Archives: To Buy

Summary:

Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this immaculately presented three double bedroom, two bathroom family home located close to the high street of the highly sought after village of Knebworth. Offering plenty of off street parking and an integral garage/workshop as well as a large rear garden backing onto the village sports fields, this house looks from the outside like a traditional, albeit particularly pristine, family home, but it is the beneficiary of a bespoke development programme that has transformed the interior into a creatively and skilfully designed living space that exudes quality in every aspect, creating a practical, flexible and spacious house that is perfectly aligned with the needs of a modern family. Engineered wooden floors run through the upper and lower hallways and into the expansive living room, whilst underfloor heating provides efficient temperature control throughout the house whilst keeping the decor minimalist and contemporary, with some delightful features such as subtly concealed storage cupboards integrated into one wall of the living room.

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The watchwords for this house are understated elegance and style and that theme is strongly present through every element of the unique design, beginning with the smart front door that is set within a neat protective porch area and inset with two opaque glass panels, matched by a further glass panel to the side. Once inside you are greeted by a welcoming entrance hall with a solid wooden floor that leads to the solid wood staircase directly ahead and an attractive diagonally positioned door through into the living room.

The living room is generously sized by any measure at twenty-four feet long, but appears even larger thanks to the light flooding in through the beautifully constructed bay window to the front and the full width connection into the kitchen/dining room at the rear.

Summary:

Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this splendid three double bedroom semi-detached house set on a large corner plot within a quiet residential area, perfectly located just a few minutes on foot from the bustling centre of the perennially popular village of Welwyn. With plenty of off-street parking and a detached garage, along with a large garden and flexible, spacious accommodation throughout, this is a fabulous family home presented in excellent decorative order and is offered chain free for a swift and smooth completion.

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The traditional front door has two beautifully designed and crafted stained glass panels set into it, with an additional patterned glass window above, which combine with another window at the top of the stairwell to fill the entrance hall inside with warm, welcoming light. The hall is a good size and shape extending around beyond the staircase that turns as it climbs to the first floor, and enjoys a fabulous tiled floor throughout. From the entrance hall doors lead into the kitchen and the dining room.

The dining room occupies the front corner of the house and is a good size, reaching nearly seventeen feet in length. It has a wide, open plan connection to the adjoining living room and is kept light and bright throughout the day thanks to a large window looking out over the front garden. Certainly it is more than spacious enough to encompass a generous dining table and chairs, still leaving ample room for other occasional furniture and also some casual seating is so desired, with the living room next door allowing a lot of flexibility as to how you choose to configure and furnish the space.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this outstanding five bedroom, two bathroom family home ideally located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac yet just a few minutes’ walk away from the centre of the vibrant village of Welwyn. This house offers spacious and well laid out accommodation that is sure to meet the needs of the whole family, along with a very large parking area at the front, a double garage and a lovely wrap-around garden to the rear and side. Constructed and specified to the very highest standards, with neat architectural touches such as the herringbone brickwork and scalloped window sills skilfully integrated into the half timbered first floor, the property is offered in immaculate decorative order inside and out, and is completely ready for you to simply move in and enjoy.

Summary:
Open Day Saturday 20th June – Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this spacious four bedroom, two bathroom family home in the highly sought after Oaklands area of Welwyn. Overlooking open countryside to the front, yet within easy reach of the vibrant village of Welwyn, as well as great rail and road links north and south, this house represents a fabulous opportunity to enjoy Hertfordshire rural living at its finest within commutable distance of central London. Four double bedrooms equip this modern detached house with the ability to cope with a large family, whilst the wonderful main bedroom suite has a separate dressing room, en suite shower room and access out onto a superb balcony overlooking the far reaching views to the front. On the ground floor, the intelligently configured layout makes the best use of the abundant space available, including a valuable ground floor cloakroom, and the enormous integral double garage and workshop offers real potential to expand the ground floor living space if so desired, subject to the usual consents.

