2 Shaftesbury Avenue

Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3SA

Asking Price

£899,950

Property Highlights

Edwardian semi detached property
Four bedrooms; three bathrooms
Open plan sitting/dining room and study
Custom built kitchen/breakfast/family room
Gas to radiator heating and Sonus sound system
Utility room and cloakroom
Landscaped gardens with off street parking
Views of the Embankment and Russell Park

Property description

An Edwardian four bedroom semi detached property with driveway parking and landscaped gardens with views of both Bedford's riverside Embankment and Russell Park.

This refurbished property retains traditional features including fireplaces, ceiling covings and roses, and stripped doors. The 2,277 sq. ft. of accommodation includes a sitting/dining room connected by a wide aperture and an open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room allowing a free flow through the space for modern family life and entertaining. There is also a study, a utility room and a cloakroom. The first floor landing has exposed oak flooring and a boiler cupboard. The master bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. The other bedroom has use of the family bathroom. The second floor has two bedrooms and a bathroom. Low walls and mature hedges enclose the front garden which has borders and parking for one car. There is a bicycle store, two sheds and an open fronted log store.

Reception Rooms

The entrance hall has exposed oak flooring which continues throughout the ground floor, and an understairs storage cupboard housing the communication system for the house, Sonus sound system and CCTV monitors. The sitting and dining areas both feature a traditional fireplace, one housing a log burning stove and the other with an open grate. The study has a range of shelving and storage including a desk area, and glazed doors to the rear garden.

Kitchen/Breakfast/Family Room

The kitchen/breakfast/family room is fitted in a bespoke range of hand built, hand painted units with granite work surfaces. The central island incorporates a breakfast bar and double bowl sink and drainer. Integrated appliances include a Rangemaster cooker, an American style fridge/freezer, a dishwasher and wine fridge. The family area has a part vaulted ceiling with Velux skylights, and glazed doors to the side.

Rear Garden

A gated side access leads to the rear garden which has been landscaped for easy maintenance. It has a raised paved area directly off the study and an artificial lawn with established borders. There is a further paved terrace for outdoor entertaining at the bottom of the garden and a timber framed garden store with a tiled roof and power connected which could be converted for use as a home office/gym.

Situation and Schooling

The property is within walking distance of the Castle Quarter which has several shops including coffee shops, a butcher's shop and a supermarket. Russell Park and The Embankment are also within walking distance. Bedford railway station is about 2 miles away and rail links from Bedford to London St. Pancras International take 41 minutes. Bedford has a range of shops as well as the independent Harpur Trust schools. The nearest school is Castle Lower School and there are GPs' surgeries in Rothsay Gardens and Goldington Road, both just a few minutes' walk away.

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