A two-bed property in one of the country's "poshest places to live", with countryside views and a guest apartment, is on the market for £1.19m.

The detached home in Burnham Market, north Norfolk, is a former boat house and benefits from lots of natural light and open-plan living.

Eastern Daily Press: The former boat house is in a popular north Norfolk villageThe former boat house is in a popular north Norfolk village (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: The main room has two bi-fold doorsThe main room has two bi-fold doors (Image: Sowerbys)

Burnham Market was recently named among the poshest places to live in the country by The Telegraph based on a combination of house prices, lifestyle amenities, connectivity and natural beauty.

It is described as a "traditional Georgian village" with an average house price of £826,770.

Eastern Daily Press: The house opens to the kitchenThe house opens to the kitchen (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: The sitting room area in the open-plan main roomThe sitting room area in the open-plan main room (Image: Sowerbys)

The Boat House opens through a pair of bi-fold doors to the open-plan kitchen, sitting and dining room.

The large room has exposed beams and limestone flooring, as well as a log-burning stove and views of the surrounding countryside.

Eastern Daily Press: The dining room in the main room is next to the bi-fold doorsThe dining room in the main room is next to the bi-fold doors (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: One of the bedrooms to the back of the houseOne of the bedrooms to the back of the house (Image: Sowerbys)

At the back of the house, there are two bedrooms, each with an ensuite.

To one side of the bedrooms is the summer room, with bi-fold doors overlooking the garden.

Eastern Daily Press: The en suite for one of the bedroomsThe en suite for one of the bedrooms (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: One of the bedrooms in the main houseOne of the bedrooms in the main house (Image: Sowerbys)

Upstairs is a guest apartment with separate access - it has a bedroom with an en suite as well as a separate kitchenette.

There are two outbuildings, one is a workshop and the other is a garden room, a timber structure that could be used as an outside dining area or a storage space.

Eastern Daily Press: The bedroom area of the guest apartmentThe bedroom area of the guest apartment (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: The garden room has openable sides and can also be used for storageThe garden room has openable sides and can also be used for storage (Image: Sowerbys)

There is a patio to the front of the property and a seating area to the side.

There are four off-road parking spaces to the front of the house as well as a storage shed.

The Boat House is in Burnham Market, a north Norfolk village 10 miles from market town Fakenham.

Eastern Daily Press: There is a patio area for outdoor seatingThere is a patio area for outdoor seating (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: The house has wide views of the surrounding countrysideThe house has wide views of the surrounding countryside (Image: Sowerbys)

PROPERTY FACTS

Joan Short's Lane, Burnham Market

Guide price: £1,195,000

Sowerbys, 01328 730340, www.sowerbys.com