Description

This stylish single storey four-bedroom house forms part of the renowned Grade II-listed Cockaigne Housing Group development in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Designed by architects Peter Phippen, Peter Randall and David Parkes, these exceptional houses were built in the mid-1960s and are celebrated as one of the finest post-war private housing schemes in Britain, described by English Heritage as "the leading English manifestation of the courtyard house".

The fluid open-plan living spaces are configured across a single-level, arranged around two covered internal courtyards that allow light to flood into the various rooms, one with a mature fruit bearing vine. The house stays true to the original design ethos, retaining an abundance of original features, including floor-to-ceiling glazing, pine-clad interiors and sliding plywood partitions, but has been upgraded to include limestone floors throughout.

Accommodation includes a sitting room with full-height glazing overlooking the garden and open fireplace, separate kitchen, dining room, study area, guest cloakroom, four bedrooms, the largest of which has an en suite bathroom and a family bathroom. The space is versatile and bathed in light from large swathes of glazing and roof lights throughout. There is underfloor heating in the sitting room, dining room and the "vine" winter garden.

To the front there is a pretty courtyard garden and an integral garage with electric door and driveway for one car. The private rear garden has patio and lawn, a garden shed and rear access.

Owners of Cockaigne houses have a share of extensive communal gardens (the site is about 2.8 acres in total), a tennis court, a secure children's play area and a community house that plays host to yoga sessions, supper clubs, birthday parties and festive get-togethers. This also houses a self-contained flat for guests, bookable for a nominal fee.