Orchard Crescent, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
2
- BATHROOMS
1
- SIZE
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Freehold
Key features
- CHAIN FREE Extended detached
- Two/Three Bedrooms
- Generous Lounge
- Family/Dining Room
- Breakfast/Utility Room
- Fitted Kitchen
- Family Shower Room
- Garage + Driveway
- Established rear garden
- Short walk to Old Town High St
Description
A most attractive, extended, two/three bedroom detached home enjoying an enviable location set back behind this highly regarded Old Town turning, conveniently situated within just a short walk of the historic High Street and mainline railway station providing fast direct links to Kings Cross in approximately 23 minutes.
Originally built as a two bedroom detached home, the property has been extended on the ground floor to provide two additional reception rooms creating scope for a ground floor bedroom if so required. The property is well-presented throughout whilst providing room for modernisation and improvement. Further benefits include well-established generous gardens to both the front and rear of the property, block paved driveway leading to a single garage whilst internally the property features double glazing and gas fired central heating.
In full, the accommodation comprises an entrance porch, reception hallway, downstairs cloakroom/wc, lounge, family/dining room, breakfast/utility room, kitchen, study/ground floor bedroom three, first floor landing leading to two double bedrooms and a modern fitted shower room. The property is offered for sale CHAIN FREE and viewing is highly recommended.
LOCATION
Stevenage comprises both the New and Old Towns and is conveniently situated within easy access of the A1M offering easy access to London, the M25 and also to the North. Local road links provide access to adjacent towns including Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford. Stevenage is currently undergoing a £1billion Regeneration Plan. The initial plan will include the development covering 14.5 acres of the town centre and introducing 11 new buildings including residential, leisure, community, commercial and retail facilities. The Historic High Street in the Old Town offers a good selection of shops, cafés/restaurants, public houses, a Library and two Doctor’s Surgeries. In addition, the area is well served by Lister Hospital and a good selection of local primary and secondary schools. The New Town currently provides a large pedestrianised shopping centre and retail parks together with the Gordon Craig Theatre, David Lloyd Health Club, the Leisure Park (truncated)
THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES
Composite double glazed front door opening to:
ENTRANCE PORCH
1.97m x 0.97m
Tiled flooring, opaque double glazed picture window to the side elevation and glazed door to:
RECEPTION HALLWAY
3.35m x 1.13m
Finished with practical wooden effect flooring, staircase rising to the first floor, radiator and doors to:
DOWNSTAIRS CLOAKROOM/WC
Fitted with a low level wc with a concealed cistern behind wooden grain effect panels with a push button flush and a wall mounted hand wash basin. Tiled walls to three-quarter height, radiator, floor tiles and opaque double glazed window to the side elevation.
LOUNGE
6.14m x 3.33m
A generous dual aspect room with double glazed picture windows to both the front and side elevations with wide glazed door and side windows opening to the family room. Focal point created by a living flame gas fire with marble hearth and surround. Two radiators and door to the kitchen.
FAMILY/DINING ROOM
3.29m x 3m
Located to the rear of the property overlooking the rear garden with downlighters, wide double glazed french doors to the rear, radiator and bi-folding door to the breakfast/utility room.
BREAKFAST/UTILITY ROOM
3.81m x 2.98m
Providing ample space for a breakfast table with double glazed picture window overlooking the rear garden with double glazed door opening to the rear. Fitted range of limed oak effect base and eye level units and drawers finished with a rolled edge work surface and an inset stainless steel single sink unit with space and plumbing for a washing machine. Radiator. Archway to:
KITCHEN
3.78m x 2.7m
Fitted with a range of limed oak effect base and eye level units and drawers finished with rolled edge work surfaces with an acrylic one and half bowl sink unit with mixer tap. Tiled flooring and tiled splashbacks. A range of integrated appliances include a Neff stainless steel and glazed double oven, Neff four-ring gas hob with a concealed extractor canopy above, integrated dishwasher and under-counter fridge and freezer. Door to the lounge and further door to the reception hallway.
STUDY/GROUND FLOOR THIRD BEDROOM
3.52m x 2.53m
A flexible additional reception room currently used as a study but could be used as a ground floor third bedroom if so required. Radiator with decorative cover. Double glazed window to the front elevation and understairs storage cupboard with built-in shelving and window to the side elevation.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Double glazed window to the side elevation. Access to the loft space. Airing cupboard with hot water tank and laundry shelves. Doors to:
BEDROOM ONE
4m x 3.02m
A generous double room with a dual aspect provided by double glazed windows to both the front and rear elevations. Measurements exclude the window recesses and a range of built-in wardrobes with cupboards above. Radiator.
FAMILY SHOWER ROOM
2.76m x 1.96m
The original bathroom has been refitted as a shower room to comprise a modern suite with a vanity hand wash basin set to a natural stone effect vanity shelf with cupboards to the side and below. Low level wc with push button flush and a double walk-in shower cubicle with fitted shower. Non-slip flooring, chrome heated towel rail, tiled splashbacks, downlighters, opaque double glazed window to the side elevation.
BEDROOM TWO
3.76m x 3.56m
A further generous double room with a dual aspect provided by double glazed windows to both the front and side elevations. Measurements include a range of built-in wardrobes. Radiator.
OUTSIDE
FRONT GARDEN
The property is set back from the turning behind an estabished front garden, laid predominantly to a curved lawn flanked by clipped boundary hedging, mature shrubbery and a specimen silver birch tree.
DRIVEWAY
Curved "L" shaped block paved driveway extending to the front and side of the property providing ample off-road parking leading to the garage.
GARAGE
A single garage with electric remote control roller door, power and light, personal door and window to the side and gated access to the garden.
INSURANCE CLAIM
We have been advised by the vendor that the property was subject to an insurance claim. A Certificate of Structural Adquacy has been provided dated 18 June 2024. Further details upon request.
REAR GARDEN
A further highlight of the property is the most generous established rear garden enjoying a private sunny aspect with deep paved terrace flanked by well stocked shrub borders with a covered archway leading through to a level lawn with further deep borders and mature screening to the rear.
TENURE, COUNCIL TAX AND EPC
The Tenure of this property is FREEHOLD. The Council Tax Band is E. The amount payable for the year 2024-25 is £2659.57. The EPC Rating is E.
VIEWING INFORMATION
Viewing is strictly by appointment only through Putterills of Hertfordshire, through whom all negotiations should be conducted.
DISCLAIMER
Putterills endeavour to maintain accurate depictions of properties in virtual tours, floor plans and descriptions, however, these are intended only as a guide and intended purchasers must satisfy themselves by personal inspection. MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS: Prior to a sale being agreed, prospective purchasers will be required to produce identification documents. Your co-operation with this, in order to comply with Money Laundering regulations, will be appreciated and will assist with the smooth progression of the sale. FIXTURES & FITTINGS: All items in the written text of these particulars are included in the sale. All others are expressly excluded regardless of inclusion in any photographs. Purchasers must satisfy themselves that any equipment included in the sale of the property is in satisfactory order.
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Particulars- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: E
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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