Bailiffs Cottage, Tatmore Place

Preston Road, Gosmore, Hertfordshire, SG4 7QR

Offers In Excess

£950,000

Property Highlights

Recently renovated detached house
Three bedrooms, two refitted shower rooms
Three reception rooms
Kitchen, breakfast area and conservatory
New double glazing
Shutters to bedroom windows
Tiled and wooden flooring on the ground floor
Parking for four cars

Property description

A recently renovated three bedroom detached house with an enclosed garden and driveway parking, situated between Gosmore and Preston.

The house was originally built around 1910 and is one of a collection of individual houses at the entrance to Tatmore House which is the head office for Dermal Laboratories. The present owners have invested in improvements to the house to blend character features with modern design elements including a refitted handmade bespoke kitchen, two newly refitted shower rooms, replacement double glazed windows, and a landscaped garden. The ground floor accommodation also has a cloakroom, a conservatory which is used as a dining room, a music room which was originally the dining room, a sitting room, and a study for working from home. The bedroom windows all have shutters and the two largest bedrooms have air conditioning.

Kitchen and Breakfast Area

The kitchen has quarry tiled flooring and was hand-made by Moduu Living. There is a range of units with wooden worksurfaces and a butler sink with a mixer tap over. Appliances include an integrated water softener, a dishwasher, a washing machine, a Bosch fridge/freezer and an electric range cooker. There are also two built-in wine coolers one of which is in the breakfast area which provides further storage and has another sink with a Quooker tap.

Accommodation Highlights

There is oak parquet flooring in a herringbone pattern throughout the hall, music room and sitting room. The study has wooden floorboards and a window to the side. The dual aspect sitting room has a feature fireplace with a wood burning stove. A carpet from Crucial Trading covers the stairs and landing which has doors to the three bedrooms and the family shower room which has Victorian style sanitaryware with chrome fittings. The principal bedroom has an en suite shower room which has raw brass fittings, a vanity unit with a decorative basin, and a metro tiled shower with a Crittall style cubicle and Fired Earth floor tiles.

Outside

At the front a gravel driveway provides off street parking for up to four cars. The garden area was landscaped by Refine Landscapes and now includes a patio area enclosed by shrubs and trees within a walled and fenced area with wired in wall lights as well as standing lights. There are two built in sheds and a covered oil combination boiler for the central heating.

Situation and Schooling

Gosmore is a hamlet in the parish of St Ippolyts and has a pub, a primary school, a village hall, and a church. Hitchin has a variety of shops, pubs and restaurants and an open air market every Tuesday and Saturday. Hitchin Swimming Centre has outdoor and indoor pools, there are also football, rugby, cricket, netball and hockey clubs in the town. Hitchin’s schools include Hitchin Boys' School and Hitchin Girls' School, both rated Outstanding by Ofsted and The Priory which has been rated Good.

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