74 Millstream Close, Hitchin, SG4 0DB

Property Insight: Some gardens are simply somewhere to hang the washing. This one has clearly been a labour of love.

Set at the end of a terrace in a leafy close within easy reach of Hitchin’s town centre, this home is wrapped in planting front and back, and the rear garden is the kind that stops you at the French doors.

Inside, a porch with useful storage opens into a generous living room, where a bay window draws in the light and a white fire surround takes centre stage against soft cream walls and wood effect flooring.

Beyond, the kitchen and dining room spans the full width of the house, its cabinetry finished in a pale sage wood grain, with a freestanding double oven, room for a table and chairs, and French doors framing the garden like a picture.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom has fitted wardrobes, the second overlooks the garden and the third makes a neat single room or study.

The loft is partially boarded with lighting, access is via a pull down loft ladder.

Outside, the rear garden is a sheltered, beautifully planted retreat: A chequerboard patio inset with slate, a lawn edged in slate chippings, clipped topiary, a bench beneath mature trees and climbers spilling over the fencing.

Parking is provided via one allocated parking space, alongside additional communal parking spaces available for residents to share. It’s easy to imagine long summer evenings out here.

For a first time buyer, a downsizer or a young family, this is a home that has been loved, and it shows. Location: Hitchin continues to be one of Hertfordshire’s most desirable towns.

With excellent transport links (fast trains to London Kings Cross take just 28 minutes and Cambridge just 33 minutes), Hitchin often features as one of the best places to live in the UK.

The town centre offers a wide selection of independent shops, pubs and restaurants, as well as a market, and has a thriving local community.

Hitchin also benefits from several schools which are rated outstanding, including the historic and renowned Hitchin Girls’ and Hitchin Boys’ schools.

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Location Hitchin continues to be one of Hertfordshire’s most desirable towns.

With excellent transport links (fast trains to London Kings Cross take just 28 minutes and Cambridge just 33 minutes), Hitchin often features as one of the best places to live in the UK.

The town centre offers a wide selection of independent shops, pubs and restaurants, as well as a market, and has a thriving local community.

Hitchin also benefits from several schools which are rated outstanding, including the historic and renowned Hitchin Girls’ and Hitchin Boys’ schools. Parking - Allocated Parking