'Beautifully constructed' home for sale in Great Melton at £1.6 million

An impressive detached home with an annexe has come up for sale in Great Melton, near Wymondham, at a guide price of £1.6 million.

Beck Manor was built just a few years ago but “manages to exude the character and personality of a much older property”, said selling agent Fine & Country.

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Named after the pretty beck that runs alongside it, the house was “beautifully constructed” by an experienced builder as his family home and has since been lived in by a sociable couple who enjoy hosting friends from around the world.

The house was built a few years ago but has the character of an older property (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)
The current owners have further improved and upgraded the property, working with local interior designer Paula Gundry on the décor.

In the main house, there is Italian sourced limestone flooring, Burlington sanitary ware and Hudson Reed tap fittings, as well as lead dormer windows.

There are also solid oak fire doors throughout the main house and annexe.

Upon entering the home, a hallway leads through to the magnificent kitchen/breakfast room with corner pantry and central island.

The stunning kitchen/breakfast room (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)
Integrated appliances include two dishwashers and three eye-level Neff ovens, one of which is a steam oven and one a microwave convection oven with a 12-place warmer drawer built in.

Two of the walls are mostly glazed with doors opening out to the patio – filling the space with natural light.

Off the kitchen is a purpose-built bar area that also has a door through to the generous sitting room with log burner and double doors out to the garden.

There is a purpose-built bar between the kitchen and sitting room (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)
The ground-floor accommodation is completed by a study, also with a log-burner, and a utility room with adjoining shower room.

The study (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)
Upstairs, there are four spacious double bedrooms, with the master benefitting from a dressing room and en-suite bath/shower room.

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One of the other bedrooms also enjoys an en-suite shower room, while the other two bedrooms are served by the family bathroom.

There are four spacious double bedrooms in the main house (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)

The family bathroom (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)
Above the triple garage is a self-contained annexe comprising a bedroom, shower room and sitting room, which is ideal for guests.

Above the triple garage is a self-contained annexe (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)

The annexe comprises a sitting room, bedroom and shower room (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)
Outside, the gardens wrap around the property and make the most of its countryside setting.

Steps bordered by pretty box beds lead up from the stone patio to a covered terrace area which could be used as an outdoor kitchen.

It also provides a great spot to watch wildlife, with the current owners having seen several types of deer, plus owls, kites, buzzards and more in the surrounding fields.

The generous gardens wrap around the property (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)
Completing the grounds are a large lawned area, which is securely fenced, and a separate walled garden to the front of the house. The builder kept pygmy goats here, but it would also be ideal for other small pets or a little orchard or vegetable garden.

A raised terrace provides views of the surrounding countryside (Image: Mike Palmer - Image Quest)
The property enjoys underfloor heating and triple glazing throughout, keeping it well insulated in the colder months.

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Great Melton is a small village to the south-west of Norwich, offering good access to both the A11 and A47.

A range of amenities can be found in Hethersett and Wymondham, which are three and five miles away respectively.

For more information, contact Fine & Country.

PROPERTY FACTS

Beck Manor, Great Melton
Guide price: £1,600,000
Fine & Country, 01603 221888
fineandcountry.co.uk