Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3

Substantial detached house set in gardens of about 0.3 of an acre in a semi rural yet convenient location.

Description

A substantial five bedroom detached property that offers genuinely flexible accommodation and is located on a quiet country lane on the outskirts of the highly desirable and picturesque village of Flamstead. Old Watling Street is set on a ridge overlooking the river Ver valley, with fine far reaching countryside views towards the village, approximately 0.6 miles away.

This large family home provides around 2,000 sq ft of living accommodation and enjoys a large plot of about 0.3 acres with extensive gardens to the rear offering opportunities for buyers for both leisure activities and horticulture.

After proceeding through the entrance porch, you enter a hallway with stairs to the first floor and a door into an inner lobby that in turn leads to the ground floor accommodation. The ground floor comprises an extremely impressive through living room, 40 ft in length affording open plan but distinct areas for family living, with double French doors leading on to a large decked area and an opening to the rear into a kitchen/breakfast room. This in turn leads to a further lobby/utility area with access to a shower room as well as a further living area/ playroom/Home Office currently used as bedroom five. This bright and airy room has a built -in wardrobe/storage and has double French doors leading to the garden deck. There is also access to a store room with street access to the front of the property.

The first floor has four bedrooms. The principal bedroom has Nolte fully fitted wardrobes, an en-suite shower room and a good-sized private balcony which has the benefit of those far-reaching countryside views. There is a single bedroom, a family bathroom as well as two further double bedrooms currently used as a kitchen and lounge respectively which can be utilised for independent living or incorporated into the main house depending on needs.

Further benefits include Oak flooring, large deck and patio, a shed, a detached summerhouse with power, broadband and its own patio, ideal for home office /studio as well as a large block paved driveway to the front for three plus cars.

Location

Flamstead is a rural village in Hertfordshire, just 25 miles north of London, with a population of around 1400 people. Set on a ridge above the river Ver, and adjacent to the Old Watling Street Roman road leading north from St Albans, this historic village was first documented in 1006. The distinctive “Hertfordshire spike” of the spire of St Leonard’s Flamstead, set on its flint and stone tower, is visible over a wide area.

There is a useful general store with post office for every day needs, as well as two public houses. For a more comprehensive range of facilities, Harpenden and St Albans are approximately 5 miles and 7.6 miles distant respectively and offer Waitrose, Marks and Spencer and Sainsburys supermarkets.

Flamstead High Street 0.8 miles, Harpenden 5 miles, St Albans 7.6 miles, M1 (J9) 1 mile, Luton Airport 6.3 miles.

Square Footage: 1,968 sq ft


Acreage: 0.3 Acres