Old barn in Bexwell, near Downham Market, becomes a swish family home up for sale for £800,000

Plenty of disused barns and farm buildings have taken on a new lease of life as beautiful homes and this one at Bexwell, near Downham, is a classic example of how well it can be done.

Sympathetic design and imagination have come together and created a living space that is light, airy and perfect for a modern lifestyle but at the same time has plenty of character and warmth.

Number 6 Bexwell Farm Barns is an end-terraced property, part of a complex of agricultural buildings that have been turned into homes and is on the market with Sowerbys who are looking for offers of £800,000 upwards.

Everything has been completed to a high specification and the accommodation includes a large L-shaped kitchen/living room, a sitting room with woodburning stove, dining room with French doors to the garden, a study, four double bedrooms, a family bathroom and two en-suites.

Add to that the easy maintenance mature gardens, generous parking space and spectacular views across open fields and it is, as the agents suggest, “a bit of heaven in a Norfolk setting.”

The latest addition to the property is a beautifully finished open plan kitchen centred around a stunning island.

With a range of high specification base and wall units, integrated appliances, quartz worktops, Belfast sink and the central island, this is without doubt the hub of this clever barn conversion, and is perfect for entertaining family and friends.

Moving around the property, viewers will find high vaulted ceilings and exposed timbers, including chunky beams in the sitting room. Large windows and expanses of glass let the natural light flood in.

Upstairs there are four double bedrooms including a master which has a walk-in dressing room large enough to be used as a fifth bedroom or a nursery.

This level, too, has characterful exposed beams and brickwork and vaulted ceilings.

The mature garden is fully enclosed, extremely private and ideal for ball games and for alfresco dining.

There is room for new owners to create a vegetable plot and space for a cart lodge, subject to planning approval.

For more information and to arrange a viewing, contact Sowerbys on 01553 766741.