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Floorplan
Map5 bedroom detached house
Key information
Features and description
- Edwardian double fronted detached house
- Five double bedrooms; one en suite, bathroom
- Three separate reception rooms
- Kitchen/breakfast room
- Separate utility room, two cloakrooms
- Gas to radiator heating
- Landscaped south facing garden
- Driveway and single garage
The five bedrooms are on the first and second floors, and all have fitted wardrobes. The principal bedroom has an en suite bathroom and there is also a first floor bathroom with adjacent WC, and a second floor cloakroom.
The front garden is enclosed by iron fencing and hedging. The driveway at the side provides parking for one car and access to the garage which has power and a door to the side. Adjoining the garage are two brick built storage sheds and there is also a summerhouse.
Rooms
Reception Rooms
The sitting room has a bay window, built-in storage, and exposed floorboards which continue into the dining room which has a part glazed door to the garden. Both rooms have a traditional fireplace with raised hearth and open grate, detailed ceiling cornices and picture rails. The snug/study has a bay window and a former fireplace which is now a shelving display area with further cupboards to the side and rear of the room. There is also access to a cloakroom.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room and Utility Room
The kitchen/breakfast room has a custom built range of Shaker style units with granite worksurfaces incorporating a butler sink and a two oven gas fired Aga. An exposed rustic tiled floor continues into the breakfast area which has picture rails and a custom built range of traditional style shelving. Both areas have glazed doors to the rear garden. The utility room has matching units and worksurfaces, space and plumbing for appliances and a door to the side.
Rear Garden
The south facing rear garden is fully enclosed and has a high level of screening. At the rear of the house is an extensive York stone terrace for outdoor entertaining. Steps lead down to a central lawn with borders and mature trees. A central pergola with climbing plants separates the lawn from a cobbled seating area which has an ornamental fish pond incorporating a water feature.
Situation and Schooling
Park Avenue is a minutes' walk from Bedford's Victorian park and 5 minutes' walk from Robinson swimming pool. The town centre and the Harpur Trust schools are within 10 minutes' walk as well as other independently funded schooks, notably Rushmoor and Polam.
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