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Stunning, large detached house near Portishead High Street

By Karen Richards

Published: 2:45 PM June 2, 2022

Large white detached building in Portishead, with flat roof amongst trees and rooftops, with Gordano Valley behind.

The unusual house overlooks the Gordano Valley - Credit: Goodman & Lilley

A unique architect-designed five-bedroom detached house, showcasing stunning elevated views over the Gordano Valley.

The versatile property offers an exceptionally high-quality finish throughout, with bespoke fixtures including an oak and metal spiral staircase, engineered oak flooring with underfloor heating, ceiling spotlights and speakers, floor-to-ceiling windows and a cutting-edge-design kitchen. It is spread over three floors and offers 3,000 square feet of living space.

Open-plan kitchen-family room with dark grey units and island with hob, windows and family room with sofas and teepee behind.

The kitchen has dark grey units and a matching island with hob - Credit: Goodman & Lilley

The accommodation comprises; an entrance hall, utility room, cloakroom and kitchen-dining-family room on the ground floor, while a sitting room, roof terrace, master bedroom and fifth bedroom are on the first floor and a hallway, the other bedrooms and main bathroom are on a lower ground floor.

Three defined areas create a lovely family space in the main reception room, which provides excellent views and a terrace for al-fresco dining.

Kitchen-diner with round glass table and blue chairs next to a floor-to-ceiling window, with grey units in kitchen behind.

The dining area provides lovely elevated views - Credit: Goodman & Lilley

The hub of the home is the kitchen-diner-family room, which has sleek dark grey units, polished concrete-effect Corian worktops, matching island unit with cupboards and an induction hob, a range of integrated appliances, including a dishwasher, fridge, wine fridge, two slide-and-hide ovens either side of the microwave and a chimney breast with recessed TV space.

A large atrium with dome skylight forms the first-floor landing, which floods the space with natural light. The majority of the rooms on this floor have floor-to-ceiling bi-folding doors, including the sitting room, which has three sets leading to the roof terrace.

Looking up from a staircase to a dome skylight on first-floor landing with white walls, ceiling, pillar and bannister.

A dome skylight bathes the first-floor landing with light - Credit: Goodman & Lilley

The sitting room also has a door to the master bedroom, which has a dressing room with four double wardrobes, an en-suite bathroom and feature plantation shutters. Bedroom five has dimmable spotlights, plugs with USB sockets and two bi-folding doors leading to the roof terrace.

The lower-ground-floor hallway has double French doors to a patio and houses three bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, two of them sharing a large Jack and Jill monochrome en-suite shower room.

Side of a cream-coloured multi-shaped building, with dark grey decking, with glazed balustrade, surrounded by plants.

Layered decking is a feature of the landscaped gardens - Credit: Goodman & Lilley

Externally, there is parking and an integral garage, housing a gas boiler providing hot water an underfloor heating system, at the front of the house.

The landscaped, lawned gardens offer decking and mature planting, including many established trees and shrubs.