Offley
The property is within walking distance of amenities in Great Offley and Offley Hoo which include two public houses, and a primary school. For a wider range of amenities, the 101 bus runs every 30 minutes with connections to Luton, Hitchin or Stevenage, or the property is only 7 minutesu2019 drive from the market town of Hitchin which has a range of shops, regular markets, and independent cafes, restaurants and boutiques in the town centre. Leisure facilities include a swimming pool and the Queen Mother Theatre. Hitchinu2019s boysu2019 and girlsu2019 schools are both rated outstanding by Ofsted. Hitchin has a great community spirit, with a variety of community groups and events operating throughout the year, and sports clubs, including football, rugby, cycling, tennis, badminton, fencing and running. Hitchin railway station is on the Great Northern Line and journeys to London and Cambridge both take around 30 minutes. Thameslink trains have direct routes to stations including Kings Cross, St Pancras, Blackfriars and London Bridge and onto Gatwick and Brighton.
Design and Specification
The property was built about 9 years ago and is one of just four properties in a small close overlooking green open space in the village of Offley. The communal grounds have lawned areas and several mature trees. At the entrance to Manor Gardens there are access points for the underground 2,000 litre LPG gas tanks for each property.rrThe development has a Management Company and the purchaser will automatically become one of the Directors. There is a service charge for upkeep of the communal areas, electricity for the lighting and insurance. rrThe house has a high specification finish including porcelain tiled flooring, underfloor heating on the ground floor, a modern kitchen with Siemens appliances, and contemporary sanitaryware in the bathrooms and cloakroom. There are oak internal doors and oak balustrades on the stairs.
Ground Floor
The double height entrance hall has plenty of natural light from the floor to ceiling windows surrounding the front door. There is porcelain tiled flooring with underfloor heating, a feature chandelier, and a half turn staircase, with an understair storage cupboard, to the galleried first floor landing. The contemporary cloakroom has a vanity washbasin and a WC.
Kitchen/Breakfast/Family Room
The kitchen area has a window overlooking the front of the property and a comprehensive range of two tone, full height, wall and base units with Corian work surfaces incorporating a one and a half bowl inset Franke sink, a breakfast bar to seat two, and a Siemens induction hob with a matching extractor fan over. An array of eye level appliances, also by Siemens, includes two ovens, a microwave, a coffee machine and two warming drawers. Other integrated Siemens appliances include a fridge/freezer, a separate freezer, and a dishwasher. The porcelain tiled flooring, with underfloor heating, continues into the breakfast/family area which has French doors to the south facing rear garden, and space for a table and chairs as well as a seating area.
Utility Room
The utility room also has porcelain tiled flooring with underfloor heating, and a window and stable door to the rear garden. There is a range of storage units and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. A connecting door leads to the integral double garage.
Reception Rooms
Double doors from the kitchen/breakfast/family room lead to the dining room which has double doors to the sitting room and two sets of double doors to the rear garden, giving an excellent flow through the space for modern family life and entertaining. The dining room has an inset log burning stove. The dual aspect sitting room has windows to the side and rear, and a feature fireplace housing a gas fire.
First Floor
The galleried landing overlooks the entrance hall and has a shelved airing cupboard housing the Megaflow tank. A hatch gives access to the loft area which is part boarded and has a good head height.
Principal Bedroom Suite
The principal bedroom has a window to the front and two Velux windows to the rear. An opening leads to a dressing area with a range of fitted wardrobes and there is an en suite with a walk-in shower, a vanity washbasin, a WC and a towel radiator.
Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms
There are five further bedrooms on the first floor. One double bedroom has two built-in double wardrobes and an en suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms, which all have built-in double wardrobes, and a smaller bedroom which is currently used as a home office. The bathroom has a bath with a shower attachment, a separate shower cubicle, a vanity washbasin, a WC, towel radiator and Velux window.
Outside
There is parking for two cars in front of the double garage, and another block paved parking area, with space for a further three cars, in front of the property. The double garage has two electric doors, a rubber tiled floor, and power and light. A door leads to the boiler room which also has a door to the rear garden and has space to store tools. rrThe garden wraps around the rear and side of the property and is enclosed by fencing, with Beech hedges at the rear providing screening. A side gate gives access to the front of the property. The rear garden faces south and has a paved terrace outside the doors from the dining room and kitchen/breakfast/family room for outside dining and entertaining. The rest of the garden is mainly laid to lawn with established shrub borders.
