- Hallway +
- Cloakroom +
- Kitchen +
- 4 Reception rooms +
- 4 Bedrooms +
- GaFamily bathroom +
- Seperate WC +
23 Kirkdale Road is a handsome detached family
home offering more than 1,500 sq. ft. of light
filled, flexible accommodation arranged over two
floors. In need of some cosmetic modernisation,
the property in its current configuration flows from
a panelled reception hall with useful storage a
cloakroom and a door to a rear hall/sun room with
French doors leading to the terrace. It provides
four reception rooms—two with feature fireplaces,
one with a door to the garden, and all configurable
to the purchaser’s own requirements. The kitchen
has space for a neighbouring utility room, which
has a door to the front aspect.
On the first floor a spacious landing with a door to
a balcony overlooking the rear garden gives access
to four good-sized bedrooms, two with built-in
storage, and a family bathroom with separate
neighbouring W.C.
Kirkdale Road is a quiet cul de sac located within
very easy reach of Harpenden’s High Street and
comprehensive range of shopping facilities,
including Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and a Marks and
Spencer store, together with the town’s excellent
selection of restaurants, coffee shops and
numerous independent shops. Good sporting and
leisure facilities include a sports centre with indoor
swimming pool and rugby, tennis, bowling and
cricket clubs, together with three golf courses.
Cycling, riding and walking can be enjoyed in the
Woodland Trust’s Heartwood Forest and
Rothamsted Estate. Comprehensive shopping,
service, leisure and educational amenities can also
be found in St. Albans, Luton, Hemel Hempstead
and Welwyn Garden City.
Communications links are excellent: Harpenden
station (0.6 mile) offers services to London in less
than 30 minutes and the M1 gives access to major
regional centres and the motorway network. The
town is home to a wide range of state primary and
secondary schooling including St. Dominic Catholic
Primary School, Wood End School, Crabtree
Infants’ and Junior
Schools, Roundwood Park, St. George’s and Sir
John Lawes with independent schools nearby
including St. Hilda’s, The King’s and Aldwickbury.
Set behind mature hedging and trees and having
plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached
over a driveway providing private parking and
giving access through the garage with double
doors opening to a detached 26 ft. store beyond.
The enclosed garden to the side and rear, also in
need of some maintenance, is laid mainly to areas
of level lawn bordered by mature shrubs and trees
and features a garden room and separate store,
both attached to the house, together with
numerous seating areas and paved terraces. The
whole offers potential to create an ideal space for
entertaining and al fresco dining.
Harpenden High Street 0.1 mile
M1 (Jct. 9) 4.0 miles
St. Albans 5.1 miles
London Luton Airport 6.3 miles
Hemel Hempstead 8.1 miles
Welwyn Garden City 8.4 miles
Watford 14.0 miles
Central London 33.2 miles
London Heathrow Airport 35.2 miles
Nearby Stations
Harpenden (London St. Pancras
International 24 minutes)
Luton Parkway
St. Albans
Key Locations
Harpenden Common
Batford Springs Nature Reserve
Harpenden Farmers’ Market
East Hyde Park
The Nickey Line Rail Walk
Harpenden Museum
The Harpenden Sports Centre
Aldwickbury Park Golf Club
Harpenden Common Golf Club
Harpenden Golf Club
Heartwood Forest
The Eric Morecambe Centre Harpenden
The Redbournbury Watermill and Bakery
Rothamsted Estate
Nearby Schools
St. Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
St. Hilda’s School
Harpenden Academy
St. George’s School
St. Dominic Catholic Primary School
The King’s School
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Manland Primary School
Roundwood Primary School
Roundwood Park School
Sir John Lawes School
Crabtree Junior School
Crabtree Infants’ School
Wood End School
