Rooms

About the House cont'd
The property is located only 4 miles from Hitchin town centre. Commuter trains from Hitchin to St. Pancras take just 33 minutes with the service continuing to city stations including Farringdon, Blackfriars and London Bridge.

Design and Specification
The property is a modern bespoke self-build property which was built in 2006. Although built less than 20 years ago the property has the feel and character of an older house with a Tudor style timber framed façade and internal features such as sash windows, fireplaces and exposed beams and timbers. The property has underfloor heating throughout the ground and first floors and radiator heating on the second floor. The vendors have lived in the property for 6 years and have completely redecorated and refurbished throughout including new boilers in the house and detached pool house, and a bespoke new kitchen which was installed in February 2023.

Ground Floor
The solid oak front door has a central arched secondary door and opens into the entrance porch which has windows to the sides and a part glazed door to the reception hall which has a flagstone floor, a butterfly staircase to the galleried landing and a double height vaulted ceiling. There are two windows to the front, feature oak panelling, and a dual aspect cut stone fireplace with a flagstone hearth and an inset wrought iron fire basket. The cloakroom has a WC, wash basin, urinal, and an obscure glazed window to the side.

Reception Rooms
The dual aspect drawing room has sash windows to the front and side, a feature cut stone fireplace with flagstone hearth and an inset wrought iron grate open fire. The dining room is also dual aspect with sash windows to the rear and side, and shares the dual aspect, feature fireplace with the hall. There is space for a seating area by the fire as well as for a dining table to seat twelve. The study has two sash windows to the front, an exposed brick wall and exposed wooden floorboards. The family room/bar has two sets of double doors to the patio in the rear garden. There is a built-in bar with a corner wash basin, and access to the understairs cupboard which houses the controls for the underfloot heating and has space for storage.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room
The newly refitted kitchen/breakfast room is by Howdens and has a comprehensive range of fitted wall, base and full height units, including glazed display cabinets, pan drawers, and pull out larder cupboards with complementary work surfaces incorporating a double butler sink. The large central island has additional storage including for wine, breakfast bar areas to seat four, and two integrated slimline wine coolers. Other integrated appliances include a microwave, an AEG dishwasher, a Fisher and Paykel fridge/freezer and a Rangemaster Infusion range cooker with an induction hob with an extractor over. There is stone flooring with underfloor heating, windows to the side and rear, and two sets of glazed double doors to the patio in the rear garden. In addition to the breakfast bar, the room also has space for a breakfast table and chairs.

Utility Room
The adjoining utility room has a range of fitted wall, base and full height units, built-in shoe storage, a sink, space and plumbing for a washing machine and a tumble dryer, and a part glazed door to the side.

Home Office
The property also has a home office which is attached to the carport and is accessed externally. It has two windows and a part glazed door to the side, and a cloakroom.

Principal Bedroom Suite
The principal bedroom has a feature cut stone fireplace with a tiled hearth and a gas stove. There are windows to the rear and glazed double doors to a Juliet balcony with views over the swimming pool at the side. There is a dressing room, which has a range of fitted hanging rails and shelving, and an en suite which has a free standing roll top bath with a side filling mixer tap and separate shower attachment, a shower cubicle, twin wash basins, a high level WC and a heated towel rail. There is an obscure glazed window to the side and double doors to a Juliet balcony overlooking the swimming pool.

Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms
Bedroom two has a vaulted ceiling with dormer windows to the front and rear, and access to eaves storage. The en suite has a bath with a side filling mixer tap and shower attachment over, a corner shower cubicle, WC, wash basin and a heated towel rail. There is an obscure dormer window to the front. Bedroom three has two windows to the front and a window to the side. The en suite has a wet room shower with a glazed screen, a WC, a wash basin with mixer tap over, a heated towel rail and a window to the side. Bedroom four has a half vaulted ceiling with dormer windows to the rear. The en suite has an inset corner bath with mixer tap and shower attachment over, an enclosed double shower cubicle, WC, a washbasin and a skylight to the rear. Bedroom five has two windows to the front. The family bathroom has an inset double bath, a corner shower cubicle, a WC, washbasin and a heated towel rail. There is an obscure window to the side.

Second Floor
Stairs from bedroom three lead to the second floor which is divided into two rooms, currently used as a bedroom and a store room, but the latter could alternatively be used as a study/sitting room to create a separate suite. Both rooms have skylight windows to the side.

Cinema Room
The cinema room has a vaulted ceiling, dormer windows to the side, and storage in the eaves. Surround sound was installed about two years ago.

Gardens and Grounds
The property is accessed via electric wrought iron gates which open to a gravelled driveway which provides extensive parking in addition to the double carport. The front garden is enclosed by a wall and mature hedge and is mainly laid to lawn with flower and shrub beds. The rear garden is enclosed by mature hedges and is mainly laid to lawn with an ornamental pond. There is an extensive paved patio area outside the doors from the kitchen and family room for outside dining and entertaining, with mature flower and shrub beds and borders. The paved terrace continues to a further courtyard area at the side which has a gate to the front drive, a paved seating area surrounded by raised shrub beds, a water feature on the wall, and a new Crown Pavilion gazebo with a cedar roof and seating for up to twelve.

Swimming Pool
A gate on the other side of the rear garden leads to the pool garden which is walled with stained glass feature windows, an arched gate to the front and an established wisteria. The outdoor heated swimming pool is surrounded by an extensive paved terrace with space for loungers and a hot tub. The pool house has been refurbished by the vendors and is currently used as a nail salon. It has three sets of glazed double doors to the pool terrace, and a shower room which has an enclosed shower cubicle, a WC and a wash basin. This room could be used as a changing room for the pool or it could be adapted into a separate guest suite, or a garden room. At the rear of the pool house there is a plant room for the pool and pool room with a new Worcester Bosch boiler and shelved storage.

Outbuildings
The open double bay car port has an attached log store with double barn doors to the front. A further store barn is accessed via double doors and has a vaulted ceiling and skylights to the side.

Pirton
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. There is a choice of commuter services in the area with trains from Hitchin to Kings Cross taking approximately 33 minutes and a service from Luton Airport Parkway to Blackfriars in 45 minutes.