A wonderful opportunity to enjoy living in this four bedroom semi-detached house built circa 1860 on the most generous plot at Shafford Cottages with a delightful rural backdrop of the Childwickbury Estate and all the convenience of St Albans approximately 1 mile away. The property is offered with the benefit of no onward chain.
This charming home is accessed via a private gated drive leading to ample off street car parking to the rear of the property and a pathway leading to the house. A part-glazed front door opens into the welcoming entrance hall with a door into the comfortable lounge with wood floor and connecting through to a useful playroom/study. A wonderfully bright and spacious family room enjoys a vaulted ceiling with Velux roof windows, double doors and further windows to the side and rear with outstanding views and a square archway into the sociable kitchen/breakfast room. This superb space benefits from a range of floor and wall units with granite worktops, integrated appliances and an island unit/breakfast bar. A useful utility room housing the gas boiler and a convenient bathroom conclude the ground floor accommodation. The first floor landing leads to four well-proportioned bedrooms with a part-vaulted ceiling and exposed beams in two of the rooms. The master bedroom enjoys stairs leading to the second floor and a dressing room/study and a contemporary style shower room.
Externally an extensive patio area runs along the side and rear of the house providing a wonderful entertaining area leading to an extensive lawn adjoining fields and impressive views. A generous garden room provides a wonderful home office/guest bedroom with a bike store to the rear. There are a number of useful storage sheds and flower bed borders to the front.
Accommodation -
Entrance Hall -
Lounge - 3.80m x 3.48m (12'5\" x 11'5\") -
Family Room - 8.71m x 2.67m (28'7 x 8'9) -
Kitchen/Breakfast - 5.11m x 3.63m (16'9\" x 11'11) -
Utility -
Playroom/Study - 3.63m x 3.48m (11'11 x 11'5) -
Bathroom -
First Floor -
Landing -
Bedroom - 4.22m x 3.83m (13'10\" x 12'6\") -
Bedroom - 3.50m x 3.32m (11'5\" x 10'10\") -
Bedroom - 3.00m x 2.40m (9'10\" x 7'10\") -
Bedroom - 2.47m x 2.40m (8'1\" x 7'10\") -
Second Floor -
Dressing Room/Study - 3.12m x 1.89m (10'2\" x 6'2\") -
Shower Room -
Outside -
Wrap Around Garden - 47.98m x 26.97m at max (157'5\" x 88'6\" at max) -
Garden Room/Guest Bedroom - 5.21m x 3.20m (17'1 x 10'6) -