Baldock Road, Letchworth Garden City

Stunning five bedroom early Garden City home • Spacious & versatile family accommodation including two large double-glazed conservatories • Delightful garden • Ample off-street parking and two garages, one with potential for conversion to garden studio, home office, etc (subject to any necessary consents)

The Property - Dating from 1905, this substantial five bedroom semi is a stunning example of an early Garden City house. It was built by Beckley & Turpie, the firm responsible for building many of the early Garden City properties and a guarantee of quality workmanship. The house fully retains its original character and charm and has been thoughtfully updated and improved. The addition of the two impressive double-glazed conservatories has added to the spaciousness and versatility of this splendid family home. One of the conservatories has been designed as a breakfast room and lends itself to more formal dining, allowing the original dining room to be used as a second sitting room. With the morning room and second conservatory, there are no fewer than five reception areas.

On the first floor, there are three double bedrooms. The fourth bedroom, a single, is currently equipped as a dressing room and the floor is completed by a spacious family bathroom. On the second floor, the fifth bedroom or master bedroom has its own en suite shower room and is currently used as an office.

The house is constructed of solid brick, roughcast rendered externally, under a pitched tiled roof. Central heating is supplied by the gas fired range cooker in the kitchen and the house benefits from part double-glazing.

The Outside - The house stands in a corner plot measuring some 110' by 80' (33.7m x 24.6m) overall. Although the majority of the garden lies to the front and side, it is screened by mature hedges reinforced by hurdles and enjoys total privacy. The result of thirty years of hard work, the gardens are a delight with the planting providing interest throughout the year. The herbaceous beds and borders surround a large ornamental pond and are well stocked with perennials and ornamental shrubs, trees and conifers. A generous lawn occupies the north-west of the garden, again with ornamental shrubs, trees and conifers. A paved sun-trap patio is to be found to the rear of the house. Timber garden shed.

The brick paved forecourt is accessed from Barrington Road and provides ample off-street parking. It also leads to the two detached garages, the second of which, an attractive modern timber barn would lend itself to conversion to a garden studio or home office, subject to any necessary consents.

The Location - At it western end, close to where it becomes Hitchin Road, Baldock Road is a broad tree-lined avenue with the properties set well back to either side. Situated within the Letchworth Conservation Area, No 19 is just three-quarters of a mile to the south of the town centre and mainline railway station. Letchworth Garden City is on the Cambridge to London Kings Cross mainline with the fastest service to London Kings Cross taking just 29 minutes and Cambridge 27 minutes away in the other direction. Junction 9 on the A1(M) is 1.7 miles away by car.

Designed in the early 20th Century to combine the benefits of town and country, Letchworth Garden City was the world’s first example of this concept and succeeds to this day in achieving its aim. The town provides excellent schools, shops, green open spaces and leisure facilities. The house is very conveniently located to easy access to many of the town's most highly rated schools with St Christopher School being at the other end of Barrington Road. St Francis College is within half a mile and Lordship Farm Primary School, St Thomas More Primary School and the Highfield School all being within three-quarters.

Services - MAINS water, sewerage, gas and electricity are connected to the property.
BROADBAND: A choice of providers with claimed download speeds of up to 1000 Mbps.
MOBILE SIGNAL: Most providers claim up to 4G coverage, O2 claims to provide 5G.

The Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation - To maintain the integrity of the Garden City concept and design, properties are subject to the additional planning requirements of the Heritage Foundation.

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