Description
A period three bedroom detached house with a detached home office, gated driveway parking, a double garage, and an enclosed south facing rear garden. The property was built circa 1904 and is one of a few detached properties on Goldington Road. The property has 2,140 sq. ft. of accommodation over two floors and retains original features including fireplaces, cornicing and servants' bells in the kitchen. The entrance hall has a ceramic patterned tiled floor, a stained glass window, and an original staircase with ornate balustrades. There is a two piece cloakroom. The sitting room has a tall bay window overlooking the front, and the study has fitted furniture. The kitchen/breakfast room is open plan to the dining/family room allowing a free flow through the space for modern family life and entertaining. There is also a separate laundry room and a conservatory. All three of the first floor bedrooms have en suite bath or shower rooms and the main bedroom also has a dressing room.
Double gates lead to a gravel driveway which provides extensive parking in addition to the double garage which has power and light.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room and Dining/Family Room The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of units including a central island incorporating a breakfast bar, all with granite worksurfaces. Integrated appliances include a dishwasher and microwave and there is a recess with space for a range style cooker and space and plumbing for an American fridge/freezer. There is a door to the side, and an opening to the dining/family room which has an open fireplace and plenty of natural light from a glass roof lantern and bi-fold doors to the rear garden.
Rear Garden The rear garden faces almost due south and is enclosed by a combination of walls and close boarded fencing. There is an extensive patio by the house for outdoor entertaining. The rest of the garden is principally lawned with established flower and shrub borders and trees providing screening. A path leads down to a detached home office, with power connected, at the bottom of the garden.
Situation & Schooling The property is within 1.5 miles of local amenities including a shop with a post office, supermarkets, public houses and local authority schools. Bedford Park, Priory Waterside Marina and the Embankment are all within 1.5 miles away. There is a bus stop outside the property to Bedford town centre which is also about 1.5 miles away, and has more extensive shopping facilities, The Harpur Trust private schools, and a mainline railway station with services to London St. Pancras International.
