Forge Cottage

St. Ippolyts, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 7NP

Asking Price

£1,250,000

Property Highlights

Four double bedroom detached character house
Four reception areas and cellar
Four bathrooms and cloakroom
Open plan fully fitted kitchen/breakfast room
Detached Old Forge building
Set in a quarter of an acre plot
Off road parking and behind gates parking
No chain

Property description

An 18th century four-bedroom detached house with many character features which was extended and upgraded in 2019. It is set in a plot of approximately 0.25 acre and includes a detached brick-built outbuilding originally used as the forge.

Forge Cottage was originally built in the 1700s and the character of the house is exemplified by the original bellows mounted on the exposed brick work in the hall, the cast iron fireplaces and exposed oak beams throughout. The new features include under floor heating in the kitchen, a HVAC heating/cooling system on the first floor which provides air conditioning with vents in all bedrooms, a media cupboard with controls for wireless integrated sound system using Denon HEOS speakers. There is also CAT6 ethernet cabling and wireless NEST heating controls. The property offers over 3,130 sq. ft. of accommodation over three floors, and includes an open plan sitting, dining room with partially vaulted kitchen area with views and French Doors out to the garden. A dual aspect snug has double windows to the front and built-in cupboards and book shelves. The dual aspect study has a door to the cellar. There are four double bedrooms, three with en suite shower rooms.

Ground Floor

The entrance hall has exposed brickwork with beams and a fireplace with electric stove like fire. The cloakroom has a Victorian style sink and a high-level WC. The kitchen/breakfast room has a six door AGA as part of a fully fitted kitchen with painted units, a double butler’s sink and a tiled floor. There are exposed beams and a partially glazed stable door to the garden and skylight windows. Wide steps lead up from the dining area into the sitting room, which has a wood burning stove and engineered oak flooring. There are windows overlooking the garden and French doors out to the patio.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

The principal bedroom has built-in wardrobes and an en suite with a tiled double shower and a vanity wash basin and skylights. Bedroom two has windows to the front and side aspects and an en suite shower room which has a rainfall shower, a wall mounted basin, and a low-level WC. Bedroom three also has an en suite shower room and windows to the side and rear and bedroom four also has a window to the rear. The main bathroom has a three piece suite with a panel bath, a vanity unit with an inset sink, and a WC.

Outside

The rear garden has a patio area with raised beds and a brick-built barbeque area. The garden is laid mostly to lawn and the garden is enclosed on all sides. To the rear of the house there is an oil storage tank and the HVAC heating cooling unit. The Old Forge is approximately 27 ft. long and offers great potential for conversion to a home office or to be used as a workshop.

Situation and schooling

Little Almshoe is an historic hamlet in the parish of St Ippolyts, south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086, when the manor of Almshoe was recorded as a settlement with three households. It is situated 2.4 miles from Hitchin town centre with a range of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities. The nearby St Ippolyts C of E Primary School has around 170 pupils from 4 to 11 years and the children then go on to either Hitchin Girls' of Boys' Schools or the mixed Priory School. The house is 11 minutes’ walk from The Rusty Gun pub/restaurant.

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