Marshalswick Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire

£1,750,000

Guide price

• Reception hall

• Reception room

• Sitting room

• Kitchen/breakfast room

• Cloakroom

• 5 Bedrooms

• 3 Bathrooms

• Double garage

• Outbuilding

• Garden

• EPC rating D

Bullet Points

Reception hall | Reception room | Sitting room | Kitchen/Breakfast room | Cloakroom | 5 Bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms | Double garage | Outbuilding | Garden | EPC rating D

The property

Number 8 Marshalswick Lane offers light and airy accommodation, with neutral décor, arranged across three floors, providing an ideal environment for a modern family lifestyle. Wood floor covering features in the reception hall and extends into the adjoining drawing room, where a fireplace with stone surrounds offers a welcoming focal point and a large bay window allows light to fill the room. The sitting room beyond is a generous space with a modern, wall-mounted fire and French doors which open onto the rear garden. A well-designed kitchen/breakfast room has a sunny, south-easterly aspect with glazed doors for easy access to a terrace and is fitted with up-to-date cabinetry, integrated appliances and features a large circular island unit. The adjoining utility room offers additional storage, space for appliances and outdoor wear, with a courtesy door giving access to the garage.

On the first floor, there are four bedrooms, with the principal room having an en-suite with contemporary fittings and a dressing room. A stylish family bathroom is also at this level and a further staircase rises to the attic bedroom, which offers a shower room with equally modern fittings.

Mileages

St. Albans City train station 1.5 miles (London St Pancras 19 minutes), M25 (Jct 21A) 4.7 miles, M1 (Jct 8) 6.6 miles, London Luton Airport 10.9 miles, London Heathrow Airport 31 miles.

Location

The Quadrant shops in Marshalswick are just half a mile from the property and offer day-to-day amenities which include a Marks & Spencer Foodhall.

Marshalswick Lane is also conveniently located for commuters wishing to take advantage of the mainline station with its fast through services via St Pancras International to the City (19 mins), Gatwick and beyond. Road users enjoy easy access to the M1, M25 and the A1(M) and to the airports at Heathrow, Luton and Stansted.

The City Centre with its wealth of amenities including shopping, leisure activities and excellent state and public schools is close at hand, as are the green spaces at Clarence Park, The Wick, Bernards Heath and Verulamium Park. St. Albans has a thriving cultural life, with regular concerts and theatre productions held in a variety of local venues, as well as a large number of sporting venues, including football, rugby and cricket teams, a community gym, bowls and tennis club and golf course.

Outside

A brick wall with pillars fronts the road, with evergreen hedging, and a wrought iron gate gives access onto the generous paved driveway, where there is parking for numerous cars, in addition to the double garage. The rear garden has an area laid to lawn with borders containing mature shrubs and perennial plants, with a large terrace adjoining the house offering opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation. A timber outbuilding provides flexible use options.