5 bedroom detached house for sale

Winches Lodge is an impressive family home on a quiet cul-de sac, offering splendid part-brick, part-weatherboarded elevations, while inside the accommodation is beautifully presented throughout. The principal reception room is the 26ft drawing room, which is set in a converted period barn at the side of the main house and features wooden parquet flooring and a stunning vaulted ceiling with exposed timber beams. The ground floor also has a dual aspect sitting room with a bay window and a useful home office, as well as a well-proportioned kitchen and dining area with French doors opening onto the garden. The kitchen itself has modern wooden fitted units and integrated appliances, while the adjoining utility room offers further storage space.

On the first floor there are three comfortable double bedrooms of similar dimensions, and two additional bedrooms. The principal bedroom and second bedroom both have built-in storage and en suite shower rooms, while the first floor also has a family bathroom with a separate shower.

Local Authority: St Albans City and District Council
Services: Electricity, gas, mains water and Drainage
Council Tax: Band G
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £1,500,000

At the front of the property, a gravel driveway provides plenty of parking space and access to the detached carport and shed, with covered parking for two vehicles. The garden at the front features an area of lawn and a paved pathway leading to the entrance. At the side there is a southfacing patio garden with a storage shed with the other side featuring a further paved terrace, an area of lawn and border beds, hedgerow and fencing.

The property is situated in a popular and convenient location within easy reach of city centre, with its wealth of amenities including shopping and leisure activities. The mainline station, with its fast through services via St Pancras International to the City (19 mins) Gatwick and beyond, is also close at hand. Road users enjoy easy access to the M1, M25 and the A1(M) and to the airports at Heathrow, Luton and Stansted. The area offers a wide range of state primary and secondary schooling within the catchment area including Beaumont and Oakwood School; (both rated Outstanding by Ofsted) together with a good selection of independent schools including St. Albans High School for Girls, St. Albans School, St. Columba’s College and Aldwickbury; a bespoke coach service gives access to the Haberdashers schools.