6 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

Victorian detached four storey town residence refurbished throughout with extended accommodation surrounded by stunning landscaped gardens.

Grove House

Introduction
This refurbished Victorian residence is located ideally for Royston Station which is just a few minutes walk away for the commuter, with London's Kings Cross just 37 minutes and Cambridge City centre being only 17-24 minutes away. The beautiful Therfield Heath and its golf course is also just a short walk from your front door which means relaxing countryside strolls are just moments away after a hard day at work.
The property has accommodation on four levels with useful basement, three receptions plus a stunningly designed open plan kitchen leading to a triple aspect Orangery overlooking well planned and stocked gardens, including a tranquil Japanese Water Garden. The two upper floors offer six bedrooms, three on each floor with a family bathroom, en-suite and separate shower room. Extensive refurbishment has taken place over the last 7 years and includes replastering, hard wood sash double glazing, new water system, rewiring, improved head height to second floor, rainwater recovery system, soffit replacement, bay roof renewal plus the refitting of the stylish kitchen, en-suite bathroom and second floor shower room.
We suggest that only a viewing of this desirable period home together with its attractive well thought out landscaped gardens will allow the viewer to appreciate all that this characterful home has to offer.

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall
Stained glass entrance door, oak flooring, dado & picture rail, cast iron radiator, staircase and sash window to front.

Drawing Room
18'8" x 11'10" >14'6" (5.69m x 3.61m> 4.42m) Triple aspect sash windows with French doors leading to dry garden, oak flooring, three radiators, downlighting, integral surround sound, 19th century French marble fireplace with granite back and hearth with a fitted wood burning stove.

Study
13'6" x 10'10" >12'4" (4.11m x 3.30m > 3.76m) Bay windows to rear overlooking the croquet lawn with French doors to gardens, oak flooring, radiator, picture rail, glazed and solid door fitted cupboards.

Inner Hallway
Window to front, oak flooring, built in storage cupboard with automatic light, dado rail, downlighting, cast iron radiator and doorway access leading down to cellar.

Family Room
10'11" x 12'4" >13'11" (3.33m x 3.76m>4.24m) Triple sash window to rear, picture rail, recesses and cast iron radiator.

Cloakroom
Fitted with an enclosed cistern w.c., wall mounted wash hand basin, frosted window to front, wood panelling to lower half of walls with fitted shelf edging and oak flooring.

Utility Room
17' 6" x 7' 1" (5.33m x 2.16m) Fitted with a range of base units with black work tops and fitted stainless steel sink unit, plumbing for washing machine, vent for tumble dryer, further spaces for appliances, sash windows to front, radiator, downlighting and vinyl flooring.

Kitchen-Orangery
25'11" x 17'7" maximum (7.90m x 5.36m) Refitted modern off white kitchen range comprising stylish units with central island, with granite worktops, inset double bowl sink with mixer taps, space for rangemaster wide oven with canopy extractor hood above and multi ring gas hob, integral dishwasher, plumbing and space for fridge freezer, larder units, downlighting, vaulted ceiling with double glazed extra large Velux windows, door way access to garage, ceramic tiled flooring with under floor heating leading throughout.

Orangery
An ideal room for family dining or entertaining with double glazed windows and French doors to three aspects facing onto the tranquil Japanese Water Garden. Ceramic tiled flooring, double glazed vaulted lantern ceiling with heat reflective climatic glass with automatic rain/heat vents.

Basement

Cellar/Sports Gym
14'7" x 8'4" (4.45m x 2.54m) plus 12'3" x 4' (3.73m x 1.22m) Tanked & ventilated, fuseboard, downlighting, access from hall.

First Floor

First Floor Landing
Windows to front on the landing and stairway.

Master Bedroom
12' x 10'3" Minimum (3.66m x 3.12m) Two sash windows to rear aspects and sash window to side overlooking the gardens, built in speaker system, radiator, dark oak flooring and cast iron fireplace.

