Description

Situation
The Thatched House is situated in a private position on Garth Road, an exclusive private residential road located off Letchworth Lane, within the Letchworth Conservation Area.
Letchworth Garden City has a wonderful balance of a rural feel of the countryside with excellent everyday amenities including good transport links, along with shopping and leisure facilities. The town has a good choice of high street stores, speciality gift shops and restaurants. The local area offers a vast array of attractions including museums, a three screen cinema, historic houses, parks, gardens, art galleries and the renowned Letchworth Golf Club, which is about 350 meters from the property. There is a Heritage Foundation, which works to preserve the legacy of the town to ensure that its traditional charm is maintained.

There is a good selection of highly regarded schools in the locality including The Lordship Farm Primary School, St Thomas More RC Primary School, The Highfield School, St Christopher School, St Francis College, Kingshott School, The Princess Helena College and Heath Mount School.

Communications links are excellent; the A1(M) (J9) is about 2 miles distant, whilst fast and frequent trains leave from Letchworth Garden City Station, just over a mile away, and arrive at London Kings Cross from 29 minutes. London Luton airport is just over 12 miles away and Stansted Airport 29 miles approximately.

Description
The Thatched House is a charming Arts & Crafts property, believed to date from about 1905. Noted as a 'Home of Special Interest' by the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, it is understood that the house has had just three owners since it was built. The property is beautifully presented throughout, with a blend of contemporary style whilst retaining the charm and character including the original doors and oak staircase. Of timber frame and cavity brick construction under an immaculately thatched roof, from which the house derives its name, this exceptional home provides spacious family accommodation as well as an independent detached annexe and an impressive garage block.

The house boasts four reception rooms that flow effortlessly, all with fireplaces. The sitting room has a lovely outlook of both the garden and the indoor swimming pool. The dining room opens into a contemporary kitchen/ breakfast room, with an electric aga AGA, Sub-Zero fridge, freezer and wine cooler, Miele appliances, and opens into a utility/ laundry room.

A part-galleried landing leads to the five first floor bedrooms, one of which is currently used as a study. The principal bedroom suite boasts a balcony with a fine outlook over the gardens and a spacious en suite bathroom/ dressing room, complete with built-in wardrobes, a walk-in shower and a bath. A very well-appointed family shower room serves the other bedrooms.

The attached pool room houses an indoor heated swimming pool and has an adjoining changing room with shower and WC. An attached plant room houses the boiler and filtration plant for the pool. Separate gas fired boilers supply the central heating and hot water for the house.

Annexe
The detached annexe supplies an L-shaped open-plan space including fitted kitchen and living room, a double bedroom and attractively fitted bathroom. The annexe is ideal for dependent relatives or as a suite for those working from home. It has its own independent gas fired central heating system.

Gardens and Land
The house occupies an elevated position in the centre of its plot, which extends to approximately 1.69 acres and enjoys complete privacy. The sweeping gardens surround the house, the lawn to the front of the property is south facing and has a charming walk that follows the perimeter.

A paved terrace adjoins the front of the house and there are additional paved and brick-paved patios. There are many fine specimen trees including various maples, birch, willow, ash, cedar and a magnificent copper beech. Well stocked herbaceous beds and borders and ornamental shrubs, including Japanese acers, add to the charm of the gardens.

A power operated 5-bar gate opens to the tarmac driveway and forecourt, which provides ample off-street parking and leads to the detached triple garage block and the double garage attached to the Annexe. In addition to the workshop and utility room in the garage block, there is a timber garden shed, a timber workshop/summerhouse, an octagonal timber summerhouse and an aluminium framed greenhouse.

The property enjoys the benefit of access onto The Spinney, via a paddock. More details available via the vendors agent.

Directions

Distances: Letchworth Garden City 1.3 miles (London Kings Cross from 29 minutes), Hitchin 3.5 miles, Cambridge 26 miles, Bedford 20 miles, London Luton Airport 12 miles, London Stansted Airport 29 miles, A1(M) J9 2 miles (All distances are approximate)


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