4 Bed Semi-Detached House For Sale Highfield Avenue, Harpenden, AL5

A beautifully presented family home with a landscaped rear garden in a popular location close to the station and town centre.

Reception hall | Sitting room | Kitchen with dining and family area | Utility | Cloakroom | Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom | 3 Further bedrooms | Shower room | 2 Sheds | Garden | EPC rating F

17 Highfield Avenue is a splendid semi-detached family home, offering beautifully presented accommodation, with plenty of natural light throughout.

On the ground floor there is a sitting room at the front with a bay window, a cast-iron open fireplace and built-in shelving, while the main living and entertaining area is at the rear. This open-plan dining area, family area and kitchen has skylights overhead, a window seat and French doors opening onto the rear garden, as well as space for a seating area and a family dining table. The kitchen itself has shaker-style units and a central island with a breakfast bar. The adjoining utility room provides further space for appliances and storage.

The first floor has three comfortable bedrooms and a shower room, with the principal bedroom located on the second floor, with eaves storage and skylights. The principal bedroom also has an en suite bathroom.

Harpenden has a thriving High Street and comprehensive range of shopping facilities, including Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and a Marks and Spencer store. It boasts an excellent selection of restaurants, coffee shops and numerous independent shops. The town is home to several outstanding state schools, with independent schools nearby including Beechwood Park, St. Albans High School and Boys School and Aldwickbury Prep School. Good sporting and leisure facilities include a Sports Centre with indoor swimming pool, rugby, tennis, bowling and cricket clubs, together with three golf courses. Cycling, riding and walking can be enjoyed in the Woodland Trust’s Heartwood Forest and Rothamsted Estate.

At the front of the property, the gravel driveway provides parking space for up to two vehicles. The landscaped rear garden offers a gravel seating area at the back of the house, an area of lawn and towards the end of the garden, a further seating area shaded by a wooden pergola. The garden also includes well-stocked borders, raised beds and two storage sheds, as well as high timber fence borders.

Harpenden mainline station 0.9 miles (London St. Pancras 23 minutes), Harpenden town centre 0.9 miles, M1 (Jct 9) 4.4 miles, St. Albans 4.5 miles, Welwyn Garden City 6.8 miles, Hatfield 7.5 miles, London Luton Airport 7.6 miles, Hemel Hempstead 7.8 miles, Central London 30 miles