Archives: House

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this enchanting three-bedroom, two-bathroom mews style house set within an exclusive private cul-de-sac in the very centre of the highly sought after village of Welwyn. Properties rarely become available blessed with such an incredible location, but this lovely family home is rarer still, as it benefits from deceptively spacious accommodation, a superb conservatory, a walled garden, plenty of off-street parking and a separate garage. The level of fit and finish on display within this house is outstanding, with underfloor heating throughout and an interior design that effortlessly blends the authentic tradition of the building with some lovely modern touches, all of it underpinned by the highest quality of materials and craftsmanship.

Accommodation:
The house is configured along one side of the courtyard, with the ground floor opened out to provide a single flexible and adaptable open-plan living space that extends directly into the glorious rear extension. This is a very large space by any standards, stretching close to forty-eight feet in total length, and is more than capable of allowing a generous allocation of area to each of the kitchen, dining room and living room, not forgetting the conservatory, with the added bonus of a number of those roles being fully interchangeable, even season by season if so desired.

The kitchen occupies one end of the house and boasts an impressive array of bespoke wall and floor mounted cabinets around two of the perimeter wall, greatly supplemented by a superb central island that offers more cupboard space and food preparation worktop as well as a smart inset sink and drainer. Within the cupboards is a full complement of premium brand appliances, which include two ovens, an induction hob with extractor above and a large wine cooler.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this lovely three bedroom, two bathroom detached 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 on offer there. The house is presented in great overall condition, maybe just requiring some light modernisation and interior decorating to make it a perfect fit for your lifestyle, but also represents a rare opportunity to expand and remodel in a more substantial way, as it benefits from an attached single storey garage on one side and a single storey extension on the other currently offering a very large utility/laundry room and a really useful ground floor shower room. Set on a generous plot, with a west facing garden there is scope to expand the footprint as well as generate a substantial increase in space on the first floor, subject to the necessary permissions.

Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this Chain Free outstanding four bedroom, three bathroom family home on the ever popular north side of Welwyn Garden City. Perfectly located for easy access to the city centre, yet also just a few minutes from the lovely surrounding villages of Welwyn, Tewin and Burnham Green and the expansive Hertfordshire countryside, this exceptional property enjoys spacious and well proportioned rooms on both floors, with an opportunity to create a fifth bedroom on the ground floor within a semi-self contained wing of the main house with its own separate front entrance. This is a large house, set in a commensurately large plot, with wonderful open views to the rear overlooking the substantial grounds of the Welwyn Garden City Cricket and Bowls clubs, and without doubt ticks all the boxes for modern family living, with the flexibility and adaptability to continue doing so for a very long time to come.

Accommodation:
The pretty front door, set within a large protective porch and with full height windows to the side, welcomes you into a light, bright entrance hall, nicely lit by a front facing window positioned beneath the open form stairway. From here doors lead into the dining room, kitchen/breakfast room and a useful walk-in storage cupboard. The entrance hall then extends across the front part of the house and opens into an inner hallway that leads to the study/office, a neat downstairs shower room/guest cloakroom, a utility/laundry room and a fabulous family room that occupies the rear corner of the property. To the front of this second hallway, alongside the study/office, is a second entrance from the front which gives a whole raft of opportunities as to how all or some of these rooms are used.

Summary:

Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this generously proportioned, chain-free, four/five bedroom, three bathroom detached family home, set at the end of a quiet residential cul de sac in the highly desirable Oaklands area of Welwyn. This substantial property enjoys a lovely quiet elevated position with off-street parking for numerous cars as well as a detached garage, and has enormous flexibility designed into the layout with three bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs supplemented by the opportunity to configure two further bedrooms downstairs, with one of them enjoying a fabulous en suite shower room. Offered for sale chain free, this superb home is ready for an early and smooth completion for the right buyer.

Accommodation:

The pretty front door, inset with an attractive decorative shaped glass panel and flanked by a full height opaque window on one side, opens into a large square entrance hall. The generous size and great shape of the space make it more of a reception room really, with plenty of opportunity to furnish the space whilst still leaving ample room to ensure your visitors all receive a warm welcome. From here there is a useful open plan connection through to the dining area of the kitchen/dining room as well as doors through to the living room, and doors into two additional rooms that could be used as valuable ground floor bedrooms if so desired.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this fabulous detached family home in the ever popular and thriving village of Knebworth, offering spacious and flexible accommodation that includes four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a downstairs guest cloakroom, superb conservatory, home office/study and a large driveway leading to an integral double garage. This house really ticks all the boxes for family living, with an opportunity to expand the already generous space even further above the existing garage block if so desired, subject to the usual consents.

