Maxwells Path, Hitchin, SG5

Central Hitchin gets people looking. Maxwells Path gives them a reason to look more closely. Tucked away along a path close to the town centre, this ground-floor converted home offers rather more than the usual one-bedroom flat. You have a separate living room, separate kitchen, double bedroom, private garden and allocated parking, all within a small conversion rather than a large apartment block.

For a first-time buyer, single buyer, professional, downsizer or someone starting again, it is easy to see how life could work here. Walk into town for coffee, food, shops, the market or a drink, then come home to somewhere slightly removed from the bustle.

The living room gives you somewhere to properly switch off, with space for a sofa, television, reading chair or a work-from-home corner. In a one-bedroom home that separation is useful. Your living room can actually be a living room rather than part kitchen, part dining room, part office and part everything else.

Having a separate kitchen helps for much the same reason. Cooking, laundry, washing up and the practical side of daily life can stay where they belong, leaving the living room free for evenings, friends or simply putting your feet up.

The bedroom is a genuine double with room for furniture and storage, giving the home a more settled feel than layouts where the sleeping space has clearly been squeezed in.

A bath with shower gives you both options too: quick mornings when you need to get moving and the chance for a soak when you have more time.

Then comes something many one-bedroom homes this close to Hitchin simply cannot offer: your own garden. Morning coffee, a drink after work, a few pots, some planting, somewhere to sit in the sun or just the pleasure of having space beyond the four walls. For some buyers, that alone could be the difference between another flat and somewhere that feels like home.

Allocated parking adds another useful layer. You can make the most of living close to the centre without having to give up the convenience of keeping a car. The current owner has also spent time improving the property, including new internal doors and fresh decoration, so much of the work has already been done before the next owner arrives.

For buyers coming from outside Hitchin, the attraction is not difficult to understand. It is a market town people actually use: coffee shops, independent businesses, restaurants, pubs, the market, everyday shopping and the station all form part of normal life here. From Maxwells Path, you are close enough to enjoy that without needing the car every time you want to go somewhere.

What makes this one interesting is the combination. Central Hitchin, ground-floor living, separate rooms, a private garden and allocated parking do not often arrive together at this level of the market. It gives someone the chance to buy something manageable and individual, with enough going on around them to enjoy where they live as much as the home itself.

For an investor, those same qualities broaden the rental appeal. The central position, parking, private garden, separate kitchen, double bedroom and long lease help distinguish it from more conventional one-bedroom apartments. With likely rent in the region of £1,300 pcm, it offers an investment with a clear practical case behind it, but importantly, also a home a tenant is likely to actually want to live in.

| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Remaining Lease - 952 Years

No Ground Rent or Service Charges

EPC Rating: D

Councl Tax: Band B £1,904 P.A.

| GROUND FLOOR

Living Room: Approx 11' 4" x 11' 4" (3.46m x 3.46m) 

Kitchen: Approx 11' 4" x 7' 1" (3.46m x 2.16m) 

Bedroom: Approx 13' 0" x 10' 5" (3.96m x 3.17m) 

Bathroom: Approx 7' 7" x 4' 5" (2.31m x 1.35m) 

| OUTSIDE

Enclosed private garden with lawn and patio.  Shed

Allocated parking space.