A generously proportioned family home in a semi-rural setting with several outbuildings and mature gardens.

Description

This very charming, detached home was built circa 1914, offers a wealth of character features which have been sympathetically incorporated into a neutrally appointed décor scheme and is positioned at the end of a quiet cul de sac. There are exposed wood beams, deep bay windows and a handsome brick fireplace inset with a modern wood-burning stove, and high ceilings characteristic of the era. The home is well-presented and has been well maintained by the vendor though is somewhat dated and as such offers fantastic potential for further modernisation and enhancement by the incoming purchaser.

The substantial accommodation is set across two floors and extends to more than 3700 sq ft, with multiple reception rooms making it an excellent choice for families, with ample space for both formal entertaining and informal family occasions. The ground floor is accessed via a wide and welcoming entrance hall leading through to a family room, study, sitting room with patio doors out to the gardens, formal dining room and fully fitted kitchen complete with a Rangemaster oven and handy adjacent utility room and shower room. There is also a bright and spacious garden room to the rear of the home, ideal for entertaining. Occupying the first floor is the principal bedroom benefitting from a walk-in dressing room with fitted wardrobes and en suite bathroom, two further en suite bedrooms, an additional double and single bedroom with a family bathroom.

The Oak Tree occupies a generous plot and is set back from the road behind an ample-sized driveway providing off-street parking for a number of vehicles with access to a detached double garage. Externally the home is set within wonderfully mature gardens of about 1.54 acres featuring an expansive level lawn with a large pond which has a favourable southerly aspect ensuring excellent natural light. There is a spacious patio for al fresco dining surrounded by tall mature trees affording a high degree of seclusion. Additionally, there is a 40ft outbuilding comprising a hot tub, gym and sauna which has excellent annexe potential, plus several workshops.

Location

The property is situated in the small hamlet of Nast Hyde on the St. Albans/Hatfield border and is close to the favourable town of Hatfield which benefits from a range of local amenities including a bustling high street and mainline station. Welwyn Garden City is approximately 4.1 miles to the south and has a number of leisure facilities, a shopping centre with a John Lewis department store and Waitrose supermarket. For the commuter Hatfield's mainline station provides regular services to London Kings Cross (25 minutes). The market town of Harpenden is approximately 8.8 miles distant and offers a comprehensive range of eateries, boutiques and shops including a Waitrose, Marks and Spencer Food Hall and a Sainsbury's supermarket. Road communications are excellent with the M1 facilitating access to the M25 and the A1(M) is 4.9 miles distant. For the international traveller, London Luton International airport is 13.8 miles away, with London Heathrow accessible via the M1/M25.

Square Footage: 3,755 sq ft


Acreage: 1.54 Acres