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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.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this stunning four bedroom, two bathroom detached family home in the highly desirable village of Epping Green. Set within a select development of a small number of luxury residences, the house offers flexible and generously proportioned accommodation that is further enhanced by a large detached summer house and a separate office/utility room within the extensive wrap around garden, as well as a substantial area for parking and a detached double garage/workshop. Presented in immaculate condition inside and out, this is a home that can easily cope with multi-generational family life thanks to the downstairs bedroom that has its own en suite shower room, as well as the spacious ground floor rooms that give a nice easy flow around the space and connect seamlessly out into the substantial patio areas that surround the main house.

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This is a very attractive house inside and out, and that begins with the front door, set at the end of a lovely decoratively tiled pathway and protected by a shaped porch roof supported by ornate wrought iron posts. The door itself is inset with multiple patterned leaded windows that throw a lovely soft light into the generous entrance hall within, further swelled by the light flooding in through the pretty arched window at the top of the open stairwell. From the entrance hall doors lead off into the downstairs bedroom and the ideally placed guest cloakroom, whilst there is an open plan entrance at the rear into the fabulous kitchen/dining room.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this delightful four bedroom family home, set on one of the most prestigious and sought after roads within the ever popular village of Tewin. With spacious and well proportioned living space, two fabulous all weather terraces and a large swimming pool within a detached pool house, this attractive property has an interesting split level layout, generous off street parking and enjoys a semi-rural position that is only minutes from the bustling and vibrant village of Welwyn.

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The solid wood front door, with full length glazed panels either side, is set within a generous tiled roof porch, and welcomes you into a light, bright entrance hall. From here, there are stairs up and down to the different levels within the house, as well as, doors through to the family room and perfectly placed guest cloakroom. At the far end of the entrance hall, a large full length window helps to illuminate the space and also offers a wonderful view out into the rear garden. The family room is a large, well balanced room, abundantly lit throughout the day by a four pane window to the front and a generous set of bi-fold doors to the rear. This room is certainly large enough to take on multiple roles for you and would comfortably embrace a formal dining suite, as well as, lounge furniture, should you wish it. The house has multiple connections out into the rear garden, with substantial all weather terraces running its full width. The family room is one of the beneficiaries, making it very usable to exploit the outside/inside flow during day to day family life as well as when entertaining guests.

Down a short flight of stairs from the entrance hall is an inner hallway serving the living room and the kitchen/dining room. The front facing living room is a large square room giving you abundant options for furnishing and layout to best suit your needs.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this absolutely stunning five bedroom, three bathroom family home in the highly desirable SG13 area of Hertford. Enjoying an enviable position in a quiet residential road, within the catchment area of the extremely highly rated Simon Balle School, and just a few minutes by foot from the centre of Hertford which boasts a huge selection of shops, restaurants, bars and pubs, this exceptionally well appointed property ticks all the boxes for modern family living. Sitting on a generous plot, with ample frontage and a large rear garden, this lovely house has been the subject of a substantial expansion and upgrade programme in recent years, and is presented in immaculate condition. Enhancements include underfloor heating throughout the house and built in speakers in all reception rooms and bedrooms. An intelligent and stylish layout makes the very best use of the large, well proportioned space, there is a very pretty summer house in the garden with power and light connected, and the fabulous bedroom suite on the second floor is ideal for some quiet adult time or as an integrated bedsit for a young person still living at home.

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It is very clear to see that all of the work carried out on this property has been designed and implemented to the very highest standards of materials and craftsmanship, and this starts with the solid wood front door with obscured glass panel to the side that leads you into the entrance hall. The attractive hallway that greets you is stylish and elegant, with solid wood doors opening onto the family room, living room, the perfectly placed guest cloakroom, and a neat under stairs cupboard. The beautifully made wooden staircase boasts muted back lights within the risers, bringing a lovely ambience to what is usually just a functional space and there is a welcoming view along the hallway through to the large kitchen/dining room and into the garden beyond.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this absolutely stunning detached farmhouse in the highly desirable village of Epping Green. Offering four large bedrooms, two bathrooms and three capacious reception rooms, placed centrally within substantial gated grounds that include a beautiful sweeping carriage drive and a large detached double garage/workshop, this house has all the space you may ever need but also offers virtually unlimited opportunities for expansion and development should you wish to, subject to the usual consents.

