- Private Position

A striking detached family home, Craigievar sits in the heart of the sought-after village suburb of Leverstock Green on the eastern outskirts of Hemel Hempstead, close to open countryside yet just minutes from the M1.

This handsome property offers a masterly mix of classic styling and modern technology, with solar roof panels supplying electricity to the home, with surplus sold to the grid.

Approached via classic brick pillars and a timber entrance gate, a full-width pebble driveway provides ample parking and delivers you to a smart paved patio and the part-glazed front door.

- Stylish Living

Practicality meets elegance in the entrance hallway, where the wood-effect laminate flooring extends into both the lounge and dining room. From here, there's direct access to the integral double garage – ideal for bringing in the shopping – and a useful downstairs cloakroom.

Double half-glazed doors open into the lounge – a big, bright and beautiful family room with stylish dado railing where light floods in through the wide bay window in the daytime. A carved stone surround enhanced by uplights and housing a modern wood-burning stove invites you and your loved ones for a cosy evening by the fire.

The dining room has table space for everyday meals or formal dinner parties for eight or more. You can effectively double its size for larger gatherings by opening the trifold glazed doors into the stylish pitch roofed conservatory extension. With its multi-angled picture window views, this is the perfect spot to soak up the sun, watch the garden wildlife or step through double doors onto the terrace.

- A Social Hub

Across the hallway, discover a well-equipped kitchen with bags of worktop space – just the ticket for anyone who loves cooking up a feast.

Appliances include a five-ring gas hob, stainless steel extractor, built-in double oven and space for an American-style fridge freezer. The double sink sits below a wide window, allowing you to cast a watchful eye over the back garden.

An island/breakfast bar – surrounded by base units with granite worktops and splashbacks, wall cupboards and display cabinets – acts as the natural centrepiece for friends and family to gather around.

Continue through to the utility room, where there's room for a washing machine and tumble dryer and access to a side path.

- Explore Upstairs

A wooden balustrade and clear glass panels distinguish the elegant illuminated staircase that rises to the first-floor landing.

The spacious and stylish master bedroom boasts wood laminate flooring and a wide picture window with wooden shutters, which is just as impressive from the outside. A large built-in wardrobe with sliding doors ensures picking your outfit for the day is a breeze. The tiled en suite comes with a bath for soaking away your cares and a practical shower cubicle, heated towel rail, basin and loo.

Guests can also enjoy a soak in the bath in the second en suite bedroom. Three further bedrooms share the exquisitely tiled family bathroom, which features beautiful scalloped detailing and brushed gold fittings, a panelled bath with Victorian handheld shower attachment, and a large shower with a decorative screen.

Two doubles overlook the back garden and benefit from built-in cupboards. The smaller of the five bedrooms would make a cute nursery or home office.

- Head Outside

The private rear garden presents masses of potential for the keen gardener. It currently enjoys simple design lines with a generous paved terrace for relaxing, al fresco dining and entertaining with a side entrance to a quiet cul-de-sac road next door.

A timber summerhouse with decking provides a lovely hideaway at the bottom of the garden, well screened by bamboo and mature trees and enhanced by a raised bed of dwarf evergreens – the ideal playhouse or creative retreat. There's also a disused swimming pool that could be revived or lend itself to adventurous landscaping.

- Around and About

The parish of Leverstock Green is a popular and thriving community with its own village hall, church, playing fields and children's playground. Everyday shopping needs can be satisfied at the village parade, which offers a mini supermarket, newsagent, butchers, bakers, pharmacy, library, coffee shop, Chinese takeaway, hair salon and dentist.

There are two pubs conveniently situated just around the corner from the property – perfect for getting to know the locals. The Olde Leather Bottle is renowned for its ale selection and warm welcome, while the more modern Green Man has a stylish feel. Both offer excellent food menus and plenty of outdoor seating.

This is the perfect neighbourhood for getting out in the fresh air. The 123-acre Bunkers Park has big, grassy meadows, a pond and magical young woodland offering many wildlife habitats – all crisscrossed with footpaths.

Nearby, Long Deans Nature Reserve forms a picturesque 15-hectare valley of pasture and old parkland with magnificent veteran trees and wildflower-rich grassland, encouraging butterflies, birds, bats and invertebrates.

Golfers will appreciate a round at the Centurion Club 18-hole golf course and a meal in its sophisticated modern restaurant. The village also has a football club and ground opposite the property, a cricket club and a riding school. The Nuffield health club, gym and pool is only a short drive away.

Leverstock Green C of E Primary School is rated 'Good' by Ofsted, an accolade shared by Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary, Hobbs Hill Wood Primary, and the Longdean secondary school. For independent education, you can find St Albans School and St Albans Grammar School for Girls ten minutes away.

Access to the A414 and junction 8 of the M1 takes 3 minutes from Leverstock Green – perfect for commuters. The train journey from Hemel Hempstead (less than 5 miles away) to London Euston takes around 30 minutes.