2 Bittern Close, South Cerney, Cirencester

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Key Features

Over 2,000 Sq Ft
Five Double Bedrooms
Full-Floor Principal Bedroom Suite
Luxury Bathroom & Dressing Area
22ft Dining/Family Room
Separate Dual-Aspect Sitting Room
West-Facing Rear Garden
Woodland Outlook To Front
Double Garage & Four-Car Driveway
Exceptionally Quiet Secluded Position

Description

There are plenty of modern family homes around the Cotswold Water Park, but very few manage to feel quite as tucked away as this one. Sitting in an exceptionally quiet corner of Cerney on the Water, with no passing traffic and a lovely outlook towards woodland, this is a house that offers all the convenience of a modern development without really feeling like you're living on one.

Originally built as the popular Haydon design, the house was already a substantial four-bedroom family home. The addition of a beautifully executed second floor has taken it to another level, creating over 2,000 sq ft of accommodation and one of the best principal bedroom suites we've seen in a house of this type.

The entrance hall immediately gives a sense of the space on offer, with the staircase rising through the centre of the house and plenty of natural light.

To the front is a separate sitting room, a proper grown-up living space with windows to two sides and a particularly pleasant outlook towards the woodland opposite. It's a great room to retreat to in the evening and, importantly, completely separate from the larger family space at the rear.

The back of the house is where day-to-day family life happens. The kitchen flows into a generous 22ft dining and family room, creating one large sociable space across the rear of the house. There's plenty of room for a full-size dining table as well as sofas, while French doors open straight onto the garden.

The kitchen itself is contemporary and understated, with an excellent amount of storage and worktop space, integrated appliances and a large peninsula separating it from the dining area. A separate utility room sits just off the family room, while a downstairs WC completes the ground floor.

Upstairs, the original first floor provides four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The larger bedrooms are genuinely good doubles rather than rooms that simply look good on a floorplan, while one has its own en-suite shower room. The remaining bedrooms are served by the family bathroom, making this floor ideal for children and guests.

And then you reach the top floor.

Rather than simply squeezing another bedroom into the loft, the owners have effectively created a private suite across the entire floor.

The bedroom itself measures around 15ft and has been cleverly designed around a central feature wall incorporating a recessed television, soundbar and wide electric flame-effect fire. Roof windows bring in plenty of natural light and there's even space for a chair and drinks station, giving the room much more of a boutique hotel-suite feel.

Beyond the bedroom is a dedicated dressing area with further eaves storage, while the bathroom is every bit as impressive. Finished with marble-style tiling, there's a freestanding bath beneath the rooflight, large walk-in rainfall shower and twin basins. It feels like a proper principal suite rather than an afterthought, and having the entire floor to yourself gives it a real sense of separation from the rest of the house.

Outside, the west-facing rear garden is another big plus. French doors lead onto the patio and decked entertaining areas before opening onto lawn, with mature planting around the boundaries giving the garden a nicely established feel. Its orientation means this is somewhere to enjoy the afternoon and evening sun, whether that's dinner outside or simply a drink at the end of the day.

Parking is unusually generous too. The driveway has space for around four cars and leads to a detached double garage measuring approximately 20'6" x 19'8", providing excellent parking, storage or workshop space.

But perhaps the thing you'll notice most when you arrive is just how peaceful the position is. Bittern Close is tucked away with virtually no passing traffic, while the woodland and established greenery surrounding this part of the development create a level of privacy that's surprisingly difficult to find on a modern estate.

Cerney on the Water sits on the edge of South Cerney, putting the village's amenities within easy reach while also giving you immediate access to the lakes, footpaths and open spaces of the Cotswold Water Park.

South Cerney itself remains one of the area's most sought-after villages, with a thriving community and an excellent range of everyday amenities including a village shop and Post Office, pharmacy, doctor's surgery, primary school and several pubs. There are also numerous cafés, restaurants and leisure facilities dotted around the surrounding Water Park.

Families are particularly well catered for. Ann Edwards Primary School is within the village, while secondary options include Cirencester Kingshill and Deer Park, with Farmor's School at Fairford also within easy reach.

Cirencester is around four miles away for a much wider choice of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities. For commuters, the A419 provides straightforward access towards Swindon and the M4, while Kemble Station is around five miles away with direct rail services to London Paddington.

For us, though, this house is really about the combination. You get the practicality of five bedrooms, three bathrooms, over 2,000 sq ft of accommodation, a proper double garage and excellent parking, but with a principal suite and a tucked-away setting that make it feel considerably more individual than the average modern family home.

The common grounds and public open spaces of Cerney on the Water are incredibly well managed and maintained by Pinnacle Property Managemnet and there is an annual charge of approximately £290 per property payable.

Mains electric, gas and water. Fibre Broadband is available.