4 bed semi-detached house for sale

Stanmore Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1

An elegant, four-bedroom bay-fronted Victorian semi-detached home conveniently situated within the heart of the Old Town, just a short walk from the historic High Street and mainline train station. This thoughtfully modernised home remains sympathetic to the period with a number of fine original features including sash windows, tall ceilings, picture and dado rails, exposed floor boards, open fireplace, original panel doors and a most attractive leaded-light stained glass front door.

Arranged over three floors, highlights of the deceptively spacious accommodation include two comfortable reception rooms, a well-proportioned open plan kitchen/breakfast room and the practical advantages of a utility room with a downstairs cloakroom/WC. The first-floor landing leads to three well-proportioned bedrooms and an opulent family bathroom fitted with a traditional heritage suite including a roll-top bath with claw feet. The loft has also been converted to provide a flexible fourth-bedroom.

Further practical benefits include gas fired central heating and both residents and visitors parking permits whilst the cottage style rear garden is a further highlight of the property, well-maintained whilst enjoying a private sunny aspect.

In full, the accommodation comprises of an impressive and welcoming reception hallway, lounge with bay window and open fireplace, separate dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and downstairs cloakroom/WC. The first-floor landing leads to three bedrooms and a family bathroom with a second staircase providing access to the fourth-bedroom on the second floor. Viewing Recommended

Location

Stevenage comprises both the New and Old Towns and is conveniently situated within easy access of the A1M offering easy access to London, the M25 and also to the North. Local road links provide access to adjacent towns including Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford. Stevenage is currently undergoing a £1billion Regeneration Plan. The initial plan will include the development covering 14.5 acres of the town centre and introducing 11 new buildings including residential, leisure, community, commercial and retail facilities. The Historic High Street in the Old Town offers a good selection of shops, cafés/restaurants, public houses, a Library and two Doctor’s Surgeries. In addition, the area is well served by Lister Hospital and a good selection of local primary and secondary schools. The New Town currently provides a large pedestrianised shopping centre and retail parks together with the Gordon Craig Theatre, David Lloyd Health Club, the Leisure Park (truncated)

The Accommodation Comprises

Brick arched entrance portico with period leaded light stained glass front door opening to:

Reception Hallway

A most elegant introduction to this character period home, part divided by an ornate plaster arch finished with patterned plaster corbels. Stylish oak flooring, tall skirtings, radiator, dado rail, tall ceiling height finished with plaster cornicing and an attractive wooden panelled staircase rising to the first floor. White panelled doors to:

Lounge (3.45m x 3.5m)

A most comfortable room featuring stylish oak flooring, with a focal point created by an attractive wooden carved fireplace with open grate and glazed tiled slips and hearth, radiator and tall ceilings finished with ornate plaster cornicing, picture rail and a sash bay-window to the front elevation.

Dining Room (3.58m x 2.95m)

Continuation of the stylish oak flooring, radiator, tall ceilings finished with ornate plaster cornicing and picture rails. Glazed casement doors with top lite window opening to the rear garden.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room (5.55m x 3.05m)

The kitchen area is defined by a range of bespoke style Habitat oak base and eye level cabinets incorporating linen lined wicker drawers, with deep square-edged wooden butchers block work surfaces with inset sink unit with mixer tap and under unit lighting. Two wall mounted plate racks and corner crockery cupboard housing the meters within. A range of free-standing kitchen appliances, including a fridge/freezer, stainless steel dishwasher and range oven incorporating a gas hob (possibly available by separate negotiation) with a stainless steel extractor canopy, tiled splash backs and ceramic floor tiles. Useful understairs storage cupboard. Two sash windows to the side elevation. Part-glazed door to:

Utility Room

Fitted with wooden base and eye level units with wooden block worksurface inset with a circular sink unit with mixer tap with space and plumbing for washing machine below. White tiled splashbacks and continuation of ceramic floor tiles. Glazed door to the rear garden with further door to:

Downstairs Cloakroom/WC

Fitted with a low level/WC and hand wash basin. Continuation of the ceramic floor tiles and window to the side elevation.

First Floor Landing

Exposed wooden floorboards. Doors to:

Bedroom One (3.45m x 3.15m)

Finished with stylish wooden oak flooring. The measurements exclude a range of fitted wardrobes with part-mirrored sliding doors, radiator and two sash windows to the front elevation.

Bedroom Two (3.28m x 3.05m)

Continuation of the exposed wooden floorboards, radiator and double-glazed window to the rear elevation.

Bedroom Three (1.9m x 2.95m)

This room is currently used as a study. Wooden effect flooring, radiator and a double-glazed window to the rear elevation.

Family Bathroom

Fitted with a traditional Heritage white three-piece suite comprising low level-wc, pedestal handwash basin and a feature roll-top free-standing bath with claw feet with an antique style mixer tap and shower attachment with a separate overhead shower. White and teal blue wall tiles, exposed wooden floor boards, chrome towel radiator, downlighters and window to the side elevation.

Inner Landing

Staircase rising to the second floor with a sash window to the front elevation.

Second Floor Landing

Door to:

Bedroom Four (5.03m x 4.32m)

A versatile double room with a sealed unit double-glazed Velux window to the front elevation with a second wide sealed unit double-glazed Velux window to the rear elevation with far-reaching views over the surrounding roof tops. Wooden laminate flooring, radiator, eves access point.

Outside

Front Garden

The property is set back behind a traditional style, paved front garden enclosed by wrought iron railings, and brick retaining walls with stone-capped pillars, side gated access to the garden and gated pathway extending to the arched entrance portico and front door.

Rear Garden

Curved block-paved patio extending to the rear and side of the property with the garden beyond laid predominately to a curved lawn with well-stocked flower and shrubs to the borders and raised vegetable beds with wooden pergola and garden shed. The garden enjoys a private and sunny aspect and is enclosed by wooden panel fencing.

Permit Parking

The property benefits from permit parking with visitors permits available (further details upon request).

Tenure, Council Tax And EPC

The Tenure of this Property is: Freehold
The Local Authority is: Stevenage
The Council Tax Band: D £2,281 Per Year
The EPC Rating is: D

Viewing Information

Viewing is strictly by appointment only through Putterills of Hertfordshire, through whom all negotiations should be conducted.

Disclaimer

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Fixtures & Fittings

All items in the written text of these particulars are included in the sale. All others are expressly excluded regardless of inclusion in any photographs. Purchasers must satisfy themselves that any equipment included in the sale of the property is in satisfactory order.

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