Five bedroom detached house with ground floor bedroom suite

Description

Located in the corner of a popular residential cul de sac, this attractive detached house has the unusual benefit of a ground floor bedroom suite. This versatile space has both bedroom and shower room facilities as well as an external door, making it self contained if required and therefore suitable for a family member with reduced mobility, older child or home help.

The entrance hall has storage cupboards and leads through to a kitchen breakfast room which is a great family space and has peninsular breakfast bar, space for a table. The sitting room has a feature fireplace and double doors to dining room with patio doors to the garden. There is a door from the hallway to the fifth bedroom which means it can be used as an additional reception room as well as required. From the bedroom there is a door to a shower room which also has fitted cabinets and sink and leads to a cloakroom.

On the first floor there are four bedrooms. The main bedroom has an en suite bathroom and fitted wardrobes. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The rear garden has a South Westerly aspect and has paved patio and lawn. There is a lovely sense of privacy as it is surrounded by gardens but not directly overlooked by neighbours. To the front there is a driveway that leads to a single garage.

Location

The property is ideally located on the eastern edge of Harpenden, close to the Southdown area. Southdown has a bustling, villagelike high street centred on Southdown Road, with a Coop supermarket, pharmacies,independent staples such as Southdown Hardware, cafés and eateries (including popular spots for coffee and Indian street food), plus three welcoming local pubs—the Carpenters Arms, The Engineer and Plough & Harrow. Seasonal community events (notably the Southdown Christmas lights) add to the area’s strong neighbourhood feel

Harpenden is an elegant and sophisticated market town with a bustling leafy tree-lined high street, which features a comprehensive range of eateries, boutiques and shops including a Waitrose, Marks and Spencer Food Hall and a Sainsbury's supermarket. Harpenden offers a great choice of schools for all age groups with both state and private options. For the sports enthusiast there is an abundance of opportunities close by. Rothamsted Park has a large leisure complex including indoor pool and popular gymnasium.

Harpenden is renowned for its excellent schooling across all phases. From Bewdley Close, residents have convenient access to a number of highly regarded options:

The Grove Infant & Nursery School (Dark Lane) – approx. 710 yards from AL5 1QX
The Grove Junior School (Dark Lane) – immediately alongside the Infant & Nursery, typically the next step after Grove Infant.
St Dominic Catholic Primary School (Southdown Road) – an Outstanding primary within Southdown, popular with local families.
Sir John Lawes School (secondary, Manland Way) – approx. 1.4 miles from AL5 1QX. Outstanding secondary and part of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust.
Other well-known Harpenden secondaries—Roundwood Park, St George’s, and Katherine Warrington

Square Footage: 1,507 sq ft