5 bed detached house for sale

Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford CM23

Folio: 15719 36b Hadham Road has enormous potential to create your dream home. It has fabulous light and bright accommodation set in a green oasis of approximately 0.4 acre, right in the middle of the popular town of Bishop’s Stortford. The property is a short walk to all the top local sought after schools and just a 12 minute walk to Bishop’s Stortford’s mainline train station serving London Liverpool Street, Cambridge and Stansted Airport. St Mary's School and Bishop's Stortford College are visible from the bedrooms. The property is very close to Bishop’s Stortford’s excellent restaurants, recreational facilities, including sporting facilities and is only a short walk from the cricket and tennis clubs, squash facilities and paddle courts with beautiful countryside footpaths nearby. This location in Bishop’s Stortford is highly desirable as it offers excellent education for your children and fast access to, or from, London, Cambridge and Europe whilst living surrounded by greenery.

There is vast potential to change the property, if required, although it already offers five double bedrooms, two en-suite shower rooms and a family bathroom. To the ground floor there is light, bright and spacious accommodation with views over the grounds with numerous outdoor seating and eating areas. The home includes a large living room, good entertaining dining room, separate study/office, kitchen/breakfast room, downstairs WC. Outside there is a pine lined summer house/workshop, detached double garage with studio room over, ideal for conversion to an annexe or for somebody with hobbies.

Covered Entrance

With a double glazed door leading through into:

Large Spacious Entrance Hall

With a carpeted turned staircase rising to the first floor, double radiator, oak effect flooring.

Downstairs Cloakroom

Comprising a flush WC, wall mounted wash hand basin with a monobloc mixer tap and tiled surround, opaque window to rear, heated towel rail, ceramic tiled flooring.

Large Living Room

20' 10" x 12' 2" (6.35m x 3.71m) a bright south facing room with double opening French doors giving access to the side patio and garden beyond, large pitched window to front, feature tiled fireplace with open grate, wall mounted light points, double radiator, fitted carpet.

Dining Room

14' 0" x 13' 0" (4.27m x 3.96m) a beautifully proportioned room with space for a large table and chairs, ideal for Christmas entertaining, double glazed windows on two aspects, single radiator, fitted carpet.

Study/Office

11' 10" x 10' 4" (3.61m x 3.15m) with double glazed windows to two aspects, double radiator, range of built-in storage, fitted carpet.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

21' 0" x 10' 4" (6.40m x 3.15m) with sliding double glazed patio doors to side patio and garden beyond, and a large window to rear. The kitchen comprises base and eye level units with a rolled edge worksurface over, 21⁄4 stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, four ring hob with built-in double oven and grill, space for fridge/freezer, breakfast bar area, small seating area, double radiator, space for dishwasher, cupboard housing gas boiler, plumbing for washing machine, door to rear, oak effect flooring.

First Floor Landing

A spacious landing with access to loft space, single radiator, fitted carpet, two airing cupboards, one housing a hot water cylinder and the other one with shelving.

Bedroom 1

14' 10" x 14' 8" (4.52m x 4.47m) a bright, south facing room with a double glazed window to front, double radiator, range of built-in wardrobes, fitted carpet.

En-Suite Shower Room

Comprising a glazed shower cubicle with a wall mounted shower, pedestal wash hand basin with a monobloc mixer tap, flush WC, single radiator, opaque window to side, fully tiled, oak effect flooring.

Bedroom 2

13' 10" x 10' 10" (4.22m x 3.30m) another sun drenched room with a south facing double glazed window to front providing views towards Bishop’s Stortford and St Michaels Church, double radiator, built-in double wardrobe, fitted carpet.

Bedroom 3

12' 6" x 9' 8" (3.81m x 2.95m) with a double glazed window to rear overlooking the garden, double radiator, built-in wardrobes, fitted carpet, door giving “Jack and Jill” access to family shower room.

Family Shower Room

Comprising a glazed shower cubicle with a wall mounted mixer shower, flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, fully tiled walls, radiator, window to rear.

Bedroom 4

11' 4" x 10' 10" (3.45m x 3.30m) with a double glazed south facing window to front providing views over Bishop’s Stortford rooftops and towards St Michaels Church, double radiator, double built-in wardrobe, fitted carpet.

Bedroom 5

10' 0" x 7' 0" (3.05m x 2.13m) with a double glazed window to rear, radiator, fitted carpet.

Family Bathroom

Comprising a panel enclosed bath with separate hot and cold taps, pedestal wash hand basin, flush WC, fully tiled walls, fitted mirror, double glazed window to rear, double radiator, oak effect flooring.

The Rear

The property sits in its own, tucked away oasis of 0.4 acres. The main garden is fully enclosed by mature hedging and enjoys the convenience of being just a short walk to the centre of Bishop’s Stortford. The main grounds lay to the south west of the property, measures 85ft x 78ft and is mainly laid to lawn with various flower, shrub and herbaceous borders plus mature apple trees. There is a tarmacadam parking area, various sun trap patio and seating areas. To one corner of the patio is a shingle covered entertaining area with built-in chimney and bench seating.

Pine Panelled Summer House/Workshop

16' 2" x 14' 0" (4.93m x 4.27m) (narrowing to 8’0) pine lined with double opening French doors to front, power and light laid on, windows to two aspects.

Growing House

13' 0" x 8' 2" (3.96m x 2.49m) with power laid on, glazed door to front.

Detached Garage

18' 6" x 16' 6" (5.64m x 5.03m) with an up and over door, power and light laid on, window to side, wooden staircase to the first floor studio room. The garage was previously used for light engineering but is ideally suited to convert to an annexe, subject to permission or somebody who has hobbies, like the former owner.

Studio Room

18' 8" x 13' 0" (5.69m x 3.96m) with a window to front, power and light laid on, wooden benches, access to loft space.

The Front

The property is accessed via electronically operated wrought iron gates and there is a private 40m tarmacadam driveway.

Local Authority

East Herts District Council
Band ‘G’