5 bed detached house for sale

Bewdley Close, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5

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