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Summary:
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.

Accommodation:
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.

Summary:
Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this wonderful four bedroom, two bathroom family home in the ever popular village of Little Berkhamsted. Enjoying a lovely rural village location, with a large enclosed rear garden, yet within easy reach of other nearby villages and the towns of Hertford and Broxbourne means this modern, stylish and immaculately presented property will fulfil the needs of every family member, adult and child alike. Easy access to road and rail links make it a straight forward commute into London, with a fabulous home office and a clever open plan arrangement to the ground floor making the best use of the substantial living space on offer.

Accommodation:
The part-glazed front door, with a porch protecting it, opens into a light, bright hallway. From here part-glazed internal doors lead into the large living room, the dining room and the office/study.
The office/study is a good size and shape, well lit by a large front facing window. Certainly large enough for a comprehensive multi workstation work from home facility, this would also do great service as a snug, gym, TV room or teenage hangout space. With four bedrooms upstairs, there is plenty of flexibility for making each and every room work for you to really meet your particular family needs. The room is well connected to the rest of the house via the main entrance hall, and also through an inner lobby that leads past the well placed guest cloakroom that holds the washing machine and tumble dyer, and directly into the kitchen.

A two-double bedroom, end-of-terraced family home offering huge scope for improvement, enjoying a large side/rear garden and peaceful pedestrianised frontage. This property is located on the west side of town with a convenient parade of shops nearby and within walking distance to Hertford North rail station.

This deceptively spacious family home benefits from flexible living accommodation throughout including a good size entrance hallway, family living room and a kitchen/dining room leading straight out onto the impressive rear garden.

To the first-floor landing, offering a family shower room suite, separate WC/cloakroom and two generously sized bedrooms.

Externally the south facing garden is really the focal point of the home, being double the size of the other properties in the terrace. The garden is predominantly laid-to-lawn with mature trees and shrub boarders. The home also offers a large side and front garden, both also laid-to-lawn.

This house is set in west side of Hertford and is within around ten minutes’ walk to Hertford North station with its regular services to London Moorgate and Kings Cross. There is a parade of local shops less than a five-minute walk away and the house is also close to Hollybush Primary School and Sele School (a co-educational secondary school and sixth form).

*This property is in need of modernisation and offers huge potential to be extended to both to the rear and side. The home is also offered on a chain free basis.*

Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this fabulous four bedroom, three bathroom semi detached family home, centrally located within the county town of Hertford. This lovely property has been the subject of a recent comprehensive and painstaking refurbishment inside and out, completed with a wonderful attention to detail and intelligent, creative design that perfectly balances smart contemporary styling with the authentic original features found throughout the house. Being just a two minute stroll to Hertford North station, and only three minutes from the vibrant town centre, yet with off street parking for two cars and a large rear garden, cleverly landscaped to make the very most of the unusually large space available, makes this a rare opportunity indeed.

Accommodation:

The elegant front door is beset with a pretty stained glass window with matching glazed side panels and protected from the weather by being recessed into a decoratively arched porch. Inside is a lovely entrance hall, nicely lit by a window to the side, that offers a welcoming extended view along its panelled length, into the kitchen and right through into the garden beyond. A lovely solid wood staircase rises to the first floor, with a useful storage cupboard beneath, and beyond that is the conveniently placed guest cloakroom.To the right is the substantial lounge, enjoying abundant natural light through its superb bay window to the front. This is a large room at over eighteen feet in length, but feels even larger due to the stylish glazed bi-fold doors that connect it seamlessly to the kitchen/dining room, giving the valuable flexibility to open up the two spaces or bring a more intimate privacy by closing the two rooms off from each other. There is a great natural flow around this property, and installing these doors is a master stroke typical of the consideration and skilled design that is so clearly evident throughout. The room is beautifully decorated in a classic, timeless styl

Primrose Drive – An exceptionally well presented three-bedroom, end-terrace family home located within a quiet cul-de-sac on the popular Foxholes development.

Enter via the covered porch into the entrance hallway with laminate flooring, leading to the cloakroom with front aspect window. The kitchen comprises of a range of base and eye level units, fitted appliances and a front aspect window. To the extending living/dining room, offering large amounts of light and airy accommodation, a perfect recreational space. A set of bi-fold doors lead out to the rear garden.

