Description
A modern six bedroom detached home with an integral double garage, off road parking and an enclosed rear garden on a corner plot within walking distance of the town and the station. On a corner plot, the property has been extended and remodelled to create a modern, flexible living space. The over 2,790 sq. ft. of accommodation set over two floors includes a parquet floored entrance hall with a cloakroom and understairs storage. On the ground floor there is a sitting room with a log burning stove and French doors to the garden, a family room with bi-folding doors to the garden, a kitchen/ breakfast room open to a snug, an adjacent utility room, and a conservatory with French doors to the garden.
On the first floor are six bedrooms, four en suite shower rooms, a principal en suite bathroom with a freestanding bath, and a main four piece bathroom with a bath, a shower cubicle, a WC, and a wash basin.
There is a new heating system throughout, which also includes underfloor heating in the entrance hall and kitchen/breakfast room. Outside at the front is parking for up to four cars, access to the double garage, and side entrances on both sides of the house.
Ground Floor The entrance hall leads to the sitting room with a bespoke media wall and book shelves with French doors to the garden and to the kitchen/dining room. The bespoke Planet fitted kitchen has a central island with power points and an inset sink, a range of base and eye level units, integrated appliances including a full-size fridge/freezer, a dishwasher, an induction hob, a microwave combi oven, an electric oven, and a wine fridge. There is a snug area off the kitchen/breakfast room and a conservatory overlooking and opening to the rear garden, which is currently used as a dining room.
First Floor On the first floor, there is a newly fitted main bathroom and four bedrooms also with newly fitted en suite shower rooms and a further double bedroom with views over the rear garden. The principal suite has a dressing room with built-in wardrobes and a newly fitted tiled en suite bathroom with a free standing bath, a vanity wash basin, a WC and a walk-in shower and decorative tiled floor. The bedroom overlooks the garden with a Juliet balcony and wooden window shutters.
Outside The rear garden is south easterly facing with composite decking accessible from the conservatory and the family room doors. The garden is enclosed by a brick wall, 6 ft. fences, and hedges and trees which are maintained yearly. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with shrub boarders. There are outside water taps and three double electrical sockets. A separate home office/gym, built about four years ago, has power, light and central heating with a thermostat and wired in fast fibre broadband.
Situation and Schooling Hitchin has range of amenities with markets, independent cafes, restaurants, and boutiques, a swimming pool, and the Queen Mother Theatre. There are events throughout the year, and sports clubs: football, rugby, cycling, tennis, badminton, fencing and running. The station has trains to London and Cambridge. There are outstanding primary schools in Hitchin and secondary schooling at Hitchin Girls' School, Hitchin Boys' School (both rated outstanding by Ofsted) and The Priory School (rated as good).
