Avondale

Avondale, Essex Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3EZ

Asking Price

£925,000

Property Highlights

Victorian semi-detached refurbished house
Immaculate Character home
Four bedrooms and two receptions rooms
En suite, family bathroom and cloakroom
Refitted kitchen/breakfast room, utility room
Landscaped gardens over 140ft in length
Old Town location
25 minutes’ walk from the station

Property description

A Victorian four bedroom semi-detached house which has been completely renovated throughout and has a landscaped 150 ft. long rear garden.

The property was built around 1900 in a location close to the original railway station in an area known as Stevenage Old Town. There is approximately 2,240sq ft of accommodation over two floors, with sealed unit double glazed sash windows, gas fired central heating, and original features including fireplaces in most of the rooms, high ceilings, period style door furniture, ironmongery and brassware, ornate cornicing, picture rails and exposed floorboards. The ground floor has two separate reception rooms, a cloakroom, an over 22ft kitchen/breakfast room with fitted appliances, a utility room, and a store room. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, with an en suite shower room to the principal bedroom and a main bathroom. There is scope for a loft conversion to create additional bedrooms.

Kitchen/Breakfast room

The contemporary style kitchen has a range of grey handle less base and wall units, including deep pan drawers, and a dresser unit with glazed display cabinets. The grey stone effect work surfaces have matching upstands and splashbacks, and an inset sink with a Quooker boiling water tap and water softener. Integrated appliances include a Neff digital oven with a matching combination microwave over, an inset induction hob with concealed extractor canopy, and a dishwasher.

First Floor

The principal bedroom has wood floorboards and a fireplace with tiled surround and a marble style mantelpiece. There are full height bay windows to the front with bespoke shutters. The shower room has a traditional suite with a WC, a washbasin, and a walk-in shower with a brass effect Mira dual valve rain shower. Bedroom two has wood floorboards, and a cast iron fireplace, with tiled slips and hearth. The other bedrooms also have cast iron fireplaces and double glazed windows with shutters.

Outside

Doors from the kitchen lead to a slate patio across the rear of the house for outside dining and entertaining. The garden is laid to lawn and fully enclosed by fencing. A tiled pathway meanders up the garden, through mature trees and shrubs to a limestone patio with a pergola sheltering a seating area. There is a water feature and a hardstanding area with an outbuilding which is divided into a shed with kitchenette and a garden store.

Situation and Schooling

The property is conveniently situated in the Old Town within 5 minutesu2019 walk of the High Street and local amenities and 1.1 miles or 25 minutesu2019 walk from the mainline railway station which has direct trains to Kings Cross. Secondary schools include The Thomas Alleyne Academy is a 0.1 mile away, The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School is 0.5 miles and Barclay Academy is 0.2 miles away and all have Good OFSTED ratings.

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