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Cheynes House
Cheynes House
Pool

7 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
7 bed
3 bath
EPC rating: F*
15.28 acre(s)

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Ground rent: £0 per annum | review period: unconfirmed
Service charge: £0 per annum
Council tax: Band TBC
Broadband: Super-fast 65Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Reception hall, Drawing room, Dining room, Sitting room
  • Office, Kitchen/breakfast room, Pantry, Laundry, Utility
  • 2 Cloakrooms, Boot room, Cellar, Boiler room
  • Principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom, 2 Guest bedrooms with ensuite shower rooms, 4 Further bedrooms | Shower room, Bathroom
  • Billiard room with bar and wc, Leisure complex with gym
  • sauna, shower room and wc
  • Gardener’s office, Summer house, Barn | Stables, Triple
  • garage
  • Tennis court with tennis pavilion, Swimming pool
  • Beautiful mature gardens and grounds, Paddocks
Cheynes House was built in the 1920s to an exceptionally high specification. With high ceilings, leaded light windows, fine oak doors and oak floorboards, believed to be of Japanese origin. There are some unusual period architectural features and decorative detailing, including secret cupboards and the heating system ‘hidden’ in the walls. The current owners have implemented some major improvements to the house including the complete restructuring of the kitchen/breakfast room, making a modern open plan area. Likewise, the ensuite bathroom to the master bedroom has also been thoroughly redesigned. The house was completely rewired in 2007 and has been redecorated, creating light and spacious reception rooms with comfortable bedroom accommodation. Of particular note is the panelled dining room, the elegant drawing room with views over the beautiful garden and grounds and the top floor billiard room and bar.

Cheynes House lies in a Conservation Area on the edge of the pretty Hertfordshire village of Cottered. The village is situated between the small towns of Baldock and Buntingford on the A507. There is an inn, pre-school, village hall, sports field and church. There is easy access to the A10 (3 miles) and the A1(M) (8 miles) and onwards to London and the North. From Stevenage (approx 7 miles) there is a fast and regular train service to London, Kings Cross.

There is an extensive range of outbuildings including the recently refurbished gym with a sauna and separate shower facility. To the north of the house is the stable block which has consent for conversion to provide secondary accommodation. Nearby is a large agricultural barn for storage.

Outside the mature, landscaped gardens provide a tranquil and private setting. Glazed doors from the drawing room lead onto a paved terrace with a pergola overlooking the principal lawn which is surrounded by tall hedges. Nearby is the heated swimming pool, whilst an archway leads through to the recently refurbished all-weather tennis court and pavilion. The gardens are studded with a selection of mature deciduous and evergreen trees and to the east is an ornamental garden with an attractive thatched summer house. There are two level paddocks to the west, ideal for the equestrian enthusiast.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on April 22, 2022

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