Arts and Crafts Sir Edwin Lutyens style house in popular village

Description

This appealing Arts and Crafts style detached house is built in the style of Sir Edwin Lutyens, who designed many houses in the popular village of Preston. The property has been sensitively extended, very much in the style of the original building, to add additional accommodation and extra bathrooms, large home office and gym/snooker room, making it a property with lots of flexibility for a modern family.

There is substantial accommodation available offering an appealing blend of modern and period charm with high ceilings and large well proportioned rooms. The entrance hall is set in the single storey addition that links the main house to the triple garage block and gives access to the guest cloakroom, gym and the main house. A large dual aspect sitting room spans over 36 feet in length and has an open fireplace with oak bressumer and log burner. The kitchen forms the heart of the house, warmed by an Aga and with ample space for an island and further seating. Alternative cooking facilities are offered by a gas hob and electric ovens and there as also a fireplace with log burner. In addition there is a utility room and a second hallway with staircase to first floor. Further rooms on this side of the house include a dining room, family room and garden room. On the other side of the property there is a gym which leads through a lobby which gives access to the garden, the garaging and has a staircase up to an office which offers scope for alternative uses including as an annexe.

Two staircases leads up to the first floor, one from the hallway and another from the sitting room. There are six bedrooms in total, three of which have modern en suite shower rooms and three further bedroom sharing a family bathroom with both bath and shower cubicle.

The house is situated on a corner plot on the edge of the village and accessed by a sweeping driveway which leads to a parking area and garage block with single and double garages. The property has beautiful gardens that surround the house shielded by tall hedging, set out in sections of differing styles. There is a patio area directly at the rear accessed from the main sitting room, a large lawn, cottage and ornamental gardens, affording variety and interest throughout the day.

Location

The property is located in the Hertfordshire village of Preston. The village has a primary school, cricket club, and the Red Lion Pub, which stands proudly as the first example of a community-owned public house. The historic market town of Hitchin lies approximately 4 miles away, offering a more comprehensive range of leisure and shopping facilities, outdoor swimming pool, local theatre and the market square hosts many events including street food evenings and specialist markets.
Mainline railway station with regular commuter services to London King Cross and St Pancras.

Hitchin has a range of highly regarded schools, including
Kingshott School which is private and the ever popular Hitchin Boys and Hitchin Girls Secondary schools.

Mileages Approx: Hitchin 3.3 miles London Kings Cross from 25 minutes, Stevenage 7.3 miles, Harpenden 9.2 miles St Pancras International from 22 minutes, M1 Junction 10A - 8 miles
A1 (M) 5.2 miles, London Luton Airport 6.2 miles.
A1(M) and M1 provide onward access to the M25.

Square Footage: 4,335 sq ft