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A large family house with superb covered swimming pool in a gloriously peaceful rural location and set within two acres of mature gardens and woodland.

(Property Ref: 173)

Overall Description

This substantial detached property has been extended to create a spacious family home with five reception rooms, plus a study, kitchen, utility and cloakroom on the ground floor while upstairs there are four bedrooms a bathroom, shower room and loft room. The gardens are a real feature of this property extending to around two acres with large area of lawn, many mature trees and a pleasant shaded area of woodland. They also house the detached pool room with heated swimming pool and changing/shower room with wc. The location is very rural and peaceful, yet is very close to transport links (road and rail) and other amenities, so is not isolated. If you are looking for somewhere for the long term, a wonderful location to bring up children, then come and look around this house.

Location

The property is located just outside the village of Newgate Street, so in a quiet and rural corner of Hertfordshire, surrounded by open countryside and yet close to excellent transport links to London with trains from either Bayford or Cuffley stations and the A1 and M25 being around a 10 to 15 minutes' drive away. Newgate Street has a couple of pubs, a restaurant, primary school, church, village green with tennis courts and hotel with 9 hole golf course and there is a village shop in the next village, Little Berkhamstead. Cuffley is around three miles away and Potters Bar and Hertford are both around five miles away, each with further local shops, good schools and other amenities, Potters Bar also having fast trains to London. There are very good private and state schools in the local area including Lochinver and Richard Hale (both boys) and Queenswood (girls). There are footpaths leading across open farmland close by making the house perfect for walking the dogs - or children!

Accommodation

From the driveway an oak front door with peephole window leads into the:

Front Porch

6'2 x 4'8 (1.88m x 1.42m)Tiled floor. Windows to front and side. Glazed door to:

Entrance Hall

18'6 widest x 10'11 (5.64m widest x 3.33m)Window to front and glass panels to porch and dining room. Oak parquet floor. Wardrobe with cupboard above. Skirting board radiator. Telephone point.

Cloakroom

5'9 x 3'4 (1.75m x 1.02m)Frosted window to side. Low-level wc. Wash-hand basin with tiled splash-back.

Sitting Room

19'4 x 15'6 (5.89m x 4.72m)Windows to front and side overlooking the garden. Feature fireplace with stone surround, stone mantel and TV/display shelves. Oak parquet floor. TV aerial point. Skirting board radiator. French doors to:

Conservatory

14'7 x 12'7 (4.45m x 3.84m)Door to garden. Fitted blinds. Tiled floor. Skirting board radiator.

Dining Room

18'10 x 11'3 (5.74m x 3.43m)Accessed from the hall. Windows and French doors to the rear. Oak parquet floor. Skirting board radiator. Door to:

Family Room

14'5 x 12'10 (4.39m x 3.91m)A second conservatory with French doors to garden. Wood-effect laminate floor. Skirting board radiator. Circuit breaker for pool.

Study

11'11 x 8'3 (3.63m x 2.51m)Accessed from the hall. Window to front. Oak parquet floor.

Kitchen

15'3 x 7'11 (4.65m x 2.41m)Window to rear. Range of kitchen units, roll-top work surfaces and one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit. Eye level oven with grill. Halogen hob with extractor above. Deep under-stairs cupboard. Space and plumbing for dishwasher. Door to:

Breakfast Room

19'9 x 6'6 widest (6.02m x 1.98m widest)Window to front. Part glazed door to covered yard. Airing cupboard housing oil-fired boiler. Skirting board radiator. Kitchen and wall units. Door to:

Utility

9'1 x 9' (2.77m x 2.74m)Window to side. Kitchen units with stainless steel sink unit. Space and plumbing for washing-machine and drier. Space for chest freezer and upright fridge/freezer. Cat flap. Tiled floor.

First Floor

10'1 x 6'10 (3.07m x 2.08m)From the entrance hall, stairs lead up to the landing. Window to rear. Loft hatch (half boarded and insulated with ladder and light/power points).

Master Bedroom

15 widest x 10'11 (0.38m widest x 3.33m)Window to front. Skirting board radiator. Two double fitted wardrobes with bedside tables and cupboards. Telephone point.

Bedroom Two

12'6 x 12'2 (3.81m x 3.71m)Window to front. Fitted wardrobes. Telephone point. Skirting board radiator.

Shower Room

8'3 x 3'6 (2.51m x 1.07m)Fitted shower cubicle. Low-level wc. Vanity wash-hand basin.

Bedroom Three

12'7 x 11'9 (3.84m x 3.58m)Window to front. Skirting board radiator. Fitted wardrobe.

Bedroom Four

11'7 x 8'3 (3.53m x 2.51m)Window to rear. Telephone point. Skirting board radiator.

Bathroom

7'7 x 6'10 (2.31m x 2.08m)Frosted window to rear. Corner bath with shower above. Low-level wc. Wash-hand basin. Heated towel rail.

Loft Room

15'1 x 12'7 (4.60m x 3.84m)Accessed via second ladder from hatch in landing. Fully boarded with velux window and electric light and power.

Outside

The gardens extend to around two acres and are a major selling point of this property as they are mature and border open farmland making them very peaceful and full of wildlife. The front entrance has an electric security five bar gate, operated by remote control, which leads to a large gravel circular drive with beautiful large Magnolia Grandiflora at its centre. There is a large parking and turning area next to the DOUBLE GARAGE: 24'3 x 17'1 with two electric garage doors, electric power and light, infa-red heater and door to side and to WORKSHOP:17'2 x 14'3 with electric light and power, water supply, pump and timer for pond and door to side. WOOD STORE. To the rear of the property is a large area of lawn leading past the vegetable and fruit garden and GREENHOUSE to a pleasant shady area of woodland, the perfect place for children to play. Immediately behind the house is a sunny patio next to the POOL HOUSE: 40' x 20' of timber construction with 27' x 10' heated swimming pool, Pool Room with fitted shower cubicle, low-level wc, and wash-hand basin, Plant Room with oil-fired boiler, filter and pump. There are security lights and camera, two outside taps and one outside electric point. To the side of the house by the back door is a covered yard.

Services & Other Info.

Mains water and electricity. Private drainage (septic tank). Oil-fired central heating (thermostatically controlled). Separate oil-fired boiler for swimming pool. Double-glazed windows. Lofts both well insulated. Approx 2,300 square feet excluding pool house, garage and workshop.

Please note: applicances such as radiators, heaters, boilers, fixtures or utilities (gas, water, electricity, etc.) which may have been mentioned in these details have not been tested and no guarantee can be given that they are suitable or in working order. We cannot guarantee that building regulations or planning permission have been approved and recommend that you make independent enquiries on these matters. All measurements including amounts of land in acres are approximate.

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