Ivy Cottage
20 Mill Lane, Gosmore, Hertfordshire, SG4 7RL
£1,750,000
Property Highlights
- Five bedroom detached village house
- Drawing room, snug, study/entrance room
- Bathroom, en suite and cloakroom
- Kitchen/breakfast room, dining area
- Office. boot room, utility room and cellar
- Double garage
- Parking for numerous cars
- Set in a south east facing plot of 0.43 acre
Property description
An extended 19th-century five bedroom house set in a plot of 0.43 acres with a double garage, off street parking and a south east facing rear garden in the picturesque village of Gosmore.
Brick under tile, Ivy Cottage was originally built around 1860 and has been extended in the 1970s, 90s and more recently in the 2000s. It now offers in total, including the garages, 3,573 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over two floors. The house features a central square kitchen, which is over 20 ft. in length, with a breakfast area and access to three separate reception rooms. These include the dining room, a study/entrance, and the snug. There is utility room, a boot room, and a cloakroom. Upstairs there are five bedrooms, the principal bedroom has a dressing room and an en suite bathroom and there is a family bathroom. There is a cellar which houses the newly installed gas boiler and at the rear of the garage there is an office with views over the garden. At the front there is block paved off road parking for six cars leading to a double garage with an expansive gravel area providing the option of additional parking.
Kitchen/breakfast room
The kitchen has a range of beech and cream fronted units with wall storage, deep pan drawers, and granite worksurfaces. There are two Miele ovens, a stainless steel warming drawer, a gas hob, and an induction hob with glass splashback and a cooker hood over. There is a matching island unit with granite work surfaces and a breakfast bar. The tiled floor leads through to a dining area with French doors from both rooms out to the garden.
First Floor
The dual aspect principal bedroom suite has a dressing room with built-in wardrobes and a window overlooking the front. The en suite bathroom has been refitted with a bath and a separate shower cubicle with a window to the rear. Bedrooms two, four and five have built-in wardrobes and views to the front, and bedroom three has views over the garden.
Outside
There is a full width patio adjacent to the rear of the house, and the garden is mainly laid to lawn with flower and shrub borders. The garden is enclosed by hedge and double fence panels and there are mature trees. There is a wooden summer house with French doors, windows and a covered veranda. There is a wooden side shed attached to the main house.
Situation and Schooling
The village of St Ippolyts is surrounded by rolling Hertfordshire countryside and has a primary school, a general store, and a church. Nearby Hitchin offers a further range of independent shops, cafés, restaurants, and arts venues as well as a long-standing, twice-weekly, open-air market. Hitchin Swimming Centre has both outdoor and indoor pools and there are rugby, cricket, hockey, and football clubs. Hitchin Boys' and Hitchin Girls' Schools both have Ofsted outstanding status.
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