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Conservatory
Dining Room

6 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
6 bed
3 bath
EPC rating: D*
2,938 sq ft / 273 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Service charge: £0 per annum
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Basic 25Mbps *
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
  • Six bedroom Victorian house
  • Three bath/shower rooms and a cloakroom
  • Studio/home office with shower room
  • Character features, exposed brick work and fireplaces
  • Over 3,000sq ft of accommodation
  • Parking for six cars, garage and carport
  • Enclosed gardens laid to lawn
  • Countryside views all around
A Victorian six bedroom detached country house with a detached garage and carport with a studio/home office over, in an area of natural outstanding beauty. The property was built in the late 1800s and was originally two cottages which have since been combined into one property and then further extended. There is now over 3,000 sq. ft of accommodation including the studio/home office. The main house has a kitchen/breakfast room with Aga and integrated appliances, a sitting/dining room, and a separate utility room. There is also a 35-ft. conservatory with underfloor heating, two sets of French doors and a TV area. This gives access to a further two ground floor rooms, one used as an study and the other as a games room/sixth bedroom. These also have underfloor heating. On the first floor there are five bedrooms, and three bathrooms. The home office/studio also has a shower room.

Electric gates at the front open to a gravel driveway with parking for up to six cars in addition to the car port and garage. The main gardens are to the right-of the property and there are further outside seating areas to the rear of the house.

Rooms

Ground Floor
The entrance hall has a wooden floor, a wood burning stove, exposed brickwork arch and stairs to the first floor. The bespoke kitchen has under floor heating, an oil fired Aga, a butler sink and separate circular sink. The units have granite work surfaces and there are built in appliances. The open plan sitting room/dining room has windows to the south side with views over countryside and there is an open fireplace.

First Floor
The main bedroom suite has a dressing room with built in wardrobes leading to an en suite bathroom with a roll top bath, twin wash basins in a fitted unit, a shower cubicle and WC. The main bathroom also has a roll top bath and a wet room shower area. Bedroom two has an en suite shower room and bedroom three has built in wardrobes.

Outside
The property is surrounded by countryside on three sides and has a brick wall to the front and low fences to the side and rear. The garden is laid to lawn with mature trees and shrubs. There is a decked area at the side of the conservatory with views over the fields. There is also a patio area around the house and beside the office/studio. There are solar panels on the office/studio and also on the conservatory extension.

Situation and Schooling
Lilley is a small village and civil parish between Hitchin and Luton in Hertfordshire, The church, rebuilt in the 19th century, contains some original features and a fine Elizabethan heraldic memorial. There is also a village pub and it is about 10 minutes’ drive from Hitchin town centre. The town has a range of schools including the Boys' and Girls' schools which are both rated Outstanding by Ofsted and the Priory School, the only co-educational secondary school in Hitchin.

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