Location

Approx. Mileages: Harpenden town centre 2.5 miles with mainline station (St Pancras International from 22 minutes), St Albans 7 miles, Welwyn Garden City 7.6 miles, M1 (J9) 5 miles, A1M 6 miles, London Luton Airport 5 miles

Orinda provides the perfect semi - rural retreat, yet only three miles from the centre of Harpenden.

Harpenden, with its bustling tree-lined high street, provides an excellent range of shops and supermarkets, as well as a fast rail service for the commuter to London.

Education is well catered for, with three sought after state schools in Harpenden and there is also a good choice of private schools, with Aldwickbury Boys Preparatory School and St Hilda's School for Girls close by. School buses for the independent schools in St Albans collect pupils from both Wheathampstead and Harpenden, both of which are less than three miles from the house.

There is a good variety of leisure facilities close at hand, with a sports centre and swimming pool at Harpenden's popular open spaces of Rothamsted Park, a couple of tennis clubs and a choice of golf courses, including Harpenden Common Golf Club and Mid Herts Golf Club.

For the dog walkers and ramblers, there is an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways to explore, with many close to the house.

Commuting for the motorist is simple, with junction nine of the M1 less than six miles drive and provides direct link to the M25. London Luton airport is located five miles away, making this an ideal location for the international commuter.

Description

Orinda is on the market for the first time in over 60 years and is nestled in a peaceful semi rural location enjoying stunning views and impressive grounds of about 3.2 acres. This wonderful property offers the opportunity for a buyer to either retain and improve the present single storey accommodation or to utilise the current planning permission granted to enlarge the property substantially, including the addition of a first floor. St Albans Council planning application number: 5/2024/0025.

There is also the potential to demolish the existing bungalow and redevelop completely, subject to obtaining the necessary permissions.

The present accommodation includes a dual aspect sitting dining room, kitchen with utility room and four generous bedrooms with a bathroom and a shower room.

Holly Lane is a semi rural location on the edge of Harpenden, less than 3 miles from Harpenden Station. The grounds of Orinda are a key feature of the property and extend to about 3.2 acres, with farmland and countryside surrounding the plot. The house is set back from the road behind a lawned front garden with a driveway sweeping round and leading to a detached double garage and a 39 ft barn. To the rear of the property there is a patio and pond that leads to a substantial lawn area well screened by trees and hedging to its flanks. Beyond the lawn area there is a meadow. There are lovely views from the rear of the property over the gardens to farmland beyond, which would be even easier to appreciate by the addition of an additional floor in line with the planning permission granted.