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Detached house
5 bed
3 bath
0.42 acre(s)

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Service charge: £0 per annum
Council tax: Band E
Broadband: Super-fast 77Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Grade II listed 17th century house
  • Renovation opportunity
  • Five bedrooms and four reception rooms
  • Double garage/studio
  • Parking for up to seven cars
  • Plot of 0.4 acres
  • Exposed beams and inglenook fireplaces
  • In the centre of Pirton village
A Grade II listed 17th century timber framed five bedroom detached house with outbuildings, and driveway parking for up to seven cars situated in the centre of the village of Pirton The property is in need of renovation and has a 0.4 acres plot with mature gardens. The house, which was once described as a "farm house divided into two cottages" was bought in 1810 by John Kingsley a tenant farmer of William Hanscombe of Pirton Grange who owned a great many cottages in the village. It remained in the Kingsley Family for 165 years before it was bought by Mr & Mrs Farnworth. It was sold to the present owners in 1978. The house was once known as Rose Cottage.

There is approximately 2,142 sq. ft. of accommodation including a sitting room, family room, dining room and a 16 ft conservatory. The ground floor also has a kitchen/breakfast room, a shower room, and a kitchenette. Two staircases lead to the first floor where there are five bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room. The south wing, comprising the family room, kitchenette, a bedroom and shower room, has previously been used as a self-contained annexe

Rooms

Ground Floor
The sitting room and family room both have dual aspect windows, doors to the front, and inglenook fireplaces. The dining room has access to the conservatory, the ground floor shower room, and the kitchen/breakfast room which has a door to the rear garden. There is also a small kitchenette which has been used as part of a self-contained annexe.

First Floor
There are five bedrooms on the first floor accessed by two staircases. One bedroom has fitted wardrobes and one has a shower cubicle. There is also a separate bathroom and a shower room.

Outside
The driveway provides parking for up to seven cars leading to a double garage/studio which has a high vaulted ceiling and windows to the side and the rear. This could be converted into an annexe subject to planning. A further outbuilding could be used as a home office, and there is a separate store room. The garden is laid to lawn with an extensive paved patio and there is a greenhouse.

Situation and Schooling
Pirton is a village situated in the county of Hertfordshire on the edge of the Chilterns in an Area of Outstanding National Beauty. Pirton has a junior school, two public houses and a village shop. Hitchin is only 4 miles away and has a wider variety of shops, pubs, restaurants and leisure facilities.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on December 31, 2021

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on December 31, 2021

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