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A Spacious Detached Country House With Potential Annexe & Equestrian Use

 

Located on the outskirts of this popular Hertfordshire village, in a rural position on a no through lane, White Acres now requires some refurbishment and redecoration to uplift this splendid property and increase its value. The flexible accommodation comprises 5 bedrooms, two having en-suite facilities and the others having potential for en-suites, unfinished first floor bathroom, entrance hall, dining hall, fitted kitchen breakfast room, huge lounge 26’ x 23’, ground floor bathroom and a study/bedroom 6. Adjoining the house is a double garage with electric door and having a room above suitable as an office or additional living space. Outside is a mature front garden with a carriage driveway and a rear lawned garden with feature pond. To the side and rear is further land suitable for paddocks, a timber barn and provision for a small lake, in all approx. 5 acres (stms).

ACCOMMODATION

 

PORCH

Entered via a hardwood door with glazed side panels, radiator and open plan through to lobby having doors off to the left to bedrooms one and two and to the right is;

 

DINING/ RECEPTION HALL

Two windows to the front, radiator, stairs off to first floor and doors to the lounge and kitchen.

 

LOUNGE

26’ x 22’10”

Windows to either side, sliding patio doors leading to the front gardens, feature brick fireplace with timber bressemer and having an inset gas fire, radiator, dado rail and door leading to;

 

INNER HALLWAY

Radiator, built in cupboard and doors to study, ground floor bathroom and bedroom five.

 

STUDY (potential bedroom six)

14’ x 9’6”

Window to the rear and a radiator.

 

BEDROOM FIVE (currently used as a playroom)

16’6” x 11’6”

Window to the rear, radiator and a built in cupboard.

 

BATHROOM

Window to the side, pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC, panelled bath and a radiator.

 

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM

21’8” x 10’2”

Window and patio door leading to the rear garden, radiator and fitted with a range of base and eye level units having rolled edge work surfaces over, twin bowl stainless steel sink and drainer with mixer tap and tiled splashbacks, space and plumbing for a washing machine and dishwasher, space for an American style fridge/freezer, tumble dryer, built in ‘Rangemaster’ range style cooker with six burners and two ovens.

 

MASTER BEDROOM

17’8” x 13’3”

Sliding patio door to the rear with views over the garden, range of fitted wardrobes, radiator and open plan to;

 

EN-SUITE BATHROOM

Pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC, corner bath with mixer tap over and fully tiled.

 

BEDROOM TWO

Window to the front, radiator, built in cupboard and door to;

 

EN-SUITE BATHROOM

Window to the rear, pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC, panelled bath, shower cubicle, tiled splashbacks and a radiator.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

 

Stairs from the hallway lead to the first floor galleried landing with window to the front, radiator and doors leading to bedrooms three and four plus the unfinished bathroom;

 

BEDROOM THREE

Two windows to the front, semi vaulted ceiling, wooden flooring and a radiator. *

 

BATHROOM (unfinished)

Window to the rear and plumbing in place for suite to be installed. * In the inspecting agent’s opinion, this bathroom together with space in bedrooms three and four  could provide two en-suites subject to obtaining suitable permissions.

 

BEDROOM FOUR

Windows to the front and rear, semi vaulted ceiling,  radiator and door leading to; *

 

DRESSING ROOM

Window to the front and rear, fitted with a range of wardrobes and shelves.

 

OUTSIDE

 

The property is approached off a single track road and entered via a timber farm gate with electric opening and video entry phone leading onto a gravel carriage driveway with further timber gate. Lawned gardens to the front with mature shrubbery and an ornamental pond.

 

To the rear are further lawned gardens with a large ornamental pond with footbridge and summer house with power connected. A pedestrian gate leads to the land.

 

DOUBLE GARAGE

21’3” x 17’10”

Attached to the house having an electric up and over door, stairs with hand rail leading to a boarded storage area within the roof space. NB. The garage is in need  some repair.

 

BOILER ROOM

Adjoining the house and accessed via the rear of the property, housing an ‘Ideal Mexico’ gas boiler and two lagged hot water cylinders.

 

LAND

Located to the rear and right hand side of the dwelling, comprising two unfenced paddocks with natural boundaries and a man made lake with island which has been drained (could be levelled off with soil that has been banked at the side). The vendor informs us that there is access directly on to a bridleway outside the property.

 

BARN

40’ 8” x 18’

Located in one corner of the field is a timber built barn on a concrete base with pedestrian door and sliding doors to the front.