Under Offer
The Retreat
Hexton Road, Lilley, Hertfordshire, LU2 8LU
£1,250,000
Property Highlights
- Detached house extended in 2012
- Four bedrooms
- Two en suites and main bathroom
- Sitting room, dining room, office, and cinema room
- Kitchen/breakfast/sitting room, utility room
- Indoor swimming pool
- Carriage driveway with gates.
- Hertfordshire village location
Property description
An extended 1950s brick under tile four bedroom detached chalet style house with a carriage driveway and indoor swimming pool.
The house was extensively extended in 2012 and now has over 3,620 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation. There is also a separate over 25 ft long building in the garden housing an indoor swimming pool. The accommodation includes a sitting room, cinema room, home office, dining room, kitchen/breakfast sitting room and a utility room. On the first floor there are four bedrooms, two en suites and a main bathroom all of which have been refitted. The heating is provided by an oil fired boiler and there is under floor heating for the ground floor and radiator heating on the first floor. There is Cat 5 cabling to the home office and the whole property has been rewired and has replacement double glazing fitted throughout. At the front there is an integrated garage, a gated carriage driveway, and a lawned garden.
Ground Floor
The hall has doors to the rear garden, and a central oak and glass staircase to the first floor. The triple aspect sitting room has an open fireplace and bi-fold doors. The kitchen/breakfast/sitting room has dual aspect bi-fold doors to the garden. It has a range of units including an island with built-in induction hob and extractor. There are also built-in ovens and a coffee machine. The utility room has additional storage and a side door. The home office has built-in storage.
First Floor
The principal bedroom suite has dual aspect views to front and rear and a range of built-in wardrobes. The en suite shower room has double opening windows and has been refitted throughout. The second and third bedrooms are both 18ft long and the second has an en suite bathroom. The main bathroom has a shower, a freestanding bath, a concealed cistern WC, and a vanity wash basin.
Outside
The sitting room doors lead out to a patio area and there is a raised decked area outside the kitchen/breakfast room. A low wall surrounds a lawn and there are raised beds and additional seating areas. The garden is enclosed by a combination of wooden fencing and walls. The pool house is pine panelled and has shower facilities. The driveway is part block paved and part shingle and provides parking for up to ten cars.
Situation and Schooling
Lilley is a small village and civil parish between Hitchin and Luton in Hertfordshire. The church, rebuilt in the 19th century, contains some original features and a fine Elizabethan heraldic memorial. There is also a village pub and it is about 10 minutes’ drive from Hitchin town centre which has a range of schools including the Boys' and Girls' schools which are both rated Outstanding by Ofsted and the Priory School, the only co-educational secondary school in Hitchin.
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