This New Build From £565K Feels Like a Million Pound Home

Welcome to the New Build Show. I'm Tim, and today we're in the charming Georgian market town of Yarm, North Yorkshire, located in the countryside, but close enough to the North Yorkshire coastline that it's perfect for family living. And we're here at Banks Home's new development, the Cornfields, and we're taking a look at this, the Sheraton. Now, this particular layout comes to the market at just under £550,000. So let's take a look and see what you get for your money. So we've come into the entrance hallway and there are a couple of doors directly off this. Now, we are going to come and cover those off when we come back through. But the first two things I want to talk about is, one, the height of the ceilings that you've actually got in here, 2.6 metres. Now, not every property on this development will have those, but they are all generous in size, so they don't feel cramped in. Another thing is the abundance of light that we've got in here. Now, that's thanks to, one, the glass framing of that front door, which lets that natural light flood in. And these two lights that you've got installed in the ceiling. Now, before we move into the kitchen living space, which is really the heart of this home, one other small feature, the wired in ring doorbell that you've got that comes included as a standard feature. But let's move in to that real heart, that central space. Now, when we were first able to come in and actually have a look and a bit of a nosy around this particular show home, I was really taken aback by this kind of layout that they've got here because it has a very light, airy Scandinavian feel to it. But everything feels very communal within this space. Now, we were actually lucky enough to go and have a look in the other show home property, the Hawthorne, which was completely different, designed completely differently with a much more darker, I dare say a little bit moodier kind of feel, but still very, very beautiful. We love exploring these new developments. And if you are a developer and you would love to be able to showcase your development, we would love to hear from you. Email hello at the new build show dot com and we'll be in touch. We want people to be able to see what is available, what options there are. And speaking of options, take a look at this as a kitchen. This is incredibly spacious. It's very well designed, very well laid out and really quite high end, if I do say so myself, starting with this lovely added extra feature that we've got a lovely little wine or champagne chiller in the worktop. There are various different optional extras that you can have, but the styling of these kitchens is incredibly high end. You've got integrated appliances throughout. So we've got our cooker here. You've got the oven included and you will get one singular oven as a standard. But you've also got amazing space. I mean, you've got so many drawers upon drawers. And who doesn't love that soft cloth finish and those really nice light accents? I particularly like this gold that they've kind of inlaid for the recess for the grip. And then you've got integrated fridge freezer over here to the side. And I quite like how the sink has almost been kind of hidden out the way of the kitchen. So it's not a dominant feature in that central space. I really quite like that. By the way, these little extra shelves, they come included the standard. You've also got a utility room straight off the kitchen, which has direct access to the back garden. So if you were going to have kids coming back in from school, muddy football boots and stuff like that or the dog or anything, no problem. So you do have an additional sink in here as well. Fantastic if you wanted some additional space for preparing your food or if you're going to be cleaning down muddy boots or something like that. Integrated washer dryer that you've got included as well and a downstairs WC, which, to be honest, is really quite spacious. So you could probably put a little shoe rack or something in here. So you're keeping all of those bits that normally clutter up the entrance hallway tidied away out of the way. But as we go back into the kitchen, something else I want to just to point out that you'll notice that all around, you can see that they've gone for a chrome finish on the sockets, on the light fixtures. Now, you can either choose to have chrome or white fixings as standard as well. So depending upon what your decor tastes are, doesn't matter. This is something else that I always wanted in my house and haven't yet got a set of bifold doors. This is a standard feature for every single home on this development, which for me means that utilizing that in an outdoor space, connecting those two together, fantastic for summertime and barbecues, fantastic for parties and things. And if you are having a really big dinner party or something like that, I love this bench as well. I know that that's not a big thing and this is not a standard thing because this is the decor, but I do like a bit of a bench seating and an ample space that we've got in here as well. Space for six people, perfect for the family dining. But if you wanted a dinner party, you could quite happily maybe have an extender table because you've got plenty of space still to move around. And this is where open plan living areas sort of come into their own, because quite often this tends to be where everyone congregates, doesn't it? People come back from school, you come back from work, you're prepping your food. So to be able to have a space where the kids or your partner can be here, can be integrated, chatting away with you. But then you don't have to be in a separate room. There's no shouting. I really like it. And I love the decor that they've gone for in here as well, particularly these two tables. Do you think this looks a bit like a mushroom table with another mushroom on top? Let me know in the comments below what you think about that one. But let me take you through into what's actually the main living room space. In here, I think you'll see it instantly. What strikes me is there's a real level of elegance, sophisticated style. The decor really lends itself to quite an adult space. Now, if you did want to have this as a family space, it's more than big enough. If you wanted to switch out the mirror and put the TV or something up here and have the whole family in watching a movie, this would be absolutely great. I love the fireplace, though, that you've got in here. So if you did have little kids, you wouldn't necessarily have to worry about them running up and hands in the fire or anything. They've got so many other little bits in here that I want to draw attention to. Like, for example, these shutters adding in a real sort of sophisticated finish to the front of the property. Plus, can you see that you've got these three quarter windows in here? So that little bit bigger, allowing that little bit more natural light into this space, something for new build homes that's always really important is storage. When you come in, you've got a door directly in front of you, which leads to some understairs storage, which actually goes all the way back down past the staircase. Now, this might not be the greatest of shots, but Tom, come with me, because as I go in here, look at how much storage there is. Look at it. So if you did have, I don't know, the vacuum cleaners, the mops, the dog's toys, the dog food, all these things that maybe