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See how verdicts work3-bedroom semi-detached house · SG8 9HL
Sold STCListed 135 days
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Our Royston location description's below. Property Insight A spacious three-bedroom semi-detached home in the popular town of Royston, offered to the market with no onward chain.
Set in an elevated position with far-reaching views, this property offers excellent scope to update and modernise throughout, and benefits from an open-plan kitchen, dining and living space, three bedrooms, a family bathroom, a generous split-level rear garden, a garage with an electric door, and driveway parking — extending to over 950 sq ft in total.
Set in an elevated position, the property is approached over a block-paved driveway to the side, providing off-road parking and leading to a garage fitted with an electric door.
To the front, there is a lawned garden with established shrub borders, and steps rising to a covered entrance porch.
The open-plan living space is the heart of the home, running the full depth of the property and filled with light from French doors that open onto the rear garden.
With wood-effect flooring, a feature fireplace and generous proportions, there is ample room for both lounge and dining furniture, and clear scope to configure it to suit how you live.
The kitchen sits open to the living area, separated by a breakfast bar that makes a natural spot for casual meals or a morning coffee.
It offers a range of wall and base units, dark worktops, a freestanding cooker with a chimney extractor over, and a window to the rear.
Well-equipped as it stands, it leaves plenty of potential for new owners to update and put their own stamp on it.
Upstairs to the first floor, there are three bedrooms — two comfortable doubles and a single that would also work well as a nursery, study or home office.
The principal bedroom benefits from fitted wardrobes, while two of the rooms enjoy those lovely elevated views across the rooftops to the countryside beyond.
The family bathroom comprises a panelled bath, a WC and a hand wash basin set within a vanity unit, with an airing cupboard on the landing for additional storage.
Outside, the rear garden is a generous split-level space, with a paved patio nearest the house giving way to steps that rise to a lawn framed by mature shrubs and hedging.
Fully enclosed and catching plenty of sun, it offers a private spot for relaxing, entertaining or dining al fresco, with a raised decked area and clear scope for new owners to landscape and make it their own.
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Location - Royston Royston is a traditional English town, located within Hertfordshire and on the border of Cambridgeshire, just 14 miles from the city of Cambridge.
Royston has a wealth of rich heritage, grown from the crossing of two ancient thoroughfares—Roman and prehistoric—and has attracted many great names, including many Royal family members.
The town enjoys numerous green open spaces, including the renowned Therfield Heath nature reserve, and lies on the northern slopes of the Hertfordshire Chalk Downs.
Royston even has its own cave, revealed back in the 18th Century, carved out of chalk and located under the crossroads in the centre of town.
On the outskirts of the town, there is a larger group of supermarkets, and within the town centre, there is a wide variety of cafes, restaurants, bars and public houses, offering a diverse mix of food and drink, as well as a market and a high street full of bustling shops, including post offices, convenience stores, hairdressers, and clothing boutiques.
Residents have access to a range of doctor’s surgeries, dentists, schools, and a leisure centre, providing a fully stocked gym and fitness classes.
Whether you are young or old, single, a couple or a family, Royston has all the facilities you may need, and there are even lots of clubs and activities to join, such as tennis, rugby, hockey and golf.
As well as people moving up and down the property ladder locally, Royston is a very affluent area and is becoming more and more popular with the commuter market.
There is great security in that house prices have held well through turbulent markets and thrived above the national average in more settled general economic and market conditions.
Royston boasts excellent transport links for residents, visitors and businesses. The town is located on the A10, with the A1M and M11 each within a 15-minute drive.
There is a mainline train station with a regular service direct to London Kings Cross as quick as 38 minutes.
If you want to travel internationally, London Stansted airport and London Luton Airport are both just half an hour's drive away.
If you aren’t familiar with Royston and its beautiful surrounding countryside, we recommend paying it a visit today! EPC Rating: D Parking - Driveway
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