Substantial extended semi detached house with indoor swimming pool.

Description

This extended semi detached house offers substantial family accommodation with the unusual benefit of an indoor swimming pool. Plans were passed in 2021 for the conversion of the garage and swimming pool into habitable accommodation and can be viewed on the Dacorum Borough Council website, Ref. No: 21/01694/FHA

The house is accessed through a large and welcoming reception hall that also has a guest cloakroom. An inner hallway has the staircase, storage cupboards and double doors through to the garden. A front facing sitting room has a fireplace with log burner and behind this is a study. The kitchen dining room is stylishly fitted with painted wooden cabinets, butler sink and a large range oven. There are doors to the garden and also to the pool room which has skylight windows and doors opening up to the gardens.

On the first floor the main bedroom has an en suite shower room, the second bedroom is a large double and the third bedroom has a staircase up to a loft room useful as extra storage space. There is a fourth bedroom accessed from the main landing and a fifth bedroom that is accessed by a separate staircase located in the integral garage.

The rear garden has patio and lawn area with flower and shrub borders and mature trees at the rear. There is a home office or gym with a store behind. Gated side pedestrian access leads to the front where there is a block paved driveway suitable for parking three cars and the integral garage with sink.

Location

Markyate is a delightful village which benefits from a range of local amenities such as pubs, day to day shops, post office and a gymnasium. There is a selection of leisure facilities close at hand with numerous country walks and bridle paths, a great choice of golf clubs at Harpenden and Redbourn and additional sports facilities available in Harpenden at Rothamstead. More comprehensive shopping facilities can be found in Harpenden (6.1 miles) including Waitrose, Marks and Spencer Simply Food. Harpenden mainline station provides a fast rail service to London St Pancras International. Harpenden provides an excellent choice of schooling for all ages, both private and state schools including Katherine Warrington School, St Georges, Sir John Lawes, Roundwood Park, Aldwickbury, whilst the highly regarded Beechwood Park preparatory school is located just 2.1 miles away. Hemel Hempstead station offers an excellent alternative option being just 8.1 miles away giving direct access into Euston station and offering both West Midlands Line and the Southern Line. Access to the motorway network via junction 9 of the M1 is within 3 miles and for international travel, London Luton Airport is 7.7 miles distant.

Square Footage: 2,207 sq ft