Highly Specified Former Show House with 6 Bedrooms and a Double Garage

This executive home built only a few years ago has everything a family needs, from ample space over three storeys, to generous gardens, a double garage and plenty of parking, all on a quiet village development.

The owners bought the property brand new from David Wilson, knowing straight away that it fit the bill for their family. As for location, they were looking to be near the M1 and within easy reach of London. Marston Moretaine was ideal, being minutes from major road networks, and with quick commuter services from both Bedford and Flitwick stations. A short drive away are the market towns of Ampthill and Woburn, the county town of Bedford, and the city of Milton Keynes.

Marston Moretaine has more amenities than you’d expect in a village, including two Co-ops, a Post Office, cafés, a pub and takeaways, as well as a gym, a skatepark, sports pitches and playing fields, plus doctors, dentists, vets, opticians and a pharmacy. There are lower schools in the village, an upper school in Wootton, a STEM college in Stewartby, Cranfield University just up the road, and the Harpur Trust independents in Bedford.

The village presents much more than just convenience, and the owners were sold on the semi-rural setting, with endless country walks available, as well as The Forest Centre and Millenium Country Park on the doorstep. The Marston Fields development has 11 acres of open space, including a play park behind the house, and Faulkner Gardens is set on the edge, with fields and farmland beyond.

As for the house, the owners have enjoyed four years here, appreciating the accommodation on offer. It’s modern, with both open-plan and separate living areas downstairs, alongside six bedrooms and three bathrooms upstairs. There’s storage for a family throughout too, including fitted wardrobes in four of the bedrooms. The top floor is versatile, affording multi-generational living if needed, or simply privacy to your own storey. The owners have this laid out as a bedroom, music room and gaming room, perfect for older children, but this would also make a fabulous primary suite with a bedroom, dressing room and lounge area, joined by an en suite shower room.

On the ground floor, the sitting room, office/playroom and cloakroom are to the right. The sitting room is particularly spacious, has lots of light from triple aspects, and also has quality Amtico flooring, which spans the entire downstairs. To the left is the kitchen/dining room. The contemporary kitchen is fitted in a wide range of storage and surfacing, plus a central island, and has integrated appliances including dual ovens, a gas hob and extractor, a fridge/freezer and a dishwasher. The adjoining utility matches the kitchen, and has an integrated washing machine and tumble dryer. The sociable layout of the ground floor has worked well for the owners, who often host friends and family. There’s more than enough space for when their children all come to visit, and French doors from both the kitchen and sitting room open onto the patio for summer parties.

The plot here is superb, with gardens to three sides, enclosed by fencing at the back, and walled to the front and sides. Predominately lawned, there’s so much space to relax outside, run around and play football, and the owners extended the patio to provide even more seating. The patio is between the house and the garage for extra seclusion, and there are trees along the back boundary for further privacy. A gate gives access to the four-car driveway and the front of the plot, and there’s a door from the garden into the double garage, which has showroom-style epoxy flooring.

With the owners downsizing now their children have flown the nest, this property is an exciting opportunity for a new family to start their next chapter.