New homes: contemporary comfort and period style at Moor Monkton (From York Press)

New homes: contemporary comfort and period style at Moor Monkton

10:39am Thursday 4th February 2010

Take a look at this newly-built home in the main street at Moor Monkton. Very smart, you might be thinking. And indeed it is. Smart to look at – and smartly built.

Because while it is very much a contemporary home with all the comforts of the modern age it has been skilfully constructed and put together to create a period farmhouse feel.

The work of Moorside Developments, it has been intentionally designed to match the mellow brick facades of surrounding properties in the village and with a red pantile roof it sits snugly at home with its neighbours.

In brief, we could tell you that the house offers large dining and sitting rooms, a kitchen/family room, five bedrooms and a detached garage with gardens front and back… Which would not even begin to do it justice.

For instance, the kitchen/family room is a gem. It’s almost 30ft long with a super range of cream-faced fitments and granite work surfaces, a matching island unit and an exhausting list of integrated equipment including a fridge, freezer, dishwasher, washing maching, Rangemaster double oven and… well you get the picture. There’s also the added benefit of French doors which open out on to the patio area and south facing rear garden. The gardens, in fact, include paddock land stretching to around two acres.

Now, what else, oh yes, those five bedrooms. They are all a good size – and every one of them has an en-suite bathroom or shower room (now that’s luxury for you).

All round contemporary luxury, then, and cleverly in keeping with its more traditional neighbours.

Laburnham Farmhouse is being marketed by Naish (01904 653564) at a guide price of £595,000.