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This classic red brick house exudes an impressive air of permanence and longevity, clearly built to last with quality materials by skilled craftspeople, and this aura begins at the entrance, with a tiled roof porch area sheltering an attractive solid wood front door inset with decorative shaped windows and a full height window to the side. Within is a generous entrance hall which extends back through the centre of the house to the kitchen at the rear, passing as it does so the main reception room, the front facing office/study, a number of useful storage cupboards and a conveniently placed guest cloakroom.

The office/study is a neat space, connected through an open archway from the entrance hall and nicely lit by a window looking out over the front garden. It is comfortably large enough for a comprehensive work from home facility with space for a large desk and the ancillary furniture the role requires.

A traditional detached and extended garden city home situated on the west side, on one of the most sought after and beautiful tree-lined streets. The location is ideally positioned for local schooling (Templewood Primary – Ofsted ‘Good’) and is just a short walk to the heart of the town centre.

In November 2023, the property was granted both planning and estate management consent for a part single and part two storey extension. If completed, the extended residence would provide a four bedroom family home with en-suite and dressing area to the master suite, an enlarged open plan kitchen diner, a home office, various rooflights and an air source heat pump. Plans of the consented layout are included to follow.

As it stands today the property offers a wealth of charm and character throughout, with the ground floor comprising a sitting room, separate dining room, fitted kitchen and utility/shower room. Further benefits to the ground floor are a downstairs cloakroom and a 38ft triple aspect family room with patio doors leading to the garden. The first floor provides three bedrooms and family bathroom. Externally the property boasts a driveway providing off road parking that leads to the garage and to the rear is a great size south facing lawned garden.

Situated in a desirable West Side location centrally located to Welwyn Garden City town centre which offers a wide range of amenities and shops including John Lewis. Also in the town centre is a mainline railway station with fast and frequent services into London King’s Cross and Moorgate. Providing good transport links via road is the A1(M) which is within easy access, Gosling Sports Park, Campus West for entertainment, theatre, cinema and library are all within walking distance. Templewood School is close by with a Ofsted rating of good.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this outstanding two/three bedroom, two bathroom detached family home in one of the most prestigious roads in the highly desirable Oaklands area of Welwyn. This enchanting property sits modestly within a very large plot, yet the interior is deceptively spacious and skilfully designed to present flexible and adaptable living space that would comfortably embrace the option of a ground floor bedroom, ably supported by an adjacent ground floor shower room. The grounds are beautifully laid out and immaculately maintained, with a generous carriage drive to the front providing substantial parking, and expansive rear gardens that are just exquisite, with extensive landscaping of the very highest quality combining effortlessly with an extremely talented horticulturist to provide a cornucopia of different areas to explore and enjoy. This is already a wonderful family home, but also offers an extremely rare opportunity to seize the full benefit of the superb location and develop the property further subject to the usual consents.

Accommodation:
The pretty front door is flanked by opaque full height windows and set within a tiled roof porch with glass block panels either side, offering great weather protection yet keeping the area well lit. Inside is an elegant ‘L’ shaped entrance hall that extends back through the house and then turns to pass across the rear of the attractive staircase as it curves stylishly up to the large hallway above. The front facing windows join with two inset glass panels within the door to keep the entrance hall a light, bright space, further assisted by the natural daylight that cascades unhindered down the stairwell from the front facing window in the upper hallway.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market, Garden House, a spacious four bedroom, two bathroom family home set at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the ever popular village of Digswell. The property benefits from extended accommodation on the ground floor that includes a generous utility/laundry room and a lovely sun room, and is set within a large plot that encompasses a detached double garage and a generous landscaped rear garden with multiple potting sheds, a workshop and a tool shed. The house itself, whilst already a spacious and flexible property, also represents a wonderful opportunity to extend and remodel the layout to suit your family’s needs, subject to the usual consents.

Accommodation:
The pretty glazed panel front door, set beneath a tiled roof canopy, opens into a neat lobby area with a useful storage cupboard and an ideally placed guest cloakroom, before leading on into the main entrance hall. From here doors open into the large living room and the centrally located dining room, whilst abundant daylight illuminates the space from the upstairs window at the top of the stairwell, filtering down through the ornate turned banister spindles.

The living room is a fabulous space, enjoying great proportions and greatly benefiting from the light that floods in through the large windows to the rear and the French doors to the front. Centrally located on the outside wall is a smart exposed brick fireplace set behind an attractive stone tiled hearth, providing a great visual focal point for the room as well as cosy warmth in the winter months.

Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this spacious four bedroom, two bathroom Georgian style family home in a lovely quiet cul-de-sac just a few minutes walk from the centre of the ever popular Welwyn village. This modern detached property exhibits traditional build quality and materials throughout, and benefits from a large open plan L shaped lounge/dining room, a stunning conservatory and a substantial double garage/workshop. Additional practicality for those with mobility restrictions is provided by a personal lift that gives full access to the upper floor from the corner of the lounge.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this gorgeous 2271 sq ft Grade II listed four bedroom, two bathroom house which includes a separate detached 903 sq ft three bedroom, two bathroom annexe arranged over two storeys, “The Barn”, set within its grounds. Rarely do properties of such historical interest come to the market, particularly in such a desirable village centre location, and with a good sized garden and off street parking. This wonderful residence was originally built in the 17th century as a coaching inn, hence the fabulous cellar, with later modifications in the 18th and 19th centuries. Now it is a warm and comfortable home absolutely bursting with authentic character and charm, displaying a wonderful amalgam of original features and modern facilities. Enjoying generous gardens compared to other houses in similar locations, along with private parking and a detached annexe, with its own garden, that could serve as a part of the property or be utilised to generate some valuable income, this is a rare opportunity not to be
missed.

Accommodation:
Let’s start with the cellar, a quite stunning conversion of the original storage area for beer and wine serving the inn above. This wonderful space runs the full depth of the house, with internal access from the corner of the lounge via a beautifully crafted wrought iron spiral staircase as well as separate direct access from outside down a flight of external stone steps. Exposed brickwork and structural timbers abound, as well as the original arched roof and scattered preserved remnants of stairways and alcoves, bringing a wonderful authentic charm to this superb entertainment space. It is currently housing a large dining table and a modern bar area that perfectly complements the aged materials around it.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this superb detached four double bedroom, two bathroom family home in the centre of the vibrant and popular village of Knebworth. Set within a few minutes’ walk of the nearby mainline station, this property offers spacious and versatile accommodation in a wonderful semi-rural setting, yet is within easy commuting distance of central London. Boasting ample off street parking, an integral garage, separate living room, study/office, utility/laundry room/guest cloakroom and a substantial kitchen/dining/family room opening out into the West facing garden through a large set of bi-fold doors, this property is in first-class decorative order inside and out and ticks all the boxes for modern family life.

Accommodation:
The attractive front door, with patterned glass insets and matching window to the side, is set within a pretty, tiled roof, protective porch and welcomes you into a spacious, bright entrance hall. The hallway extends beneath the stairwell and back through the house, passing doorways into the study/office and well placed utility/laundry room/guest cloakroom, before offering an extended open view right through the double doors leading to the kitchen/dining/family room and out into the garden beyond.

The front facing living room is a nice size and shape, with a substantial window allowing the light to flood the room. Comfortably large enough to swallow multiple sofas and chairs with ease, this room gives you a whole host of options as to how best to configure and furnish the generous space to really suit your needs.

Summary:
Bryan Bishop and Partners are delighted to bring to the market this superb four bedroom, three bathroom family home presented in immaculate decorative order throughout. Set in the idyllic countryside of Tewin Water, within a select, high grade development by Charles Church, this deceptively spacious home enjoys a completely rural position, yet is just a few minutes from the popular and vibrant villages of Tewin and Welwyn. Arranged over 3 floors, the layout of this attractive property is intelligently designed to allow you great flexibility in how you use the rooms to best meet your family’s needs, along with plenty of parking, a separate garage and a neat rear garden that opens directly out into the extensive communal grounds that lead to the banks of the gently flowing river Mimram.

Accommodation:
The neat front garden is planted with a pleasant variety of shrubs and bushes set behind a well maintained low level hedge, with a block paved pathway leading up to the half glazed front door set beneath a protective tiled porch. Inside you are met with a pretty entrance hall with doors off to the kitchen, living room, study/office and a conveniently placed ground floor cloakroom. The layout of the house allows a fabulous view along the whole length of the entrance hall, into the study/office and out through the glazed double doors into the garden beyond.

The front facing kitchen is absolutely immaculate, and well equipped with a full complement of floor and wall mounted fitted cupboards providing more than ample storage space and a comprehensive range of integrated appliances, leaving plenty of designated space for free standing items like an extra width range cooker and a double fridge freezer plumbed for a water cooler/ice maker. The spacious worktop stretches around the perimeter and extends out above a neat island, adding more storage space and a great wine cooler beneath as well as providing a convenient breakfast bar.