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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this superb detached four bedroom, three bathroom family home, overlooking paddocks, in the vibrant and popular village of Walkern. Substantially yet sympathetically extended, this impressive property is presented in immaculate decorative order inside and out and offers generous and flexible family accommodation arranged over three floors, including a separate utility/laundry room, a useful ground floor shower room, a fabulous conservatory and a stunning top floor bedroom suite. Two separate driveways provide ample off street parking and the rear garden has been skilfully landscaped to provide ample seating and dining areas, both in the sun and the shade, along with a large garden room/workshop.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this exceptional four bedroom, two bathroom family home set in a prime location in the centre of Hertford. The property is effectively brand new, having been completed just twelve months ago, offered with a substantial period left on the original NHBC guarantee and celebrates state of the art building materials and practices that combine to offer stylish, energy efficient yet generous living space arranged over three floors. There is designated parking at the front with electric charging point, additional guest parking, secure bike storage, individual room underfloor heating throughout, a splendid outdoor terrace on the ground floor and a large balcony to the rear first floor bedroom, both offering a lovely situation overlooking the river Beane.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this superb detached four bedroom, two bathroom family home located within a peaceful residential cul-de-sac on the highly desirable east side of Hertford. This is a really well specified house with generous, intelligently designed living space that has been carefully configured to meet all of a modern family’s needs, along with a valuable garden room that would be perfect as a substantial home office, among many other potential uses.

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This is an attractive house presented in fabulous condition inside and out, that enjoys a classic appeal, typified by the brick and half timbered finish to the front and the coordinating extended tiled roof sections that sit above the lovely bay window on the living room and provide a useful protective porch over the front door and front facing storage room.

The pretty front door, inset with decorative glass panels, opens into a generous entrance hall, from which the ornately crafted staircase curves up to a charming galleried upper hallway above. From the entrance hall doors open into the living room, kitchen/dining/family room and a well placed guest cloakroom, as well as a useful cupboard built in under the stairs. An elegant feature of the entrance hall is the wood floor that flows from the front door through into and around the large kitchen/dining/family room, giving a wonderfully authentic colour and texture that counterpoints perfectly with the clean, white and muted tones of the ceilings, walls and doors. It is a clever and expertly executed stylistic balance that is typical of the whole property.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this exceptional three double bedroom, two bathroom family home occupying an idyllic countryside location in between Brickendon and Hertford. The property forms part of an outstanding conversion of a collection of Grade II listed farm buildings and stables which have been repurposed as an exclusive gated development of outstanding residences that now offer modern luxury living with premium quality fixtures and fittings, but have retained the authentic character of the original buildings in a stunning display of architectural and construction excellence. The development was recognised with a prestigious award from the Royal Institute of British Architects by way of greatly deserved recognition, and properties within this highly desirable development rarely come to the market so please do not delay if you wish to view.

Redcar Lodge – A beautifully presented family property within this highly desirable, private, gated development and surrounded by the stunning Hertfordshire countryside. Re-fitted kitchen just 5 years ago, enjoying luxurious finishes and stunning contemporary design features throughout.

Enter via the modern entrance hallway where you are met by an abundance and modern finishes The hallway leads onto the rear aspect living room with feature fireplace and two sets of French doors to the garden. The re-designed/re-fitted kitchen/breakfast room comprises of a range of base and eye level units, various integrated appliances, and rear aspect French doors out to the garden. In addition, the downstairs accommodation offers a large dual-aspect family room, home office and cloakroom/WC.

To the first-floor landing, where the 4 bedrooms are all well-proportioned with the luxury principal bedroom featuring tasteful panelling and a well-appointed en-suite. Each of the bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and are served by a fully tiled, contemporary family bathroom.

To the exterior, where there is a low-maintenance wrap-around garden predominantly laid to lawn with mature shrub boarders. The garden also consists of two large patio areas, appropriate for all your summer entertainment needs and two useful storage sheds. Returning to the front, the property offers a driveway with off-street parking for multiple cars.

Whilst set in the rural countryside, the property is deceptively close to the local amenities and schools.

Cuffley Station is approximately 1.2 miles (4mins) from the property, offering direct access into Moorgate and Kings Cross.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this fabulous detached four bedroom, two bathroom family home in the charming village of Thundridge, just half a mile north of the bustling market town of Ware. This spacious property enjoys an enviable location along a quiet residential cul-de-sac within a tranquil woodland setting, yet is just on the outskirts of Ware which boasts a host of restaurants, pubs, bars and shops, including Tesco and Asda supermarkets, as well as a regular mainline train service into London, making this a straightforward commute if required. All four of the bedrooms are doubles in size, with a semi open plan ground floor that offers generous space in a flexible and adaptable layout that is ideally suited to modern family life.

Accessed from a private road, Tanfield Cottage offers over 4700 square foot of prestige living space set within Tanfield Farm, an individual and prestigious development. The main residence consists of a five double bedroom, five bathroom, smart home with a gated driveway. There is a detached triple garage and one bedroom apartment over. The principle bedroom suite features stunning views from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Benefiting from a walk in wardrobe and en-suite bathroom. Underfloor heating through the ground and first floor.

This superior residence is built to a no expense spared standard and meticulously planned down to the finest of detail. A bespoke kitchen with top of the range Miele appliances, quartz worktops, underfloor heating, Rega Vent heat recovery and whole house ventilation (http://www.heatrecoveryventillationsystems.co.uk), NoCode sanitaryware and Control4 Home automation are just a few of this smart homes’ features. The home also features a Stiltz top of the range lift installed from ground to first floors.