To the spacious first floor landing, where there are two good-sized double bedrooms, each with their own fitted wardrobes. There is also a further third bedroom, currently serving as a home office with additional storage. The three bedrooms are served by a well finished family bathroom.

The exterior of the property to the rear compromises of a lovely low-maintenance rear garden with patio entertainment area and laid-to artificial grass. The garden also benefits from exterior lighting, garden shed and external door leading to the garage. The front of the property consists of a further low-maintenance front garden and off-street parking for three cars.

Hertford town is notorious for its excellent choice of local schools, both primary and secondary. Sports/recreational requirements are well catered for, including recently refurbished Hartham sports centre and pool, various clubs and associations and a comprehensive range of restaurants and bars. Hertford also benefits from two (North/East) mainline stations to London.

Summary:
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.

An attractive and recently extended three-bedroom character cottage with basement, expansive living accommodation and within a desirable no-through road location. Convenient for both Hertford North and East stations and the town centre.

Enter the property via the front door into the living room, with feature cast iron fireplace and front aspect sash window, leading through to the inner hallway to a second family room and onto the open plan and recently extended kitchen/breakfast room, with a range of fitted base and eye level units, quartz worktops, integrated Neff appliances, underfloor heating, and a central kitchen island. Light floods through into the kitchen/breakfast room via the skylights and large rear window. The kitchen/breakfast room is served by a separate utility with cloakroom/WC.

To the first-floor landing, where you are again met with floods of light via a large skylight. There are three good sized bedrooms, two of which being doubles and the principal bedroom featuring a character fireplace, dressing area and a fully fitted en-suite. The first floor is also served by a beautifully finished 3-piece family bathroom.

Heading down to the basement, where you’ll find a further reception room currently serving as an office and snug.

The exterior of the property consists of a good size sunny rear garden with patio entertainment area and laid lawn thereafter. There is also gated side access via a tunnel.

Located within the much sought-after town of Hertford, George St. offers a private no-through road location being a short walk to the town centre, equidistant to both Hertford North & East train stations and within the catchment area for the exceptional local schools.

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.

Doebridge Farm House – A Grade-II listed 3920sq ft property on 2+ acre plot, perfectly nestled on the fringes of the village of Sandon, Buntingford. This residence consists of a detached four-bedroom family home with much of the character retained and a large, detached barn, offering scope to convert into a second dwelling.

Enter via a spacious entrance hall, with plenty of space for boots and coats. The hallway leads to the impressive 31ft living room, which really feels like the hub of the home and showcases the plot that the property is positioned on with unobstructed views of the garden. The kitchen features an abundance of character, a range of base and eye level units, various freestanding appliances and is served by a utility room with cloakroom/WC and rear aspect boot room.

To the first-floor landing, via a central staircase and leading onto the four double bedrooms. Each of the bedrooms feature built-in wardrobes, with the two larger of the bedrooms also benefitting from an en-suite.

Externally the front of the property enjoys gated access to the gravel driveway leading to the large barn and offering potential to be converted and made into a separate dwelling (STPP). The 2acre+ grounds are a real focal point of the home, with it being fully enclosed, enjoying a southerly aspect and is predominantly laid-to-lawn with mature trees, shrubs and a patio entertainment area to soak up the far-reaching views in those summer evenings.

Sandon is a charming village surrounded by unspoilt farmland and countryside located 5.9 (approx.) miles from Buntingford town centre and 5 miles (approx.) from the thriving market town of Royston which has a mainline station and excellent range of amenities. The village is also well placed for access to Baldock Railway Station & Ashwell and Morden Railway Station which provides consistent Great Northern and Thameslink services into London King’s Cross, in under 45 minutes and Cambridge in under 30 minutes.

Simply Homes are delighted to market this rarely available and extended four-bedroom semi-detached property in the popular village of Bayford, Hertford. The residence is set superbly in a quiet cul-de-sac location, within the highly sought after Bayfordbury Estate and just 2.5miles from Hertford town.

