Peaceful cul-de-sac location, 7 Fairway Close, Harpenden, AL5 2NN

Some houses are upgraded. This one was rebuilt - and the difference is visible from the moment you step through the door.

Set in a quiet cul-de-sac in West Common - flanked by two golf courses, you could almost guess the name - Fairway Close sits on the right side of the common: close enough to open heathland to feel genuinely semi-rural, and close enough to the High Street and station to make daily life entirely straightforward.

It has the kind of settled, genuine community that most streets only pretend to have. People who buy here tend not to leave.

One thing worth saying directly: Fairway Close falls within catchment for outstanding-rated state primary and secondary schools. Live catchment data is available on our listing.

The map speaks for itself. "We didn't just want to renovate the house.

We wanted to completely reimagine what it could be - and it's a great place to be." A CONFIDENT FIRST IMPRESSION Flemish bond brickwork, decorative patterned detailing, handmade clay tiles.

The care that went into rebuilding this house starts on the outside and never stops.

A wide gravel driveway, double garage, and an oak front door that tells you - before you're even inside -that what follows has been done properly.

THE HEART - AND WHAT A HEART IT IS The open kitchen, dining and living room is where family life organises itself.

Bespoke shaker kitchen by a local cabinet maker - walnut island, Neff appliances, professional range cooker as centrepiece, warming drawer, wine fridge, pantry cupboard, and a sink cleverly hidden from the main sightline.

Every decision in this kitchen has a reason. Beyond it, a full-width frameless lantern roof pulls extraordinary light into the dining and living extension all day, every season.

Bifold doors open completely onto the south-facing garden. "The kitchen is where we've lived.

Weekend mornings with the bifold doors open, the kids drifting in and out of the garden, dinner parties that end up going on far too long - it handles all of it effortlessly." A ROOM WORTH COMING HOME TO The sitting room runs the full depth of the house - light from both ends, a fully working stone fireplace with real fire, and French doors to the garden terrace.

Calm, separate, and exactly what a sitting room should be. SPACE THAT GROWS WITH YOU A dedicated home office.

A second reception room - currently a gym, equally suited as a family room, playroom or dining room, with French doors to the garden. A full utility room with external access.

A downstairs cloakroom finished to the same standard as the rest of the house. BEDROOMS THAT EARN THE NAME The principal bedroom stops you.

Triple-aspect, flooded with light, genuinely large - with built-in wardrobes and a travertine en suite with twin vessel sinks and rainfall shower.

The family bathroom features a freestanding roll-top bath and separate curved glass shower. Four further double bedrooms with leaded windows and real character.

One currently a second home office - though frankly, it's too good a room to stay that way for long.

THE BEST KEPT SECRET - SECOND FLOOR A generous double bedroom with three south-facing Velux windows. A full travertine bathroom. A proper snug with two armchairs and two further Velux above.

Whether guest suite, teenage sanctuary or au pair accommodation - a self-contained space that people who come to stay are unlikely to want to leave.

"We've used the top floor for everything over the years - guests, a teenager who wanted their own space, family staying for weeks at a time.

It works perfectly as its own little world." A GARDEN THAT BELONGS TO YOU South facing. Fully enclosed. Genuinely private.

A wide deck off the kitchen, a lawn flanked by a North American maple, cherry tree, evergreen oak and magnolia - the kind of maturity that cannot be bought new - and a separate terrace for the BBQ and evenings outside.

Side access on both sides. "Summer in this garden is genuinely special. It's private enough to feel like your own world, but big enough that it never feels small.

Morning and evening sun - we really are spoilt." THE RIGHT SIDE OF WEST COMMON Harpenden town centre is a 20–25 minute walk. Heartwood Forest on the doorstep.

Outstanding schooling - state and independent - throughout. Harpenden station puts St Pancras in under 30 minutes.