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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · HA6 2HZ
Sold STCReduced £210k (−10.5%) on 20 JunListed 390 days
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A wonderful home in need of some refurbishment with scope to extend STPP Description A substantial five-bedroom detached home with far-reaching views over open fields, positioned on a highly regarded residential road in Moor Park.
The property offers excellent scope for refurbishment and extension, subject to the usual planning consents.
Located 300 yards from Moor Park Underground Station (Metropolitan Line), it offers easy access to local shops and excellent schools.
Set back from the road behind a well-kept front garden and mature hedging, the house is approached via a tarmac driveway with ample off-street parking and a garage.
There is side access to the rear garden. The accommodation is arranged over three floors and offers well-proportioned, flexible living space throughout.
The front door opens into a lobby area leading to a wide entrance hall. All main ground floor rooms are accessed from here.
To the front of the house is a study and a spacious kitchen/dining room with dual aspect, and a walk-in pantry.
To the rear is a music room which opens into a generous sitting room with a feature fireplace and French doors providing direct access to the rear garden and uninterrupted views over open fields.
Across the patio there is a generously-sized conservatory. A guest cloakroom, utility room, and separate storage room complete the ground floor.
Upstairs, the first floor comprises three double bedrooms. The principal bedroom is dual-aspect and includes an ensuite shower room.
Both the other bedrooms are also dual-aspect and have their own wash-handbasins. A family bathroom completes the first floor.
The top floor offers two additional bedrooms, a bathroom, and useful eaves storage. Both bedrooms enjoy elevated views across Sandy Lodge Golf Course.
The rear garden is framed by beautiful mature trees around a lawn with well established borders and a pond.
It backs directly onto open fields, offering privacy and countryside views rarely available in such a well-connected location.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a sizeable home in a prime location, with significant potential for improvement and development.
Location 17 Sandy Lodge Lane is conveniently located for Moor Park shops, restaurants together with the Metropolitan Line train station.
Northwood and Rickmansworth town centres are also accessible and offer a further wide range of shops, restaurants and transport facilities.
The local area is well served for state and private schools, which includes Merchant Taylors Senior & Junior Schools which are both on the estate.
Leisure facilities include five golf courses, cricket and football clubs as well as fitness centres. Major motorways and airports are also within reach.
This property falls within the Moor Park Conservation Area.
We recommend that prospective purchasers wishing to extend or alter this property in any way should make enquiries with Three Rivers Planning Department and also Moor Park (1958) Limited whose approval for alterations and extensions is also required under the covenants of the Estate.
There is service charge for Moor Park residents and charges are paid per foot frontage. Current rates are available upon request. Square Footage: 3,128 sq ft Acreage: 0.3 Acres
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