Fabulous family home in prime cul de sac location
Location
Berkhamsted station 0.5 miles
High Street, Berkhamsted 0.6 miles
A41 (Chesham/Berkhamsted) 1.5 miles
London Luton Airport 16.9 miles
M25 (J20) 7.6 miles
London Heathrow Airport 25.2 miles
Berkhamsted is a vibrant and popular market town, which blends historic charm and character with a host of modern facilities for an unrivalled lifestyle in a highly favourable location.
A range of eateries, high street and independent boutiques, a large Waitrose supermarket, an M & S Food Hall and a weekly market, combine to make Berkhamsted a much loved town.
Schools, including the renowned Berkhamsted School for Boys and for Girls, as well as the delights of walking along the Grand Union Canal and the close proximity to the fabulous 5000 acre Ashridge Estate with its golf course and numerous footpaths and bridleways, all go toward making Berkhamsted a great place to live.
Local facilities include the popular Art Deco Rex Cinema where you can wine and dine while watching your favourite film, local leisure centre, several fitness studios, Berkhamsted Lawn Tennis and Squash Clubs and the championship Berkhamsted Golf Club.
Berkhamsted mainline station provides frequent rail services to London Euston with journey times from 28 minutes, making commuting or a night out in London easy. The A41 bypass is just 1.5 miles distant, which connects with the M25 at Junction 20, just over 7.5 miles away.
Description
Beaufort House is a fabulous and substantial family home, which has been completely renovated to provide a superb slice of modern living in a lovely location with convenient access to both the town centre and mainline station.
Situated on the south west side of a sought after cul-de sac in an elevated position above the valley of Berkhamsted, Beaufort House offers in excess of 2,640 of liight, spacious and flexible accommodation that extends over two floors.
On entering the house, a bright open plan entrance hall provides a suitably stylish welcome giving access to the principal reception rooms and the striking kitchen/breakfast room.
A family/dining room with attractive timber flooring is located at the front of the property, whilst the generously proportioned sitting room, again with timber flooring, is generously proportioned with large bi-folding doors opening onto the extensive rear terrace and the delightful views of the mature landscaped gardens.
An impressive kitchen/breakfast room forms the hub of the home and provides a fantastic space for entertaining on a grand scale or simply a welcome haven for the family. The kitchen is well conceived with a very comprehensive range of stylish modern units arranged adjacent to a large breakfast bar and island unit. Quality appliances have been integrated into the units and central Island and further Bi-fold doors span the rear of the kitchen and again, open to the rear terrace.
Accessed from the kitchen is a fitted utility room with space for laundry machines. A door opens to the double garage and there is another door which leads to the side passage and terrace.
On the first floor there are two bedroom suites and three further bedrooms, which share a family bathroom and separate shower room. The principal bedroom is suitably spacious and has French doors leading out to a roof terrace, which has fabulous views over the rear garden and beyond. There is an excellent en suite shower room, which has been beautifully appointed with a walk-in shower enclosure. The guest bedroom also has the benefit of a luxurious en suite shower room.
Outside
Beaufort House is approached across an extensive block paved carriage driveway which leads to an integrated double garage and provides ample space to park numerous cars.
To the rear of the house, the garden is beautifully landscaped to provide a charming outdoor space. There are three separate terraces on two levels which lead down to a neat lawn, which flanked by well planted borders displaying an array of colorful mature shrubs and elegant trees. At the bottom of the garden is a useful purpose built home garden room with veranda and a Sedum roof, which could be put to a variety of uses including a must have home office, gymnasium or an all-weather play room. Adjacent is a covered area which is the perfect place to store the garden equipment. There is side access to the garden with discreet bin storage, perfect to disguise the refuse bins.
Square Footage: 2640 sq ft
Acreage: 0.3 Acres
