Property Description: Guide Price £2,000,000 - £2,300,000. This is a unique opportunity to purchase a spectacular 5/6 bed family home built to the highest eco and EMF standards on the outskirts of Croscombe with commanding views of the village and valley beyond. The property has been designed with extraordinary attention to detail in a contemporary style using materials that ensure it sits seamlessly in its location. Just under 4000 square feet (including balcony) of light and elegant accommodation have been created with this stunning new build, all with eco-friendly, energy efficient, healthy living and anti-allergy principals in mind.
You enter the house across a bridge from the rear and come in to a spacious and airy entrance hall. It is from here that you get your first sense of the breathtaking views that await from the sitting room straight ahead of you and the open plan kitchen, dining and informal seating that lie to your right. The kitchen has been hand-built using the finest materials with ebony granite work surfaces and is equipped with an integrated fridge, a separate integrated freezer, 2 dishwashers and a boiling tap. All cooking appliances are top of the range Miele, which include a combi-steam oven, a full size oven, a warming drawer and gas hob. There is also a fitted back kitchen with an additional sink, a combi-microwave, a vacuum drawer and an additional fridge.
To the first floor there is a good-sized room that is currently being used as a study. This could, if needed, be an additional bedroom and has disabled access with easy passage to a cloakroom area and a wet room. There are five further bedrooms downstairs, four of which have floor to ceiling sliding windows which look southwest across the village and open onto the formal garden terrace. The principal suite is magnificent with generous proportions and double aspect views to the south and west. To the west there is a covered terrace that houses a hot tub and storage and leads directly to the garden. There is an en-suite bathroom with a Lusso bath, a walk-in rain shower and twin basins. The suite is completed with a large dressing room. The bedrooms to the east of the property have been designed so that they can be shut off from the rest of the house and form a self-contained flat with two wet rooms, a separate entrance and a mini kitchen. There is a further family wet room and a laundry room with sink and storage to the ground floor.
Outside: There are electric gates to the north entrance of the property with space for parking for multiple cars to the rear and side of the house. The plot is just under an acre of south facing, very private landscaped gardens. There is a sheltered terrace at the top of the garden that catches the morning sun. You can also see the sunset from the terrace reflected in the expansive kitchen windows. The whole garden has been created with the “room principal” in mind so that there are several spaces all with a very different feel. At the bottom of the garden is a second drive with triple garage to the left. This has planning permission to be rebuilt creating a 4-bay garage with rooms above providing scope for office space or other uses. (2018/2972/FUL).
Eco and 'healthy home' credentials
A high level of energy efficient design to Passivhaus principles
An air source heat pump with underfloor heating throughout
13.5KW of Photovoltaic panels
Tesla battery
A Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) system
An air-tight construction with high standards of insulation
The use of low VOC materials where possible
Low energy light fittings
Low U Value, Argon gas filled triple glazed windows
Segregated external Plant Room
FP200 EMF shielded wiring throughout
Corston Metal fronted EMF shielding sockets and switches
Shielded transformers
LED lighting throughout
WiFi cut-off switches
Provision for 2 EV car chargers
Location: Croscombe is a rural village in the heart of Somerset, located on the A371 to the east of Wells (4 miles) and the west of Shepton Mallet (2 miles) in the beautiful valley of the River Sheppey. Despite mention in the Domesday Book, Croscombe first emerged in the16th and 17th centuries with a boom in the wool trade. It is home to an award-winning pub - The George, which doubles up as the local shop. St Marys Church is a beautiful medieval church with a Jacobean interior. Croscombe has an active community and much to offer with classes from amateur dramatics to Tai Chi held in the village hall, as well as the Charter Market where villagers sell their local produce, a village orchestra, a village school, a playground and a sports field. There is excellent walking in the area as the village has many beautiful footpaths across the valley to enjoy. The picturesque city of Wells (3.2 miles) has a bustling High Street and provides a range of local amenities with four supermarkets (including Waitrose), a cinema, a leisure centre, numerous coffee shops, pubs and restaurants to choose from, several dentists and doctors and some fabulous independent shops. There are also famous historical landmarks such as the Cathedral and the Bishop Palace, as well as a twice weekly produce market. There are excellent state schools in the vicinity, including Croscombe C of E Primary School, The Blue School in Wells and Whitstone School in Shepton Mallet for Secondary, as well as independent schools including All Hallows Prep School, Downside, Millfield and Wells Cathedral School. Both Bath (21 miles) and Bristol (22 miles) are within commuting distance and there is a main line railway station with links to London in Castle Cary 8.8 miles away. Street and Glastonbury are 20 minutes away and Bristol airport is an easy 30-minute drive.
DISCLAIMER: Under the terms of the Estate Agency Act 1979 (section 21) please note that the vendor of the property is a partner of Sandersons UK Wells.
Directions: www.google.co.uk/maps - BA5 3RB; What3words (to main entrance) ///jacuzzi/evaporate/allowable
Council Tax: Council Tax Band G (correct as of September 2022) To check council tax rates for this property, please refer to www.gov.uk/council-tax-bands
Local Authority: Mendip District Council 0300 303 8588
Services: Air source heat pump with underfloor heating and MVHR system, mains water, drainage and electricity
Tenure: This property is freehold and is sold with vacant possession upon completion