5 bedroom detached house

The main ground floor living and entertaining space is the open-plan kitchen/breakfast room and family room at the rear. The kitchen/breakfast room measures 24ft and adjoins the family room through an opening, and both feature tiled flooring and bi-fold doors onto the rear garden. The kitchen itself has modern units in white, low-level LED lighting and integrated appliances by AEG. Also on the ground floor is a peaceful separate sitting room with wooden parquet flooring and a woodburning stove.

The first floor has four double bedrooms, including the well-proportioned principal bedroom with its en suite shower room. Each of the bedrooms has built-in storage, while one further bedroom also benefits from an en suite shower room. The family bathroom is on the first floor, with the second floor offering a further shower room, a large loft bedroom and a useful study area for home working.

At the front of the property there is a block-paved driveway providing parking space for up to two vehicle and access to the integrated double garage. The front garden is mostly laid to lawn and bordered by high, established hedgerows. At the rear the garden is enclosed by hedgerow and features paved terracing, an area of lawn, a timber-framed gazebo and barbecue shelter and a timber storage shed.

The property is in a popular and convenient location on the outskirts of St Albans and is extremely well served with outstanding communications by both road and rail. There is excellent access to central London and the city by trains from either St Albans via St Pancras International to the City (19 mins) Gatwick and beyond, or Potters Bar via Kings Cross. As well as extensive local amenities St Albans City Centre with its wealth of amenities including shopping, leisure activities and excellent state and public schools is close at hand.