Dressing Area
Window to front, fitted clothes railings, downlights, radiator, dark oak flooring and mirrored doors to storage cupboard.

Ensuite Bathroom
Frosted sash window to side, fitted modern white suite comprising of wall mounted wash hand basin, close coupled w.c., tiled sided double ended bath with central shower mixer taps, vertical white towel radiator, tiled walls, large shower enclosure, shaver point and downlighting plus twin extractors.

Bedroom Two
11'2" x 10'5" > 13'0" (3.40m x 3.18m>3.96m) Sash bay window to rear, picture rail, radiator, fireplace and fitted wardrobes to one wall.

Bedroom Three
14' x 10'4" (4.27m x 3.15m) Sash window to rear, radiator and fitted wardrobe.

Family Bathroom
Fitted with a white suite comprising of pedestal wash hand basin, low level w.c., corner bath with shower mixer taps, shower enclosure, shaver point, part tiled walls and tiled floor, vertical white towel radiator, frosted sash window to side aspect, built in airing cupboard housing hot water tank (pressurised water system).

Second Floor

Second Floor Landing
Velux window to front, natural light skylight, built in storage cupboard with automatic light, downlighting and loft access.

Bedroom Four
16'2" x 9'11" (4.93m x 3.02m) Sash window to side and further Velux double glazed window to rear, downlighting, radiator, laminate flooring and fitted cupboard.

Bedroom Five
11'2" x 6'10" Plus dormer recess (3.40m x 2.08m) Dormer window top rear, radiator, downlighting.

Bedroom Six
16' x 11'10" (4.88m x 3.61m) Sash window to side aspect and further double glazed Velux window to rear, downlighting and fitted wardrobes and cupboards.

Shower Room
Refitted white suite comprising of close coupled w.c., wall mounted wash hand basin, shower base and screen, window to rear, tiled walls, radiator and built in store cupboard.

External

Gardens
The garden of approximately a third of an acre is on three sides of the house. Over the last seven years it has been transformed into five distinct areas.
•To the east, there is a spring garden with many bulbs, cherry trees, and two mature large trees, a horse chestnut and a sycamore.
•To the south is a dry gravel garden that has been planted with drought resistant plants to provide colour from early spring to late autumn. There is a row of two types of Japanese cherry trees that start the year with spectacular blossom and finish with a fiery autumn foliage. The garden is bordered with a cloud pruned yew hedge which screens the two large rainwater recovery tanks.
•In the south west there is a grove of distinctive Himalayan Silver Birch, many of which are multi stemmed. Their pure white stems and branches provide the foreground for the winter garden of choice plants and selected evergreen shrubs. On its boundary are three large trees: a cypress, a sycamore and a fine multi-stemmed ash.
•To the west is the summer garden centred on a croquet lawn bordered by mixed beds featuring shrubs and a varied range of herbaceous planting. This garden starts in March with its tulips and continues through the summer before its rich autumn colours end the year in November.
•The walled sunken Japanese garden is to the north west. Featuring two linked reflecting pools and with a filtered water flow system and glass waterfall, the lower pool has a fountain and is suitable for fish. By the waterfall there is a slate paved area for summer living and outdoor dining. The gravel is laid over weed resistant matting and has three rocks in ascending size up to the largest shaped like a mountain and over a metre in height. There are two flowering crab apples, a Stone Pine and a Tibetan Cherry with its unique mahogany bark. On two sides are planted four varieties of bamboo in raised beds including both golden and black stemmed types.
•Hidden behind the bamboo screen can be found a 6' x 8' greenhouse (with a concrete base and power supply) next to a raised bed for salad and herb growing and a plant storage area.
•In the north-eastern corner of the car park is a fenced off area with garden sheds, storage and composting facilities.

Parking
The north side of the property has shared driveway access leading to the double garage plus additional parking for up to 7 vehicles.

Double Garage
Up and over door electric door, power and light connected, gas meter and floor standing gas fired boiler and side personal door leading to the Japanese Water Garden and return door to Kitchen.

Property Ref:1_827_2546842