From the outside this smart, handsome property, with attractive two-tone brick and render facade, suggests a light and spacious home that can offer the facilities a busy family needs. Inside, the detached property in a Monmouthshire village has a family-friendly layout that is a major advantage of being a recently built abode.
There's a spacious lounge at the front that connects to the sociable kitchen diner that spans the rear of the house with French doors out to the garden. Off the kitchen is a handy cloakroom and a utility room that also has a door to the outdoor space.
The integrated garage is a bonus feature that could easily be converted into another reception room such as a media room or playroom and subject to planning consent, as there's room for parking for up to three vehicles on the curved front drive.
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The rear garden is a pretty, enclosed space and offers a sunny terrace for socialising and a hot tub in the corner for soaking that can welcome up to six lucky occupants.
Up the stairs there are four double bedrooms to discover, three with built-in storage, and a family bathroom that on closer inspection offers a bath with jets - an inside alternative to relaxing in bubbles to the garden hot tub.
The interiors of the home are modern, with a neutral colour palette of creams and greys combined with natural materials to produce a peaceful backdrop for pops of colour, tactile textures and accessory personality.
It is widely stated by estate agents that kitchens and bathrooms sell properties, so the more places to bathe that are offered in a home, the more appealing to a potential buyer.
And where space is a premium, even though this home is well-designed and offers spacious rooms throughout, every corner of every room needs to be working hard to offer its worth to the overall package of features and facilities. And it's in the master bedroom that this house offers something that maybe some house hunters might expect - an ensuite.
But some people on social media have noticed that this shower room is lacking something; a wall between the bedroom and the facilities, so the shower and toilet are in direct view of the double bed.
On Twitter, one person jokes: 'Got an AMAZING property for you, Twitter. First glance, all seems normal, very modern. But it's the main bedroom where things get DIFFERENT. THE SHOWER IS IN THE BEDROOM. THE TOILET FACES THE BED. NOTHING BUT COLD EYE CONTACT WITH YOUR PARTNER AS YOU S***'.
Another person commented: 'Nooooo!!! What if one of you stinks it up? No candles going to solve that one!'
One comment points out that a statement bath in the bedroom is becoming more commonplace, but that hasn't extended to a toilet, saying: 'I’ve seen lots of “en suite” bathrooms which is just a freestanding tub in the bedroom, but I’ve never seen a toilet in the wild like this. Although there was one episode of a tv property show I saw where there was a toilet in the kitchen, just next to the back door.'
The addition of a curtain could be a temporary and easy solution for anyone who is a bit shy. But with some redesign work, such as making the shower smaller, coupled with planning consent, it shouldn't be too much of a bother to hide the bog behind a newly constructed wall.
But an open-plan ensuite is not as unusual as some people might think. Also shared on social media was a property in London that offers a shower, sink and toilet in the corner of the bedroom, although at least this one is tucked around the corner and has a tiled floor.
The Monmouthshire house is for sale for £429,950 with Davis & Sons, Caldicot, call them on 01291 427000 to find out more.
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