commuters, the A45 and A6 are both on the doorstep, and East Midlands trains from Wellingborough will get you to St Pancras in under an hour.

This is a versatile four-bedroom family home on a sought after David Wilson Homes development, where the room above the carport is the one that makes it - on the edge of a historic market town.

We're expecting plenty of interest - get in touch to arrange a viewing.