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This is an attractive modern house, benefiting from large picture windows that offer a really welcoming frontage, and the pretty front door, with porthole inset glazed panels and full height opaque windows around it, welcomes you into a correspondingly light, bright modern interior, presented in fabulous decorative condition throughout. The substantial entrance hall runs back through the house, alongside and then behind a beautifully crafted staircase, elegantly constructed with banisters of light oak and polished stainless steel rising up through the centre of the house. Doors from the entrance hall open into the front facing living room and the kitchen/dining room at the rear, as well as a perfectly placed guest cloakroom and a really useful internal door through to the rear of the capacious double garage/workshop.

Summary:

Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this substantially extended four bedroom family home located on the popular west side of Welwyn Garden City within easy reach of the centre of the city and all of the amenities it has to offer. The property has been extensively remodelled to provide generous accommodation that includes a superb open plan ground floor which is just perfect for modern family life, along with a well placed guest cloakroom that could easily incorporate a shower to create a second bathroom if required.

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This is a pretty house with a neat front door inset with decorative glass panels set beneath a useful protective porch. Inside is a welcoming entrance hall of a good size and shape that is ideally positioned in the centre of the house, giving easy access through separate doors into the living room, kitchen/dining/family room and the cleverly situated guest cloakroom. There is room within the cloakroom to format the generous space to include a shower, thereby establishing a second bathroom if so needed.

The front facing living room enjoys an open plan link through to the kitchen/dining/family room at the rear, giving it a nice option of easy connectivity whilst also retaining an easily established separation of the rooms. The room is abundantly lit by a large full height window looking out over the front garden, with the light levels further boosted by the windows and bi-fold doors to the rear. Smart panelling along one wall adds a nice elegant touch to the space, whilst a central fireplace has been treated to a fresh, modern look and houses a contemporary log burner. The room is a good size and a nice square shape, making it easily able to accept plenty of casual seating for the whole family.

Summary:

Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this fabulous chain free detached four bedroom, two bathroom family home set along a quiet residential cul de sac within the highly sought after Oaklands area of Welwyn. This versatile property offers generous ground floor living space that has a wonderful free and easy flow between the rooms, with an integral double garage that could easily be remodelled to increase the space even further if needed subject to the necessary consents, along with a substantial driveway and a super rear garden. It is a perfectly specified family home in a lovely tranquil location.

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A fully glazed sliding door leads you into a welcoming entrance lobby that opens through a further door, inset with patterned glass and flanked by full height matching windows either side, into the dining/reception room. This is a large room comfortably able to fulfil both roles with ease, that stretches the full depth of the house, leaving ample area for a substantial dining suite and other occasional furniture besides, along with a lovely open view of the garden through the large window at the far end. The clever design of the house allows all of the rooms to easily interconnect, with an uninterrupted flow around the whole of the ground floor with the staircase at its centre, and the dining/reception room is a fine example of that strength, with a door through to the living room and kitchen/breakfast room, as well as further doors alongside the staircase that open into the office/study, utility/laundry room and the ideally placed guest cloakroom.

Summary:
This stunning one bedroom garden apartment with outside space and private parking, is one of just eleven luxury homes skilfully created at Beecholme. Originally the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital built at the turn of the century, Beecholme served the local community in its original form for decades and is a prominent building in the area enjoying a rich and fascinating history. Converted to private apartments in 2018 by a developer renowned for their immaculate quality of materials and workmanship, as well as, an attention to detail that embraces the most modern building techniques and styling whilst still celebrating the history and authentic appeal of the original building. This apartment represents a rare and valuable opportunity to acquire a prestigious home in a fabulous location.

The impeccable quality of the apartment is echoed throughout, with features such as underfloor heating, porcelain tiled walls and floors in the shower room and a stunning bay window complete with glazed double doors opening out onto your own private patio area with direct access out into the communal gardens beyond. This glorious apartment ticks all the boxes in terms of modern living, yet retains a welcome connection to the “country manor” style of the original building with high ceilings, that fabulous bay window arrangement and the contemporary treatment applied to the original chimney breast in the living room.

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The attractive main entrance to the building leads into a lovely hallway taking you through to the apartment, which is found at the rear of the ground floor. Inside the solid oak front door is the open plan kitchen/living room of the apartment, with an inner hallway leading to the bedroom and the well placed shower room. This main living area is a really lovely room, well laid out and comfortably large enough to create different spaces within it for dining, cooking and relaxing and absolutely flooded in natural light.

