Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23

Folio: 15356 A fine, imposing 4 bedroom Victorian villa in the highly desirable Hadham Road in the centre of Bishop’s Stortford. Close to all the towns excellent amenities including shops for all your day-to-day needs, supermarkets, specialist traders, excellent schools and recreational facilities, private nurseries and overlooks the entrance to independent Bishop’s Stortford College and its Greens. Bishop’s Stortford’s train station with direct lines to London Liverpool Street, Tottenham Hale and Cambridge is a 10-12 minute walk. There is also M11 access via junction 8, with onward links to the M25.

The property enjoys a beautiful mature plot of just under 1/3 acre, beautifully proportioned rooms with 10ft ceilings, 3 reception rooms, magnificent kitchen/breakfast room, large utility, fantastic cellar which is at a beautiful temperature for wine storage, bathroom, shower room, many features of its period, garage, gas fired heating, spacious outside entertaining area and parking for at least 6 cars.

Front Door

Step up to a verandered covered entrance with original door to:

Spacious Reception Hall

with stairs rising to the first floor, high ceiling with a reliefed cornice, wide plank oak floor, door to cellar.

Cloakroom

With hanging space, oak flooring, door through to:

W.C.

With a window to side, high level flush w.c., wall mounted wash hand basin with a monobloc tap, column radiator.

Sitting Room

18' 9" x 14' 1" (5.71m x 4.29m) with a triple sash bay window to front, attractive marble fireplace with a raised hearth, two double panelled radiators, reliefed cornice, fitted carpet.

Drawing Room

18' 9" x 14' 1" (5.71m x 4.29m) with a triple sash bay window to front, attractive marble fireplace with a raised hearth, two double panelled radiators, reliefed cornice, fitted carpet.

Living Room

18' 9" x 14' 1" (5.71m x 4.29m) with a triple sash bay window to front, marble fireplace with an inset contemporary log burning stove on a raised hearth, reliefed cornice, two double panelled radiators, fitted carpet, opening to:

Storage Recess

With a sash window to front, excellent storage space (believed to be an original acoustic division between the two properties).

Dining Room

13' 1" x 11' 7" (3.99m x 3.53m) with a sash window to rear, timber flooring which extends into the storage void, double radiator.

Rear Lobby 1

With a door giving access to patio and garden beyond, large walk-in boot and shoe storage cupboard, wide boarded oak flooring, door to:

Fantastic Kitchen/Breakfast Room

14' 5" x 11' 5" (4.39m x 3.48m) with two arched topped double opening doors to the outside entertaining area. The kitchen comprises two circular inset stainless steel sink units with a mixer tap above and cupboard under, further range of matching base and eye level units, cupboard housing a gas fired boiler supplying domestic hot water and heating via radiators where mentioned, Brittania Range with six ring gas hob, stainless steel splashback and an upstand, position and plumbing for dishwasher, central island incorporating drawers and cupboards etc., all with a deep granite top and complementary upstand, two contemporary radiators, quality tiled flooring, door through to:

Large Utility/Laundry Room

12' 5" x 10' 2" (3.78m x 3.10m) with a door giving access to terrace, windows on two aspects, double drainer stainless steel sink unit with a mixer tap above and cupboard under, further range of matching units, drawers, eye level units, plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, vinyl flooring.

Cellar

Divided into various areas. An ideal temperature for wine storage with a grated coal store, window, large storage area with restricted head height, RCD board, light and power laid on.

First Floor Landing

Approached via a half landing. With a sash window to side, half galleried, double panelled radiator, fitted carpet.

Bedroom 1

17' 5" x 13' 7" (5.31m x 4.14m) with a sash window to front.

Walk-In Wardrobe (acoustic void)

With a sash window to front.

Bedrooom 2

17' 5" x 14' 8" (5.31m x 4.47m) with a sash window two front, picture rail, double radiator, fitted carpet.

Shower Room

Comprising a tiled shower cubicle with a fixed head shower, removable spring and a concertina door, wall mounted wash hand basin, flush w.c., half satin glazed sash window to side, chrome heated towel rail, access to loft space.

Rear Lobby 2

With a large racked double opening linen cupboard housing a lagged copper cylinder, fitted carpet.

Bedroom 3

14' 2" x 11' 8" (4.32m x 3.56m) with a sash window to rear, radiator, picture rail, fitted carpet, door to:

Large Walk-In Wardrobe

With shelving, fitted carpet.

Bedroom 4

14' 4" x 13' 5" (4.37m x 4.09m) with two sash windows to rear, fitted wardrobe cupboards, double radiator, picture rail, fitted carpet.

Family Bath/Shower Room

Comprising a claw and ball footed roll topped bath with a telephone style mixer tap and shower attachment, corner fitted shower unit with a fixed head and removable spring, flush w.c., half opaque glazed sash window to side, chrome heated towel rail, tiled flooring.

Outside

The Rear

The property enjoys a delightful and mature rear garden with an extensive paved entertaining terrace, directly to the rear of the property with outside water and lighting. There are steps up to the garden beyond, personal door giving access to garage, double opening side gates giving excellent access for garden equipment etc. The garden is enclosed predominantly by brick walking, larch lapped fencing, mature trees and hedging.

The Front

The front of the property is approached from a private drive with a granite sett crossover to a tarmac hard standing providing parking for at least 6 vehicles. There is a granite sett enclosed lawn with mature hedging to front. There are well stocked evergreen borders with the wide driveway, leading to:

Garage/Workshop

With a concertina door, light and power laid on.

Local Authority

East Herts District Council
Band ‘F’