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Annexe gross internal area: 00 sq m, 000 sq ft
Total gross internal area: 00 sq m, 000 sq ft
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Sittingroom
dining room
family room
study
kitchen/dining area
laundry/utility room fitted as ‘garden
kitchen’ to service barn
boot room
wet room
master bedroom with dressing room and space for en suite
6 further bedrooms (4 with en suite shower rooms)
family bathroom
double garage
annexe
offstreet
parking
driveway
gardens
pond
barn
EPC rating = C
Welwyn Garden City 5.5 miles, Welwyn North mainline station 2.5 miles, A1M (J6) 3.4 miles, Stevenage 6.3 miles, St Albans 12.5 miles, Harpenden 11 miles
Approached along a hedge lined country lane, Five Hide House is located just outside the village green and enjoys lovely countryside views to the front.
Built for the present owners in 2002 to their own well thought out specifications, the house, built in a timeless style, provides an elegant and well balanced family home, which sits partially veiled by elegantly tall willow trees.
With the traditional aesthetics and a keen eye for detail, the house is designed to accommodate the modern way of life – the home is practical, flexible, accessible, comfortable and welcoming. Noteworthy features include underfloor heating, ‘low maintenance’ exterior and a Beam central vacuum system.
With its simplistic design and classic look, the house is bordered by a carriage driveway, which curves past the front door to a double garage. A substantial oak door leads into a very large and bright hallway with feature oak staircase which splits either side of the first floor landing in the style of a minstrel’s gallery and then leads up to the top of the house.
Selfcontained Annexe
Attractive and practical oak flooring has been used in various parts of the house providing a warm and comfortable feel underfoot with modern good looks.
The kitchen is part of a custom openplan design that includes the family room and breakfast area. A cook’s delight, the design cleverly combines elegance and functionality, blending granite worktops and tiled flooring with wood cabinets centred round a substantial Aga with an electric/gas companion cooker. There is a large island unit with separate preparation sink with drinking water tap.
Optimising its open plan design the space encourages casual interaction and provides a stunning view of the gardens.
The kitchen leads onto a breakfast area and a cosy family room, which features a Much Wenlock Aga wood burning stove.
Adjacent to the main kitchen is a secondary kitchen/utility room which is useful for catering on a grand scale when entertaining in the barn. Also, for the younger at heart it is a practical place for messy craftwork and first time baking! There is also an access door leading out to the front of the property.
The substantial drawing room, complete with inglenook fireplace, has beautiful French doors to the rear terrace for entertaining guests during the warm seasons.
Sited between the drawing room and kitchen is a large dining room with space to easily accommodate a large number of guests for dinner. There is a ground floor wet room sited within easy reach of the back door to the garden, perfect for ensuring dirty feet and paws are dealt with before coming in to the house!
For those wishing to work from home or even diligent pupils wishing to complete their homework, there is a comprehensively furnished study which has an internal phone system and CAT5 wiring.
Above the double garage and accessed from a separate stairway, is a beautifully presented one bedroom/studio apartment with kitchenette and shower room. With oak flooring throughout, the living and sleeping areas with bright white décor makes an ideal guest wing, or apartment for returning older children or simply an exquisite aupair suite! This part of the house, with various doors, provides an opportunity to make the annexe selfcontained.
Upstairs, on the first floor there is the master suite with dressing room and yet to be installed bathroom. Complemented by 4 further bedrooms, 2 with en suite shower rooms, this floor is the perfect area for the family to occupy. Up on the top floor there are two further bedrooms, each with their own en suites and the guest bedroom has a large walkin cupboard which could be used as a small dressing room.
The ground and first floors of the house have individually programmable underfloor heating and the top floor has conventional radiators. The whole house is connected to a Beam integrated vacuum system which helps make light work of housekeeping.
Outside
With grounds extending to over half an acre the planting has been cleverly arranged to provide colour and interest whilst being relatively low maintenance. Enough for greenfingered gardeners to dabble with but leaving ample time at weekends for the gardens to be enjoyed. There is a large pond which has a recently fitted wooden walkway around one side. Although a very attractive feature in its own right, those with younger kids could easily either fence the pond or indeed drain it and fill it in.
Linked to the rear of the house there is a very attractive period barn which has been arranged to provide a fantastic entertainment area. A wonderful area to seat at least 20 for supper and still have room for extra seating.
Location
Datchworth dates back to Saxon times and with the arrival of the Normans it was considered a fivehide village, which meant that it was supported by 600 acres of farming land.
Now a thriving community centred around a quintessentially English cricket green, Datchworth is a charming and friendly village with a local shop, gastro pub, coffee shop and its own rugby, tennis and
cricket clubs.
At under 3.5 miles from the A1M, the village benefits from very good travel links to the motorway network. Within 6.5 miles, both Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City have mainline train stations providing the commuter easy, prompt access into London, but closest mainline station is Welwyn North at just 2.5 miles distant.
Educationally, there is a village school for children from 511 years of age. For those wishing to pursue private education, Heath Mount is a coeducational prep school and is a short drive away. For secondary education there is the renowned Haileybury College at Hertford and Sherrardswood School at Welwyn.
Energy Performance A copy of the full Energy Performance Certificate is available upon request.
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Ground Floor Second Floor Barn 12.25 x 3.85 40'2" x 12'8" Garage 8.30 x 5.26 27'3" x 17'3" Garden Kitchen 4.23 x 3.70 13'11" x 12'2" Kitchen 7.45 x 4.35 24'5" x 14'3" Dining Area Family Room 4.54 x 3.56 14'11" x 11'8" Sitting Room 7.42 x 4.45 24'4" x 14'7" F/P Dining Room 4.80 x 3.96 15'9" x 13'0" 4.66 x 4.16 15'3" x 13'8" Study 2.76 x 2.75 9'1" x 9'0" Bedroom 6 3.55 x 3.24 11'8" x 10'8" 4.97 x 4.18 16'4" x 13'9" Bedroom 5 4.97 x 4.28 16'4" x 14'1" First Floor Bedroom 4 4.45 x 3.74 14'7" x 12'3" Bedroom 3 4.65 x 3.55 15'3" x 11'8" Bedroom 7 3.76 x 2.73 12'4" x 8'11" Bedroom 2 4.75 x 3.04 15'7" x 10'0" Dressing Room 2.75 x 2.36 9'0" x 7'9" Master Bedroom 4.38 x 4.25 14'4" x 13'11" 4.06 x 3.10Bedroom 13'4" x 10'2" 24'3" x 12'6"7.40 x 3.80 Annexe First Floor
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