2 Bedroom Flat, High Street, Mistley, CO11

The entrance hall immediately gives the apartment a sense of height and individuality, with the staircase rising through a tall central space rather than feeling like a conventional flat entrance. Pale tiled flooring keeps the lower level practical, while the soft wall tones, white balustrade and high walls create a bright, open first impression. The stair lift adds an important accessibility feature (but can be removed if required), particularly useful given the duplex layout, and there is space beneath the stairs for discreet storage. From here, doors lead into the main living accommodation, with the cloakroom positioned conveniently off the hall.

The main living room is the apartment’s defining space, opening out through glazed doors to the balcony with the Stour Estuary directly beyond. Its proportions allow proper room for sofas, freestanding furniture and a central seating area, while a wide window gives a second framed outlook across the water and Suffolk shoreline. The external wall has been lined with insulation-backed plasterboard, an improvement made to enhance efficiency within the converted building. A dark exposed beam nods to the maltings’ industrial past, while the fireplace creates a natural focal point. The kitchen is open plan to the living space providing a truly social layout. This is a characterful room full of atmosphere, with the balcony turning the whole room towards the estuary.

The balcony is the moment the apartment fully connects with its setting, projecting out towards the Stour Estuary with glass balustrading kept deliberately low in the eye line. From here the outlook stretches across the changing water, mudflats and saltmarsh towards the opposite shoreline, with boats, tide lines and open sky giving the view constant movement. It works beautifully as a place to absorb the surrounding natural beauty.

The kitchen sits openly to the living room but has enough definition to feel like its own working space, with timber flooring running through to the dining area and a practical run of fitted cabinetry arranged around the walls. White shaker-style units, integrated dishwasher, tiled splashbacks and contrasting work surfaces give it a clean, understated finish, while the removal of the washing machine/dryer into the separate utility has freed the kitchen for proper storage and day-to-day use. There is space for a dining table at the centre, making this a natural breakfast or informal supper spot without interrupting the sitting area beyond. The airing cupboard is also positioned here, adding useful internal storage, and the exposed beam and column retain a subtle reminder of the building’s converted maltings character.

The ground-floor cloakroom is neatly positioned off the entrance hall, giving the lower level useful convenience without interrupting the main living space. Finished with tiled flooring, a wall-hung WC, wash basin, towel rail and a large mirror above the tiled splashback, it is compact but well arranged. Its position is particularly practical in a duplex apartment, serving the kitchen, living room and balcony level without needing to go upstairs.

Connecting you to the two bedrooms and to the converted Utility room.

The first bedroom is a generous principal room, with the estuary outlook giving it an immediate sense of calm and space. The raised window position frames the water and opposite shoreline beautifully, creating a natural dressing table or reading spot beside the view. There is ample floor area for twin beds or a large double, with the room’s proportions enhanced by the original void having been filled in to create more usable space and storage. There are two sets of fitted wardrobes, while the exposed beam and column add another subtle industrial reference to the maltings conversion.

The en-suite is neatly arranged off the principal bedroom, finished in a clean white scheme with contrasting mosaic-style vertical tile detail. A glazed shower enclosure sits to one side with a wall-mounted shower, while the wall-hung WC and basin keep the floor area feeling open and easy to maintain. The long mirrored wall above the tiled ledge reflects light through the room and gives the space a crisp, practical feel, complemented by modern lighting, a heated towel rail and circular wall lights. It is compact, but well planned, giving the main bedroom its own private shower room without taking unnecessary space from the bedroom itself.

The second bedroom is another flexible upper-floor room, currently arranged as a study and library, with the estuary view making it a particularly calm place to work or read. As with the principal bedroom, the former double-height void has been infilled, giving the room more usable floor area than buyers might expect from the original conversion layout. The raised section by the window creates a natural desk position, framing the water and far shoreline while keeping the main area free for seating, storage or bedroom furniture.

This room is one of the apartment’s cleverer alterations, having been changed from a second bathroom into a proper utility and storage space. The washing machine and tumble dryer are now housed here beneath a useful worktop, allowing the kitchen to stay cleaner and more storage-led rather than being interrupted by laundry appliances. There are fitted cupboards above, tiled flooring, a towel rail, WC and basin, so the room still has everyday practicality beyond simple storage. Importantly, the original bath plumbing remains behind the fittings, giving future owners the option to reinstate a bathroom or adapt the room again, subject to any required consents. It is a smart use of space and adds a level of convenience rarely found in apartment living.