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About
An attractive four bedroom detached house, benefiting from a tasteful and skilfully designed side and rear extension, providing wonderfully versatile living accommodation and excellent bedroom proportions.
A part glazed front door opens into a useful entrance porch, with a further door leading into a welcoming hallway.
This features a turning staircase to the first floor and doors to the principal rooms.
The bright dual aspect lounge sitting room enjoys a bay window to the front and a window overlooking a private courtyard to the rear.
A wood floor runs throughout, while a feature log burner creates a cosy feel.
The fitted kitchen offers a range of light coloured wall and base units, with a tiled floor, and opens through to a fabulous dining family room.
This impressive space features a vaulted ceiling with three Velux windows and sliding doors overlooking the rear garden.
There is also a convenient study snug and a stylish downstairs shower room comprising a shower cubicle, WC and basin.
The first floor landing provides access to four well proportioned bedrooms and an attractive family bathroom comprising a shower bath, WC and basin.
Externally, the front is enclosed by a low level brick wall, with hedging providing screening from the pavement. A dropped kerb gives access to a block paved driveway, providing off street parking.
To the rear is a delightful sunny aspect garden, with a patio area ideal for entertaining, leading onto a lawn bordered by established plants, bushes and hedging.
At the rear is a useful workshop garden room, with an attached storage shed. Sandridge is a pretty village to the north of St Albans and home to Heartwood Forest and close to open countryside.
The village benefits from a primary school, 914 meters of the outstanding Sandringham senior school, Spencer Meadow sports facility, a coffee shop and number of public houses.
Accommodation Porch Entrance Hall Lounge/Sitting Room (7.47m x 3.68m (24'6 x 12'1)) Dining/Family Room (5.44m x 2.82m (17'10 x 9'3)) Kitchen Area (4.93m x 3.58m (16'2 x 11'9)) Study (4.60m x 2.59m (15'1 x 8'6)) Shower Room First Floor Landing Bedroom (3.73m x 3.05m (12'3 x 10'0)) Bedroom (3.23m x 2.95m (10'7 x 9'8)) Bedroom (4.37m x 2.21m (14'4 x 7'3)) Bedroom (3.23m x 2.44m max (10'7 x 8'0 max)) Bathroom Outside Frontage Rear Garden Courtyard Workshop/Garden Room (4.14m x 3.07m (13'7 x 10'1)) Shed (2.31m x 2.29m (7'7 x 7'6))
Value & comps
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About 96, High Street, St. Albans
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