Westmill, Hertfordshire, SG9

Stunning modern Georgian home in a private, gated setting. Offering sumptuous entertainment areas plus a self-contained guest suite.

Description

The entrance to High House is via a discreet, electronically gated frontage opening to provide a substantial parking area in front of the triple bay barn style garage.

Constructed in 2001, the current owners have lived here since new, making significant changes and upgrades to the house in this time.

Set behind a traditional Georgian style façade the house offers an off set staircase off the reception hallway, serving all three floors.

The lower ground floor offers a stunning home cinema / games room with a dedicated gym area just off this. There is a bespoke fitted study, with access to the garden, together with a plant room, guest WC, full sized utility and a temperature controlled wine store.

On the ground floor the triple aspect drawing room opens on to the garden. There is a grand dining room with feature fireplace, together with a stunning open plan kitchen / orangery, which provides the hub for family living, enjoying a triple aspect over the gardens. Completing the ground floor is the guest cloakroom and boot room.

Upstairs, there are six bedrooms, with four bathrooms, two of which are en suite. The main bedroom has a walk through dressing room and a juliet balcony overlooking the gardens and fields beyond.

Outside, the overall plot extends to just over 2 acres. The gardens immediately around the house have been carefully landscaped to provide extensive entertainment space to include a sunken garden with swim spa and hot tub, leading up to a bespoke pavilion, used as a bar / TV area. These areas have been compartmentalised with a dedicated parterre recreation, vegetable and flower beds, large heated greenhouse, together with an area of formal lawns with fruiting trees on the perimeter.

The detached three bay garage has an electric car charging point, workshop and gardeners WC. Above this, with its own staircase and balcony, is the guest accommodation with open plan living area, bathroom and bedroom.

Location

Westmill is one of East Hertfordshire’s most sought after villages with a traditional pub, church and tea room with an attractive selection of period properties centred around the green.

Conveniently located less than one mile from the A10 which provides access to London, the M25 and the North. Further facilities are available in the larger centres of Bishop’s Stortford and Hertford.

There are a number of excellent schools within a reasonable driving distance of Westmill including Haileybury and Heath Mount School in Hertford, St. Edmund’s College at Puckeridge and the Bishop’s Stortford College.

Pearces Farm Shop is nearby with a highly regarded cafe and restaurant, as well as a pick your own fruit option in the Summer.

There is a championship golf course at the Hanbury Manor Marriott Golf and Country Club (8 miles) and nearby is East Herts Golf Course (2 miles).

There are excellent road and rail services into central London and the City - London 35 miles - Bishop’s Stortford 16.8 km (10.5 miles) National rail to London Liverpool Street 30 minutes - Access to A10 2.25 km (1.4 miles) - Westmill village 2 km (1.3 miles)

All mileages and distances quoted are approximate.

Square Footage: 7,743 sq ft


Acreage: 2 Acres

Directions

SAT NAV POSTCODE: SG9 9LT. Turn into the drive opposite the post box towards Coles Park - the driveway for High House is on your left hand side.

Additional Info

SERVICES:
Private water supply and drainage system - shared with neighbours. Mains electricity, electric car charging point. Ground source heating system. Superfast Fibre broadband connection.