Carisbrooke Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

A very attractive characterful detached home with a generous garden in a peaceful setting

5 Carisbrooke Road is an attractive detached home offering well-proportioned accommodation, arranged across two light-filled floors. The property successfully combines original features with a practical and thoughtfully designed layout, providing an ideal setting for comfortable family living.

The home is accessed via two porches, one to the side and one to the rear. From the porches, glazed timber doors open into a welcoming reception hall featuring a staircase with a timber balustrade and useful storage spaces. Panelled doors lead to the principal rooms, while a cloakroom is conveniently positioned beneath the stairs.

The sitting room is generously proportioned and centred around a fireplace with a raised hearth. On either side of the chimney breast are recessed shelving and attractive stained-glass windows. A deep bay window offers a pleasant front aspect and allows excellent natural light to flood the space. An open archway leads to the dining room, which provides ample space for a large dining table and additional furniture. A bay window and a picture rail add to the room’s character. The open layout creates a generous, connected environment, ideal for both entertaining and everyday living. The kitchen is fitted with a range of units, tiled splashbacks and spacious work surfaces. There is also space for a breakfast table.

Upstairs, the accommodation comprises three bedrooms, including the generously proportioned principal bedroom with a front-aspect bay window. There is also a study with garden views, suitable for use as a home office or occasional bedroom. A family bathroom and a separate WC complete the first floor.

The property is set back behind a low brick wall and approached via a gravel driveway which leads to a detached garage. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn and features shaped borders with established shrubs and seasonal planting. A central path leads to an entrance porch. To the rear, the generous garden is arranged with a central lawn bordered by hedging and planting beds. A paved path leads through the garden to a circular planted bed and mature specimen tree at the centre. Toward the rear boundary, a low stone wall encloses a raised seating area with shaped beds and trellis fencing. A bench seating area is set within a sheltered corner, and a timber garden shed offers additional storage.

Harpenden offers comprehensive high street and independent shopping and supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Marks and Spencer, together with restaurants and coffee shops. Sporting and leisure facilities include a sports centre with indoor pool, three golf courses, rugby, tennis, bowling and cricket clubs and cycling, riding and walking routes in the Woodland Trust’s Heartwood Forest and Rothamsted Estate. Comprehensive amenities can also be found in Luton, St. Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Hemel Hempstead and Watford. Communications links are excellent: Harpenden station offers direct services to London and the M1 gives access to major regional centres and the motorway network.

Distances
Harpenden High Street 0.75 mile
St. Albans 5 miles
Welwyn Garden City 6 miles

Nearby Stations
Harpenden Station
Luton Airport Parkway Station
St Albans City Station
St Albans Abbey Station

Key Locations
Rothamsted Manor
Harpenden Common
Batford Springs Nature Reserve
Stockwood Discovery Centre
Verulamium Museum and Park
St Albans Cathedral
Heartwood Forest
Knebworth House and Gardens
Shaw’s Corner (National Trust)
Whipsnade Zoo

Nearby Schools
The Grove Infant and Nursery
St. Dominic Catholic Primary
High Beeches Primary
Crabtree Infants’ and Junior
Manland Primary School
St. George’s
Sir John Lawes Schools
Katherine Warrington
Aldwickbury
St. Hilda’s School
The King’s School
St. Albans High School for Girls
St. Albans Boys School