Ridge Road, Letchworth Garden City

This charming early Garden City cottage was designed by Parker & Unwin, the lead architects of the Garden City project as part of the Grade II listed Birds Hill Estate and retains its original fireplaces and parquet flooring, whilst being well extended and updated • Gardens front and rear • Off-street parking and detached double garage • Enviable central location

The Property - This surprisingly spacious end of terrace cottage forms part of the Grade II listed Birds Hill Estate dating from 1906, designed by Parker & Unwin, the architects in charge of the Garden City project and regarded as one of the finest expressions of the Garden City concept.

The cottage retains its original charm and character with period fireplaces and parquet flooring, whilst being well updated. The garden room extension is a pleasant addition to the ground floor, which also provides two further reception rooms. modern kitchen, laundry area, bathroom and separate WC. There are three bedrooms and a shower room on the first floor. The loft conversion is approached via a spiral staircase from the first floor landing and provides the fourth bedroom, and a second shower room.

The house benefits from gas fired central heating.

The Outside - As expected in the Garden City, the cottage enjoys a good plot measuring approximately 139' by 40' (42.4m x 12.3m) overall. The front garden is screened by a hedge and laid to lawn and ornamental shrubs. The concrete driveway provides good off-street parking and leads to the detached double garage to the rear.

The rear garden is some 66' (20.2m) in length and laid to lawn with a paved patio, herbaceous borders, ornamental shrubs and trees and a pergola.

The Location - Lying just to the east of the town centre, the cottage is set in a peaceful close off the main run of Ridge Road, within half a mile of the mainline railway station and the town's shopping centre. Letchworth Garden City is on the London to Cambridge mainline and regular services run throughout the day. The fastest services to London King's Cross take just 29 minutes and to Cambridge is 27 minutes in the other direction. Junction 9 on the A1(M) is only 1.6 miles away by car.

Designed in the early 20th Century to combine the benefits of town and country, Letchworth Garden City was the world’s first example of this concept and succeeds to this day in achieving its aim. The town provides excellent schools, shops, green open spaces and leisure facilities.

Listed Property - Grade II.

Construction - Solid brick, roughcast rendered externally, under a tiled pitched roof.

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

Broadband Speed - A choice of providers with claimed download speeds of up to 10,000 Mbps.

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

Conservation Area - The property is located within the Letchworth Conservation Area.

The Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation - To maintain the integrity of the Garden City concept and design, properties are subject to the additional planning requirements of the Heritage Foundation.

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