The Esplanade, Scratby

Guide price £525,000-£550,000 Life by the coast feels wonderfully effortless here, with wide sea views greeting you from the moment you arrive and generous indoor and outdoor spaces designed to be enjoyed in every season. This distinctive detached bungalow brings together a bright front sun room, spacious living and dining areas, an impressive indoor swimming pool complex with changing facilities, and a choice of conservatory and garden rooms that flow naturally into the surrounding gardens. Three comfortable bedrooms, a well appointed kitchen/breakfast room and two bath/shower rooms provide practical everyday living, while secure gated parking, a double garage, established gardens, a summerhouse and a comprehensive heating and pool system add to the home’s appeal. With fixtures and fittings in place throughout, this is a rare coastal property offering space, privacy and a lifestyle centred around the sea.

Scratby

The Esplanade sits in one of Scratby’s most coastal positions, with properties here set just moments from the clifftops and the long stretch of sandy beach below. It’s a residential part of the village where sea views, open skies and the sound of the coast shape day to day life. Scratby offers practical amenities including local shops, cafés and takeaways, with Caister on Sea and Hemsby close by for wider services and everyday needs. The nearest major supermarkets are Tesco Superstore and Lidl in Caister, both within a short drive.

Families typically look toward Ormesby Village Infant and Junior Schools, Hemsby Primary School, and Caister Academy for older students. Transport links are straightforward for a coastal village, with regular bus routes running toward Hemsby, Caister, and Great Yarmouth, and road connections making local travel simple. The lifestyle here leans toward relaxed coastal living, with the beach close enough to enjoy whenever you want.

The Esplanade

Occupying a commanding seafront position, this distinctive detached bungalow presents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a home with uninterrupted sea views, a generous plot and an impressive indoor swimming pool complex. Approached from both The Esplanade and California Avenue, the property offers privacy, secure parking and a layout designed for relaxed coastal living.

A bright sun room sits at the front of the home, fitted with tiled flooring, double glazed doors, vertical blinds and a boarded ceiling. This room enjoys uninterrupted views across the coastline and provides a welcoming introduction to the property.

The main living and dining room form a substantial space, featuring an attractive tiled fireplace with hardwood mantel and an LPG coal effect fire. The dining area enjoys views into the pool complex through glazed doors, while the living area benefits from sea views.

The indoor swimming pool complex is a rare feature, offering a solar assisted heated pool, pine clad semi vaulted ceiling, wall lighting and direct access to a changing room and shower room. The changing room includes a WC, and the shower room is fitted with tiled walls, extractor fan and electric shower.

Beyond the pool are two further reception spaces: a large conservatory with French doors to the garden and fitted blinds, an additional conservatory has UPVC panels and a polycarbonate roof. All fixed pool equipment, heating systems and built in fittings are included.

A utility/boot room at the rear provides a sheltered entrance from California Avenue, leading into the reception hall. The hall includes an airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder and solar controls, a cloaks cupboard with meter and fuse box, and loft access.

The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with medium oak fronted cabinetry, matching wall units with under unit lighting, integrated fridge and freezer, a one and a half bowl sink with mixer tap, tiled splashbacks, tiled flooring and a recess for a Rangemaster style LPG cooker with double extractor hood. A picture window frames distant sea views.

The family bathroom features a slipper style bath with shower mixer, WC and a wash basin, with tiled walls. A separate shower room offers a double width tiled shower enclosure with power shower, pedestal basin and WC, accommodating all residents in the household.

There are three well proportioned bedrooms. Bedroom one enjoys views over the rear garden and an internal window to the pool complex. Bedroom two overlooks the rear garden, while bedroom three is currently arranged as a dressing room with a view into the dining area and pool.

The property sits on a substantial plot with established gardens to the front and rear. The front garden features lawns, mature planting, shrub borders and a large nature pond with pump and fountain, all enjoying wide sea views. To the rear, electronically operated wooden gates with video entry open to a generous parking area, floodlighting and a brick built double garage with electric door, power, lighting and a personal door.

The south facing rear garden offers excellent privacy, with lawns, mature borders, a summerhouse, a corner pagoda, a productive vegetable plot and fruit trees. A large paved terrace provides an ideal outdoor seating area.

The pump house contains the solar panel controls, swimming pool pump, oil fired condensing boiler for heating and hot water, and an air source heat pump supporting the pool system. There is also plumbing for a washing machine.

This highly individual coastal home offers generous accommodation, exceptional lifestyle features and outstanding sea views.

Agents Notes

Freehold

Connected to mains water, electricity and drainage.

Oil central heating system.

Air source heat pump.

8 solar panels that are owned outright by the current owners.

DISCLAIMER: All buyers are advised to do their own due diligence with their solicitor and surveyor in regards to environmental changes in the area.

Disclaimer

Minors and Brady (M&B) along with their representatives, are not authorised to provide assurances about the property, whether on their own behalf or on behalf of their client. We don’t take responsibility for any statements made in these particulars, which don’t constitute part of any offer or contract. To comply with AML regulations, £52 is charged to each buyer which covers the cost of the digital ID check. It’s recommended to verify leasehold charges provided by the seller through legal representation. All mentioned areas, measurements, and distances are approximate, and the information, including text, photographs, and plans, serves as guidance and may not cover all aspects comprehensively. It shouldn’t be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulations, or other consents. Services, equipment, and facilities haven’t been tested by M&B, and prospective purchasers are advised to verify the information to their satisfaction through inspection or other means.