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Guide price

£1,150,000

5 bed detached house for sale

Holwell, Hitchin SG5

  • Freehold

    • 5 beds

    • 3 baths

    • 4 receptions

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About this property

  • 17th Cenury grade II listed property

  • Character detached family home

  • Five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

  • Two sitting rooms and a dining room.

  • Kitchen/breakfast, conservatory, study and utility.

  • Double Garage with room above and large driveway.

  • Large enclosed gardens and patio area

  • Exposed beams and inglenook fireplaces

  • Fabulous main living room with doors onto the garden

  • Great views over countryside

This charming detached property is set in a peaceful and quiet location, surrounded by lush green spaces offering a beautiful view. Modernised to a high standard, it boasts an array of unique features including an inglenook fireplace and a variety of open fireplaces, ample parking, a double garage with a studio/workshop above, and a well-maintained garden.

The house comprises five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen, and four reception rooms.

To the ground floor there is an open-plan kitchen with granite worktops, a utility room and a dining space. The reception rooms are the heart of this home, each with its own charm and all offering access to the rear garden. The first one offers large windows, a fireplace and stunning garden view. The other three reception rooms also all have garden views.

Leading on to the first floor, the master bedroom is a spacious double with an en-suite and a dressing room. The second (also offering an en-suite) and third bedrooms are dual aspect and along with the fourth, fifth and three-piece bathroom combine practical space for the family with attractive period features.

This Grade two listed property is ideal for families looking for a tranquil setting to call home. With a blend of traditional and contemporary elements, it provides both comfort and style. Old Church House's ample living options and serene location make it a unique and desirable purchase.

Hitchin is a charming medieval market town and has many fine Tudor and Georgian buildings, particularly around the market square. Near to the market square stands the large medieval parish church of St Mary. The town provides good shopping as well as a swimming pool, football team, two theatres, a wide variety of restaurants and pubs and highly regarded girls and boys schools. There is also a mainline railway station providing direct access to Kings Cross and Cambridge.

Holwell is situated just under three miles from Hitchin town centre with its extensive shopping, schooling, leisure facilities, as well as numerous restaurants and a mainline railway station serving Kings Cross in London

Ground Floor

Reception Hall
Split staircases to first floor, built in storage cupboard, tiled floor

Drawing Room
13' 5" x 12' 8" (4.09m x 3.86m)
Brick open fireplace with raised hearth, radiator, double glazed windows and doors

Dining Room
16' 6" x 8' 10" (5.03m x 2.69m)
Open fireplace with hearth, exposed beams, window and casement door to garden

Study
9' 6" x 8' 1" (2.90m x 2.46m)
Double glazed window to side

Family Room
24' 8" x 16' 1" (7.52m x 4.90m)
Inglenook style fireplace with cast iron hood and quarry tiled hearth, exposed beams, double glazed window and door to garden

Kitchen
12' 7" x 10' 9" (3.84m x 3.28m)
Fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base cupboards, Butler sink inset into granite work surface. Range style cooker with concealed extractor hood over, neff microwave, two integral fridges, integrated dishwasher. Ceramic tiled walls and tiled floor, double glazed window to front

Breakfast Room
9' 10" x 6' 6" (3.00m x 1.98m)
Fitted with a range of cupboards with work surface over, double glazed windows to front and rear

Utility
9' 6" x 6' 11" (2.90m x 2.11m)
Fitted with a range of base units, larder style cupboard and granite work surfaces. Butler sink unit, tiled floor, double glazed window to front

Conservatory
18' 2" x 10' 1" (5.54m x 3.07m)
Double glazed to three aspects with quarry tiled floor with under floor heating

Cloakroom
High level w.c., vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, heated towel rail, double glazed window to front

First Floor

Master Bedroom
13' 3" x 13' (4.04m x 3.96m)
Brick fireplace, storage recess. Exposed timbers, double radiator, double glazed window to front

En suite
Refitted with a white suite comprising roll top claw foot bath, separate shower cubicle, vanity unit with inset wash hand basin with marble top and cupboard under. Bidet and low level w.c. Built in storage cupboards, water softener, double glazed window to side

Dressing Room
6' 8" x 6' (2.03m x 1.83m)
Built in wardrobe, radiator, double glazed window to side

Bedroom Two
13' 10" x 11' 4" (4.22m x 3.45m)
Radiator, windows to side and front

En Suite Shower Room
Fitted with fully tiled shower cubicle with Aquastream shower, wash hand basin, low level w.c., heated towel rail, tiled walls

Bedroom Three
12' 10" x 10' 11" (3.91m x 3.33m)
Radiator, windows to side and rear

Bedroom Four
16' x 8' 10" (4.88m x 2.69m)
Exposed timber beams, radiator, window to rear

Bedroom Five
8' 3" x 7' 10" (2.51m x 2.39m)
Access to loft space, radiator, window to side

Family Bathroom
White suite comprising bath with shower over, pedestal wash hand basin, low level w.c., window to side

Outside

Gardens
Old Church House has extensive mature bordered gardens to front and rear (south-facing) with a variety of fruit trees, large paved patio areas and summerhouse plus separate kitchen garden and greenhouse

Double Garage
With adjacent carport, store and studio room over

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