Huge countryside home with smart features for sale at £1.95m

A newly built smart home set in two acres of grounds has come up for sale in Drinkstone, between Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds, at a guide price of £1.95 million.

Hamlett House offers uninterrupted countryside views and benefits from Rako automation, allowing for easy and remote operation of the alarm system, wired CCTV system, electric doors and built-in music system, which extends into the garden.

The house also includes a self-contained annexe with separate entrance.

The spacious open-plan living area (Image: Savills)
“With over 7,000 square feet of internal floor space, Hamlett House is a truly stunning property that is both homely and spacious,” said Tom Orford, of selling agent Savills.

“Every feature has been meticulously designed and constructed, with exceptional attention to detail evident throughout. I was especially blown away by the high specification and how energy efficient the house is.”

The high-spec kitchen has bi-fold doors opening onto a large terrace (Image: Savills)

The sitting room (Image: Savills)

Double doors open to an entrance hall which features a 7.5m feature wall with vaulted ceiling, glass floor and bespoke oak staircase.

Beyond the hallway is a spacious open-plan living area comprising a kitchen, dining room and sitting room.

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The high-spec kitchen includes Neff appliances, Corian worktops with integrated wireless phone charging points and twin wine fridges.

A bi-fold window and bi-fold doors open out onto the large terrace, creating a unique area for entertaining.

The home office offers lovely views over the garden and countryside (Image: Savills)
Alongside the kitchen is a utility room with a separate cupboard for washing machine and dryer, along with a laundry chute from the master bedroom and first-floor landing.

The dining room benefits from floor to ceiling bi-fold doors, offering far-reaching countryside views, while the sitting room has an open fireplace currently being used with an electric-effect fire.

Ground-floor accommodation continues with a cinema room boasting a 90-inch screen, surround sound and remote ambient lighting; and a home office with kitchen facilities, separate WC and floor-to-ceiling bi-fold doors opening to the garden.

The games room (Image: Savills)

The cinema room boasts a 90-inch screen, surround sound and remote ambient lighting (Image: Savills)
Completing this floor is a large games room with a fully fitted bar, full-size roulette table, pool table, dual race simulators, separate WC, colour-changing ambient lighting and bi-fold doors onto the terrace.

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Upstairs, the expansive master suite features a Juliet balcony, air conditioning and a built-in independent music system.

It also has a generous dressing area with built-in wardrobes, along with an en suite comprising a bath, double sinks, walk-in shower with full body dryer and a separate toilet.

The impressive first-floor landing (Image: Savills)

The master bedroom (Image: Savills)

The master en suite comes with a full body dryer (Image: Savills)

Bedrooms two and three both enjoy an independent music system and air conditioning, with the former having an en-suite shower room.

The third bedroom benefits from a Juliet balcony and shares a Jack & Jill bathroom with bedroom four, which is another large double bedroom.

A further room with adjoining sauna is currently used as a gym but could serve as a fifth bedroom. The gym equipment isn’t included in the sale but may be available through separate negotiation.

Bi-fold doors lead out from this room to a large balcony with integrated swim spa/hot tub. There is direct access from the balcony down to the terrace.

The gym/fifth bedroom with sauna (Image: Savills)

Bi-fold doors lead out from the gym to a large balcony with integrated swim spa/hot tub (Image: Savills)
The annexe is ideal for accommodating guests or live-in staff and comprises a generous double bedroom, large bathroom with shower, fully fitted kitchen and spacious sitting room with Juliet balcony.

The house includes a self-contained annexe with separate entrance (Image: Savills)
Outside, the garden surrounding the property is mainly laid to lawn with mature specimen trees and a large terrace ideal for alfresco dining. It also includes a grass tennis court and extensive outside lighting.

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Electric gates open to a long driveway, either side of which is a lawned front garden interspersed with mature trees and a carp pond with water feature.

The two-acre grounds include a tennis court (Image: Savills)

There is a carp pond with water feature to the front (Image: Savills)
The triple garage has an electric remote door, rubber flooring with underfloor heating and an electric vehicle charging point.

Hamlett House also has a solar panel system with battery storage.

For more information, contact Savills.

PROPERTY FACTS

Hamlett House, Drinkstone
Guide price: £1,950,000
Savills, 01473 234800
savills.co.uk