Planning has been submitted to add a new property in place of the existing garage.

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This is a really attractive house with an appealing classic farmhouse style, displaying the trademark generous ceiling heights and expansive room sizes, and these welcome assets begin at the main entrance which has double doors, with large windows above, that open into a generous entrance lobby graced with windows on both sides. Within, a fully glazed partition surrounds glass double doors that lead into the first reception/family room beyond. This is a superb room that is absolutely flooded in daylight thanks to the uninterrupted flow from the lobby as well as a further substantial window to the front constructed in a lovely bay arrangement. The generous footprint of the room allows for it to easily multi task as a lounge area capable of accepting multiple sofas and chairs whilst still leaving ample space to provide a warm welcome for visiting guests, along with free flowing access to the living room and dining room arranged around it.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this absolutely stunning property, set in the fully rural, wonderfully secluded location of Carneles Green, yet only a few minutes drive from the bustling town of Broxbourne. This unique Grade-II and idyllic home started life as a lovely country cottage and has now been sympathetically and stylishly expanded and extended into a beautiful country house, offering all the facilities that a modern family requires yet maintaining a real period feel, and all set in a stunning location in which houses very rarely becomes available. This is a real “once in a lifetime” opportunity to live in the countryside yet stay connected to the useful facilities of a large town, and get into London Liverpool Street in twenty seven minutes by train, or onto the London Underground network within thirteen minutes.

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The original entrance doorway opens into the large, linked dining room and living room, which form the major part of the original cottage ground floor, with both spaces merging seamlessly around the large central chimney. On one side is a lovely open brick built hearth and an ornate curved brick lintel. On the other side an old oak lintel frames a wood burner sitting on an attractive slate base. Well lit by multiple windows on all four aspects and with glazed double doors opening onto the garden at one end this is a truly flexible and attractive area that could fulfil a myriad of functions, easily adapting to your own lifestyle needs. Painted beams set into the ceiling provide an elegantly stylish link from old to new.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this absolutely charming 19th Century farmhouse (Grade-II listed) set in substantial grounds on the outskirts of Nazeing. This is a very special property indeed, offering a series of large yet elegant rooms that enjoy an absolute wealth of original features that have been painstakingly preserved and enhanced to offer generously proportioned accommodation that is full of authentic period character yet is also eminently suitable for modern family life. Four very large bedrooms and a stunning family bathroom occupy the first floor of this gorgeous detached residence, whilst the ground floor boasts four spacious reception rooms, a large farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room and a fabulous utility/laundry/boot room with a well placed guest cloakroom. This is a rare opportunity to live in a quintessential English farmhouse presented in immaculate condition inside and out, with space to provide equestrian facilities and yet easily connected to the vibrant and popular towns that are dotted around it.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this absolutely charming chalet property set in substantial grounds within the lovely semi-rural Hertfordshire village of Letty Green. Surrounded by open countryside yet just a few minutes from the bustling centre of the county town of Hertford, this five bedroom, three bathroom property enjoys well proportioned and spacious accommodation with a large detached garage/workshop and loft rooms that really enhance the flexibility of this terrific family home. Already a spacious and well specified residence, this property also represents a fabulous development opportunity, subject to the usual consents.

Accommodation:
The solid wood front door, with decorative frosted glass panels, opens into a spacious L shaped entrance hall, enhanced by the centrally positioned staircase boasting ornate turned banisters with a delightful shaped decorative handrail. Intelligent design positions the three ground floor bedrooms and the family bathroom in one wing of the house, leaving the remaining family areas to flow nicely together with each other, supported by a perfectly placed guest cloakroom.
The living room is a great example of the easy connections throughout the property, with a glass sliding door opening out onto the rear garden, a single door giving access from the hallway and glazed double doors connecting readily through to the dining room. This is a nicely proportioned room, full of natural daylight thanks to the glass door and other windows and with a traditional open fireplace in exposed brickwork providing an attractive focal point as well as welcome winter warmth.
The adjacent dining room is fabulous. Again, well proportioned and comfortably large enough for a substantial dining suite and additional occasional furniture besides, the room is nicely lit by windows to two aspects and enjoys seamless access to the adjoining rooms by way of two sets of attractive glazed panel double doors.