The property centrally sits upon a generous plot with a superb triple aspect wrap around garden, overlooking open countryside and mature woodland beyond. The expansive patio has been built into two aspects of the garden to maximise the direction of the sun and is perfect for entertaining or relaxing. The remainder of the garden consists of being laid to lawn and benefits from a robotic mower.

If you are looking for a tranquil country life in a beautiful setting, yet just 25 minutes from central London by train – this unique house on the border of West Cheshunt & Goffs Oak offers the best of two worlds. A spacious, elegantly appointed and uniquely situated modern home all just a stone’s throw from the shops, pubs and restaurants. With an abundance of fresh air, open space, sprawling lawns and excellent local schools what’s not to love? Yet for those who work, dine or play in the city, the buzz of London remains in easy reach.

Wentworth Road – A rarely available chalet bungalow, finished to an incredibly high standard throughout. This beautifully designed home benefits from bright and spacious accommodation arranged across two floors and is located within a quiet and mature residential location.

Enter via the recently re-modelled kitchen/diner, featuring a range of base and eye level units, wooden worktops, various integrated/freestanding appliances and a singular rear door to the garden. A set of internal sliding doors lead to a brilliant sized living room with further built-in storage and set of French doors leading out to the rear garden. An inner hallway leads to two front aspect double-bedrooms, with both bedrooms featuring fitted wardrobes and one of the bedrooms currently serving as a playroom. The ground floor bedrooms are served by a smartly finished family bathroom.

To the first floor, an almost 19ft principal bedroom featuring a contemporary en-suite. The bedroom continues the trend of the house being light and airy with use of a rear aspect Juliet balcony and dual Velux windows.

The exterior provides a spacious and private rear garden, tastefully landscaped, predominantly laid-to-lawn and rear bark area. An initial raised decked area is perfect for all your summertime entertainment needs. The front of the property benefits from a low-maintenance garden and off-street parking. The property also offers a detached single garage.

The property is a short walking distance to both Hertford North/East lines, Hertford Town and Catchment for Abel Smith Primary (Ofsted Outstanding), Simon Balle all-through School, Richard Hale boys secondary, Presdales girls secondary & Morgans primary. Mandeville road (adjoining Wentworth Road) also benefits from its own hourly bus service to Hertford Town Centre.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this absolutely stunning residence boasting four bedrooms and three en-suite bathrooms. Arranged over two floors within one wing of a wonderful Grade-II listed country house, originally built in 1798 by Lord Cowper, the property is in immaculate condition inside and out and exhibits all the grandeur and opulence of the period, with wonderful high ceilings, large sash windows, solid oak doors and a wonderfully ornate carved fireplace that have all been lovingly restored and preserved to timelessly celebrate the peerless quality of the materials and skilled artisans who created the original mansion. This substantial home has all the modern conveniences one would expect, surrounded by enchanting architectural splendour, within a stone’s throw of some of the most popular villages Hertfordshire has to offer yet with an easy commute of central London. With the house and grounds fully maintained, this really is the epitome of zero hassle countryside living at its very finest.

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Everything in this wonderful home is on a grand scale, and yet still possesses superbly balanced proportions, and that begins in the entrance hall which has two separate entrances and is perfectly lit by glazed double doors with additional glass panels above. Accessed from the hallway there is a useful cloaks cupboard and a perfectly placed guest cloakroom, whilst double doors set within an elegant portico styled surround welcome you into the stylish living room.

Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this wonderful four bedroom, four bathroom family home ideally positioned between the villages of Welwyn and Codicote. This fabulous house offers spacious and flexible accommodation which includes a downstairs bedroom with an en suite shower room, as well as a stunning kitchen/dining room opening through full width folding doors onto the huge rear garden, within which is a large workshop, a really useful garden WC and a lovely detached garden room. The carriage driveway provides abundant off-street parking, which is further enhanced by an additional substantial parking area to the rear of the property, ideally situated in front of the double garage.

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An attractive entrance to the house with stone mullions to the windows and door frame, welcomes you into an entrance lobby that leads on into a generous central hallway that enjoys plenty of natural daylight through the large side facing window, along with multiple storage cupboards. From the hallway doors lead into the ground floor bedroom, a nice reception room/lounge, the office/study and a well placed guest cloakroom. To the rear of the entrance hall double doors open into the substantial living room beyond.

A sympathetically and extensively restored family residence, dating back to 1485 (battle of Bosworth and start of the Tudors) and providing extensive and flexible accommodation of substantial proportions. The home has been thoughtfully displayed, combining a high specification with the numerous character features of the original house.

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Set at the head of a private tree-lined drive and courtyard the property benefits from being in this quiet semi-rural setting yet has the peace of mind of having nearby neighbours and in no way feels isolated.

Enter via the spacious entrance hallway where you are met by an abundance of natural light and period features. The hugely impressive front aspect living/drawing room comprises of various exposed timbers, a red brick inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove and a secondary gas living flame effect wood burning stove. The west wing of the home also features a cloakroom/WC. An inner hallway leads through to the home’s office, dining room and family room. The family room is a charming and cosy space with large red brick arched fireplace, wood burning stove and exposed timbers. The kitchen consists of an extensive range of base/eye level units, granite worktops, slate flooring, kitchen island and various integrated appliances. Adjacent to the kitchen, through a set of French doors is the orangery, where one can sit and enjoy the lovely gardens. An oak staircase leads to the first-floor landing, with doors to both bedrooms five and six each with their own en-suite. The kitchen is served by a separate utility room, pantry, and secondary cloakroom/WC. The ground floor of the home features primarily underfloor heating.