Entrance hall | Sitting room | Drawing room | Dining room | Kitchen | Utility | Store | Cloakroom | 5 Bedrooms | Family bathroom | WC | Shower room | Driveway | Garden

The property This characterful Victorian property with striking frontage and double-height arched window offers a wealth of traditional features and ample space for modern family living, with its accommodation arranged across three generous floors.

The high-ceilinged entrance hall has original restored wooden floorboards, which flow through into both the sitting and drawing rooms. The welcoming sitting room benefits from a bright bay window, an attractive fireplace and coved ceilings, while the large and sociable drawing room has a fireplace complete with log burner, and a large open window looking over the sunny rear garden. There is also a charming central dining room with garden views, that leads through into the substantial kitchen. A range of base units, built-in appliances and a butler sink occupy the space, whilst pools of light flood the room via three sizeable skylights. Adjacent is a utility space, modern cloakroom and a cool store room with plentiful storage, whilst a rear glass door leads to the garden.

On the first floor there are three well-proportioned bedrooms all with built-in storage, and a contemporary family bathroom with a d-shaped bath and separate WC. The principal bedroom benefits from sunny south-easterly views and a feature fireplace. The second floor leads to the final two bedrooms, one with eye-catching fireplace, and ample storage within the eaves. A sleek, pleasant shower room completes the floor.

Outside

Outside The property has a wide gravelled driveway bordered by well-chosen flowerbeds, offering parking space for several vehicles, while side access to the rear leads to an attractive and well-designed garden. Largely laid to level lawn, the bright and private garden is edged by mature trees and several borders, providing welcome areas of dappled shade and interest, whilst paved pathways lead down to various seating areas, brick-built circle-shaped flower beds, a pergola archway and finally to a secluded paved area with shed and greenhouse, hidden cleverly by evergreen hedges.

Situation

Mileages St Albans City mainline station 0.8 miles (London St Pancras 19 minutes), Welwyn Garden City 6.5 miles, Hemel Hempstead 6.8 miles, M25 (Junction 22) 4.3 miles, M1 (Junction 8) 6.2 miles, London Heathrow Airport 26.5 miles

Location The property is set in a popular and convenient location within very easy reach of the mainline station with its fast through services via St Pancras International to the City (19 mins) Gatwick and beyond. Road users enjoy easy access to the M1, M25 and the A1(M) and to the airports at Heathrow, Luton and Stansted. The City Centre with its wealth of amenities including shopping, leisure activities and excellent state and public schools is close at hand, as are the green spaces at Clarence Park, The Wick, Bernards Heath and Verulamium Park.

The property is served by a wide range of nearby state schooling including Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School, St. Albans Girls’ School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted) and Townsend Church of England School, as well as a good selection of independent schools including St. Albans, St. Albans High School for Girls and St. Columba’s College.

Directions

Directions From Strutt and Parker’s St. Albans office, head south-east on London Road (A1081) towards Keyfield Terrace and at the roundabout, take the first exit onto Alma Road (B6424). Turn right onto Victoria Street (B691), left onto Stanhope Road and continue onto Clarence Road, where the property will be on the right-hand side.