A LONG search for the perfect home by a family from Sunderland has come to an end at the Eve Lane development in County Durham.

Nick Culey, 41, and his wife Lyndsey, 36, hadn’t had much luck finding their dream property until they widened their search and discovered the exclusive development, which is located just five miles south of Durham City and is part of the growing community at DurhamGate.

The couple, who have a four-year-old son called Oscar, have chosen the four-bedroom showhouse at Eve Lane as the place to grow and bring up their family.

“We want to move so we can have somewhere bigger – and with the ‘wow’ factor – which gives us space to grow as a family,” said Nick.

“We’d been looking at new builds for a couple of years, but nothing met the size or standard we wanted. We looked further afield and found Eve Lane, which is perfect for us.”

An exclusive development of three and four-bedroom properties, Eve Lane offers eight different styles of homes to choose from, including three rare new build bungalow designs.

Creating an attractive street scene, the Eve Lane homes feature an external mix of both traditional brick and render, with each home offering a single or double garage.

Each includes high-quality fittings as standard and offers buyers the chance to personalise their properties, choosing from an array of options for the kitchen, bathroom, carpets and tiling.

In the case of the Culey family, they were so amazed with the showhome that they’ve purchased the house with all its fixtures, fittings and contemporary furniture.

“As soon as we walked in we fell in love with the house and knew it was right for us, right down to the design and the furniture,” said Nick.

“The quality of the design and fixtures and fittings is second to none – we’ve been very impressed.”

Eve Lane is also offering another completed property, the four-bedroom Farrell, which includes carpets, hard flooring and garden turf. Part of a limited time offer, it has been reduced from £329,995 to £310,000.

Eve Lane developer, Dean Cook, said: “We’re excited to bring these exclusive and unique homes to the market because we believe Eve Lane offers more than the average new home development. Each home has been specifically designed to allow spacious open-plan living which is perfect for young families, and includes bespoke interior design ideas that give the properties an individual, unique style.”