Stevenage Road, Hitchin

Individual detached house with considerable potential • Scope for further updating • Enclosed garden • Detached garage and off-street parking • Convenient location

The Property - A much loved family home, this modern detached house would fully reward the additional updating from which it would now benefit. The ground floor provides a spacious reception room, kitchen and cloakroom/WC. There are three bedrooms and bathroom on the first floor.

The house benefits from uPVC double-glazed windows and real wood parquet flooring in the hall and reception room. Please note that the gas fired back boiler located in the living, room which formerly supplied the central heating, is defunct and irreparable.

The Outside - The house stands elevated above the road in a plot measuring approximately 55' by 49' (16.69m x 14.9m) overall. To the front is a retaining wall and the garden is laid to lawn with a shrub border. The concrete drive provides off-street parking and leads to the detached garage, which has a power operated up-and-over door.

The main garden, the majority situated between the house and garage, is screened by a wall to the front, with a depth of some 34' (10.4m). It is laid to lawn with crazy paved patio, herbaceous borders and ornamental shrubs and roses. A greenhouse is attached to the rear of the garage.

The Location - The house is located on the southern side of the highly regarded market town of Hitchin in north Hertfordshire, within three-quarters of a mile of the town centre and just a mile and a quarter from the mainline railway station. Hitchin is on the East Coast Mainline and regular services run to London throughout the day. The fastest services take just 39 minutes to King's Cross and 33 minutes to St Pancras. For drivers, Junction 8 on the A1(M) is 2.6 miles away.

Hitchin frequently figures as one of the best places to live in the UK. Its historic centre boasts a wealth of fine period buildings and the town provides excellent shopping, outstanding schools, numerous pubs and restaurants, places of worship and other amenities. The choice of facilities is widened further by the adjoining towns of Letchworth Garden City and Baldock.

Services - Mains water, sewerage, gas and electricity are connected to the property.

Construction - Modern cavity construction under a pitched tiled roof.

Broadband Speed - A choice of providers with claimed download speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps.

Mobile Signal - Most providers claim up to 5G coverage.

Conservation Area - The property is located within the Hitchin Hill Path Conservation Area.

Restrictive Covenants - A restrictive covenant is a clause in an agreement that restricts, limits, prohibits, or restricts how owners can use a property. These could include: property use (e.g., business and rental use), the number and type of vehicles allowed on the property, fence height and type, removal of trees, paint colours for the front door or garage, installation of satellite dishes and even types of animals allowed at the property. For more information, please ask the agent.

Easements - Having an easement on your property means that a third party (an individual or a utility company for example) has a right to use your property for a particular purpose. This could be passing by foot or with vehicles over your property, or a right to pass service media for utilities on, over or under your property. An easement could also allow a neighbour to access your property in order to carry out repairs to their own property. For more information, please ask the agent.

Flooding - Properties can be at risk of flooding and it is important for you to check if the property has been flooded in the last 5 years, what flood defences are in place and source of any flooding. For more information, please ask the agent.