Verulam Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

The property
28 Verulam Road is a sensitively modernised
Victorian family home offering light-filled
accommodation arranged over two floors, with retained features including sash windows, high ceilings and a wealth of wooden flooring
throughout. There is also a beautifully renovated 2 bed annexe in the garden.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a
welcoming entrance hall and briefly comprises
a spacious sitting room with feature cast iron
open fireplace and a door to the side driveway,
a large study/music room with a bay window,
parquet flooring and feature open fireplace and an extensive kitchen/dining room with a large sky lantern. The kitchen presents a range of contemporary wall and base units including
a large central island with breakfast bar and
modern integrated appliances while the dining
area has bi-fold doors to the terrace. A useful
neighbouring fitted utility room with Belfast sink
and en suite cloakroom completes the ground
floor.

On the first floor the property offers a spacious
principal bedroom with feature bay window and a door to a neighbouring dressing room, also accessible from the landing and suitable for use as an additional bedroom if required. There are two further well-proportioned bedrooms, a modern family bathroom and separate neighbouring W.C. and a contemporary family shower room.

Outside
Set behind mature hedging and having plenty
of kerb appeal, the property is approached
through a pedestrian gate over a lowmaintenance
gravelled front garden with a feature tiled path leading to the front door and through high double wooden gates over a tarmac side driveway providing private parking.

The enclosed rear garden is laid to level lawn
bordered by raised flower and shrub beds and
features an extensive split-level wraparound decked and paved terrace off the kitchen/dining
room, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.
This also gives access to the detached barn
annexe, comprising a 30 ft. open plan kitchen/
sitting room, two first floor vaulted double
bedrooms and a contemporary shower room.

Location
Hitchin is a charming mediaeval market
town with a market square, parish church, thriving High Street and comprehensive range of shopping and leisure facilities including regular markets, restaurants, public houses, coffee shops, two theatres and numerous independent shops. Good sporting facilities include a swimming pool and football, rugby, cricket, swimming, cycling and running clubs.

Communications links from the property are
excellent, with the nearby A1(M) and M1 giving
access to the national motorway network, central London and both Luton and Heathrow airports and nearby Hitchin station offering trains to central London in around half an hour. More extensive amenities are available in nearby Harpenden, Welwyn Garden City and St. Albans.

The area offers a good range of state primary
and secondary schooling including St. Andrew’s
C of E VA Primary School and Hitchin Boys’ and
Girls’ Schools (all rated Outstanding by Ofsted)
together with a wide selection of independent
schools including Kingshott, St. Christopher,
St. Francis’ College, Orchard, Esland, Oakwood
Primary, Sherrardswood, The King’s, St. Hilda’s
and Aldwickbury.