Storm porch | Reception hall | Sitting room | Open plan kitchen/breakfast/living room | Utility room | Cloakroom | 4 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms | Garage | Garden | EPC rating C

19 Mortimer Crescent is an attractive red brick and part tile-hung family home offering light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over two floors. Configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space, the ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall with useful storage and modern cloakroom and comprises a generous sitting room with a front aspect bay window together with an extensive open plan kitchen/breakfast/living room with a neighbouring fitted utility room with doors to the integral garage and to the rear terrace. The kitchen provides a range of contemporary wall and base units including a breakfast bar with stone worktops and splashbacks and modern integrated appliances including a wine chiller while the remaining space has a breakfast area with space for a sizeable table, a living area and full-height glazing incorporating French doors to the rear terrace, all perfect for indoor/outdoor entertaining.

Stairs rise from the reception hall to a spacious first floor landing, giving access to a large principal bedroom with feature by window, built-in storage and contemporary fully-tiled en suite shower room, three further well-proportioned double bedrooms, two with built-in storage, and a modern fully-tiled family bathroom.

Outside

The property is approached over a block-paved side driveway providing private parking and giving access to the integral garage. A paved path leads to the storm porch and sheltered front door, flanked on each side by areas of level lawn bordered by mature shrub beds. The well-maintained enclosed garden to the rear is laid mainly to level lawn edged by well-stocked flower and shrub beds and features a generous paved terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

Situation

The property is located in an award-winning development at the heart of the Cathedral Quarter in the old conservation area and within very easy reach of the city centre, with its wealth of amenities including shopping and leisure activities, Verulamium Park, The Abbey, St Michael’s Village and very well regarded local schools. The mainline station, with its fast through services via St. Pancras International to the City (19 mins), Gatwick and beyond, is also close at hand. Road users enjoy easy access to the M1, M25 and the A1(M) and to the airports at Heathrow, Luton and Stansted. With its attractive streets, market place and precincts, St. Albans' historic city centre provides an appealing backdrop to a great range of speciality boutiques, independent retailers and major stores and to numerous bars, cafés, public houses and restaurants. St. Albans has a thriving cultural life, with regular concerts and theatre productions held in a variety of local venues, as well as a large number of sporting facilities including Westminster Lodge swimming pool, a community gym, bowls and tennis club and golf course.

The immediate area offers a wide range of state primary and secondary schooling including Loreto College (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), as well as a good selection of independent schools including St. Columba’s College, St. Albans, St. Albans High School for Girls, Abbot’s Hill, Stanborough, Edge Grove, Manor Lodge and Aldwickbury.

Directions

From Strutt & Parker’s St. Albans City office, head west on London Road (A1081) and turn left onto Holywell Hill (A5183). Follow A5183 for 0.8 mile, at the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto St. Stephens Hill (B4630) then at the next roundabout take the 2nd exit onto King Harry Lane. At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Mortimer Crescent, turn left to stay on Mortimer Crescent and after 0.1 mile the property can be found on the left-hand side.