Old Lane, Knebworth

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this fabulous detached family home in the ever popular and thriving village of Knebworth, offering spacious and flexible accommodation that includes four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a downstairs guest cloakroom, superb conservatory, home office/study and a large driveway leading to an integral double garage. This house really ticks all the boxes for family living, with an opportunity to expand the already generous space even further above the existing garage block if so desired, subject to the usual consents.

Accommodation:
This classic red brick house exudes an impressive air of permanence and longevity, clearly built to last with quality materials by skilled craftspeople, and this aura begins at the entrance, with a tiled roof porch area sheltering an attractive solid wood front door inset with decorative shaped windows and a full height window to the side. Within is a generous entrance hall which extends back through the centre of the house to the kitchen at the rear, passing as it does so the main reception room, the front facing office/study, a number of useful storage cupboards and a conveniently placed guest cloakroom.

The office/study is a neat space, connected through an open archway from the entrance hall and nicely lit by a window looking out over the front garden. It is comfortably large enough for a comprehensive work from home facility with space for a large desk and the ancillary furniture the role requires.

Across the entrance hall the opposite corner of the house is taken up by the spacious reception room, a lovely light, bright room thanks to the abundant natural light that floods in through the large bay window to the front. This room benefits from a nice balance as well as a generous size, which helps to ensure a wide choice of furnishings and layout are always available to you. Certainly it is easily large enough for multiple sofas and chairs as well as other occasional furniture, whilst still leaving plenty of open floor space to allow free and easy movement around the room, along with comfortable access in from the entrance hall and on through the glazed double doors into the formal dining room to the rear.

There is a nice flow around the whole of the ground floor, with the main day to day living rooms all connecting to each other as well as out into the hallway, making this a great house both for daily family living as well as a welcoming and practical space when entertaining guests. The formal dining room is a great example of this asset, with double doors in from the reception room, an open plan connection out into the conservatory and a door through into the adjacent kitchen. Again the dining room enjoys a well proportioned size and shape, making it a super environment for dinner parties and easily able to absorb a substantial dining suite if so desired. In fact this house really spoils you for choice in terms of dining options, with the formal dining room, the exceptional conservatory and a further casual dining/breakfast room all offering super facilities to be put to that use as and when you wish.

The conservatory is a premium quality installation, with a glorious pitched roof and glass walls sitting on a solid brick plinth perimeter. An extensive network of roof and window blinds allow good temperature control, whilst a lovely tiled floor, central heating and a pair of glazed double doors out into the rear garden empower the room to be fully utilised all year round. It is a delightful space however you choose to use it.

Positioned directly in-between the formal dining room and breakfast room is the kitchen, a well specified room that houses a comprehensive array of wall and floor mounted cabinets that provide more than ample storage space and plenty of food preparation worktop area. Integrated within the cabinets is a full complement of appliances any family may need, whilst a spacious utility/laundry room beyond the breakfast room supplements the main kitchen with more storage and designated spaces plumbed and electrically connected for a washing machine and tumble dryer, as well as giving a valuable further access point out through a door into the rear garden and an internal door into the rear of the double garage.

The casual dining/breakfast room is openly connected to the kitchen, enjoys a large window overlooking the rear garden and would perform just as ably in a number of other functions, with the one that springs initially to mind being a playroom, ideally located to be well connected to the working kitchen, but giving a reasonable chance of not having toys in every room in the house!

Upstairs are the four bedrooms, all of which benefit from fitted wardrobes and all of which could be configured as doubles if needed. The principal bedroom is a generous double with a number of fitted wardrobes and a smart en suite shower room. The fully tiled family bathroom has a bidet plus a bath with a shower attachment and screen fitted.

Exterior:
The house sits well back from the country lane on which it is placed, with a generous frontage that includes a large block paved driveway providing plenty of off street parking as it extends up to the double garage and across to the front door of the house. The remainder of the front garden is a nice lawn behind a low level brick retaining wall with flower borders alongside, and could easily be opened up to provide more private parking if needed. There is useful external access through to the rear garden which is secure and enclosed, and so is ideal for pets and children. To the rear is a lovely square shaped garden with a large lawn at the centre, Wide paved pathways flow around the rear of the house, leading into a spacious pergola covered patio, with a substantial potting shed set into the rear corner. An attractive raised flower bed sits behind the lawn, with a partitioning hedge behind it, with an opening through a lovely arch at one side into a further grassed area to the rear.

Location:
This fabulous family home is ideally located on the edge of the village, less than ten minutes' walk from the station. The historic location of Knebworth provides perfect semi-rural living. Very close to the stunning Knebworth Park with its stately home, gardens and deer park, this is an ideal location for those who appreciate living within glorious countryside, yet enjoy having the convenience of village amenities. Knebworth has been famously associated with numerous major open-air concerts, festivals and fairs, held in the grounds of Knebworth House. The village has a thriving high street with a chemist, post office, doctors' surgery, two dentists, Co-op general store, wine merchant, restaurants and cafés, as well as a highly-regarded junior/mixed infant school. The mainline railway station at Knebworth allows access to London Kings Cross in around 25-35 minutes, whilst Stevenage and Hertford are easily reachable by car, with the A1(m) just a few miles away. There is a Golf club & a great recreation ground with children’s play area, zip wire, bowls club and tennis courts.

Buyers Information
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