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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · SG5 4EY
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About
A modern five bedroom detached house with a double garage, driveway parking, and a garden gym/studio set in the enclosed rear garden, located on the popular Fairfield Park development.
This home was built in 2006 and enjoyed by the current owners since new and offers over 2,400 sq. ft of accommodation presented over three floors.
There is underfloor heating in the entrance hall and kitchen/dining room. Also on the ground floor is a nearly 22 ft. long formal sitting room, a utility room, and a cloakroom.
On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room, along with the main shower room.
On the second floor is the principal bedroom suite which incorporates a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite shower room.
The rear garden is low maintenance and has a tiled patio with an artificial lawn, an insulated garden room with air conditioning and WIFI, which is currently used as a gym or could be a studio/home office.
There is a personnel door leading directly into the double garage and gated access to the front of the property.
Ground Floor The modern Shaker style fitted kitchen area has full glass ceiling panels and windows to the rear, taking full advantage of the natural light and views of the garden.
It has a range of wall and base cabinets, an inset sink, and a matching central island. There is space for an American style fridge/freezer and a Range cooker.
The adjacent utility room has matching fitted cabinets with a sink, space for white goods, and a partially glazed door to the garden.
The sitting room has a feature wood burner effect gas fire, a window to the front aspect, and French doors leading to the rear garden.
Bedrooms and Bathrooms All four first floor bedrooms are doubles. Bedrooms two, three and five have fitted storage and bedroom three has an en suite shower room.
The main bathroom is fully tiled with a walk-in shower, a vanity basin, and a WC. The second-floor principal bedroom suite is 26 ft. by 16 ft.
with a wall of fitted wardrobes, a window to the front, and three Velux windows. A walk-in wardrobe has rails, shelving and space for a dressing table. The en suite shower room has a walk-in shower.
Situation and Schooling Fairfield Park has its own community hall and Bannatynes Health Club and Spa is within the grounds.
The property is in catchment for Ofsted Outstanding Fairfield Park Lower School and Ofsted Good upper and middle schools.
Hitchin (5 miles) and Letchworth (2 miles) both have a variety of shops, pubs, restaurants, and leisure facilities. Letchworth Garden City (2.2 miles) has trains to Kings Cross.
Letchworth’s Greenway is a rural path around the world’s first garden city, and there is a sailing club at the Blue Lagoon (1 mile).
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About Heathcliff Avenue, Fairfield, Hitchin, Bedfordshire, SG5
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