Carisbrooke Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Property Details: • Type: Detached • Tenure: Freehold • Floor Area: N/A

Key Features: • Hallway • Sitting room • Dining room • Kitchen • 3 Bedrooms • Study • Family Bathroom • Seperate WC

Location: • Nearest Station: N/A • Distance to Station: N/A

Agent Information: • Address: 49 High Street, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2SJ

Full Description: A very attractive characterful detached home with a generous garden in a peaceful setting5 Carisbrooke Road is an attractive detached home offering well-proportioned accommodation, arranged across two light-filled floors. The property successfully combines original features with a practical and thoughtfully designed layout, providing an ideal setting for comfortable family living.The home is accessed via two porches, one to the side and one to the rear. From the porches, glazed timber doors open into a welcoming reception hall featuring a staircase with a timber balustrade and useful storage spaces. Panelled doors lead to the principal rooms, while a cloakroom is conveniently positioned beneath the stairs.The sitting room is generously proportioned and centred around a fireplace with a raised hearth. On either side of the chimney breast are recessed shelving and attractive stained-glass windows. A deep bay window offers a pleasant front aspect and allows excellent natural light to flood the space. An open archway leads to the dining room, which provides ample space for a large dining table and additional furniture. A bay window and a picture rail add to the room’s character. The open layout creates a generous, connected environment, ideal for both entertaining and everyday living. The kitchen is fitted with a range of units, tiled splashbacks and spacious work surfaces. There is also space for a breakfast table.Upstairs, the accommodation comprises three bedrooms, including the generously proportioned principal bedroom with a front-aspect bay window. There is also a study with garden views, suitable for use as a home office or occasional bedroom. A family bathroom and a separate WC complete the first floor.The property is set back behind a low brick wall and approached via a gravel driveway which leads to a detached garage. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn and features shaped borders with established shrubs and seasonal planting. A central path leads to an entrance porch. To the rear, the generous garden is arranged with a central lawn bordered by hedging and planting beds. A paved path leads through the garden to a circular planted bed and mature specimen tree at the centre. Toward the rear boundary, a low stone wall encloses a raised seating area with shaped beds and trellis fencing. A bench seating area is set within a sheltered corner, and a timber garden shed offers additional storage.Harpenden offers comprehensive high street and independent shopping and supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Marks and Spencer, together with restaurants and coffee shops. Sporting and leisure facilities include a sports centre with indoor pool, three golf courses, rugby, tennis, bowling and cricket clubs and cycling, riding and walking routes in the Woodland Trust’s Heartwood Forest and Rothamsted Estate. Comprehensive amenities can also be found in Luton, St. Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Hemel Hempstead and Watford. Communications links are excellent: Harpenden station offers direct services to London and the M1 gives access to major regional centres and the motorway network.Distances Harpenden High Street 0.75 mile St. Albans 5 milesWelwyn Garden City 6 milesNearby StationsHarpenden StationLuton Airport Parkway StationSt Albans City Station St Albans Abbey Station Key LocationsRothamsted ManorHarpenden CommonBatford Springs Nature ReserveStockwood Discovery CentreVerulamium Museum and ParkSt Albans CathedralHeartwood ForestKnebworth House and GardensShaw’s Corner (National Trust)Whipsnade ZooNearby SchoolsThe Grove Infant and Nursery St. Dominic Catholic Primary High Beeches PrimaryCrabtree Infants’ and JuniorManland Primary SchoolSt. George’sSir John Lawes SchoolsKatherine WarringtonAldwickbury St. Hilda’s SchoolThe King’s SchoolSt. Albans High School for GirlsSt. Albans Boys SchoolBrochuresWeb DetailsParticulars