Waterdell Lane, St. Ippolyts, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4

Semi detached family home located close to amenities.

Description

This charming, period, semi-detached house is located in the popular village of St Ippolyts. It offers village life while still being conveniently close to local amenities. The village supports a local CofE primary school, church, recreation ground, pub and a village store. There are excellent walking opportunities in surrounding countryside.

The market town of Hitchin is 2 miles away with local shopping facilities and a mainline station with regular trains including Thameslink to London St Pancras from 33 mins. St Ippolyts offers excellent connectivity to major road networks including the A1 and M1 motorways. London Luton airport is 9 miles away for convenient international air travel.

As you step inside, an inviting entrance hall greets you, setting the tone for this quaint cottage. The ground floor offers a seamless flow, featuring a light and spacious sitting room with open fireplace, separate dining room and utility room with WC.

There is a modern kitchen with fitted units to the rear which offers plenty of storage, range master cooker with gas hob and a double electric oven. There is also a built in seating area, ideal for both everyday living and perfect for informal entertaining. The back door leads out to a decked area which allows the garden to become an extension of the kitchen and dining space. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, two of which are doubles and a good size single. There is also a family bathroom.

Externally the property enjoys beautifully kept and mature front and rear gardens. The rear garden is a relaxed, private space which enjoys a decked area great for entertaining. The house is set back from the road with a resin bonded driveway providing ample parking space and the front garden area screened from the road with a mature hedge. There is the further benefit of part of a brick-built storage shed, which could be adapted to serve as a home gym, outdoor office or workshop.

AGENTS NOTE: We wish to inform prospective buyers of this property that the seller is an employee of Savills.

Location

St Ippolyts is a pretty and sought after village approximately two miles south of Hitchin. There are beautiful country walks, a useful village shop and a pub close by. For a wider range of amenities, the property is just over 2.1 miles from the elegant market town of Hitchin which offers a more comprehensive range of leisure and shopping facilities, independent coffee shops, restaurants and boutiques. The market square hosts many events including street food evenings and specialist markets. The village is well placed for both primary and secondary schools, including a sought after school in the village itself. Hitchin also has a range of highly regarded schools, including Kingshott School which is private and the ever popular Hitchin Boys and Hitchin Girls Secondary schools.

The neighbouring town of Stevenage, comprising New and Old Towns, has a variety of shopping facilities, schools for all age groups, a leisure complex, theatre and arts centre and a mainline railway station with fast, regular trains to London Kings Cross. Hitchin railway station is on the Great Northern Line and journeys to London and Cambridge both take around 30 minutes. Thameslink trains have direct routes to stations including Kings Cross, St Pancras, Blackfriars and London Bridge and onto Gatwick and Brighton.

Square Footage: 1,219 sq ft