Description
A 19th-Century refurbished, rendered brick under tile, three bedroom detached house with off road parking and enclosed gardens. The period house has been modernised throughout and offers approximately 1,407 sq. ft. of accommodation, including a cellar. The bathrooms have been refitted and there is a modern kitchen and new windows throughout.
The ground floor has an entrance hall with doors to an office, a cellar, a sitting room, a kitchen/breakfast room, and a utility room, which accesses a cloakroom. A gate from the path accesses the enclosed front garden, which has two paved areas and is laid to lawn with mature trees and shrub borders. The rear garden has Indian sandstone paving, raised walls and an ornamental pond. There is a block paved driveway to the rear.
Hitchin Hill Path is an ancient path, renamed in the 1880s, once called Hitchin New Town and the Folly, and comprised a hamlet possibly called New England. Georgian and Victorian houses line the path which links the London and Stevenage Roads.
Ground Floor The sitting room has a wood burning stove and double doors to the front garden paved area. The Kitchen/Breakfast room has a range of modern gloss fronted units with glass upstands and splashbacks, and a five ring range cooker with an extractor hood over. There is a built-in fridge/freezer and a dishwasher. The floors are tiled and there are bi-folding doors to the paved areas at the side and the rear.
First Floor There are three double bedrooms on the first floor. The principal bedroom, overlooking the front garden, has a three piece en suite shower room and built-in wardrobes. Bedroom two also has a wardrobe, and bedroom three is double aspect. The refitted main bathroom has a standalone claw foot bath and a separate shower cubicle.
Situation and Schooling The property is within walking distance of Highbury infant school and nursery, Whitehill Junior School and Hitchin Girls' and Hitchin Boys' Secondary Schools. The town centre is a mile away and offers a range of facilities including restaurants, pubs, shops and markets four days a week. There are gyms, swimming pools and rugby, cricket and hockey clubs, as well as Hitchin Nomads Cycling Club and Hitchin Running Club.