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Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this exceptional two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence occupying the ground floor of one wing of Gilston Park House, one of Hertfordshire’s most delightful Grade-II listed baronial halls. Designed and constructed in 1852 by the renowned architect Philip Hardwick for John Hodgson, a wealthy landowner and High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, the house is part of the Gilston Park Estate enjoying 13 acres of wonderfully landscaped grounds that include two tennis courts, a lake and exquisite formal gardens designed in the Italian style that was so de rigueur at that time. The grand Neo-Gothic Victorian manor house is an absolute visual feast, with ornate chimneys and gable ends and a central castellated clock tower, never failing to deliver the wow factor every time you see it, and the interior is just as dramatically imposing and beautiful. The residence occupies a prime position within the house, enabling direct access out into the garden from the kitchen, making the adjacent outdoor space usable for you and your fortunate guests.

A fantastic opportunity to acquire this handsome and imposing detached family house set in private grounds exceeding half an acre. This spacious and versatile accommodation has been extended and completely renovated in recent years to create a well-presented, modern family home.

Enter via the front door, into a spacious entrance hallway. The fully re-fitted kitchen features a range of new integrated appliances, quartz workshops, and modern units. The kitchen is served by a separate utility room. There is a stunning, almost 10 meter long, dual-aspect family room at the rear of the home with an exposed brick ‘feature’ fireplace, log-burning stove and skylight. The remainder of the ground floor comprises of a spacious and well-lit, dual-aspect living room, formal dining room, study and cloakroom/WC. All flooring, windows, fitted storage space, plumbing, roofing, electrics and doors throughout the property are new. The ground floor also has the added benefit of underfloor heating.

A stunning split-landing staircase leads to the first-floor landing of the home. There are five bedrooms in total, all new bathrooms and a re-modelled luxury principle suite, with a new walk in wardrobe and bathroom facilities. Each of the bathrooms also feature underfloor heating.

To the exterior, the property sits centrally within its half an acre plot, offering extremely private gardens with a gated sweeping driveway entrance, garage and parking for numerous vehicles. The beautiful wrap round garden is visible throughout the entire house and the property benefits from lots of natural light. There is also a recently constructed outbuilding with electricity and running water that can serve well as a home-office.

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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.

Location, location, location…

Overlooking the countryside and situated at the end of a private road in one of Hertfordshire’s most desirable villages, you will find this wonderful property. This superb 6-bedrrom gated residence is located within the highly desired Bayford Green and offering a plot approaching an acre, located less than 3 miles from Hertford and all its amenities.

The ground floor of the home benefits from a large formal entrance hall with feature log burner, cloakroom/WC generous family entertaining areas as well as cosy reading spaces and a home study. The double aspect living room features a brick open fireplace, ensuring warmth on those winter evenings. The kitchen/breakfast room features a range of base/eye level units, granite/wood worktops, breakfast bar and various appliances. The kitchen is served by a separate utility room with a butler sink and gardeners toilet.

To the first floor landing, where there are five bedrooms with four fully-tiled en-suite shower rooms with various sanitary ware, fitted wardrobes to three bedrooms and views over the gardens and countryside beyond from each of the rooms.

The second floor landing features an almost loft conversion, which could also serve as a double bedroom, again with rolling countryside views and scope to extend further if required.

The grounds really are a focal point of the home, providing a wonderful 360 degree aspect. Particularly impressive is rear private patio which is a fantastic spot for all your entertainment needs and to soak up it’s south facing sun. The garden itself is predominately laid to lawn with various privacy hedging, mature fruit trees and feature pond, not to mention it’s open view over the fields and Bayford countryside beyond. Returning to the front of the property is a carriage gated driveway that can park multiple cars, integral garage and dual-side access to the garden.