The ground floor accommodation comprises of large entrance hallway, with plenty of space for boots and coats. The hallway then leads to a double aspect kitchen, which really feels like the hub of the home and features a range of base/eye level units and integrated appliances. The kitchen is served by a separate utility room. The rear aspect conservatory really showcases the plot with completely unobstructed views of the garden. The ground floor also consists of a cloakroom/WC and two large reception rooms, currently acting as the living room and formal dining room.

To the first-floor landing, where there are four good sized bedrooms with fitted wardrobes and family bathroom. The principle bedroom is dual aspect and features its own en-suite bathroom.

Externally the home boasts a mature and approximately 200ft garden to the rear, predominately laid-to-lawn with paved patio seating area and mature well stocked tree and plant borders enclosed by panel fencing, outside tap and various storage sheds. The front of the property features the additional benefit of a large driveway and double garage, providing off-street parking for several cars.

Bayford is one of the more highly regarded villages within Hertfordshire and is within easy access to various road and rail links; Bayford train station (0.8 miles/10min walk) servicing London’s Moorgate station, with Broxbourne station service to London Liverpool Street and Hatfield (15min drive) with trains 25min into London Kings Cross. Hertford Town (3 miles) with its range of great schools, shops and restaurants and Little Berkhamsted’s local village shop (1.6 miles) are also within easy access.

Summary:
Simply Homes are delighted to bring to the market this delightful three bedroom, two bathroom detached bungalow set in a quiet residential area on the favoured south side of Hertford. Enjoying a long driveway leading up to the detached garage, a deceptively large garden with brick built greenhouse and a super conservatory, this lovely home has a wonderful open aspect to the front overlooking a generous green space. Bungalows like this rarely come to the market, so this property presents an amazing opportunity. The home is in need of modernisation and offers fantastic scope to extend both on the ground floor and into the loft (STPP).

Accommodation:
The fully enclosed porch leads into an open plan dining room of really good size and proportions, generously lit by a large double window to the front. The bedrooms are nicely spaced through the house, with one at the front and the other two towards the rear. Each of them is a good size and certainly any of them would function equally as well in alternative roles should they not all be needed as bedrooms. Home office, hobby room, gym, TV room, library/reading room all fall readily to mind, but there are many others of course.

A nice feature, adding a whole extra layer of practicality and flexibility, are the two separate bathrooms. One of them has a shower and the other a fitted bath with shower attachment and screen.

The kitchen is a good size and has been cleverly designed to make maximum use of the space available. An extensive range of wall and floor mounted cupboards ensure more than ample storage space and extensive food preparation areas, still leaving plenty of room for the necessary appliances, either free standing or easily integrated. This room is certainly large enough to be slightly adjusted to incorporate a breakfast bar if needed for those grab and go meal times.

CHAIN FREE – Bryan Bishop and Partners are proud to present this rare opportunity to own four / five double bedroom detached family home, set on an approximately half an acre plot in the desirable Tewin Wood. Located on a highly sought-after private road it is well presented and also offers scope for development and extensions subject to usual planning consents.

The versatile ground floor features a sizable entrance hall, a dining room, a generously proportioned triple aspect living room, an office/study, a well-appointed kitchen-breakfast room, a utility room, and a downstairs cloakroom. The ground floor lends itself to entertaining given the spacious nature of the rooms and access to the garden from both the kitchen and living room.

Upstairs, there are four double bedrooms, including an en-suite to the master, two additional family bathrooms, and a spacious playroom that could serve as a fifth bedroom.

Outside, the property boasts a substantial southwest facing rear garden complete with an expansive patio, seating and dining areas, a lawn, and secluded woodland offering privacy.

To the front, a double garage and a carriage driveway provide ample off-road parking, enhancing the property’s appeal.

Location
Tewin Village lies 5 miles to the West of Hertford and 3 miles to the north of Welwyn Garden City, it has a strong community of residents who assist with the running of the village shop and organise Tewin Fete on Lower Green every year. It has a Church of England Primary School, Tewin Cowper and the independent schools of Heath Mount and Haileybury at Watton at Stone and Hertford respectively. Welwyn Garden City and Hertford provide a variety of shops and eating establishments and access to the rail network on the main East-Coast line.