Venton

Green Acres, Lilley, Hertfordshire, LU2 8LS

Asking Price

£1,150,000

Property Highlights

Four bedroom detached house
Refurbished by the present owners
Three bathrooms and three reception rooms
Recently refitted kitchen and bathrooms
Double garage and parking for 4/5 cars
Plot of 0.63 acres
Planning for a three bedroom detached house
Landscaped gardens

Property description

A country style detached four bedroom house set on a plot of 0.63 acres with gardens, driveway parking, a garage and planning permission for another three bedroom detached house in the paddock.

The render under tile property was built in 1959 and then extended to create a four bedroom family home. The present owners purchased the house in 2016 and have since carried out rewiring, replumbing, new oil fired boiler, installing new bathrooms and a new kitchen, replacing windows and putting a new lantern style roof over the dining area. They have also landscaped the gardens and created a seating terrace to the rear. The accommodation now includes an entrance hall, the sitting and dining room, a snug, and the open plan kitchen/breakfast room. Leading off the first floor landing are four bedrooms, two en suites and a main bathroom. Outside there are a double garage and a stable block, terrace with power, feature lighting and irrigation system. There is also planning permission from 4th July 2025 to build an additional three bedroom detached house in the grounds of the house. (Plans are available upon request.)

Ground Floor

The entrance hall has solid oak flooring and exposed beams with stairs rising to the first floor. The sitting room has a fireplace with a Clear View wood burning stove. The snug also has a Clear View wood burning stove, built-in book shelves and double doors to the garden. The kitchen has hand painted solid wood units with a built-in dishwasher and integrated fridge/freezer. There is a door to a utility room and the cloakroom. The dining room is dual aspect with double doors to the patio and a feature glazed roof lantern.

First Floor

Bedroom two was originally the principal bedroom and has built-in wardrobes and an en suite shower room with a vanity unit and a low-level WC. Bedrooms three and four are to the rear of the property and have built-in wardrobes. The now principal bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe with hanging space and shelving. The en suite bathroom has a copper and nickel roll top bath with mixer taps over and a separate shower cubicle, a wash basin and a low-level WC. The main bathroom has a clawfoot roll top bath with shower over, a vanity unit and a low-level WC.

Outside

To the front of the house there is off road parking for up to five cars and a double garage with two up and over doors, power and light. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn with laurel and beech hedges and conifers to the front side. The rear terrace has a walled surround and a water feature; there is a larger surrounding patio area and raised beds. The rear garden or paddock has a stable with power connected, a vegetable plot and a Wendy house.

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. Lilley is about 10 minutes’ drive from Hitchin town centre which has a range of schools including the Hitchin 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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