you don't want cluttering up the utility room or the kitchen cupboards, or maybe it's the kids sports bags for school, whatever it is. But to have all of that utilized space and utilized well, I think is is really clever. But you've also got I said there was another door when we first came in. This door directly off the side leads into your attached garage, which does have an electric door and also EV charging points to every home as well. So they're kind of future proofing the use of your home. So even if you don't need that right now in the future, if you did, they've made sure that they've kind of got that covered for you. So now let's move upstairs and we'll take a look at the bedrooms. There are five bedrooms on this level. So we're going to start round to the left hand side. You can see natural light is flooding in through those windows, but we're going to show you those in a moment. But let's start with a good size double bedroom. Something that's drawn my attention is how they dress this room, showcasing that you really can use this as a functional space. You've got a good double wardrobe, bedside tables, a good size double bed in here. And also I like how they've given this kind of mural effect behind the bed to kind of create a bit of a unique feel to this bedroom. Now, as we're going to move back out of the hallway, before we get to the second of the bedrooms, we've actually got the family bathroom, which is a really good sizable bathroom that you've got. You've got a bath, a nice walk-in shower with the waterfall head and the separate shower hose attachment. Something else that comes as standard is this niche that's been cut out. Now these come as standard, something really useful, really functional. And you do also get floor to ceiling tiles within the shower and half tiles in the rest of the bathroom that you can see here. I like as well, the contemporary kind of finish that they've gone for the black accents with the nice porcelainosa sanitary ware that you've got in here, but let's move through and see that second bedroom, little bit of extra storage on the landing for you as well. If you needed some coat storage or suitcases or anything. Now this has been decked out as a kid's bedroom. Obviously this is a five bed show home. So what we're trying to do, what they're trying to do here is showcase the functionality of the spaces. So as a kid's bedroom, this is enormous. I mean, there's a huge amount of space, but if this was a more grownup child, there's ample space for a bigger wardrobe to be in here, a desk to be in here, a bigger bed, a double bed could be in here, still having a wardrobe, still having a desk. So you can really see how the proportions of this are not like that of many other new builds out there, but let's check out the next bedroom. Now this one has been set out as more of a relaxation space. I suppose this could quite happily be an office space. If you wanted to, it could be a mini workout space. If you wanted to do yoga or something like that, something as well that has been a really good utilization of the space is boxing in this section and turning it into a built-in wardrobe, which you could quite happily do yourselves, or that could be storage for your yoga mats. It could be your reading room and you want it to have a beautiful bookshelf in there, a nice functional space. But let's take a look at the final two bedrooms, both of which feature en-suites. Now with the final two bedrooms, I kind of struggle with them because I can't quite decide which one I would actually want to have as the primary bedroom. Both bedrooms are great sizes. Both have en-suites and both have built-in wardrobes. So I want you to kind of help me. So leave your notes in the comments below, which one would you pick as your primary room? Now I'm going to speak about the wardrobes first in this one, which is there's different options that you can have with the built-in wardrobes because in the primary bedroom, you get the wardrobes included. Now you can either have a mirrored sliding door. You can have a non-mirrored sliding door, or you could then have hinged doors. So three different options that you can go for. Now let's take a look at the en-suite in this, the first of the bedrooms. You've got that tiling half height and then full height inside. I like how they've changed the tiling on one side of that shower as well, giving you that kind of different feel and texture, but still you have that cutout niche in there as well. Perfect. It does everything that we want it to do. So now come with me and explore the last of the bedrooms and help me make this decision. Before you actually get to that final bedroom, this is just where obviously our water tank is all going to be stored, but there's more storage space in there, towels, bedding, things like that. But when we first came upstairs, I spoke about that abundance of natural light and it's thanks to these huge, enormous windows that you've got pouring natural light into this space. And even this small kind of balcony space up here, that's been utilized and turned into a desk space. It could be a nice armchair or something for a nice little nook for reading, happily use it as a small office space overlooking the view. Why not? So let's take a look at that final bedroom. The way that these rooms have been designed, they really allow you to feel something completely different by the decor. Very light, very airy. This, for example, it really comes across a bit like you're in a high end hotel, something quite nice and luxurious about it. In the corner here, they've utilized that for the wardrobe spaces, but you can see that what they've done here is go for those hinged door options instead, but a really smart use of what otherwise might have become a little bit of dead space in here. You've got those beautiful windows again, allowing an abundance of natural light to come in. You're on suite just off the side. And with this one, something slightly different where they've gone full tile throughout the entire bathroom, kept that nice kind of contemporary finish, modern with that matte black finished and accents, and then upgraded with that digital led mirror that you've got in here. Now, while you had underfloor heating downstairs, upstairs, you've got radiators that are all done and controlled by the air source heat pump. So thinking about that future proofing to your home, thinking about that longevity. So now you've got to help me, which one would you pick as your primary bedroom, this one or the previous one comments below. So that's everything for this tour. Now if you are looking for a home in the Northeast, there are many other options available on this particular development site, three, four, and five bedroom homes starting from just under 330,000 pounds. If you're interested in the information for banks, homes will be in the box below. So make sure to give them a contact. Likewise, if you are a developer and you want to showcase your development and what you have to offer, please do reach out to us because we would love to come and explore your property as well. We can't wait to see you in the next one and we'll see you soon today. We're at the Meadowgate development by Stonewood homes, and we're going to get to take a look around this four bedroom show home. Now this is one of six different styles of homes on this development and prices start at 395,000 pounds. The one we're going to be looking at is the Grittleton and this is 550,000 pounds.