Batchwood Drive, St. Albans, Hertfordshire

The property
31 Batchwood Drive is an appealing white-rendered family home offering more than 1,500 sq. ft. of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over two floors. Configured to provide
an ideal family and entertaining space and featuring a wealth of wooden flooring throughout, the predominantly open plan ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming entrance hall with useful storage and modern cloakroom.
It briefly comprises an extensive sitting room and dining room, both configurable to the purchaser’s own requirements, and a kitchen with a range of contemporary wall and base units including a large central island with breakfast bar, complementary
worktops and splashbacks and modern integrated appliances. Two sky lanterns and large bi-fold doors to the rear terrace flood the whole area
with natural light. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a bedroom with contemporary en suite wet room/shower room.
Stairs rise from the entrance hall to the first floor, which provides three further bedrooms, two with built-in storage, and a modern fully-tiled family bathroom.

General
Local Authority: St Albans City and District Council
Services: Electricity, gas, mains water and drainage
Council Tax: Band E
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £1,175,000

Outside
Set behind mature hedging and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached through
an electric sliding gate over a lowmaintenance gravelled forecourt providing private parking for
numerous vehicles. The enclosed landscaped garden to the rear is laid mainly to raised level lawn bordered by raised flowerbeds and features
a generous paved terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

The property also benefits from a 16 ft. wooden-floored garden studio with modern shower room and full-width patio doors to a raised decked terrace, currently used as a gym. The whole
is screened by fencing and mature hedging.

The property is located right in the heart of the conservation area and less than half a mile from the city centre, with its wealth of amenities including shopping and leisure activities. Both the Abbey and Verulamium Park are close at hand. The mainline station, with its fast through services via St. Pancras International to the City (19
mins), Gatwick and beyond, is also close at hand. Road users enjoy easy access to the M1, M25 and the A1(M) and to the airports at Heathrow, Luton and Stansted. The area offers a wide range of state primary and secondary schooling including Loreto College and St. Albans Girls’ School
(both rated Outstanding by Ofsted). together with a good selection of independent schools including St. Albans High School for Girls, St. Albans, St. Columba’s College and Aldwickbury.