NO UPWARD CHAIN • This most attractive detached house in the traditional Garden City style has been the much loved home of the same family for over half a century and would, today, reward further updating, offering tremendous scope • South facing rear garden • Garage and off-street parking • Prime location
The Property - Given its prime location, it is no surprise that the family who presently own this most attractive detached traditional Garden City house made it their much loved home for over half a century. It would now reward further updating and provides considerable scope for improvement. The well proportioned accommodation provides three reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room and cloakroom/WC on the ground floor. The first floor comprises three double bedrooms and a modern shower room.
The house benefits from double-glazing, partly new sealed unit uPVC windows and the remainder secondary to the original wooden frames. Central heating is provided by a gas fired combi condensing boiler.
Please note that the lack of internal photographs is because the property is still being fully prepared for sale.
The Outside - The house stands in a plot measuring approximately 123' by 51' (37.6m x 15.75m) overall. The front garden is laid to lawn with shrub borders. The tarmac driveway provides off-street parking and leads to the detached garage.
The south facing rear garden is some 63' (19.3m) in depth and laid to lawn with split-level concrete and crazy paved patio, herbaceous borders, raised bed and ornamental shrubs. Timber summerhouse and brick-built garden store attached to the rear of the garage.
The Location - Following the Norman Conquest, the manor of Letchworth was awarded to Robert Gernon de Mountfitchet and Souberie Avenue is named after the knight who held it under him. The Avenue is a most sought-after residential road, conveniently located just to the south of the town centre, within a third of a mile from the main shopping area and only half a mile from the mainline railway station. Letchworth Garden City is on the Cambridge to London mainline with the fastest service to London King's Cross taking just 29 minutes and Cambridge 27 minutes away in the other direction. Junction 9 on the A1(M) is a mile and three-quarters away by car.
Designed in the early 20th Century to combine the benefits of town and country, Letchworth Garden City was the world’s first example of this concept and succeeds to this day in achieving its aim. The town provides excellent schools, shops, leisure facilities and green open spaces. St Francis' College is within a quarter of a mile and the St Christopher School is less than half a mile away.
Construction - Solid brickwork, roughcast rendered externally, under a tiled pitched roof. Flat roof to the study.
Services - Mains water, sewerage, gas and electricity are connected to the property.
Broadband Speed - A choice of providers with claimed download speeds of up to 10,000 Mbps.
Mobile Signal - Most providers claim up to 5G coverage.
Conservation Area - The property is located within the Letchworth Conservation Area.
The Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation - To maintain the integrity of the Garden City concept and design, properties are subject to the additional planning requirements of the Heritage Foundation.
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