Avocet Road, Wixams, MK42

***GUIDE PRICE £425,000-£450,000***

With all the space for a large family, this double-fronted residence has everything you need, tucked away towards the end of a quiet cul de sac in the popular Wixams development.

Size is a distinctive and desirable factor at this property. Each room is plenty big enough for everyone to be in, and there’s also useful separation for work and play, not just to bedrooms but to reception rooms too. Stepping into the home, there’s a wide entry for the pre-work rush and the post-school return, leading past the cloakroom and to the main living areas at the rear. An understairs alcove is ideal for storage, and there’s a cupboard for hiding coats and shoes.

To the front of the ground floor are two versatile rooms, currently utilised as a formal dining room and a home office, but these would work as a fifth and sixth bedroom if required. The office is dual aspect for light to pour in, and the dining room lends well as a playroom, with room for toys upon toys. The connecting wall to the lounge could be removed to open up the layout.

Coming through to the back of the house, the lounge and kitchen have easy flow. With only a couple of steps between them, they feel almost open plan, and the glazed double doors allow brightness to travel through the accommodation. Both have doors onto the garden, for sunlight and for seamless access straight outside. The kitchen has capacity for a family-sized table and chairs for meals together, the cabinetry is timeless, the quartz worktops are hardwearing, and appliances such as a dishwasher, a fridge/freezer, an oven, a grill and a five-ring gas hob are integrated.

Upstairs, the bedrooms and bathroom are set around the central landing, where there’s also an airing cupboard. The loft could be converted, as neighbours have done. Each bedroom on the first floor is a generous double, with space for desks for the children to do their homework. The master and second bedrooms benefit from en suite shower rooms. The en suites as well as the family bathroom are in neutral styles, with modern Roca white suites. Having two showers avoids a queue in the morning, and the bath provides splashing about before bed for children, and relaxing bubble baths after a long day for adults.

Outside, the enclosed garden is a fantastic haven for families, and for fish! The really good-sized plot is divided into land and water, although the fence could be taken down to unite if preferred or if children are older. The land side consists of a full-width patio followed by an artificial lawn. There are many options for playtime here, where all sorts of equipment can be set out. The owner tells us her children have had boats out on the water before, and this is prime for conversion into a swimming pool for the ultimate summer party. To the front, a collection of rose bushes brighten up the frontage when in bloom. The tandem driveway delivers private parking for two, a single garage has provision for a third, and road parking is available for extras/visitors.

As for the development, there’s a bit of everything at Wixams. The owner purchased the house from new in 2014, and has watched the location evolve into the destination it is for families today. With a primary and secondary on the doorstep, the school run’s a breeze. There’s a Co-op, parks for little ones, and a village hall for classes for all ages. The garden centre and DIY shop on the edge of Wixams has whatever you need for indoors and outdoors, and there’s a café too. The retirement complex has a bar, gym, hairdressers and nail salon. Outside the development, the owner has enjoyed Maulden Woods for walks with the children and the dog, and the various retail parks within a short drive for shopping. Ampthill is nearby for its market town atmosphere, and Milton Keynes is around half an hour away. A train station at Wixams is in the pipeline, with services from Bedford and Flitwick in the meantime.