Sea Horizon, Crofts Lea Park

Sea Horizon, Ilfracombe

Where the coast comes home

High above Ilfracombe, in a quiet residential setting, Sea Horizon looks out across the harbour and on to the open sea. This brand-new detached home of four bedrooms was built by a local master craftsman. It is efficient, light-filled, low maintenance and ready to move into, and it comes with the reassurance of a new-home warranty.

Built by hand, built to last

Sea Horizon was not built to a formula. It is the work of a local master craftsman who knows this coastline, its weather and its light, and who brought decades of skill to every stage of the build. You can see it in the clean lines and the finish, and in the quality you only notice once you have lived somewhere a while. It is a home made with pride, by someone who builds here because he lives here, and it is backed by a new-home warranty for complete peace of mind.

Views across the harbour and out to sea

The house is laid out on reverse levels, so the main living space sits upstairs with the best of the view.

From the kitchen, dining and living space, the outlook sweeps across Ilfracombe harbour and out over the Bristol Channel. You can watch the boats come and go, the tide fill and empty the harbour, and the light move across the water from the silver of early morning to the gold of sunset. The handleless kitchen, with quartz worktops and quality appliances, is designed for cooking as much as for company. Doors open onto the balcony, where the harbour and the sea lie in front of you. It is the place for morning coffee in the salt air, a glass of something cold as the sun goes down, or simply watching the weather roll in off the water.

Downstairs is the quieter side of the house. There are four bedrooms, including one with an en-suite, plus a family bathroom with porcelain tiling and wall-hung fittings. There is also a utility room, a plant room, and internal access to the integral garage. This floor works for visiting family, a home office or a hobby room, and it keeps the main living space clear.

Low maintenance

Sea Horizon has been built so you can spend your time enjoying the coast, not looking after the house. Everything is new, from the roof and the windows to the heating and the finishes, and the new-home warranty sits behind it all. There is no list of jobs to get through and no old house to keep patching up. You can simply move in and start living.

It is efficient too. The house is heated by an air source heat pump through underfloor heating, and powered in part by solar panels with battery storage. High-performance glazing and strong insulation keep the warmth in, and there is EV charging on the drive. The house has an environmental impact rating of A and an energy rating of B (86). In practice that means a home that is warm and quiet, costs less to run and is ready for the future.

Outside

The garden is easy to look after. There is a lawn, a paved terrace and a seating area for long summer evenings, along with driveway parking and the integral garage. There is enough outside space to enjoy without it becoming a chore.

Ilfracombe: a town with a heartbeat

Ilfracombe is one of North Devon's most characterful coastal towns. It is busy all year round and has plenty going on. Its historic working harbour, the one you look out over from Sea Horizon, is lined with galleries, cafés and seafood restaurants, and boats come and go in every season. At the harbour mouth stands Damien Hirst's Verity, a bold modern landmark in a town proud of its maritime past.

This is a real community, not a village that closes for the winter. There are independent shops, supermarkets, schools, a library, a post office, a cinema and the Landmark Theatre, so everyday life is easy. There is also a creative streak that keeps the town interesting. Swim at Tunnels Beaches or Hele Bay, wander the seafront, catch a show, or meet friends down at the harbour. Then come home, look back across the water you have just walked beside, and close the door on a house that asks nothing of you.

A base for exploring North Devon

From your front door, the whole of North Devon is within reach. The South West Coast Path climbs away from the town along some of the most dramatic cliffs in England. The golden surf beaches of Woolacombe, Croyde, Putsborough and Saunton Sands are a short drive away. To the east lies Exmoor National Park, with its open moorland, wooded combes and rivers. The Tarka Trail and countless quiet lanes make walking and cycling part of everyday life rather than something saved for weekends.

Barnstaple, the region's main town, is around 20 minutes away by car, with wider shopping, healthcare and rail links. The North Devon Link Road leads on towards the M5 and Exeter. You can feel tucked away here without being cut off.

Sea Horizon

This is a new home built by a local master craftsman and backed by a new-home warranty. It is efficient, light-filled and low maintenance, with views across the harbour and out to sea. It is the coast without the work, and space without the burden. And it has a view to remind you every day why you came.

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