Poppy Way, Eye, IP23

Coming soon 4 Bedroom Family Home in sought after location

Spacious Modern Home. Built just five years ago, this sunny family home in a vibrant village is also extremely economical to run being entirely electric and with air source heating. It´s deceptively spacious too with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, space to work from home and a ground-floor layout ideal for entertaining.

A pleasing palette of tried and tested styles and materials, this
detached double-fronted house deploys many much-loved and
familiar components of English housing – red bricks under pantiles,
with sash windows arranged around a central front door in
perfect symmetry. But while the exterior is timeless, the interior is
decidedly modern with the emphasis on how we live – and work –
in the 21st century.

Step Inside
“Everybody who visits says how much bigger the house feels
inside than you would think,” says the owner. And certainly the
unusual shape of the entrance hall is a factor in this impression.
Instead of the standard 90-degree angles and regular corners, the
hall opens up behind the staircase where doorways to the living
room and kitchen are placed on a 45-degree plane. It’s this atypical
arrangement that, says the owner, “makes it feel really open”,
adding, “it’s really good for parties”. The kitchen is of a size that
means the working part occupies just two elevations, leaving ample
space for in-kitchen dining. A long run of countertops offers plenty
of prep space and all appliances are hidden behind shaker cabinetry
in a cool sage green. Of special note in here is the treatment of the
wall behind the hob. Where you might usually find tiling is some
Venetian plastering – a kind of stucco made of a combination
of lime plaster and marble with some very beneficial properties.
Beautiful to look at with a pearlescent sheen, this wipe-clean
surface protects from mould and has thermal properties which help
the room stay warm in winter and cool in summer. Highly practical
as well as elegant, it’s a wonder that this ancient technique isn’t
more widely used! At the front of the house are two home offices,
the larger of which is of a size that would work well as a dining
room or snug.


Summer Living
Both the sizable sitting room and the kitchen have double sets of
glass doors which open the back of the house out to the south
facing terrace in a layout that will really come into its own in when
entertaining in summer. A covered barbecue area next to the
terrace extends the season and offers shelter in case of a summer
downpour. Also downstairs is a utility and a WC. Before heading
upstairs, do admire the space under the stairs which has been
made into a tidy and out-of-the-way dog’s bed – the ideal canine
retreat.

Exploring Upstairs
Upstairs four double bedrooms are served by three bathrooms – an en-suite and a Jack-and-Jill shower room, and one family
bathroom off the landing. The split heating system operates
separately for the ground and first floors and the owner states
that because of the efficiency of the air source heat pump she
almost never needs to turn the upstairs heating on. Monthly bills,
therefore, are enviably low.

Step Outside
There is room for two cars to park in front of the garage besides
plenty of on-street parking. The back garden, south-facing and in
receipt of day-long sunshine, is entirely dog-proof and has been
recently relandscaped with the wide stone terrace, some borders
and a lawn. The large single garage has a practical and easy-to
clean resin floor and has been used as a home gym in the past. It
also has a very handy store room.

On The Doorstep
“There’s loads to do if you want to get involved”, says the owner.
“It’s a really friendly village.” Gislingham has a village shop and a
thriving village hall with many regular classes and events and a
popular monthly pub night. The local playpark and playing field
are very well kept and the village primary school has been rated
“outstanding”.

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