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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · AL2 3PX
For saleReduced £50k (−5.9%) on 26 OctListed 56 days
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About
A substantial detached family home situated in the sought-after village of Bricket Wood, offering spacious and versatile accommodation with excellent potential for modernisation.
The property features three first-floor bedrooms, including a generous principal bedroom with dressing room, fitted wardrobes and en-suite shower room.
The ground floor offers a well-proportioned sitting room with feature fireplace, a large south-west facing kitchen with direct garden access, plus three additional rooms offering flexibility as reception rooms, studies or further bedrooms.
A further shower room completes the ground floor.
Externally, the property benefits from gated off-road parking, a generous front garden and a substantial detached garage measuring approximately 37ft, providing excellent storage and workshop space.
The south-west facing rear garden is a particular feature, offering a patio area, lawn, established borders, mature trees and hedging, pond and summer house.
Bricket Wood provides excellent transport links, including a railway station with services towards London St Pancras, while the M25 and A414 are also within easy reach.
St Albans, Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden are all readily accessible. Bricket Wood is a popular and well-connected village, conveniently positioned between St Albans and Watford.
The area offers a range of local amenities, while Bricket Wood railway station provides regular services towards London St Pancras.
The M25 and A414 are also easily accessible, providing excellent road connections, with St Albans, Watford and Harpenden all within easy reach.
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Value & comps
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Returns
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Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
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About Oakwood Road, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2
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