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Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this wonderful detached four bedroom, two bathroom family home set in extensive grounds in a lovely rural situation yet just a few minutes’ walk from the centre of the highly desirable village of Codicote. This is a spacious and flexible property with a very generous footprint that includes a ground floor bedroom and ensuite wet room, a large conservatory and a substantial lean-to that leads on into a further collection of storage rooms. This property is very well appointed to accommodate a family member with reduced mobility, but also represents a rare opportunity to acquire a large and practical home in its current form that is absolutely ripe for development, subject to the necessary consents.

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The glass panelled front door opens into a spacious fully glazed lobby that is ideal for welcoming your guests, which then leads through a matching door into the main entrance hall which is ideally placed at the centre of the house. From the entrance hall doors open into the living room, dining room, kitchen and into an inner lobby leading through to the family room.

The living room is a large space that stretches to over seventeen feet in length, yet is kept light and bright throughout the day by a large window to the front and a pair of fully glazed French doors that open directly into the conservatory. The room is comfortably able to accept multiple sofas and chairs along with other occasional furniture, with an attractive open fireplace at the centre of the inside wall and a nicely balanced shape that gives you plenty of choice on layout.

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Bryan Bishop & Partners are delighted to bring to the market this absolutely gorgeous Grade-II listed period property set within four acres of grounds that offer a perfectly blended mix of beautifully landscaped formal gardens and a large enclosed paddock complete with a three stall stable block. Do not be misled by the name of the house – this is not a cottage – it is a stunning and substantial country house offering five double bedrooms and three bathrooms arranged over four floors, along with a charming wine cellar/bar area, a superb detached pavilion and a two double bedroom annexe built around and above the detached double garage. Originally constructed as a timber framed dwelling in the 17th century and subsequently re-cased in traditional red brick in the 18th century, this charming property has been the beneficiary of the current owners unwavering desire to meticulously and painstakingly maintain, refurbish and improve the house and grounds, resulting in a luxurious and generously appointed family home that is absolutely fit for purpose during day to day modern family life, yet also celebrities its heritage through a wealth of authentic features that have been so carefully retained and preserved for future generations. There are very few properties that offer such a wonderful amalgam of traditional surroundings combined with a premium modern specification, with flexible and adaptable accommodation that provides ample independent space for staff or guests, along with a detached garden pavilion presenting an elegant and charming entertaining space without equal. Add to this the rural yet convenient location and the grounds and facilities that are so ideally suited to equestrian use and it is clear to see what a rare and highly desirable property this is.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this exceptional three double bedroom, two bathroom family home set along a quiet residential road in the highly desirable south-west corner of Welwyn within easy reach of the bustling village centre. This property is the beneficiary of a recently completed extension and full refurbishment, both of which have been completed to the very highest of standards, effectively giving you the opportunity to buy a brand new house that also exhibits all of the benefits of expert workmanship and top quality materials one would expect in a traditional build. There is no work to be done on this house, just move in and enjoy the contemporary and intelligently planned space.

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Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this outstanding four bedroom two bathroom detached family home that enjoys a semi rural setting along a quiet residential cul-de-sac, but offers so much more besides, boasting a unique situation surrounded by an acre of gorgeous private grounds that include extensive woodland and a private island on the banks of the River Mimram, whilst also being just a few minutes walk from the bustling centre of Welwyn village. Generously proportioned and beautifully appointed throughout, this house offers countryside living and village life combined in one stylish package that is full of authentic character but still allows you a wonderful freedom of expression unhindered by the limitations that would be imposed if it was a listed building.

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Bryan Bishop & Partners are delighted to bring to the market this enchanting two double bedroom cottage in the lovely Hertfordshire village of Lemsford. This is a classic village home that has been substantially refurbished whilst retaining a wealth of original period features and is presented in outstanding condition inside and out, including a stunning timber framed garden room that looks out over the attractive rear garden to the babbling brook at the far boundary which is actually the upper reaches of the river Lea. The property enjoys a wonderful rural position yet is within easy reach of the comprehensive facilities and amenities in nearby Welwyn Garden City, and is offered chain free for a swift and trouble free completion.